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Meralco seeks more SMEs as Biz Partners

January 27, 2016 - 9:00am

Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) targets to close at least 1,000 deals within the year with small and medium enterprises (SMEs) under its peak/off peak program in its Biz Partners segment to aid in their expansion and...

Business

Meralco inks deal for Visayas power supply

January 25, 2016 - 9:00am

The country’s largest power distributor Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has inked power supply deals with two independent power producer (IPP) administrators in Visayas to augment capacity this coming summe...

Business

Meralco forecasts 250-MW annual demand growth

December 23, 2015 - 9:00am

Power distributor Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is forecasting an annual demand growth in its franchise area of at least 250 megawatts (MW) in the next five years.

Business

Meralco eyes Pampanga distribution utility

October 30, 2015 - 10:00am

Manila Electic Co. (Meralco), the country’s biggest electricity retailer, is eyeing another distribution utility (DU) in Pampanga continuing the expansion of its distribution network in other areas of the...

Business

Emerging upsurges of labor unrest today

By Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez | October 16, 2015 - 10:00am

The nation's attention is on politics. Nobody is focusing on the labor front. Unknown to the top national leadership, including the president, is a new wave of labor activism now unfolding in our industries.

Freeman Opinion

Meralco slashes rates this month

September 7, 2015 - 10:00am

Customers of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will have lower electricity bills for the fifth straight month this September...

Headlines

Meralco earmarks P1.5B to automate system

September 6, 2015 - 10:00am

Manila Electric Co., the country’s largest power distributor, has earmarked P1.5 billion in the 2016 regulatory period to automate its system and improve its remote control capability within its franchise...

Business

Meralco expects lower bills this month

September 3, 2015 - 5:03pm

Electricity bills this month could reflect lower rates on the back of robust supply from power generators and less exposure to the electricity spot market during the supply month, a Manila Electric Co. (Meralco)...

Business

Meralco expects lower bills this month

September 3, 2015 - 10:00am

Electricity bills this month could reflect lower rates on the back of robust supply from power generators and less exposure...

Business

Electricity bills may go up this month – Meralco

August 4, 2015 - 10:00am

Instances of tight supply and restrictions from the Malampaya natural gas field in offshore Palawan could jack up electricity...

Business