20/06/2026
FOR THE longest time, the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has been lording over the energy sector — and from how it looks, the utility firm will outlast consumer advocate groups which filed class suits against them.
In the meantime, Meralco continues to rake in lucrative profits from eight million households. As of late, consumers from Metro Manila and adjoining provinces have been cursing Meralco for charging three times the amount corresponding consumption in view of pass-on charges including (but not limited to) system losses, government taxes, universal charges, FIT-All, GEA-All, lifeline, transmission and one reflected under the bill as “other charges.”
A few weeks ago, I had a little chit-chat with a classmate who has become an engineer specializing in energy. With an energy expert seated right in front, I took the liberty to ask him about the bill shocks.
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Meralco has been lording over the energy sector — and from how it looks, the utility firm will outlast the 115 million living population
