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By Ellalyn De Vera-Ruiz
Eight in 10 Filipinos
have expressed approval in having new options for their electric service
providers to lower the cost and improve the service of electric utilities,
according to a survey conducted by Pulse Asia.
In the survey conducted
from June 15 to 21 with 1,800 respondents, 82 percent were in favor of a new
option for their electric utility, while 14 percent thought otherwise.
Only four percent were
not sure of their opinion, while 0.3 percent refused to give an answer.
This comes in the wake
of plans by Malacañang to release an executive order to allow competition in
electric distribution from private sector investors using new technologies, to
lower the cost and improve the quality of electric service in the Philippines.
The support for new
electric service providers was consistent across all ages, classes, and areas,
with ratings in favor of new options for electric utilities at 88 percent in
Metro Manila, 78 percent in Luzon, 84 percent in Visayas, and 83 percent in
Mindanao.
The survey also found
that 60 percent of Filipinos were dissatisfied with electric prices, broken
down into 29 percent saying they were “somewhat dissatisfied” and 31 percent
“very dissatisfied.”
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