21-07-2025
Habagat shuts power of 11,000 Meralco customers
Around 11,000 customers of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) have been affected by power interruptions due to the Southwest Monsoon or Habagat, as crews work to restore services in its franchise area.
In an advisory, Meralco said most of the customers were in Cavite, Bulacan, and Rizal, along with parts of Metro Manila, Laguna, Batangas, and the Quezon provinces as of noon on Monday, July 21, 2025, equivalent to less than 1% of its total customers.
'Our crews are continuously working to restore power service to affected areas as soon as possible. We are closely monitoring the situation and urging our customers to continue observing electrical safety practices,' Meralco vice president Joe Zaldarriaga said in the advisory.
Meralco constructs, operates, and maintains electric distribution systems in the cities and municipalities of Bulacan, Cavite, Metro Manila, and Rizal, as well as certain areas in the provinces of Batangas, Laguna, Pampanga, and Quezon.
The firm counts as subsidiaries and associates Vantage Energy Solutions and Management Inc. and MeridianX Inc., acting as retail electricity suppliers in Luzon and the Visayas.
The state weather bureau PAGASA on Monday issued a heavy rainfall warning over Metro Manila and several neighboring provinces due to the Habagat, indicating that flooding is threatening low-lying and flood-prone areas.
Rainfall of 100 to 200 millimeters is expected until Tuesday, July 22, with the highest seen in Zambales, Bataan, Occidental Mindoro, and parts of the Ilocos Region.—LDF, GMA Integrated News
