June 23, 2015

Signs of Life and Hope for Meralco Consumers

Matuwid na Singil sa Kuryente Consumer Alliance, Inc. 21 June 2015 Meralco had been highly publicizing recently rate reductions in its average generation rates and in its distribution rates. My Meralco bill shows a generation rate of P 4.4556 per […]
May 30, 2015

Gov’t Can Cure Malampaya Disruption of Meralco Rates

David Celestra Tan 26 May 2015 Meralco rates go crazy and shoot up everytime the Malampaya gas supply is interrupted due to maintenance or production problems. And that happens once or twice a year. It is also used by Meralco […]
May 22, 2015

True Competition Beats Regulation for Fair Meralco Generation Rates

David Celestra Tan, MSK 15 May 2015 Which one will give electric consumers a fairer cost of power, true competition or ERC regulation? As long as the competition is truly open and competitive, subjecting power generation contracts to open competitive […]
May 7, 2015

Sec. Petilla Latest to Exit from DOE’s Revolving Door

by David Celestra Tan, MSK 30 April 2015 The coming exit of Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla from the Department of Energy after only 2 years at the helm reminds all of us that the department has become a revolving door […]