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Meralco: Power rates still lower than in 2012

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 28 11:43 PM

Consumer uproar over high electricity rates grows further as the country continues to grapple with elevated inflation.  Read more »

Meralco hikes power rates amid rising inflation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 08 12:24 AM

Amid the quickening inflation, Meralco power rates are on the rise again this month.  Read more »

Meralco to reduce power rates

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 08 01:06 AM

For a second straight month, Meralco rates are going down. It could have been lower, if not for the feed in tariff allowance.  Read more »

Meralco to cut power rates in May

Meralco
Updated as of May 11 03:38 PM

Manila Electric Co (Meralco) announced a decrease in overall electricity rates for May 2018, amounting to P0.5436 per kilowatt-hour for a typical household. Read more »

Meralco to implement rate cut this month

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 09 12:40 AM

Tax reform has also jacked up fuel prices, that's why even if Meralco is reducing rates this month, power costs are still higher than last year's. Read more »

PH sees higher power consumption amid summer season

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 25 12:33 AM

Consumers may have to cough up more money for their electricity bills as power consumption reaches a new high this summer. Read more »

Bayarin sa kuryente, tataas kasabay ng pagsipa ng konsumo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 24 10:34 PM

Kahit di pa tumataas ang singil sa Mayo, lolobo pa rin ang bayarin sa kuryente dahil sa tindi rin ng konsumo ng kuryente ngayong tag-init, ayon sa Meralco.  Read more »

'Singil sa kuryente, mababawasan kung Malampaya fund ay gagamitin'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 22 10:23 PM

Isinusulong sa Senado na gamitin ang Malampaya fund para mabawasan ang singil sa kuryente. Naging kontrobersiyal ang naturang pondo dahil nalustay umano ito ng grupo ni "pork barrel queen" Janet Napoles. Read more »

ERC lowers system loss charges for power distributors

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 22 01:14 AM

Monthly electric bills may go down by May after the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) lowered the so-called "system loss" charges for power distributors.  Read more »

Meralco to raise rates anew in March

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 13 01:06 PM

After a rate hike this month, utility firm Meralco is set to adjust power rates anew. Read more »

Meralco rates to rise in February bill

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 26 10:11 PM

Consumers will see a rise in their electricity bill this month, as Meralco and other electric cooperatives begin charging the value added tax on transmission charges due to the new tax law.  Read more »

Presyo ng langis, sisipa; singil sa koryente, nagbabadyang tumaas

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 06 11:19 PM

Sa ikaapat na sunod na linggo, tataas muli ang presyo ng gasolina. Maging ang singil sa koryente ng Meralco ay nagbabadya ring tumaas sa November bill. Read more »

Meralco to raise rates in October

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 11:52 AM

Manila Electric Co, the country's largest power distributor, said Monday it would increase rates this month by P0.03 per kilowatthour. Read more »

Meralco to raise power rates in August billing

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 08 12:31 PM

Manila Electric Co said Tuesday it would raise rates by P0.13 per kilowatt-hour starting in the August billing. Read more »

Expect lower power rates in June, Meralco says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 01:41 AM

Meralco assures the public of lower power rates in June following cheaper electricity prices in the spot market and the cancellation of a rate hike it announced earlier.   Read more »

Singil sa kuryente, bababa sa Mayo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 09 11:44 PM

Bababa ang pangkalahatang singil ng sa kuryente sa buwan ng Mayo, ayon sa Meralco. Read more »

Patuloy na dagdag singil sa kuryente, inaprubahan ng ERC

Alvin Elchico, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 04:53 PM

Matapos payagan ang dagdag singil ng Meralco dahil sa Malampaya shutdown, inaprubahan din ng Energy Regulatory Commission ang pagpapatuloy ng dagdag singil na P0.19/kwh. Read more »

Dagdag-singil sa Meralco, malalaman sa susunod na linggo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 29 10:27 AM

Hahatulan na ng Energy Regulatory Commission sa susunod na linggo kung magkano ang itataas sa singil ng Meralco ngayong buwan, sa Abril at Mayo. Read more »

Meralco says residential rates to rise in February

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 10 04:32 PM

Manila Electric Co. said Friday it would increase rates in February due to higher power generation costs. Read more »

Meralco power rates down in August

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 08 03:25 PM

MANILA - Manila Electric Company (Meralco) on Monday said electricity rates are down by P0.11 per kilowatt hour this month. Read more »