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[Vantage Point] The price of control: Behind Metro Pacific’s P12.4-B Meralco bet

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/voices/newsletters/vantage-point-price-of-control-behind-mpic-manny-pangilinan-billion-meralco-bet/

With power bills already high, Meralco wins approval to raise own fees after 15 years

After its first rate review in 15 years, Meralco has won regulatory approval to raise its distribution charges even after already posting a record P51.13 billion in profits in 2025

https://justpaste.in/news/meralco-distribution-rate-hike-october-2026/

#energyandresource #energyindustry #EnergyRegulatoryCommission #Meralco #ConsumerIssues

[OPINION] The problem with DOE’s Mid-Merit Natural Gas Capacity Auction Program

Natural gas can provide useful mid-merit and balancing services. That capability does not justify a uniform gas procurement across grids with different supply conditions and cost structures.

https://justpaste.in/news/opinion-problem-department-energy-mid-merit-natural-gas-capacity-auction-program/

#DepartmentofEnergy #energyandresource #energyindustry #EnergyRegulatoryCommission #powerandwater

Meralco electricity rates rise in October 2026 as generation costs rise

Expect too Meralco’s higher distribution charges to kick in next month, but a newly approved refund could soften that impact on consumers

https://justpaste.in/news/meralco-power-rates-october-2026/

#energyandresource #energyindustry #EnergyRegulatoryCommission #Meralco #ConsumerIssues

With power bills already high, Meralco wins approval to raise own fees after 15 years

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/business/meralco-distribution-rate-hike-october-2026/

MAP: Where have system losses been highest from 2021 to 2025?

Explore this interactive map to see how high the system losses have been in your area

https://justpaste.in/news/map-system-loss-2021-2025/

#consumers #DepartmentofEnergy #energyandresource #energyindustry #EnergyRegulatoryCommission

NGCP ends years-long fight over regulatory fees with ERC

The regulator did not disclose the total amount covered under its compromise agreement with the grid operator, how much of the fees had already been collected, and how much is left to collect

https://justpaste.in/news/ngcp-erc-regulatory-fees-compromise-agreement/

#Court #CourtofAppeals #energyandresource #energyindustry #EnergyRegulatoryCommission

No more VAT on system loss in electricity bills starting October

While the VAT removal is still welcome relief, expect savings to be modest as the much larger underlying system loss charge is unlikely to disappear from electricity bills anytime soon

https://justpaste.in/news/value-added-tax-system-loss-removed-electricity-bills-october-2026/

#DepartmentofEnergy #energyindustry #EnergyRegulatoryCommission #Meralco #NEA

MAP: Where have system losses been highest from 2021 to 2025?

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/philippines/map-system-loss-2021-2025/

No more VAT on system loss in electricity bills starting October

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/business/value-added-tax-system-loss-removed-electricity-bills-october-2026/

No more VAT on system loss in electricity bills starting October

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/business/value-added-tax-system-loss-removed-electricity-bills-october-2026/

[ROUNDTABLE] Energy for Progress: Strengthening the vital links of our energy system

Energy experts discuss the challenges and opportunities in the energy generation, transmission, and distribution segments

https://justpaste.in/news/roundtable-discussion-aboitiz-power-energy-system/

#BrandRap #DepartmentofEnergy #energyandresource #energyindustry #EnergyRegulatoryCommission

VAT on system loss may be removed by November – ERC

The Department of Energy says reducing or eliminating the system loss charge itself will take time, requiring a phased program and billions of pesos in investments

https://justpaste.in/news/vat-system-loss-removal-november-2026/

#consumerissue #DepartmentofEnergy #energyandresource #energyindustry #EnergyRegulatoryCommission

DOE eyes P5.6-B 2027 budget as conventional energy, EV programs get big boost

The largest percentage increase is for the Electric Vehicle Industry Development Program, whose funding rises more than sevenfold to P228.92 million from P32.46 million in 2026

https://justpaste.in/news/department-energy-budget-2027/

#BudgetWatch #DepartmentofEnergy #EnergyRegulatoryCommission #Philippinenationalbudget #EconomyampGovernance

