House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Energy could be a potential venue of relief for Nasugbu Batangas residents who have been enduring frequent power outages and ruinous voltage fluctuations under the services of Batangas Electric Cooperative (BATELEC...
San Miguel Global Power Holdings (SMGP), the electricity generating subsidiary of conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC), has bewailed the higher electricity rates that consumers are now paying after the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) denied its tariff adjustment application last year. “It...
The Tanay, Rizal provincial government, in partnership with Meralco, launched a health center improvement project and medical mission aimed at further enhancing the healthcare capabilities of one of the town's health centers and provide quality health services to its residents and members of the...
This time it's Ralph Cu’s turn to be the hero for Barangay Ginebra. *Ralph Cu of Barangay Ginebra hits the deuce to win the game against Meralco Bolts. (PBA Images)* Cu nailed the game-winning deuce against the Meralco Bolts in overtime, 19-17, as the Kings won a second straight leg title in the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, July 11 said the power rate reduction that the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) announced for the month of July is only minimal and temporary. The senator pointed out the decrease in electricity charges is bound to happen considering that the price of imported coal...
More than seven million customers of power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will feel relief in their pockets this month, as the tariffs pass-on of the company is highly anticipated to go down in the July billing cycle. According to Meralco Vice President and Head of Corporate...
A tripartite collaborative approach has been reached by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) and the city government of Pasig to promote the use of renewable energy (RE) in the host-locality. In a statement to the media, the ERC said that an...
Following a Supreme Court ruling affirming the rights of electricity consumers on unwarranted service disconnections, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) stipulated that it will pay attention to the tenets of that verdict on its planned review of the Magna Carta for Residential Electricity...
Maintenance works by Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will result in the temporary disruption of electricity in some portions of Angono and Binangonan in Rizal between June 17 and 18. Meralco announced that the power interruption will happen starting 11 p.m. on June 17, Saturday, until 4 a.m. on...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The Manila Electric Company (Meralco), which distributes power to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), ought to exercise “extraordinary diligence” in rendering its services to the country's main gateway. Thus, said Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan...
CAVITE – When it comes to ingenious ways to save money, life hacks abound online. But not all trendy tricks are meant to be followed, as a Tanza-based entrepreneur learned the hard way. Rheez Larry Ramos' Facebook post on May 25 made the rounds online as he shared how he tried a tip that advises...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has hiked its pipeline of renewable energy projects raising its capacity to 1,700 megawatts, surpassing the five-year development plan earlier cast by its power generation subsidiary Meralco PowerGen Global Business Power Corp. According to...
