Forgotten bills?
Camp Delgado PECO bill reaches P2M mark, electric bill 4 months unpaid
Police Regional Office (PRO) 6 Headquarters in Camp Delgado, Iloilo City is among the 'delinquent' payers of Panay Electric Company (PECO).
Yet thanks to the longstanding agreement, PECO can not serve a "Notice of Disconnection" to PRO 6 top brass. As such, power remains throughout the PRO 6 premises, home of the region's top cops and headquarters of police units in Western Visayas. And this, despite the electric bills piling up since the month of June.
PECO condonation of the overdue PRO 6 account comes with a catch though as it imposes an interest to the four-month unpaid amount.
In a report, The News Today (TNT) gathered that latest PRO 6 PECO bill is nearing the P2 million mark, P504,950.78 of which is only interest due to date.
For the month of June, PRO 6 posted a balance of P369,252.80 while month of July generated electric consumption of P401,039.31. The month of August saw a decrease with PRO 6 bill amounting to P303,387.22 and month of September pegged at P330,225.97.
In similar 'league' is the Iloilo Provincial Government with an unsettled "final bill" of P842,192.60. Capitol was served the notice back in July still with its electric meter pulled out last week of June. The Capitol is now using its sub-station amidst intent to generate substantial savings and stable power supply for its operations.