CA overturns permit revocation of Villar’s SIPCOR

(1st UPDATE) ERC Chairperson Francis Juan tells Rappler the regulator would challenge the ruling, adding that SIPCOR’s return remains unlikely for now

https://justpaste.in/news/court-appeals-overturns-permit-revocation-villar-sipcor/

#energyindustry #EnergyRegulatoryCommission #Siquijor #Villarfamily #ConsumerIssues

[Vantage Point] Companions in power: When Ramon Ang goes up against Ramon Ang

His personal investment in Lopez Inc. is not necessarily a conflict of interest. But there are red lights.

https://justpaste.in/news/vantage-point-companions-power-when-ramon-ang-san-miguel-goes-up-against-lopez-first-gen/

#ABSCBN #energyandresource #energyindustry #EnergyRegulatoryCommission #FedericoLopez

ERC scrutiny adds a new wrinkle to Ramon Ang’s Lopez Inc. investment

(1st UPDATE) Energy Regulatory Commission Chair Francis Saturnino Juan says the regulator is looking into issues involving generation market-share limits and cross-ownership restrictions

https://justpaste.in/news/erc-scrutiny-adds-new-wrinkle-ramon-ang-lopez-inc-investment/

#energyindustry #EnergyRegulatoryCommission #FedericoLopez #Lopezfamily #MergersandAcquisitions

[In This Economy] Ano ang pakinabang mo sa mga ipinangako sa SONA 2026?

Ang totoong sukatan ay hindi palakpakan sa Batasang Pambansa, kundi bayarin sa bahay.

https://justpaste.in/news/in-this-economy-will-life-improve-filipino-families-after-sona-2026/

#BureauofInternalRevenue #DepartmentofEnergy #DepartmentofFinance #energyindustry #EnergyRegulatoryCommission

Impeachment trial: Where did Sara Duterte’s P612-M confidential funds go? | The wRap

Today’s headlines: Sara Duterte impeachment, Manuel Bonoan, Meralco

https://justpaste.in/news/august-3-2026/

#EnergyRegulatoryCommission #floodcontrol #ManuelBonoan #Meralco #NUJP

Meralco customers to pay P595M for system loss, after Marcos SONA call

This is just part of the P8.7 billion in unrecovered pass-through costs that the Energy Regulatory Commission has allowed Meralco to collect over three years, in a newly released decision

https://justpaste.in/news/erc-allows-meralco-collect-system-loss-underrecoveries/

#energyindustry #EnergyRegulatoryCommission #Meralco #ConsumerIssues #EconomyampGovernance

ERC orders Meralco to refund customers P9.5 billion over 6 months

(1st UPDATE) The refund adds to growing scrutiny of Meralco’s electricity charges following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s push to remove system loss charges

https://justpaste.in/news/erc-orders-meralco-refund-customers-six-months/

#energyindustry #EnergyRegulatoryCommission #ConsumerIssues #Corporate #meralco

[In This Economy] The populist economics of SONA 2026

This year’s SONA seems to be a bit more polished and better crafted—in form, at least. In terms of substance, though, it’s terribly populist.

https://justpaste.in/news/in-this-economy-populist-economics-marcos-jr-sona-2026/

#CorruptioninthePhilippines #economicpolicy #economics #EnergyRegulatoryCommission #foreigninvestmentsinthePhilippines

Meralco: Some system loss unavoidable, urges careful EPIRA reform

‘System loss is not unique to any distribution utility but is a common operational aspect of the delivery of electricity,’ Meralco says in a statement, adding that its system loss rate was ‘well below’ the 6.5% cap set by regulators

https://justpaste.in/news/meralco-some-system-loss-unavoidable-urges-careful-epira-reform/

#consumers #energyindustry #EnergyRegulatoryCommission #FerdinandMarcosJr #investments

EXPLAINER: What is system loss, and how does it affect your power bill?

