Davao Light and Power Company

In an effort to further help fellow Filipinos who belong to the marginalized sector of society, Davao Light and Power Co., Inc. (Davao Light) encourages its customers to apply and avail of the lifeline rate subsidy, with its new guidelines, as provided by Republic Act 11552.

Out of the more than 475,000 customers of Davao Light, around 65,000 are eligible to apply for the subsidy. The company started to accept applications on May 2, 2023, and will implement the new lifeline rate subsidy guidelines on September 1.

Davao Light and Power Co., Inc. (Davao Light), an AboitizPower subsidiary, energizes 10 sitios and lights over 300 households in Barangay Malabog, Paquibato District.

A ceremonial switch-on was conducted at the barangay gymnasium last May and was participated by the officials of the power utility, officials from the City Government of Davao, the barangay council, and residents of the barangay.

The overall power rate of Davao Light and Power Co., Inc. (Davao Light) continues to decrease from P10.24 last June to P8.75 this July. This translates to a P298.06 difference from the previous billing of households with average monthly electricity consumption of 200 kilowatt-hours (kWh).

The Aboitiz Cleanergy Park, a known nesting ground of the critically endangered Hawksbill Sea turtle (pawikan), welcomed its first pawikan nest in 2023 last June 17. After two weeks, a second batch of eggs was validated on June 28 by Davao Light’s team headed by Fermin Edillon.