Meralco should incentivize online customers

Senator Win Gatchalian calls on the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) to incentivize customers moving into online transactions.   Meralco initially waived the 47 peso-convenience fee during the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) but the largest distribution utility in the country has recently announced that it will resume collecting the said fee from consumers who wish to […]

To DOE: Ensure reliable electricity to all households as schools prepare for distance learning

Senator Win Gatchalian has pressed the Department of Energy (DOE) into ensuring continuous delivery of electricity services in every household for students to utilize alternative learning modalities while schools prepare for the “new normal” in the education system.   Gatchalian said that aside from online learning, the shift to blended learning does not necessarily require […]

Extension in subsidizing electricity of low-income households needed

Senator Win Gatchalian is pushing for the extension of lifeline rate subsidies for 20 more years in order to provide continuous relief to marginalized households or those who consume 100 kilowatt-hours or less of monthly electricity.   The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy has filed Senate Bill No. (SBN) 1583 which seeks to […]

Safe LPG use needed while families are forced to stay at home

Senator Win Gatchalian is pushing for the passage of Senate Bill No. (SBN) 1188 or the proposed LPG Act, which seeks to streamline existing laws and regulations overseeing the domestic Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) industry.   Gatchalian’s proposed measure will govern the entire LPG industry as he sounded the alarm over the proliferation of substandard […]

Government should implement EVOSS Law now

Senator Win Gatchalian has pressed the Department of Energy (DOE) to start implementing the Energy Virtual One-Stop Shop (EVOSS) Law to ensure that the permitting process of power generation, transmission, and distribution in the Philippines will remain unimpeded as the country remains in quarantine.   Gatchalian, who is the principal author of the EVOSS Law […]

Meralco urged to provide separate sheet on underestimate, overestimate billing computation

Senator Win Gatchalian has urged the Manila Electric Company (Meralco), the country’s largest distribution utility, to come up with a separate bill that is more transparent and will be very clear to the consumers, following mounting complaints of sudden surge in supposed electricity consumption for the month of May.   During Fridays’ Joint Congressional Energy […]

ERC, DOE pressed to expedite electricity bill payment advisory for MECQ

Senator Win Gatchalian has implored the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) anew to issue fresh advisory that will help clear the confusion over exorbitant electricity bills amid numerous complaints, especially that some areas have now been placed under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ).   During Thursday’s Committee of the Whole […]

PH should prepare for “Ambo” in the midst of pandemic

Senator Win Gatchalian called on the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to prepare contingency measures now that “Ambo” has intensified into a tropical storm, the very first storm that entered the country this year.   The lawmaker pointed out that some parts in Metro Manila recently experienced power outages despite […]

Inquiry on the effects of COVID-19 on PH oil and gas sectors needed

Senator Win Gatchalian is calling for an inquiry on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas sectors to determine the measures that the government needs to implement to ensure the country’s energy security.   Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee on Energy, has filed Senate Resolution No. […]