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Thursday, August 12, 2004 (Philippines)

Households pay P.31 per kwh more

NOTHING WRONG about taxing text messages, says Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña.(SUN.STAR FOTO/ALEX BADAYOS)

CONSUMERS can expect an increase of around 31 centavos per kilowatt-hour (kwh) in their bill from the Visayan Electric Co. Inc. (Veco) starting this month.

If a household consumes 100 kwh in a month, its bill will increase by about P31, listed as part of the power cost adjustment (PCA).
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