MANILA, Philippines — Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday questioned the over P1.12 billion the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) spent for advertisements, entertainment and public relations purposes.
“It was puzzling to see items such as advertisements, representation and entertainment in NGCP’s expenditures. Not only that, they also spent almost half a billion pesos on them. Ano’ng kinalaman nito sa transmission [How is this connected to the transmission]? Are these expenses a critical part of their business?” the senator said.
In a Senate energy committee hearing on the country’s power supply, Hontiveros said these expenses should not be shouldered by con…
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