SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONSEC FORM 17-C

CURRENT REPORT UNDER SECTION 17
OF THE SECURITIES REGULATION CODE
AND SRC RULE 17.2(c) THEREUNDER

1. Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Jun 5, 2017

2. SEC Identification Number

PW-102

3. BIR Tax Identification No.

000-101-528-000

4. Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter

Manila Electric Company

5. Province, country or other jurisdiction of incorporation

Philippines

6. Industry Classification Code(SEC Use Only)

7. Address of principal office

Lopez Building, Ortigas Avenue, Barangay Ugong, Pasig City Postal Code 1605

8. Issuer's telephone number, including area code

(02) 6328014

9. Former name or former address, if changed since last report

Not applicable

10. Securities registered pursuant to Sections 8 and 12 of the SRC or Sections 4 and 8 of the RSA

Title of Each Class	Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding and Amount of Debt Outstanding
Common Shares	1,127,098,705
Debt Securities (Bonds in Billion PhP)	18.5

11. Indicate the item numbers reported herein

Item 9 (Other Events)

The Exchange does not warrant and holds no responsibility for the veracity of the facts and representations contained in all corporate disclosures, including financial reports. All data contained herein are prepared and submitted by the disclosing party to the Exchange, and are disseminated solely for purposes of information. Any questions on the data contained herein should be addressed directly to the Corporate Information Officer of the disclosing party.

Manila Electric CompanyMER

PSE Disclosure Form 4-13 - Clarification of News Reports References: SRC Rule 17 (SEC Form 17-C) and
Section 4.4 of the Revised Disclosure Rules

Subject of the Disclosure
Clarification of News Article

Source	manilastandard.net
Subject of News Report	“Meralco allocates P18b for capex”
Date of Publication	Jun 4, 2017

Clarification of News Report
With reference to the said news article, we would like to confirm the statements attributed to the Company regarding the proposed Php18 billion Capex application for Regulatory Year 2018 (July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018) which was lifted from its Application filed and pending with the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and docketed as ERC Case No. 2017-027 RC. We further clarify that the Company received provisional approval for PhP8.757 Billion for its RY 2017 CAPEX Application and is still awaiting the final approval of the ERC for the rest of its RY2017 CAPEX program.
Other Relevant Information
Refer to attached disclosure.