BACOLOD City – The Central Negros Electric Cooperative offers reward for “tipsters” or those who could report any individual engaged in electricity pilferage.
Roel Venus, chief of Ceneco Member-Consumer Integrated Services Division, said tipsters could avail themselves of P300 deduction in their power bills.
Aside from the P300 deduction, according to Venus, the informant would also receive 10 percent discount once pilferers fully settled their accounts to the cooperative.
He said anyone caught involved in power pilferage faces imprisonment from six to 12 years, or shall be penalized to the amount of P10,000 to P20,000 and will pay the differential billing five years backwards and to pay the surcharges of about 100 percent based on the monthly billing.
The informant may text or call to these cellphone numbers 0961-621-5718 (Smart) 0956-137-5793 (Globe) under the Bantay Kuryente program of Ceneco.
He assured that any information they will receive from the informants will be confidential./PN
