Affected Meralco customers due to Paeng climb to 2.2M

• Published date: 29 October 2022
• Publication title: Philippines News agency

Customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) that experienced power outages due to Severe Tropical Storm Paeng climbed to 2,243,212 as of 3 p.m. Saturday from 1,143,499 in the morning.

Meralco said some 626,343 customers in Laguna, Quezon, Batangas, Cavite, Metro Manila, Rizal, Bulacan, and Pampanga are still affected by power interruptions.

"We ask for our customers' patience and understanding since we could not give a definite time on when service will be restored. For safety reasons, we have to wait until the strong winds and heavy rainfall subsides before restoration activities in some areas resume," said Meralco Spokesperson Joe Zaldarriaga.

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