Meralco, abuse of ‘power’: A case of monopoly, rightly or wrongly

Ej Lopez

Despite obvious lapse in judgment on the part of the power distribution company Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), resulting into unnecessary expense and cost increase, still they have the temerity to pass to the consumers a cost that they themselves wrongly misjudged. Because of what seemed to be the company’s greed for profit, in the guise of customer service, it looks inevitable that consumers of Meralco have no other recourse but to “bite the bullet,” resulting into the expected increased cost of electricity.