[Philippine] Sen. Loren Legarda who used to work for ABS-CBN has no fear of the wrath of the Lopezes. She asked the Energy Regulatory Commission to review its decision in allowing Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) to increase its rates by P0.14 per kilowatt hour (kWh) effective next month. The ERC cannot allow this, according to the senator, without first justifying its provisional rate increase of 12 centavos per KWh in 2003. The Supreme Court has so decided. Loren is the only senator who has reacted to the increase,