President Duterte approves extension of no-disconnection policy for low-income lifeline customers

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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the extension of the no-disconnection policy for “lifeliners” or low-income families who have low electricity consumption. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said this was the President’s decision on the recommendation of the Department of Energy during the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday. “The President readily agreed given that electricity is a basic necessity our countrymen cannot live without,” he said. According to Nograles, lifeliners are those who consume 100 […]