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Supreme Court extends TRO preventing Meralco from imposing power rate hike

MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended for another two months, or until April 22, the temporary restraining order (TRO) against the planned P4.15 per kilowatt-hour power rate hike of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco). The extension of the TRO effectively prevented Meralco from implementing the rate hike.  The TRO was supposed to end on February 23. The SC en banc decided to extend the TRO after acting on the “urgent motion for extension […]