PRIVATELY owned National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) on Tuesday denied that it employs foreigners in executive and management positions.
NGCP President Anthony L. Almeda said the corporate acts of the company comply with the Constitution and other laws.
He issued the statement after lawmakers in a Senate hearing on Monday called out the country’s power grid operator for allegedly employing Chinese nationals in executive and management positions. They were referring to Wen Bo and Liu Zhiaoquiang.
“Messrs. Bo and Liu left the country in 2018 and 2015, respectively. They held technical positions in the company,” he said in a statement.
He also said any audit of NGCP should be conducted by the proper regulatory agency, citing the Energy Regulatory Commission as the independent body tasked by law and recognized by the concession agreement.
Mr. Almeda said the company has only four directors from the State Grid Corporation of China who do not perform executive or management functions.
The company said it had always been diligent in implementing its board and management directives, and that it does so “with utmost regard for the law, and other rules and regulations.”
