TVL-EIM

Quarter 2 – Module 1
Republic Act 7382
It’s Nature, Background,
and Scope
Subject Area – TVL – EIM Grade 12
Self-Learning Module (SLM)
Quarter 2 – Module 1: Republic Act 7832 – It’s Nature, Background, and Scope
First Edition, 2020

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 What I Need to Know

Hello, learner? How are you? It is time for another learning opportunity. This
module is designed to help you understand concepts as you continue to acquire
knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values despite the current situation we are facing
right now. Are you ready for another learning journey? Let’s get started!
This module is designed for you to have an in-depth understanding of the
nature, scope, and background of Republic Act 7832 or otherwise known as
“Anti-Electricity and Electric Transmission Lines/Materials Pilferage Act of 1994.”
Do you have knowledge regarding the aforementioned law? What do you
know about it? If you still have limited knowledge as regards to RA 7382, this
module will provide you key concepts and intensify or deepen your awareness.
Exciting, isn’t it? Let’s start!
After going through this module, you are expected to:
1. identify the scope and background of Republic Act 7832, and
2. develop understanding and awareness of Republic Act 7832.

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 What I Know

Let us activate first your prior knowledge regarding our topic presented in
this module. This will gauge whether you have a background knowledge on RA
7832. Read the instruction and answer the pre-test. You may start now!
PRE-TEST
Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it on your activity
sheet.
1. Which statements below describes a Republic Act?
a. It is a piece of legislation used to create policy in order to carry out the
principles of the Constitution.
b. It is crafted and passed by the lineman of electric cooperative and
approved by the President of the Philippines.
c. It is a set of explicit or understood regulations or principles governing
conduct within a particular activity or sphere.
d. It is a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according
to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.
2. Which tells something about RA 7832?
a. Anti-electricity and Pilferage Law c. Electric Power Industry Reform
b. Electric Power Crisis Act of 1993 d. Murang Kuryente Act
3. Which of the terms below means the discovery of the presence of any of
circumstances enumerated in Section 4 of RA 7832?
a. apprehension c. differential billing
b. current bill d. electric power transmission line
4. In which section of RA 7832 is a restriction on the issuance of restraining orders
or units of injunction thoroughly explained?
a. Section 5 c. Section 7
b. Section 6 d. Section 9
5. Who approved RA 7832?
a. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo c. Fidel V. Ramos
b. Ferdinand E. Marcos d. Rodrigo R. Duterte
6. When was RA 7382 signed into law?
a. December 7, 1993 c. December 8, 1994
b. December 8, 1993 d. December 9, 1994

7. When did RA 7832 took its affectivity?

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 a. January 01, 1995 c. January 16, 1995
b. December 08, 1994 d. January 17, 1995
8. Republic Act is crafted and passed by the Congress of the Philippines and
approved by the President of the Philippines.
a. True c. Partly True
b. False d. Partly False
9. How many sections are there in RA 7832?
a. 15 c. 17
b. 16 d. 18
10. Which is being presented in Section 1 of RA 7832?
a. Effectivity Clause c. Repealing Clause
b. Prima Facie Evidence d. Short Title
11. RA 7832 was put into law to protect the honest member-consumers from
additional charges on their billing statement caused by others who at one point are
considered to be pilferers.
a. True c. Partly True
b. False d. Partly False
12. Which is the last section of Republic Act that indicates its effectivity and its
publication?
a. Effectivity Clause c. Rules and Regulations
b. Repealing Clause c. Separability Clause
13. What does NEA stand for?
a. National Electricity Administration c. National Electricity Advocate
b. National Electrification Administration d. Natural Electric Agency
14. Which refers to the amount to be charged to the person concerned for the
unbilled electricity illegally consumed?
a. apprehension c. current rate
b. current bill d. differential billing
15. Which is NOT an objective of Republic Act 7832?
a. To ensure smooth operations of the electric utilities
b. To protect the honest electricity users from the burden of pilferage cost
c. To assure the government that Electric Utilities will provide safe and
reliable services
d. To impose reasonable but too expensive electric rates on end-users
through system losses rationalization

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 Republic Act 7832
Welcome to Quarter 2, Module 1! This module will provide you the knowledge
on Republic Act No. 7832 which is also known as “Anti-Electricity and Electric
Transmission Lines/Materials Pilferage Act of 1994.”

