Meralco seeks to test the mettle of Phoenix, which is coming off a strong showing in its first game, when they clash in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday, July 15. The Bolts, who were banking on familiarity when they tapped import Jordon Varnado, eye a...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has sought a Senate inquiry into the continuing increase in electricity rates and the “bill shock” that consumers experience due to unexplained charges, alleged irregularities in meter readings and the system losses that law-abiding customers are forced to...
Assistant Minority Leader Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno has reiterated the need for the House of Representatives launch a inquiry on the sudden and unexplained surge in electricity costs. This, as the lawyer-solon cited concerns from consumers regarding power distribution giant, the Manila...
As Meralco customers gear up for an increase in power rates this July, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) should ensure consumers will not experience any irregularities in their electricity bills. Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian made the appeal as he also urged the ERC to make sure that...
If there is one thing that has united consumers in recent months, it is not a national holiday or a collective celebration: it is the shared shock and frustration of opening their electric bills. For the millions of subscribers of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), every billing cycle has become an...
Three siblings died after being electrocuted inside their apartment in Barangay Pinyahan, Quezon City, on Friday night, July 10. Initial investigation by the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Kamuning Police Station showed that a 15-year-old girl was hanging clothes on a metal clothesline at the...
Consumers are facing a dual energy price shock this month as upward adjustments in generation charges and escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East drive up both household electricity rates and retail pump prices. Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), the country’s largest power distributor,...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, July 10 sought a “no disconnection” policy for consumers who are contesting their electricity bills with Meralco. “Consumers who were erroneously charged should not be forced to pay disputed charges just to keep their lights on,” Hontiveros said in a...
Manila Electric Co.’s (Meralco) plan to refund more than ₱9 billion to customers may not translate into lower electricity bills, as its regulator is also weighing the power utility giant’s request to recover more than ₱9 billion in additional charges. The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC)...
A 28-year-old repeat offender, allegedly intoxicated, was arrested less than an hour after assaulting a senior citizen and threatening a Meralco lineman with a replica pistol in separate incidents in Barangay Payatas, Quezon City, on Wednesday morning, July 1. Police identified the suspect only by...
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is reviving talks with a United States (US) nuclear startup to advance its small modular reactor ambitions, signaling a renewed push into alternative energy despite local opposition and regulatory hurdles. Ronnie Aperocho, Meralco executive vice president and chief...
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), the country’s largest power distributor, expects to post stronger financial results this year as electricity sales and generation operations continue to improve. Meralco Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan said on Tuesday, June 30, that the group’s generation and...
