Consumer group seeks probe into Oriental Mindoro’s power situation

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — A newly formed citizens’ organization has called on authorities to review the steep rise in electricity rates imposed by the Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO), which has run up bills to as high as P18 per kilowatt-hour, with warnings this could climb further to P21/kWh.

In a statement on Monday, ...