ERC backs power bill relief; utilities seek funding fix
Consumers could see lower electricity bills if Congress approves President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s proposal to remove system loss charges, with the Energy…
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Consumers could see lower electricity bills if Congress approves President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s proposal to remove system loss charges, with the Energy…
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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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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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Akbayan Party-list Rep. Perci Cendana expressed disappointment over President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s failure to mention the Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity…
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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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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 Sandiganbayan Sixth Division has convicted former Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) undersecretary Jerry Pacturan of 10 counts of malversation…
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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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Fire sprinklers give homeowners a sense of safety. They can do more than suppress fires, though. A pole dancer in Texas discovered that the hard way while…
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Senate Deputy Majority Leader JV Ejercito on Thursday called for a comprehensive review of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA), saying the landmark…
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Catapang said the transfers are part of a broader effort to ease severe congestion at Bilibid and prepare the historic facility for its ultimate closure.
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The promised P20 per kilo of rice, dubbed as ‘Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!’ and a campaign promise of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, has already reached 12 million…
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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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Senator-judge Robin Padilla on Monday questioned what he called the unequal treatment in the handling of the impeachment complaints against President Ferdinand…
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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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