You have Air-con, Refrigerator, Induction Cooker, Oven, Microwave, TV, Computer, Gadgets? Then you will not receive any subsidy on your electric bill.
A youtube video recently went viral when the caption stated, “Bills ng Meralco sa Buwan ng Marso at Abril, Libre Na!”
Translation: Meralco Bills for the months of March and April are now free!
However, that is not the case. Here is the transcript from the video of IATF – Secretary Nograles starting at 1:43.
” Sa mga kababayan nating kumukunsumo ng mas mababa sa 50 kwh, o yung tinatawag na lifeline consumer na mga electric cooperatives dito po sa Luzon, maging sa Visayas at Mindanao, maliban sa isang buwan na grace period sa pagbabayad sa kuryente, libre na po ang inyong konsumo sa March to April billing period. Target na tulungan ng pantawid liwanag ang tatlong milyong mahihirap na consumer ng ating mga electric coop. “
So it seems that only households that consume below 50kwh and is called a lifeline consumer by electric cooperatives will benefit from this. Either way, reducing electric consumption is recommended for everyone to lower their bill and save it for the essentials. Should this quarantine extend much longer, every penny will matter and blaming the government and the poor will most likely not get anyone anywhere.
Apart from that, no further guidelines have been released yet so save your reactions for later.
