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Meralco starts issuing bills indicating staggered payment scheme for lockdown consumption

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 11:34 PM

Power utility giant Meralco started issuing bills that reflect the staggered payment scheme for electricity consumed during the lockdown period. Read more »

Maynilad, Manila Water to divide consumers' bills accrued during lockdown

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 10:50 PM

Some residents in Metro Manila expressed concern over a potential spike in water bills as water concessionaires resume reading water meters for the first time since March. Read more »

ERC hinilingan na magpatupad ng SAP para sa electricity consumers

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 12:05 AM

Naghain ng petition sa Energy Regulatory Commission ang grupong Bayan at ilang manggagawa upang hilinging magpatupad ng Social Amelioration Program para sa electricity consumers ng Meralco na apektado sa enhanced community quarantine sa Luzon. Read more »

Kailan dapat bayaran ang bill sa tubig para hindi maputulan?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 22 02:24 PM

Tinalakay ng Manila Water Co at Maynilad Water Services Inc ngayong Biyernes kung kailan dapat magbayad ang kanilang mga kustomer upang maiwasang maputulan ng tubig. Read more »

ERC to investigate Meralco bills

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 12:00 AM

The Energy Regulatory Commission ordered a probe on power retailer Meralco after it received several complaints from consumers about a sudden spike in power bills during the lockdown.  Read more »

Consumer group warns vs lifting of price freeze on basic goods

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 15 09:17 PM

With the price freeze on basic necessities ending midnight of Friday, May 15, consumer welfare group Laban Konsyumer fears retailers and manufacturers will take advantage and increase prices immediately. Read more »

Manila Water, Maynilad: Walang puputulan ng tubig sa COVID-19 lockdown

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 20 08:56 AM

Tiniyak ng Manila Water Co at Maynilad Water Services Inc ngayong Lunes na hindi nila puputulan ng suplay ng tubig ang mga kustomer na mabibigong magbayad ng bill habang naka-lockdown ang buong Luzon dahil sa COVID-19.  Read more »

Kuryente ng 'lifeline consumers' mula Marso hanggang Abril libre: IATF

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 15 12:56 PM

Sakop dito ang mga tinatawag na "lifeline consumers" o mahihirap na kustomer ng mga electric cooperative ng buong bansa, na makikinabang sa "Pantawid Liwanag" ngayong may banta sa coronavirus disease 2019.  Read more »

Regulations imposed to prevent panic buying among consumers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 17 12:28 AM

Authorities imposed purchase regulations as the metro-wide quarantine triggers panic buying among consumers.  Read more »

Puregold working with suppliers to ensure stocks during COVID-19 quarantine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 16 12:28 PM

Limiting purchases per customer has been implemented to avoid hoarding, the grocery chain operator told the stock exchange. Read more »

Mga supermarket, terminal dinumog dahil sa napipintong 'community quarantine'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 13 08:53 PM

Kasunod ng anunsiyo na sisimulan ang community quarantine sa buong Metro Manila sa Linggo, Marso 15, dinumog ang mga supermarket at mga terminal sa rehiyon mula gabi nang Huwebes.  Read more »

Banned! New York sends plastic bags packing

Peter Hutchinson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 29 11:35 AM

NEW YORK, United States – Consumerist mecca New York targets its throwaway culture this weekend with a ban on single-use plastic bags that has been years in the making and is still rare in America. Read more »

Manila Water rotational water supply interruptions to start February 20

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 12:01 AM

Metro Manila's water utilities will continue to implement service interruptions as their main source of water can only supply enough for the next four months. Read more »

Kampanya kontra African swine fever dapat paigtingin: consumer group

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 09 07:02 PM

Dapat tiyakin ng Department of Agriculture na sumusunod ang mga magbababoy sa mga biosecurity standard na nagpo-protekta sa kalusugan ng mga baboy, ayon kay United Filipino Consumers and Commuters President RJ Javellana. Read more »

Meralco hints at lower power rates for February

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 11:45 PM

The Philippines' biggest power distributor sees its rates falling to the lowest level in years this February, helping keep local inflationary pressures in check, at least for the near term. Read more »

DTI wants higher penalties for Consumer Act violators

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 12:57 AM

The Department of Trade and Industry is seeking higher fines for violators of the Consumer Act. Read more »

'Cyber Monday' on track for record US online sales: estimate

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 02 07:33 AM

US online sales are set to hit a new record on this week's "Cyber Monday," Adobe Analytics said, as e-commerce outlets gear up to lure shoppers in the opening days of the holiday season.   Read more »

Oil firms to cut fuel prices anew

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 10:04 PM

A reprieve for motorists as local oil firms announced another fuel price cut that's set to take effect Tuesday, November 5. Read more »

Meralco sees power rate hike in November

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 12:13 AM

Another rate hike may be in the offing for Meralco customers next month.  Read more »

SEC asks BSP to cap interest rates, fees on consumer, payday loans

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 28 12:41 PM

Predatory lending, which results in abusive, unethical and unfair means of collecting debt payments, remains as one of the major public complaints to the SEC, chairperson Emilio Aquino said in a statement. Read more »