WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 2 and 43 of Republic Act 9136, otherwise known as the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (EPIRA), and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), the Commission is mandated to promulgate rules and regulations, and perform regulatory functions appropriate and necessary in order to ensure the successful restructuring and modernization of the electric power industry;

WHEREAS, the Rules shall establish standardized the policies and procedures governing the commercial transfer of Contestable Customers from one competitive electricity supplier to another; and shall ensure the efficient and timely exchange of information between and among competitive retail market participants, thereby facilitating metering, billing and settlements;

WHEREAS, on 13 February 2007, the Commission conducted a public consultation for the adoption of the proposed Rules on Customer Switching;

WHEREAS, on 19 April 2007 and 16 October 2007, the Commission sought the comments of industry participants on the revised Rules on Customer Switching;

WHEREAS, in accordance with the aforesaid provision and after a careful consideration of the various views and comments submitted by interested parties, the Commission deems it appropriate to adopt the Rules on Customer Switching;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Commission, after a thorough and due deliberation, hereby RESOLVES, as it is hereby RESOLVED, to APPROVE and ADOPT, the "Rules on Customer Switching (RCS)" herein attached as ANNEX "A"^* and made an integral part of this Resolution.

This Resolution shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the country.

Adopted: 26 Sept. 2007

(SGD.) RODOLFO B. ALBANO, JR
Chairman
(SGD.) RAUF A. TAN	(SGD.) ALEJANDRO Z. BARIN
Commissioner	Commissioner
(SGD.) MARIA TERESA A.R. CASTA EDA	(SGD.) JOSE C. REYES
Commissioner	Commissioner

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^* Text Available at Office of the National Administrative Register, U.P. Law Complex, Diliman, Quezon City