MSK Viewpoints

February 26, 2021

Our Complaint with the ERC for a P29 Billion in Overcharges from 2013 to 2018 (Part 1)

David Celestra Tan, MSK 25 February 2021   Part 1 A week ago, February 19, 2021, it was announced that the ERC had approved Meralco’s voluntary application last December 2020 to refund P13.9 Billion to consumers due to its over […]
February 22, 2021

ERC To Hear Finally MSK’s Overcharging Complaints Against Meralco starting March 30, 2021.

21 February 2021 The Energy Regulatory Commission has scheduled for hearings on March 30, 2021 the various complaints of consumer group MatuwidnaSingilsaKuryente Consumer Alliance Inc (MSK) that were summarized in an email to the Consumers Affairs Division of the ERC […]
February 15, 2021

Democratizing and Privatizing Covid19 Vaccination Would be Practical, Patriotic, and the Fastest Way. What we need from Government.

David Celestra Tan, MSK 14 February 2021 Just like the rest of the world, the Filipinos badly need to recover fast from the socio-economic confinement of Covid19. Now that vaccines are available, the government needs to make way for Filipinos […]
February 2, 2021

A 30% Reduction in Meralco’s Retail Rate is a Just and Achievable Dream. And It Is Totally within the Control of Government! (Part 2)

Part 2 David Celestra Tan, MSK 31 January 2021 No, we are not talking about the government taking control of Meralco. We are only talking about simply enforcing the law to protect the consumers by ensuring true competition in the […]
January 27, 2021

Are Filipinos Paying Too High for Electricity? Let us compare. We are 121% higher than Vietnam and 43% higher than Thailand. (Part 1)

Part 1 David Celestra Tan, MSK 25 January 2021 If you ask Meralco if its electricity rates are not too high, their canned answer, with a big hoodwink, is it is lower, which is not really answering the question. A […]
January 10, 2021

Counterpoint: Meralco’s CSP Exclusionary Bidding Schemes the Exact Opposite of “Above Board”. Instead We Challenge You with a way for you to get 50% of Meralco energy needs. We hope you are game.

David Celestra Tan, MSK 9 January 2021 Meralco, the ever master hoodwinker, is trying to make the public believe that the competitive selection process for its power procurement of its 6,500mw power needs, which rates are paid for by the […]
January 6, 2021

Viewpoint: Bidding for power supply contracts above board, says Meralco

By Ronnel W. Domingo – 04:05 AM January 06, 2021 from Philippine Daily Inquirer / @inquirerdotnet Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) maintains that its ongoing efforts to secure additional electricity supply through competitive bidding of contracts are above board as these […]
December 28, 2020

Why Public Interest Deserves the Investigation of Meralco’s Power Purchases from QPPL at Excessive Rates

David Celestra Tan, MSK 27 December 2020 It may be due to the holidays or the Covid19 pandemic but it has been months since your organization raised the alarm about the excessive power generation rates that Meralco has been paying […]
December 23, 2020

Coal Is Supposed To Be Cheap and so will be Nuclear. But the Prices do not Trickle down to Meralco consumers – 3 Reasons why.

David Celestra Tan, MSK 23 December 2020 Coal is the dirtiest power we can have and the number one cause of global warming. The capitalists who don’t mind engulfing us with this dirty power justifies that it is the cheapest.  […]
December 12, 2020

CounterPoint: Meralco: Smarter Than Most of Us… and Outsmarting the Government?

David Celestra Tan, MSK 10 December 2020 These are our clarifications to some of the noteworthy points raised by Mr. Ben Kritz in his column.   1.Viewpoint: “First of all, the allegations were originally raised back in August, but received […]