Gatchalian: DUs, not consumers, should pay system loss charges

MANILA, Philippines — Who should shoulder the cost of the system loss? Definitely not the consumers, according to Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian. At a hearing in the Senate on Thursday, Gatchalian addressed the question raised by businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan, chairman of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), the country’s largest private electric distribution utility (DU). READ: Scrapping system loss