
Populist promise, unfunded mandate
Filipinos have every right to be angry that they’re being billed for electricity siphoned off by illegal connections their utility failed to police.
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Filipinos have every right to be angry that they’re being billed for electricity siphoned off by illegal connections their utility failed to police.
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Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) expects pressure on electricity prices to persist as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East continue to roil global fuel…
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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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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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‘This is like hitting many birds with one stone. It will stimulate economic activity in the housing and real estate sector, help address the housing backlog…
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S&P said the uptick was driven by stronger new orders, which encouraged manufacturers to raise production for a second straight month.
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Electricity consumers could face higher power costs after wholesale electricity prices jumped in June as tighter regional supply and persistent power plant…
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Electricity consumers could face higher power costs after wholesale electricity prices jumped in June as tighter regional supply and persistent power plant…
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MORE Power said Wholesale Electricity Spot Market prices surged to P10.30/kWh from P4.45/kWh, more than doubling during the period; the generation rate, which…
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For a P10-million loan payable over 30 years, the estimated monthly amortization would be about P58,357, compared with P61,572 under the old rate.
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Consumers may see lower electricity bills this June after transmission charges declined in the May billing period, the National Grid Corporation of the…
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Consumers may see slight relief in their overall power bills this June after transmission charges declined last month, according to the National Grid Corp. of…
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The MWSS Regulatory Office has confirmed a tariff rollback for Maynilad customers, cutting charges by P0.25 per cubic meter effective 1 July.
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Primelectric Holdings Inc.’s utilities rolled out lower electricity rates in the Visayas this month after tapping into cheaper supply agreements and…
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New US Federal Reserve chairperson Kevin Warsh vowed to be “reform-oriented” as he was sworn in at the White House on Friday, with President Donald Trump…
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The bank’s Online Time Deposit product now offers interest rates of up to 5 percent per annum, positioning the digital savings product as an accessible…
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