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March 12, 2021

Finally, Meralco Completes CSP Of An 1,800MW Power Supply…. But What Devils would be in the Details?

David Celestra Tan, MSk 12 March 2021 After more than a year of trying to hold a CSP bidding that looks competitive and in compliance with the DOE guidelines, Meralco finally completed a bidding with enough participants actually making a […]
March 4, 2021

Meralco’s Continued Payment of 50% Premium to Partner Quezon Power Alarming.

David Celestra Tan, MSK 2 March 2021 Five months ago in October 2020 your organization MSK complained to the Energy Regulatory Commission about the 58% higher price that Meralco has been paying Quezon Power starting in 2020. We updated the […]
February 28, 2021

Our Complaint with the ERC for a P29 Billion in Overcharges from 2013 to 2018 (Part 2)

David Celestra Tan, MSK 27 February 2021 Part 2 7. Meralco Operating Expenses had not increased proportionately for the same period of 2009 to 2018. Meralco’s operating expenses did not increase much per kwh. In fact it decreased as the […]
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 […]