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00:00Let's go back to the news here in the Philippines.
00:03An advocacy group in the Energy Regulatory Commission is now looking into how much Meralco is asking for
00:10which is supposed to reach Php 160 billion in two years.
00:14The group is also asking for how much more Meralco is asking for even if it has already collected a lot.
00:20This is the news brought to you by Mackie Pulido.
00:22June 2022 when the Energy Regulatory Commission ordered Meralco to limit the distribution charge to Php 1.35 per kWh
00:36including the metering charge and supply charge.
00:39But according to the National Association of Electricity Consumers for Reform or NASICOR,
00:44if you look at the back of the Meralco bill, Meralco asked for Php 2.09 for the distribution,
00:51Php 33 for the metering and Php 49 for the supply charge.
00:55Php 1.57 was too much for the ERC.
01:00Multiply that to the energy sales of one year that we got from their website.
01:06In just one year, we got Php 82 billion.
01:14So if we double it in two years, it will be Php 164.5 billion.
01:20This means that in Juscel's electric bill, Meralco asked for more than Php 1,122
01:27from the multiply of Php 1.57 that was not overcharged in the 715 kWh that he consumed.
01:36Food every day, it should go there.
01:41According to NASICOR, it is illegal to drive, so it was written in the ERC.
01:47This has a big impact on their franchise.
01:52Should people trust you?
01:56The ERC confirmed that Php 1.35 was ordered by the agency for the distribution charge,
02:02but it is an average rate.
02:04Because of the average rate, it will be different depending on the consumer and customer class.
02:09But they are verifying the data to answer the letter of NASICOR.
02:13We are still waiting for the statement of Meralco.
02:16For the Php 1.35 distribution charge of Meralco,
02:20they are ready to refund Php 19 billion.
02:24But according to NASICOR, even if it was overcharged,
02:28Meralco is still asking for an additional Php 33 in the distribution charge.
02:34You're just solving for Php 1.35, why are you increasing it to Php 1.66?
02:41What is this? It's absurd, unreasonable.
02:46According to the ERC, the additional petition of Meralco was just filed.
02:50It will be under public hearing and evaluation if it is appropriate.
02:55Meralco said Josel is already a customer.
02:57According to the petition, they should think of those like her who are always asking for payments for electricity.
03:03Trust. They are doing their job well.
03:07It's not a joke.
03:10The people are looking for a living.
03:12Usually, others don't know what's really going on.
03:17Macky Pulido reporting for GMA Integrated News.