What’s In
Let us start the learning journey by answering the activity. It will provide
you terms to guess the words being described. You will understand the meaning of
these words as you go through this module.
Activity 1 – Guess What?
Directions: Guess the word described by the definition. Write the missing letters
inside the boxes to complete the word. Use your activity sheet.
1. It is crafted and passed by the Congress of the Philippines and approved by the
President of Philippines.
R U I
C
2. These are consequences that are explained in Section 7 of RA 7832.
P N L S

3. It refers to the average rate of electricity per kilowatthour as reflected in the

current bill.
U R T

4. The system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as

regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of
penalties.
W
5. It refers to private or investor-owned electric utility and that owned and/or
operated by the municipal, city, provincial, or national government.
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 This time, let us deepen your understanding of the lesson through the next
activity. Try it out!
Activity 2 – Elucidate Your Thoughts!
Direction: In your activity sheet, give your insights on the given news article using
the questions below.

Man caught stealing electricty convicted

The Manila Regional Trial Court convicted a person caught reconnecting
electric service lines disconnected by the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) in
violation of Republic Act 7832 or the Anti-Electricity Pilferage Law.
Judge Artemio Tipon found Rudy Cecilio of Tondo, Manila, guilty beyond
reasonable doubt of illegally tapping Meralco lines and sentenced him to six years
imprisonment and a Php10,000 fine.
Court records show that in response to reports of rampant illegal
connections near Ilaya street corner Claro Recto M. Avenue in Tondo, Meralco
dispatched a team from its Inspection Office accompanied by police operatives from
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 Their surveillance resulted in the arrest of Cecilio, who was caught
reconnecting the wires earlier disconnected by the electric company. The accused
tried to escape but was collared before he could get away.
Confiscated from him were wires and other paraphernalia used in tapping
Meralco lines.
Source: Philippine Star On-line News, February 3, 2002.

Comprehension Questions:
1. Upon reading the opening statement of the article, what law did the suspect
violate?
2. What is this law all about?
2. Is the surveillance footage enough to justify that the suspect is guilty?
3. What are the evidences presented in the article that made the suspect guilty?

What is It

Based on the news article, prior mentioned the suspect violated Republic Act
7832. Are you aware of this law? What is it all about? Let us discuss the nature,
background, and scope of this law.
What is a Republic Act?
A Republic Act is a piece of legislation used to create policy in order to carry
out the principles of the Constitution. It is crafted and passed by the Congress of
the Philippines and approved by the President of Philippines. It can only be
repealed by a similar act of Congress.
What is Republic Act No. 7832?
Republic Act No. 7832 referred to as the “Anti-electricity and Electric
Transmission Lines/Materials Pilferage Act of 1994.” It was signed into law on
December 8, 1994 and it took effect on January 17, 1995 under the
administration of President Fidel V. Ramos.
This act was put into law to protect the honest member-consumers from
additional charges on their billing statement caused by others who at one point are
considered to be pilferers. It also ensures a reliable operation of cooperatives with a

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credible name which serves the community 24/7. With this, the Philippine
government is sure that every Electric Cooperative render safe, enough, and
reliable service; and sets reasonable charges from their power bill by reducing
system losses caused by pilferage.

