November 28, 2016

Whats Anomalous About Meralco’s Charging the Public with Negotiated Rates Without CSP?And the DOE Doling Out FIT Subsidies?

David Celestra Tan, MSK 27 November 2016 Under our Anti-graft laws the Office of the Ombudsman had indicted many government officials for misappropriating government funds. From procurement, improper expenses, and misuse of pork barrel.Former President Arroyo had been accused of […]
November 14, 2016

Meralco’s Self-Dealing is Rent-Seeking on its Distribution Franchise. It is Abuse of Market Power and Harmful to Consumers.

David Celestra Tan, MSK 13 November 2016 Meralco has a franchise and monopoly for the distribution of electricity in the mega area of Metro-Manila and adjoining provinces. Its distribution franchise though did not come with the right to also monopolize […]
October 17, 2016

Meralco’s Lower Rate Temporary, Due to Luck Not Rate Reform

David Celestra Tan, MSK 16 October 2016 We Meralco consumers have been enjoying lower electric rates for more than a year now and it has been God-sent albeit temporary. The current reduction of P1.54 per kwh in generation rates have […]
August 22, 2016

IPP’s Surrender to Meralco’s Market Capture and the Rise of the Power Oligarchy

David Celestra Tan, MSK 20 August 2016 “We know we wanted to deregulate, we just forgot why we are doing it!” a USA regulator lamented. That in a nutshell is the state of the deregulated and privatized power sector in […]