Meralco robs its customers; ERC inutile (2024)

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METRO Manila power consumers were complaining this week against the Manila Electric Co.’s (Meralco) high-handed ways of disconnecting their electric service. Such moves of Meralco show its arbitrary use of power in a dictatorial and tyrannical fashion. It reeks of oppression and belligerent attitude towards its customers.

Hundreds, maybe even thousands of “Advice of Service Disconnection” were sent by Meralco to “delinquent” customers, and at the same time, their power supplies were disconnected. The service disconnection advice reads: “Please be informed that due to your failure to settle electric bill/s within the period specified in your contract with us, we disconnected your electric service on February 5, 2021. If you wish to have your service reconnected, kindly settle your unpaid account specified below (including the reconnection fee of P44.80) with any of our branch offices most convenient to you. Otherwise, we will be constrained to terminate your contract with us 30 days from the disconnection date and refer it to our legal department for appropriate legal action.”