Maalampaya Mo Kaya

Trust a fruitful tree to have stones thrown its way. Such is like the Malampaya energy project off Palawan. Of course, that province wants a higher percentage of its share in the output. The Commission of Audit has likewise entered the picture with a P53 billion tax bill. Last heard, Department of Energy was talking of arbitration out of this conflict. Arbitration is a legal process of alternative dispute resolution wherein an arbiter settles the conflict with his decision. Hence, the term arbitrary.