October 21, 2015

Will Meralco’s Rate Reductions be Permanent? Not a Chance.

David Celestra Tan, MSK Meralco Residential and Commercial Consumers should rejoice everytime Meralco’s highest electric rate is reduced specially in this one that so far amounted to an unprecedented P1.96 per kwh from a year ago or 19%. Meralco likes […]
October 7, 2015

Meralco’s Gump at DOE/ERC Hearing on CSP

David Celestra Tan, MSK 07 October 2015 What we found amazing in the public hearing yesterday at the Intercon Hotel in Makati by the DOE and ERC is the continuing gump of Meralco to claim with a straight face that […]
September 21, 2015

Moving Forward with the Mandatory CSP Of Power Supply Contracts

David Celestra Tan, Co-Convenor, Matuwid na Singil sa Kuryente Consumer Alliance Inc. (MSK) Voluntary implementation of the CSP is like junking the policy and completely abandoning the consumers. Meralco’s Residential and Commercial electric consumers have been paying the highest rates […]
July 25, 2015

Meralco’s Proposal for Voluntary CSP is a Ruse To Buy Time

David Celestra Tan, MSK Meralco’s President Oscar S. Reyes had reportedly proposed that the Department of Energy’s circular that requires Competitive Selection Process (CSP) in power supply deals be implemented voluntarily for at least 2 to 3 years. This is […]