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July 21, 2020

Viewpoint: Bantayan Electric Co-op defends new power supply, says deal ‘aboveboard’

By Alena Mae S. Flores – July 14, 2020 at 07:30 pm from manilastandard.net Bantayan Island Electric Cooperative said Tuesday the competitive selection process held on the power supply requirement of Bantayan Island in Cebu last year was above board […]
July 17, 2020

An Open Letter to Meralco on MSK “Fake News”

David Celestra Tan, MSK 17 July 2020   Atty. Jose Ronald Valles, First VP and Head of Regulatory Affairs  Mr. Joe Zaldarriaga, Public Information Manager Meralco Subject:  Consumer Concerns on Meralco Charges and Discrepancies in its Power Purchases and Sales […]
July 15, 2020

The Inconvenient Truth in Meralco’s Numbers (Part 3)

Part 3 David Celestra Tan, MSK 15 July 2020 In the Parts 1 and 2 of this Article, we pointed out our finding that Meralco’s numbers in  purchases and sales of power, a supposed pass-on charge to consumers, are actually […]
July 10, 2020

Can Meralco Sell More Power than It is Buying? Meralco’s Conflicting Declarations (Part 2)

Part 2 David Celestra Tan, MSK 10 July 2020 Meralco’s energy sales according to their Annual Report 2019 Meralco’s purchases of power that it passes on to its customers as the generation charge are reported monthly to the consumers and […]
July 8, 2020

Can Meralco Sell More Power than It is Buying? Meralco’s Conflicting Declarations (Part 1)

Part 1 David Celestra Tan, MSK 8 July 2020 You know one thing good about being at home on quarantine is you find that you have more hours to live everyday than spending them in traffic. What better use of […]
July 4, 2020

Right Complaints but Wrong Questions on Meralco’s Shockingly High Electricity Bills During the ECQ and GCQ Period.

David Celestra Tan, MSK 03 July 2020 Your organization was excited when it was invited to participate in a Zoom Meeting called by the House Committee on Energy yesterday, July 2. It was live streamed through the House Facebook page […]
June 30, 2020

Regulatory Complications of Meralco’s Attempts at Billions In Windfall Profits During This Covid-19 Pandemic

David Celestra Tan, MSK 28 June 2020 Meralco’s Profit Stockpile  Meralco consumers,  locked in their homes due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, were shocked by another pandemic, Meralco’s dumbfounding April and May bill that were double or quadruple what they […]
June 22, 2020

Fact-Checking Meralco’s Generation Rate. Rates Should be Lower, and Would be Even Lower if QPL Mauban is Made Reasonable.

David Celestra Tan, MSK 21 June 2020 Meralco’s public relations trumpets are blaring that their power rates are lower in June and that it is the 3rd straight month of rate reduction. Should consumers be consoled as Meralco obviously wants […]