February 2, 2017

ERC Hearings on MSK PBR Petition Start March 17

David Celestra Tan 3 February 2017 On December 22, 2015 your consumer organization Matuwid na Singil sa Kuryente Consumer Alliance Inc. filed a petition with the Energy Regulatory Commission for the review and modification of the new rate setting methodology […]
July 18, 2016

Update: The Emerging Truth About Meralco’s Interim Distribution Rate Reduction of P0.1883 per kwh

David Celestra Tan, MSK 17 July 2016 A year ago in July 2015 Meralco urgently petitioned the ERC to reduce its distribution rate by 10.4% to P1.3939 per kwh from P1.5822 that was approved for the Third Regulatory period of […]
July 9, 2016

Cutting Electricity Rates The Right Way

David Celestra Tan, MSK 9 July 2016 When the subject of reducing power rates come up, Meralco gratuitously suggests “reduce the VAT taxes”. When there was pressure to reduce generation rates, they suggested that the government should eliminate the taxes […]
January 4, 2016

Remaking the ERC – Purpose before Size

David Celestra Tan, MSK 2 January 2016 New ERC Chair Jose Vicente Salazar is engineering a shakeup of the ERC. We are sure there is a method to the ensuing madness caused by the reorganization and by officers leaving because […]