EPIRA overhaul gathers steam
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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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 country’s largest power generation companies are lining up for Manila Electric Co.’s (Meralco) 600-megawatt (MW) supply contract, setting up a bidding…
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A year after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vowed to overhaul the country’s troubled power sector, cranes, solar farms and battery storage systems are…
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The two-decade-old Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) will be up for a Senate review and a possible overhaul as it failed to deliver its promise of…
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Electricity pricing systems designed decades ago are no longer keeping pace with today’s increasingly digital power grids, according to a new research…
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Filipino households paid the highest electricity prices in Southeast Asia in June, with consumers served by the Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative bearing the…
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Filipino households paid the highest electricity prices in Southeast Asia in June, with consumers served by the Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative (SOLECO)…
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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7) is set to issue a cease and desist order (CDO) to halt tree-cutting activities…
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Electricity pricing systems designed decades ago are no longer keeping pace with today's increasingly digital power grids, according to a new research…
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BAGUIO CITY — Residents of Baguio City and Benguet will pay higher electricity bills this month after the Benguet Electric Cooperative (Beneco) announced…
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Experts in Central Visayas underscored the importance of combining technology with a human-centered approach to build smarter, more resilient communities,…
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Millions of electricity consumers will continue to be protected from service disconnections and will have more time to pay their electricity bills after the…
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Police believe the crime was a robbery that turned deadly.
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The fatal shooting of Carpenter, who dedicated nearly 50 years to studying and protecting Philippine marine life, has devastated the international scientific…
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Police have launched a manhunt and formed a special task force to investigate the fatal shooting of a prominent American marine biologist inside his home in…
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The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) has created a Special Investigation Task Group (SITG Carpenter) to investigate the fatal…
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Meralco encouraged customers with questions and concerns to report these through Meralco’s official customer service channels, assuring the public that every…
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Electricity consumers can expect clearer and more transparent power bills after the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) approved new rules standardizing how…
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