The SORECO II Multi-Sectoral Electrification Advisory Councils sought the help of the National Electrification Administration (NEA), non-governmental & governmental bodies and congressionial representatives to endorse to congress the amendment of the Senior Citizens’ Act (RA 9994) by applying the 5% electricity discount on the first 100 kwh electric consumption of senior citizens.
During the MSEAC’s quarterly meeting on April 23, 2018 at the SORECO II-MSD training area, Dr. Virgilio S. Real, MSEAC- Sorsogon East District Chair, explained that the law only grants the 5% discount on the utilization of electricity registered in the name of the senior citizen if the monthly consumption does not exceed one hundred kilowatt hours (100 kWh) of electricity.
He addded that such provision amounts to discrimination against those senior citizens whose electricity consumptions exceeded 100 kilowatt-hours per month as they are excluded from this law which is supposed to be a piece of social legislation crafted primarily for the benefit of senior citizens regardless of their financial or social status;
He further added that the seniors who have consumed more than 100 kwh are unwittingly subsidizing the 5% electricity discount given to seniors with 100 kwh or less electricity consumption, thus creating further injustice.
For these reasons, the attending MSEAC members from the nine districts of SORECO II were unanimous in passing the resolution calling for such an amendment to the senior citizens’ law.#mon carranza
