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 […]
October 21, 2015

Will Meralco’s Rate Reductions be Permanent? Not a Chance.

David Celestra Tan, MSK Meralco Residential and Commercial Consumers should rejoice everytime Meralco’s highest electric rate is reduced specially in this one that so far amounted to an unprecedented P1.96 per kwh from a year ago or 19%. Meralco likes […]
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 […]
September 22, 2014

Epira an imperfect law imperfectly implemented

First published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Feb. 18, 2014 (Second of three parts) Also published in Philippine Power Insights blog To be fair, deregulating the power sector is a daunting task. The dynamics of the sector are complicated by […]