Reckoning stops short
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has spent a year positioning himself as the exposer of “Floodgate,” not a subject of it, but the paper trail does not cooperate…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has spent a year positioning himself as the exposer of “Floodgate,” not a subject of it, but the paper trail does not cooperate…
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The Chamber stressed, however, that deeper reforms are urgently needed to secure affordable, reliable, and sustainable power nationwide.
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The Land Transportation Office (LTO) Region 1 and the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Region 1 signed a memorandum of agreement to expand road safety…
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Even the removal of the non-technical portion of the charges, which is from pilferage, would be difficult for utility firms.
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Consumers might enjoy lower electricity bills, but they will ultimately shoulder the cost as taxpayers.
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Senator Christopher "Bong" Go called for the swift passage of proposed reforms to the country's power sector, saying measures aimed at lowering electricity…
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Power firms will not go bankrupt if the government pushes measures to scrap the non-technical system loss in electricity bills, as it accounts for only 1.5…
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Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco has refiled a bill seeking to remove the system loss charge from consumers’ monthly electricity bills following President Ferdinand…
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Modern science promises longer, healthier lives through stem cell therapy, gene editing, regenerative medicine, and even the tantalizing prospect of anti-aging…
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By accurately pinning down some of our reprehensible political leaders as kleptocrats we’ll be better off. Calling them merely corrupt is too kind and cuddly.
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Leaders of the House of Representatives on Wednesday pledged to fast-track legislation removing system loss charges from electricity bills, following President…
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Two bills were filed in the Senate on Tuesday seeking to scrap system loss charges and the value-added tax (VAT) on consumers’ electricity bills, in what could…
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The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) expressed full support Tuesday for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s proposal to raise the income tax exemption…
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When they are opposed, these gods of our god-forsaken country take to social media to air their rage, their threats and their version of the truth.
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The House Committee on Energy is moving to review the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) with the goal of removing the controversial "system loss"…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. wants electricity consumers to stop paying for system losses as he calls for an immediate amendment to the Electric Power…
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As price shocks due to inflation have continued to affect consumers’ purchasing power, House Committee on Ways and Means chairperson Rep. Miro Quimbo expressed…
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