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MANILA, Philippines --- Bayan Muna has asked the Commission on Audit (COA) to check on the supposed P3.5-billion increase in electrification missionary subsidies from 2016 to 2017, in several provinces inside Region IV-B. According to Bayan Muna Rep. CarlosBayan Muna to COA: Check hike in Mimaropa electricity subsidies
MANILA, Philippines --- Bayan Muna has asked the Commission on Audit (COA) to check on the supposed P3.5-billion increase in electrification missionary subsidies from 2016 to 2017, in several provinces inside Region IV-B. According to Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate, he has sent a letter to COA and the Department of Energy, specifically to Electric Power Industry Management Bureau Director Mario Marasigan, to seek an explanation for the 106 percent increase. «This is a disturbing average increase of 160% for the Mimaropa area, increasing from P2.21 Billion in 2016 to P5.75 Billion in 2017, despite the average increase in electricity consumption of only 6%,» Zarate said in a statement o...Keep on reading: Bayan Muna to COA: Check hike in Mimaropa electricity subsidies Read more