00:00Some of our countrymen are discarding their own savings in electricity consumption.
00:05There is a high risk for the next few months.
00:09Joshua Garcia with the report.
00:14First of all, the costumers of Meralko's electricity consumption
00:19is accompanied by the company's abuse
00:20up to the rising generation charge for the next few months.
00:23Like Dichella, which has a store and a monthly bill of Php6,000.
00:29They have nothing to do but to save
00:31because they also have a hard time budgeting their expenses
00:34if they can only get electricity from what they earn every day.
00:38We have no choice but to save.
00:40We use air-conditioning every day,
00:43I mean, every night.
00:45Maybe,
00:47what,
00:48uh,
00:49we should reduce it.
00:50For example,
00:51we turn on the air-conditioner at night
00:54and turn it off early because of the kids.
00:56Meanwhile, Mia, who has a store that pays more than Php2,000 per month,
01:01is just discarding her savings in electricity consumption
01:04so that her earnings won't affect her business.
01:07We are just saving so that we can reduce our electricity bill.
01:12We turn off the lights and turn on the air-conditioner.
01:16We will remove it so that we can avoid electricity.
01:21According to Meralko,
01:22the so-called adjustment is based on the order
01:24of the Energy Regulatory Commission
01:26to all distribution facilities and electric cooperatives
01:29to divide the collection within four months
01:31from this month of June to September
01:33to be paid in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market or WESIM.
01:36According to Meralko,
01:37the increase in generation charge per month will not be less than Php77 per kWh
01:43from July to September.
01:44In addition,
01:45the due date will also be postponed
01:47so that their customers will have enough time
01:50to pay their bills
01:51along with the changes that are happening.
01:53Joshua Garcia for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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