Group protests against increase in electric bill
A group of consumers on Tuesday complained about the increase in electricity bills in the country. In protest, members of the Kuryente.org group tore up various electricity bills, including those …
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Electricity, water disconnection suspended during granular lockdowns in NCR
There have been no power and water disconnection in areas under granular lockdown in Metro Manila, according to Meralco and the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System-Regulatory Office (MWSS-RO). According to …
Meralco customers can pay via installment
Meralco has promised that it will allow customers to pay for electricity gradually if they can’t really afford to pay. “Case-to-case basis. We go out of our way naman kung …
Hontiveros opposes increase in electric bills
Sen. Risa Hontiveros insisted that no electricity surcharge should be imposed and that the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) should stop it. According to Hontiveros, as long as there is no …
Electric bills to increase on August – Meralco
Manila Electric Co (Meralco) announced Monday that there would be an increase in electricity charges for August billing. According to Meralco, the surcharge is P0.0965 per kilowatt hour (kwh) due …
Meralco likely to have increase on July bill
It is possible that Meralco will raise tariffs in the coming July, according to the power distributor. This is in the face of plans to raise prices by some electric …
Economy lost P116M due to 2-day rotating brownouts – Gatchalian
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said Thursday said the two-day rotating brownouts in Luzon last week caused P116 million economic losses in Meralco’s franchise area alone. “Last May 31 and June 1, …
Meralco begins distribution of disconnection notice
This week, Meralco started sending disconnection notices to its customers who have not yet paid their electricity bills. “Nung Sabado, naglabas kami ng anunsiyo dahil nagbalik na tayo sa GCQ …
Meralco’s meter reading continues despite COVID-19 restrictions
Despite the restriction due to the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases, Meralco’s meter reading continued. Carrying his gadget, Edmond Miesa reads the electricity meters one by one in …
Meralco studies extending installment period on electric bills
Meralco will study the possibility of extending the installment payment scheme for consumers’ electricity bills as the pandemic continues. On Teleradyo, Meralco spokesperson Joe Zaldarriaga said they will look at …
Meralco’s no-disconnection policy extended until January 31,2021
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco said Manila Electric Company (Meralco) extends its no-disconnection policy until January 31, 2021. Velasco himself asked Meralco to further push its no-disconnection policy in light of …
Areas affected by Meralco power interruption on Sept. 29-Oct. 5
Meralco (Manila Electric Company) released that areas that would be affected by its power interruption scheduled from September 29 to October 5, 2020. The power interruption was due to maintenance …
Meralco to write ‘explanatory letter’ to customers with billing complaints
Meralco said it would write “personalized” explanation letters to clarify their customers’ billing during the lockdown periods after many complained and got confused with their sky-high bills. In an interview …