SC: Meralco can’t cut power without 48-hr notice

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The Supreme Court said it had ordered Meralco not to disconnect electricity service to any of its customers without serving them notice of “at least 48 hours” to comply with due process and to pay P150,000 in damages to a complainant in a 24-year-old case.

The Supreme Court said that Meralco personnel had forced their way into the premises of the warehouse of New Supersonic Industrial Corp., which was owned by Yu’s family, in Valenzuela.

Under Section 4 of the law, an electric utility may only immediately disconnect services “after due notice.” The Valenzuela RTC ordered Meralco to pay Yu P300,000 as temperate damages, P100,000 as moral damages, and P50,000 as exemplary damages.In its November 2020 ruling, the CA upheld the RTC’s award of temperate and moral damages and found merit to increase the amount of exemplary damages to P500,000.The Supreme Court ruling, however, reduced temperate damages to P50,000 and exemplary damages to P100,000. It deleted the award for moral damages for “lack of basis.

Upon receipt of the disconnection notice, customers are given another three days to settle their bills.

 

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