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How Meralco will compute electricity bills during coronavirus lockdown

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Gv03WAqKhus?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA - Meralco subscribers will pay for the electricity they consumed during the Luzon lockdown once bills are adjusted and the situation normalizes, the power distributor said Thursday.</p><p>Electricity bills for the period of March 17 to April 14 will be based on the average for the last 3 months and the difference will be computed in succeeding bills after the lockdown, said Meralco spokesman Joe Zaldarriaga.</p><p>Physical meter reading was suspended during the Luzon-wide lockdown for the safety of Meralco employees and the public.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/03/20/20/coronavirus-meralco-suspends-physical-meter-reading-during-lockdown">Meralco suspends physical meter reading during lockdown</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Once we have a normal situation, ano man ang kulang o sobra sa normal na kunsumo ay i-aadjust sa susunod na billing cycle. Pagkatapos ng adjustments ang inyong tamang consumo lang ang inyong babayaran,&quot; Zaldarriaga said.</p><p>(Whatever is excess or lacking in usage, we will adjust in the next billing cycle. After the adjustments, you will only pay for the amount you consumed)</p><p>Meralco earlier assured the public that it would &quot;keep the lights on&quot; during the lockdown which is expected to end on April. 12.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/03/31/20/meralco-says-to-keep-lights-on-during-coronavirus-lockdown">Meralco says to &#x27;keep lights on&#x27; during coronavirus lockdown</a></li></ul>

<p>Meralco subscribers will pay for the electricity they consumed during the Luzon lockdown once bills are adjusted and the situation normalizes, the power distributor said Thursday.</p>

Meralco subscribers will pay for the electricity they consumed during the Luzon lockdown once bills are adjusted and the situation normalizes, the power distributor said Thursday.