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The proposed laws seeking to scrap the system loss charges that inflate electricity bills are likely to be passed in the Senate in September and may be enacted…
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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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Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairperson George Erwin Garcia announced Wednesday that the poll body is fully prepared to conduct the upcoming Bangsamoro…
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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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The Senate minority bloc, led by Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, has allegedly attempted to derail the resumption of the flood control probe amid Sen. Panfilo…
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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 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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House Minority Leader and 4Ps Partylist Rep. Marcelino Libanan is seeking an additional P1 billion to accelerate the development of medical schools in state…
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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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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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Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia on Thursday said the winner of the 29 August special election for the congressional…
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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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