February 17, 2016

Update on CSP Front, Part 2 – Games People Play in “Swiss Challenge” Biddings

David Celestra Tan, MSK 14 February 2016 It is Valentines Day and it is great to read the consumer-heartwarming news about the ERC disagreeing to the requests of many electric cooperatives for exemption from the mandatory bidding or CSP of […]
February 13, 2016

Why Electric Consumers Need A Petilla in the Senate

David Celestra Tan, MSK There is a lot of work needed to undo the damage to electric consumers of the failures of the implementation of the Epira Law, of the deregulated and privatized power industry, of the compromised regulatory authority […]
February 6, 2016

Update on CSP Front!

David Celestra Tan, MSK Consumers were overjoyed when the DOE and then later the ERC passed the rules requiring the bidding or competitive selection process (CSP) for the contracting of power supply. Meralco decided not to obstruct the pro-consumer policy […]
January 31, 2016

Meralco’s P0.18 Reduction In 2015 Is A Camouflaged Refund of Overcharge in 2011

David Celestra Tan, MSK The rate reduction of P0.18 per kwh that Meralco announced in July 2015 turned out to be actually a refund of overcharges for the years 2007 to 2011 and not a reduction in rate. At the […]