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Ilang konsumer ng Meralco, pinutulan ng kuryente dahil sa hindi nabayarang bills

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 12:01 PM

Muling ipinaalala ng Meralco sa mga kliyente nito na makipag-ugnayan sa kanilang mga tanggapan para mapag-usapan ang utang sa kuryente kung hindi pa nila ito kayang bayaran ng buo para hindi naman maputulan.   Read more »

Meralco to consumers: Expect rate hike in January billing

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 01:05 PM

Meralco said Friday its customers will experience a rate increase in their January billing. Read more »

ERC tells Meralco to refund P1.4B over-recoveries, collect P2.38B under-recoveries

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 29 09:50 PM

The Energy Regulatory Commission said Meralco over-collected a total of P1.4 billion from pass-through charges in the two-year period. Read more »

Meralco puwedeng 'magputol' sa Enero kung walang bagong ERC moratorium

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 09 09:33 PM

Pero dahil wala pang bagong utos ang ERC, posible nang magputulan pagsapit ng Enero sa pagtatapos ng moratorium.  Read more »

Energy regulators say no power disconnection for select consumers until Dec. 31

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 10:51 PM

Energy regulators ordered utility firms to delay power supply disconnections for millions of customers until the end of the year. Read more »

Ilang kabahayan, ligtas muna sa putulan ng kuryente

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 29 10:32 PM

Di muna bibigyan ng disconnection notice hanggang Disyembre 31, 2020 ang mga kumokonsumo ng hanggang 200 kilowatts per hour.  Read more »

ERC tells utility firms: No disconnection for select electric consumers until Dec. 31

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 05:06 PM

The Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday said it has barred distribution utilities from disconnecting select accounts due to non-payment of bills until Dec. 31 in compliance with the Bayanihan to Recover as One law. Read more »

ERC to issue new advisory on 'targeted no disconnection policy'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 10:24 AM

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will issue a new advisory directing power utilities to extend a "targeted no disconnection policy" until the end of the year for select group of consumers, the agency’s chair said Wednesday. Read more »

Meralco pays P19-million fine for 'bill shock' incident, appeals discount order for lifeline customers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 09:43 AM

Manila Electric Company said Monday it has paid the P19-million fine imposed by the Energy Regulatory Commission for failure to comply with billing advisories covering the lockdown period due to COVID-19. Read more »

House panel approves bills extending electricity lifeline rate under EPIRA law

Zandro Ochona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 04:13 AM

The House energy committee on Thursday approved a consolidated bill extending the lifeline rate under the Electric Power Industry Reform Act. Read more »

SC declares provisions allowing MORE takeover of PECO assets valid

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 16 02:04 PM

In a closely-contested vote, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in favor of MORE Electric and Power Corp. against rival Panay Electric Company (PECO) in declaring the takeover provisions of its franchise valid, said SC spokesperson Brian Keith Hosaka. Read more »

Hontiveros eyes conversion of P19-million Meralco fine as 'rebate' for consumers

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 01 03:01 PM

Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday asked energy regulators if it was possible to convert the P19-million fine imposed on Meralco to "rebates" in electric bills to offer financial relief to poor families.  Read more »

Loopholes in electricity lifeline subsidies flagged as 'condos', 'rest houses' received discounts

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 01 11:41 AM

The lifeline rate for electric bills should be "targeted" to ensure that only the poor are given discounts after it was discovered that condominiums and rest houses were given subsidies even if consumption registered below 100 kWh, lawmakers said Tuesday. Read more »

More power distributors told to explain violations of ERC quarantine advisories - ERC chair

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 01:46 PM

MANILA - The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on Saturday said it has ordered other power distributors to explain violations of regulatory advisories released for bills covering the COVID-19 quarantine period. Read more »

Meralco seeking legal remedies on P19-million fine, says 'fully complied' with ERC orders

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 28 09:52 AM

Manila Electric Co said Friday it has "fully complied" with the advisories after the Energy Regulatory Commission imposed a million-peso fine for violations in bills covering the quarantine period.  Read more »

Multa sa Meralco 'bill shock' dapat sa mga konsumer mapunta: grupo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 04:19 PM

Iginiit ng isang consumer group na sa mga naperwisyong kostumer, at hindi sa gobyerno, dapat mapunta ang multang sisingilin ng Energy Regulatory Commission sa Meralco.   Read more »

Meralco slapped with P19-million fine for billing violations: regulator

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 27 04:09 PM

The Energy Regulatory Commission said Thursday it imposed a P19-million fine on Manila Electric Company for violating advisories released for bills covering the COVID-19 quarantine period. Read more »

LISTAHAN: ERC emails depende sa reklamo ukol sa bill sa kuryente

Alvin Elchico, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 24 09:01 PM

May ginawang sistema ang komisyon para sa maayos at mas organisadong paghahain ng reklamo. Read more »

Despite clarifications, Meralco still liable for billing violations during lockdown: Gatchalian

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 05:38 PM

The Manila Electric Co will still be liable for several billing violations despite heeding calls to clarify and correct power charges during the during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown, Senate Committee on Energy chair Sherwin Gatchalian said Thursday. Read more »

Reklamo vs kadudadudang electricity bills lumobo sa 250,000: ERC

Alvin Elchico, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 08:54 PM

Lalo pang dumami ang natanggap na reklamo ng Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) dahil sa paglobo ng bayarin sa kuryente. Read more »