Objectives of Republic Act 7832

The objectives of Republic Act 7832 include the following:
a. to protect the honest electricity users from the burden of paying the
cost of pilferage passed on to them;
b. to ensure the smooth, uninterrupted and viable operations of the
electric utilities and cooperatives; and
c. to assure the government that the electric utilities and cooperatives
will provide adequate, safe and reliable service, and impose fair and
reasonable electric rates on end-users by rationalizing system losses.
Sections of RA 7832
RA 7832 consists of seventeen (17) sections. These are the following, to wit:
Section 1 – Short Title
Section 2 – Illegal Use of Electricity. It enumerates the illegal practice
Section 3 – Theft of Electric Power Transmission Linen and Materials
Section 4 – Prima Facie Evidence
Section 5 – Incentives
Section 6 – Disconnection of Electric Service
Section 7 – Penalties
Section 8 – Authority to Impose Violation of Contract Surcharges
Section 9 – Restriction on the Issuance of Restraining Orders or Writs
of Injunction
Section 10 – Rationalization of System Losses by Phasing out Pilferage
Losses as a Component Thereof
Section 11 – Area of Coverage
Section 12 – Recovery of Pilferage Losses
Section 13 – Information Dissemination
Section 14 – Rules and Regulations
Section 15 – Separability Clause
Section 16 – Repealing Clause
Section 17 – Effectivity Clause
Definition of Terms Used in Rules and Regulations Implementing RA 7832
In the rules and regulations implementing RA 7832, the following terms are
used:
a. ERB means Energy Regulatory Board;
b. DOE means Department of Energy;
c. NEA means the National Electrification Administration;
d. NPC means the National Power Corporation;

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 e. Utility means the private or investor-owned electric utility and that owned
and/or operated by the municipal, city, provincial, or national government;
f. Cooperative means the Rural Electric Cooperative;
g. Electric power transmission line/material refers to electric power
transmission steel towers, wood-poles, cables, wires, insulators, line hardwares,
electrical conductors and other related items with minimum voltage of sixty-nine
kilovolts (69 kv), such as the following:
(1) steel transmission line towers made of galvanized steel angular members
and plates or creosoted and/or tannelized wood poles/concrete poles and designed
to carry and support the conductors;
(2) aluminum conductor steel reinforced (ACSR) in excess of one hundred
(100) MCM;
(3) overhead ground wires made of 7 strands of galvanized steel wires, 3.08
millimeters in diameter and designed to protect the electrical conductors from
lightning strikes;
(4) insulators made of porcelain or glass shell and designed to insulate the
electrical conductors from steel towers or wood poles; and
(5) various transmission line hard wares and materials made of aluminum
alloy or malleable steel and designed to inter-connect the towers, conductors,
ground wires, and insulators mentioned in subparagraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4) above
for the safe and reliable operation of the transmission lines.
h. Differential billing refers to the amount to be charged to the person
concerned for the unbilled electricity illegally consumed as determined through the
use of methodologies outlined in Section 6 of RA 7832;
i. Apprehension shall be understood to mean the discovery of the presence
of any of circumstances enumerated in Section 4 of RA No. 7832 in the
establishment or outfit of the consumer concerned as personally witnessed and
attested to by the consumer concerned or a duly authorized ERB representative or
any officer of the law, as the case may be.
j. Power sold by NPC or any other entity that supplies power directly to
a consumer is deemed to be sold directly to the consumer if: (1) the point of
metering by the NPC or any other utility is less than one thousand (1,000) meters
from the consumer, or (2) the consumer’s electric consumption is three (3%) or
more of the total load consumption of all the customers of the utility, or (3) there is
no other consumer connected to the distribution line of the utility which connects
to the NPC or any other utility point of metering to the consumer meter;
k. Current bill shall mean the latest monthly bill served by the utility or
cooperative which does not include any period before the time of apprehension;
l. Current rate shall mean the average rate of electricity per kilowatthour as
reflected in the current bill.

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 What’s More

Activity 3 – Match and Organize Me!

Directions: Using the graphic organizer below, supply the boxes with the title of
the different sections of RA 7832. Choose the possible answer inside the box. Write
your answers on your activity sheet.

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 What I Have Learned

Good Job! Every success in life is worth to be celebrated! Since you have
learned a lot on the topics presented in this module, I am confident that you may
continue to extend your endurance to pursue full battery outcome in learning. I
hope you can do it!
Activity 4 – Wrap It Up!
Directions: Complete the sentence to summarize the knowledge you have gained in
our lesson. Write your answers on your activity sheets.
1. I have learned that Republic Act 7832 is _______________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________.

