The Department of Education (DepEd) will meet with the representatives of the Colegio De San Lorenzo (CDSL) as part of its efforts to ensure that learners who will be displaced due to its closure will be assisted. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN DepEd Spokesperson Michael Poa told the reporters on...
Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera has called on the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) to offer more refunds and rebates to consumers, on top of the long-sought unbundling of fuel prices. “If there are any more refund or rebate...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has ordered power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) to refund P21.769 billion worth of overcollections accruing from its tariff adjustments covering the period from July 2015 to June 2022 which will translate to reduction of P0.87 per kilowatt...
The overall tariff to be passed on by Manila Electric Company (Meralco) in this May billing had been reduced by P0.12 per kilowatt hour (kWh), a reverse from the earlier projection of a rate hike, to reflect the P7.8-billion consumer refund ordered by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC)...
Re-electionist Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has lauded the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) for refunding the excess electricity bill collections saying it is a welcome relief for power consumers amid the rising cost of goods and basic services. The ERC had...
Customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will have to brace for higher electricity rates in their May billings, mainly due to uptick in the generation charge component of the overall tariff. According to Meralco Vice President Joe Zaldarriaga, “We expect an upward adjustment in the...
Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC) will refund its customers P480 million-worth of over-recoveries from bill collections that accrued from years 2004 to 2010. The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said the refund to INEC customers is based on a recent ruling by the Supreme Court that...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) reminded on Friday, Nov. 5, registered examinees of the March 15, 2020 Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test to claim their refund. The exam last year in March was cancelled due to the onset of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and that examinees...
Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate has assailed anew the decision of power distributors to impose an increase in electricity rates this month, saying that the unabated adjustments will render useless government’s bid to attract investors. ELECTRIC METERS Zarate said that...
Due to higher transmission charges, customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be shelling out heftier amount for their electricity bills this October, as the overall tariff of their servicing utility inched up by P0.0283 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) to P9.1374 from P9.1091 per kWh last month....
The registered examinees of the cancelled March 15, 2020 Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) in the National Capital Region (NCR) have until October 31 to file their Request for Refund Form (RRF), and that the payout will be conducted until Dec. 31 this year. Civil Service...
The Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC), in its capacity as governance body of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), is sorting out ‘refund mechanism’ on congestion charges collected from consumers in the Visayas grid. PEMC will also be taking the lead in enforcing the...
