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Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) home consumers can breathe a sigh of relief as the company has extended its no-disconnect policy until the end of January 2021, House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco said Sunday.
In a statement, Velasco said the company informed him of the extension in a letter on December 14 after a “careful and thoughtful evaluation” of his appeal to extend the firm’s no-disconnect policy to help Filipinos. to face the impact of Covid-19. pandemic.
Velasco previously wrote to Meralco president Ray Espinosa, requesting the utility giant to extend the no-disconnect policy throughout the Christmas season until the end of January 2021.
Velasco argued in his letter on November 30 that the “no-disconnect period would help ease the burden on Meralco customers facing the challenges posed by the pandemic.”
“The extended grace period granted to our fellow Filipinos during the Christmas season will provide much-needed respite to those reeling from the devastating effects of the pandemic and natural calamities,” he said.
“This good gesture from Meralco will go a long way towards making our Kababayans feel safe this Christmas.”
Citing Espinosa, Velasco said that the extended grace period would benefit more than 3 million Meralco customers with consumption of 200 kilowatt hours or less during the billing month of December 2020.
The figure represents about 47 percent of Meralco’s total client base, Espinosa said, quoted in the statement.
“This is how we overcome the devastating effects of this pandemic, with leaders from the public and private sectors working together to improve life,” Velasco said.
Meralco serves Metro Manila, where it is the only electricity distributor, as well as some nearby provinces, such as Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon. It has 7 million clients.
