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00:06The electricity bill of Meralco is going down by 36 cents per kilowatt-hour for the month of October.
00:15This is due to a decrease in the generation charge due to the lower electricity bill from the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market or WESEM.
00:23The decrease in the average demand of 544 megawatts and the average capacity on outage of 519 megawatts was helped by the decrease of the electricity bill from WESEM.
00:35Aside from this, the transmission charge is also going down.
00:39It is called BWIS and other charges.
00:42There is no change in the distribution charge of Meralco.
00:45The decrease in the consumption of 200 kilowatt-hours is at P72 and the consumption of 300 kilowatt-hours is at P108.
00:55The decrease in the consumption of 400 kilowatt-hours is at P143 and the consumption of 500 kilowatt-hours is at P179.
01:07Meralco explains that it would be better to decrease the electricity bill this month if the 32 cents from the Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement or GSPA is reduced.
01:19Because the pass-through fuel prices of Malampaya is higher under the new GSPA.
01:27The Department of Agriculture has already issued a temporary ban on the importation of goats from America.
01:36Under Memorandum Order No. 43, Series of 2024, Agriculture Secretary Francisco T. Laurel Jr. ordered the ban to be lifted last June.
01:48It should be noted that the agency has already prohibited the importation of goats from America.
01:57In addition, the Bureau of Animal Industry has issued strict orders to ban the distribution of infectious diseases to animals and humans.
02:09And those are the news for this hour.
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02:16I am Dominic Almelor for Pambansang TV in Pagong, Philippines.
