Aside from power bills doubling from December 2022 to January and February 2023, Eastern Samar residents also deal with frequent power outages.
CATBALOGAN, Philippines — Buko Pie vendor Razil Glave was surprised to see their Borongan City, Eastern Samar household’s power bill for January 2023 more than double the month before.
The household only uses a few bulbs, a lone television set, three electric fans, and an oven for their small“We always try talaga na magtipid. Pero bakit ganun, pataas pa rin ng pataas ang bill namin?”“Nahihirapan kami syempre, kasi kapag tumataas sa kuryente, lumiliit naman ang income namin,”Jerome Sual, also a resident of Borongan City, is angry at the combination of high rates and inefficient service.
Esamelco is the lone electricity distributor in Eastern Samar’s 22 municipalities and the provincial capital of Borongan City – a service area with a population of almost 500,000. The legislator filed on March 19 House Resolution No. 846, which seeks a congressional probe in aid of legislation into Esamelco’s power rate hike and poor service performance.
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