2. It is important to understand Republic Act 7832 because _______________________

__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________.

3. I enjoy learning the topic because it ____________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________.

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 What I Can Do

You did great! Now, let us transfer your knowledge by doing another activity
where you can use your creativity and apply it in real-life situations. Are you
excited? You may start now!
Activity 6 – Slogan Making
Direction: Make a slogan to promote awareness on the importance of Republic Act
7832. Write your output on a bond paper. The rubric below will serve as your guide
in doing the activity.

Slogan – is a word or phrase used to express your stand.

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 Assessment

You did a great job in the previous activities! Since you have already have
the knowledge on Republic Act No. 7832, it is now time to evaluate your level of
mastery.
POST TEST
Directions: Read the questions carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer.
Write the chosen letter on your activity sheet.
1. Who approved RA 7832?
a. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo c. Fidel V. Ramos
b. Ferdinand E. Marcos d. Rodrigo R. Duterte
2. When was RA 7382 signed into law?
a. December 7, 1993 c. December 8, 1994
b. December 8, 1993 d. December 9, 1994
3. When did RA 7832 take its effect?
a. January 01, 1995 c. January 16, 1995
b. December 08, 1994 d. January 17, 1995
4. How many sections are there in RA 7832?
a. 15 c. 17
b. 16 d. 18
5. Which is being presented in Section 1 of RA 7832?
a. Effectivity Clause c. Repealing Clause
b. Prima Facie Evidence d. Short Title
6. Which statements below describes a Republic Act?
a. It is a piece of legislation used to create policy in order to carry out the
principles of the Constitution.
b. It is crafted and passed by the lineman of electric cooperative and
approved by the President of Philippines.
c. It is a set of explicit or understood regulations or principles governing
conduct within a particular activity or sphere.
d. It is a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according
to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.
7. Which tells something about RA 7832?
a. Anti-electricity and Pilferage Law c. Electric Power Industry Reform
b. Electric Power Crisis Act of 1993 d. Murang Kuryente Act

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8. Which of the terms below means the discovery of the presence of any of
circumstances enumerated in Section 4 of RA 7832?
a. apprehension c. differential billing
b. current bill d. electric power transmission line
9. In which section of RA 7832 is restriction on the issuance of restraining orders
or units of injunction thoroughly explained?
a. Section 5 c. Section 7
b. Section 6 d. Section 9
10. Republic Act is crafted and passed by the Congress of the Philippines and
approved by the President of Philippines.
a. True c. Partly True
b. False d. Partly False
11. RA 7832 was put into law to protect the honest member-consumers from
additional charges on their billing statement caused by others who at one point are
considered to be pilferers.
a. True c. Partly True
b. False d. Partly False
12. Which is the last section of Republic Act that indicates when it takes effect and
its publication?
a. Effectivity Clause c. Rules and Regulations
b. Repealing Clause c. Separability Clause
13. What does NEA stand for?
a. National Electricity Administration c. National Electricity Advocate
b. National Electrification Administration d. Natural Electric Agency
14. Which refers to the amount to be charged to the person concerned for the
unbilled electricity illegally consumed?
a. apprehension c. current rate
b. current bill d. differential billing
15. Which is NOT an objective of Republic Act 7832?
a. To ensure smooth operations of the electric utilities
b. To protect the honest electricity users from the burden of pilferage cost
c. To assure the government that electric utilities will provide safe and
reliable services
d. To impose reasonable but too expensive electric rates on end-users
through system losses rationalization

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 Additional Activities

Activity 7 – The SEARCH is On!

Directions: Find and circle the 7 (seven) terms you have learned in this lesson.
Look for them in all directions including backwards and diagonal. Ask for a copy of
this Word Search from your teacher.

Have you found and circled cooperative, utility, apprehension, current

bill, current rate, Republic Act, and law?

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Answer Key

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References
Official Gazette. Republic Act 7832. Accessed on November 3, 2020 and November
25, 2020 from https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/section/republic-acts/.
Philippine Start. Man Caught Stealing Electricity Convicted. Accessed on November
5, 2020 and November 25, 2020.
https://www.philstar.com/metro/2002/02/03/149286/man-caught-stealing-elect
ricity-convicted.

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