Residente sa Laguna, nawindang sa P1.5M eletricity bill: "Ano ito buong bayan?"

- A resident of Kalayaan Laguna was shocked when she received his electric bill for August

- The bill amounted to P1.5 million, an amount which was staggering for a residential address

- The consumer then took to Facebook and shared the bill she received and even asked if it was for the whole town

- She highlighted the system loss, which was at P115,100 and other huge amounts, and asked if it was a wrong reading or an error

A resident of Kalayaan, Laguna took to Facebook and shared how she was really shocked when she received their electricity bill for August, reported The Filipino Times.

It was a staggering amount of P1,596,632.50, for a residential consumer.

In the bill, she highlighted the total amount that she needed to pay, as well as the total system loss, which was at 115,100.80.

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As she could not contain her disappointment and shock she asked if the bill was for the whole town.

"Omg. Seriously? P1.5M ang electric bill for 1 month? Ano ito buong bayan na ito ah?" she said.

She also asked if it was just a wrong reading, or an error, or if it means that they are not accurate when it comes to readings.

"Ano ito wrong reading? Error? So ibig sabihin di kayo accurate mag-reading kasi hindi kayo nagchecheck mabuti ng reading?" the consumer asked.

FLECO also addressed the issue and gave its statement, saying that the said staggering bill was already corrected.

Previously, Inquirer reported that MERALCO has revealed that it will reduce power rates.

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A teacher from Pili, Camarines Sur shared on social media the staggering electricity bill, which reached P700K, she was charged for the month. Instead of getting angry at receiving the wrong electricity billing, she opted to just make a joke out of it. In her post, she said she only has P600K and needed someone to lend her P100K so she can immediately pay the utility company to avoid disconnection. The utility firm, CASURECO2, has since corrected the error, apologized to the said teacher and handed her the corrected bill of a little over P5K for that month.

Actress-comedienne Pokwang took her thoughts on social media regarding their recent electricity bill. She shared that she has been trying to reach Meralco but they did not answer her calls. Pokwang revealed that their electricity bill for four months reached over P131,000. The comedienne also accused Meralco of just guessing the computation for the electricity consumption.

Source: KAMI.com.gh