Kristine-hit areas get relief from power bills

By Ed Paolo Salting

Nov 01, 2024 12:21 am

POWER distribution firms have been told to temporarily halt disconnections and ease payment rules for consumers in areas that were devastated by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine, which tore through Luzon last week.

This is in response to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr'.s directive that the Energy Regulatory Commission study the imposition of a moratorium on disconnections and payment collections, the agency said in an advisory on Wednesday.

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