November 11, 2016

Stop Meralco deals, SC asked

By: Gil C. Cabacungan – November 10, 2016, 04:16 AM from Philippine Daily Inquirer A consumer group has asked the Supreme Court to stop the  Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) from approving Manila Electric Company’s (Meralco)  20-year power supply agreements (PSA) that did not […]
December 29, 2015

Where does an 800 lb Gorilla Sit? Anywhere it wants to!

By David Celestra Tan Co-convenor, Matuwid na Singil sa Kuryente Consumer Alliance Inc. 18 August 2014   Wikipedia says “800 pound gorilla” is an American English expression for a person or organization so powerful that it can act without regard to the […]
November 9, 2015

An Open Letter to Mr. MVP

An Open Letter to Mr. MVP Manuel V. Pangilinan Chairman and CEO, Meralco and Metro Pacific 5 November 2015 Dear Mr. MVP First of all we want to thank you on behalf of the millions of Filipino basketball fans who […]
January 8, 2015

How Much Should Meralco be Allowed to Profit as a Public Service Utility?

by David Celestra Tan 2 January 2015 Part I Let us start the New Year by going back to the basics of Meralco’s rates, which is how much should they, as a franchised public service utility, be allowed to profit? […]