Philippine govt warns about 'power-saving device' scam touted as energy prices surge

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Philippine govt warns about 'power-saving device' scam touted as energy prices surge
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The Philippine energy department DOEgovph has warned about a 'power-saving device' marketed as a way to slash electricity bills Facebook and YouTube posts are sharing edited news reports which falsely make it look like the govt said the product worked

speaking about a device called"Pro Electric Saver". He says:"Experts at the Department of Energy tested popular energy-saving devices. The result is…", who appears to say:"[They're] effective.

That is what the Department of Energy discovered when they tested these energy-saving devices.The chyron at the bottom of the screen reads:"DOE: Power Saver Devices are effective."to a near-four-year high of 6.4 percent in June in the Philippines, as surging food and fuel prices partly sparked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine pushed up living costs.

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