(1st UPDATE) System loss, which accounts for about 5% of a Meralco bill, includes electricity lost to illegal connections and metering errors. The key question legislators need to answer is who will absorb the cost instead.

https://justpaste.in/news/explainer-what-system-loss-affect-power-bill/

#consumers #DepartmentofEnergy #energyandresource #energyindustry #EnergyRegulatoryCommission

CA overturns permit revocation of Villar’s SIPCOR

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/business/court-appeals-overturns-permit-revocation-villar-sipcor/

CA overturns permit revocation of Villar’s SIPCOR

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/business/court-appeals-overturns-permit-revocation-villar-sipcor/

[Vantage Point] Companions in power: When Ramon Ang goes up against Ramon Ang

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/voices/newsletters/vantage-point-companions-power-when-ramon-ang-san-miguel-goes-up-against-lopez-first-gen/

[Vantage Point] Companions in power: When Ramon Ang goes up against Ramon Ang

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/voices/newsletters/vantage-point-companions-power-when-ramon-ang-san-miguel-goes-up-against-lopez-first-gen/

Meralco may absorb system loss, but ERC says its rates may need adjusting

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/business/meralco-system-loss-energy-regulatory-commission/

Meralco may absorb system loss, but ERC says its rates may need adjusting

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/business/meralco-system-loss-energy-regulatory-commission/

Impeachment trial: Where did Sara Duterte’s P612-M confidential funds go? | The wRap

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/august-3-2026/

ERC allows Meralco to collect P8.7B more, including P595M for system loss

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/business/erc-allows-meralco-collect-system-loss-underrecoveries/

ERC allows Meralco to collect P8.7B more, including P595M for system loss

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/business/erc-allows-meralco-collect-system-loss-underrecoveries/

Meralco chair Pangilinan: Power industry ‘may not survive’ if asked to absorb system loss

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/business/meralco-chair-pangilinan-power-industry-may-not-survive-absorb-system-loss/

Meralco chair Pangilinan: Power industry ‘may not survive’ if asked to absorb system loss

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/business/meralco-chair-pangilinan-power-industry-may-not-survive-absorb-system-loss/

Wrong power bill? ERC clarifies there is no blanket ‘pay first’ rule

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/business/wrong-power-bill-energy-regulatory-commission-clarifies-no-blanket-pay-first-rule/

Wrong power bill? ERC clarifies there is no blanket ‘pay first’ rule

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/business/wrong-power-bill-energy-regulatory-commission-clarifies-no-blanket-pay-first-rule/

Why your Meralco bill will be higher in July – and might rise again soon

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/business/why-your-meralco-bill-higher-july-2026-rise-again-soon/

Why your Meralco bill will be higher in July – and might rise again soon

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/business/why-your-meralco-bill-higher-july-2026-rise-again-soon/

[DECODED] 4Ps beneficiaries — the poor — get blamed online for high electric bills

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/technology/decoded-4ps-beneficiaries-blamed-high-meralco-bills-lifeline-subsidy/

[DECODED] 4Ps beneficiaries — the poor — get blamed online for high electric bills

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/technology/decoded-4ps-beneficiaries-blamed-high-meralco-bills-lifeline-subsidy/

What’s behind the ‘subsidy’ charges in your electricity bill?

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/business/meralco-electricity-bill-subsidy-charges/

[Ask the Tax Whiz] A guide to VAT exemptions for natural gas stakeholders

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/business/ask-the-tax-whiz-exemptions-natural-gas-stakeholders-guide/

Can solar save the Philippines? How much, what are its gaps and promise?

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/explainers/can-solar-save-philippines-how-much-gaps-promise/

Can solar save the Philippines? How much, what are its gaps and promise?

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/explainers/can-solar-save-philippines-how-much-gaps-promise/

IN NUMBERS: Philippine sources of electricity affected by Middle East crisis

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/data-documents/philippines-electricity-numbers-middle-east-crisis-march-2026/

IN NUMBERS: Philippine sources of electricity affected by Middle East crisis

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/data-documents/philippines-electricity-numbers-middle-east-crisis-march-2026/

[OPINION] NGCP’s vulnerability: The national security risk they don’t want us to talk about

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/business/opinion-national-grid-philippines-security-risk-china-control/

Meralco rates go up in October due to higher generation charge

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/business/meralco-power-rates-october-2025/