Just because an item is in your Meralco Bill, doesn't mean it goes
to Meralco.
The fact is, only 20% of your total bill payment goes to Meralco.
The rest covers pass-through charges which Meralco collects on behalf
of power suppliers, the National Transmission Company, the government
and other entities involved in bringing electricity into your home.
This way, you only have one bill to pay. Meralco ensures that your
payment gets to these groups, and power gets to you.
Unbundling the bill
The longer, itemized bill you see these days complete with all these
details or pass through charges is called the "unbundled"
bill. Created in compliance with Section 36 of Republic Act 9136,
this itemizing of your bill according to cost and function makes
it easy to see exactly who you are paying and what you are paying
for.
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