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Marcos names Monalisa Dimalanta as new ERC chief
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FILE: President Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos Jr. during his first press briefing in Malacañang as the country’s Chief Executive. (Photo: Office of the Press Secretary/Facebook)
MANILA – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appointed lawyer Monalisa Dimalanta as the new chairperson of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), Malacañang announced on Friday.
In a statement, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles confirmed that Dimalanta will take the helm of the ERC, replacing Agnes Devanadera.
Dimalanta’s term will expire on July 10, 2029.
Cruz-Angeles said Dimalanta served as chairperson of the National Renewable Energy Board (NREB) from 2019 to 2021.
Dimalanta is an alumna of the University of the Philippines and was former chief legal counsel and compliance officer of the Aboitiz Power Corporation.