Manila, April 26 -- The Senate Committee on Energy will look into the recent power supply dip that led the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to declare red and yellow alerts in the Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao power grids on several occasions these past days.

Senator Raffy Tulfo, chair of the panel, said they will begin the investigation on May 6, which will also tackle the monitored power rate increases affecting millions of households.

The hearing is in response to Senate Resolution No. (SRN) 1008 filed by Tulfo on Thursday which seeks to identify the root cause of the insufficient power supply, including power plant outages and unscheduled shutdowns.

"It is important to determine the cause of the insufficiency of po...