Array
(
    [results] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2562959
                    [Title] => ERC suspends power reserve market
                    [Summary] => 
The Energy Regulatory Commission has temporarily halted Reserve Market operations to curb persistently high ancillary service prices, especially in the Visayas.

                    [DatePublished] => 2026-10-14 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1808224
                    [AuthorName] => Brix Lelis
                    [SectionName] => Business
                    [SectionUrl] => business
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/10/13/erc_2026-10-13_20-01-08325_thumbnail.jpg
                )

            [1] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2561835
                    [Title] => Regulatory failure
                    [Summary] => 
The power crisis in the Visayas is the consequence of regulatory failure on the part of the Department of Energy and the Energy Regulatory Commission.

                    [DatePublished] => 2026-10-09 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 136475
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804837
                    [AuthorName] => Boo Chanco
                    [SectionName] => Business
                    [SectionUrl] => business
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/10/08/garin_2026-10-08_19-13-2938_thumbnail.jpg
                )

            [2] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2561227
                    [Title] => ERC: No power disconnection until December
                    [Summary] => 
The Energy Regulatory Commission is extending the no-electricity disconnection policy until December for households consuming 200 kilowatt-hours or less.

                    [DatePublished] => 2026-10-06 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1808224
                    [AuthorName] => Brix Lelis
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/10/05/4_2026-10-05_23-37-22909_thumbnail.jpg
                )

            [3] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2560989
                    [Title] => Emergency powers pushed
                    [Summary] => 
House Deputy Speaker Alfredo Benitez is pushing to grant President Marcos emergency powers to fast-track measures addressing the recurring power shortages, generation shortfalls as well as the red and yellow alerts in the Visayas.

                    [DatePublished] => 2026-10-05 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804713
                    [AuthorName] => Gilbert Bayoran
                    [SectionName] => Nation
                    [SectionUrl] => nation
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/10/04/erc_2026-10-04_22-48-59432_thumbnail.jpg
                )

            [4] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2560286
                    [Title] => ERC, NGCP end disputes over permit, regulatory fees
                    [Summary] => 
The Energy Regulatory Commission  and the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines  have reached a compromise deal to resolve their longstanding disputes over permit and regulatory fees.

                    [DatePublished] => 2026-10-02 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1808224
                    [AuthorName] => Brix Lelis
                    [SectionName] => Business
                    [SectionUrl] => business
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/10/01/ngcp_2026-10-01_19-01-32664_thumbnail.jpg
                )

            [5] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2560214
                    [Title] => Tikas sa kuryente
                    [Summary] => 
Maayong balita gikan sa Energy Regulatory Commission.

                    [DatePublished] => 2026-10-01 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 136276
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804804
                    [AuthorName] => Leo Lastimosa
                    [SectionName] => Banat Opinyon
                    [SectionUrl] => opinyon
                    [URL] => 
                )

            [6] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2559801
                    [Title] => New electric bill format to reflect VAT-exempt system loss charges
                    [Summary] => 
In the new bill format, the allowable system loss charges are separately identified and excluded from gross sales for VAT computation.

                    [DatePublished] => 2026-09-29 17:52:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1808965
                    [AuthorName] => Renalyn Ramirez
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/09/29/electric-meters-051526_2026-09-29_17-25-19131_thumbnail.jpg
                )

            [7] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2558689
                    [Title] => Systems loss,  consumers gain
                    [Summary] => 
‘There are already writings on the walls, so to speak,’ Alabanza echoed the NGCP warning.

                    [DatePublished] => 2026-09-25 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 136417
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804833
                    [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva
                    [SectionName] => Opinion
                    [SectionUrl] => opinion
                    [URL] => 
                )

            [8] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2558529
                    [Title] => City Council demands action on power crisis
                    [Summary] => 
The Cebu City Council is demanding that the Department of Energy, Energy Regulatory Commission, National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, and power firms take immediate and transparent measures to stabilize the electricity supply amid the worsening power crisis in the Visayas.

                    [DatePublished] => 2026-09-24 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804829
                    [AuthorName] => Caecent No-ot Magsumbol
                    [SectionName] => Cebu News
                    [SectionUrl] => cebu-news
                    [URL] => 
                )

            [9] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2557711
                    [Title] => ERC: VAT sa system loss, out na sa Nobyembre
                    [Summary] => 
Inaasahang sa November billing mararamdaman ng mga konsumer ang epekto ng pagtatanggal ng value added tax (VAT) sa allowable system loss charges na ipinapataw ng mga power utilities.

                    [DatePublished] => 2026-09-21 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1515812
                    [AuthorName] => Mer Layson
                    [SectionName] => Bansa
                    [SectionUrl] => bansa
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/09/20/erc_2026-09-20_21-26-51249_thumbnail.jpg
                )

        )

)

ERC

Array
(
    [results] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2562959
                    [Title] => ERC suspends power reserve market
                    [Summary] => 
The Energy Regulatory Commission has temporarily halted Reserve Market operations to curb persistently high ancillary service prices, especially in the Visayas.

                    [DatePublished] => 2026-10-14 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1808224
                    [AuthorName] => Brix Lelis
                    [SectionName] => Business
                    [SectionUrl] => business
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/10/13/erc_2026-10-13_20-01-08325_thumbnail.jpg
                )

            [1] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2561835
                    [Title] => Regulatory failure
                    [Summary] => 
The power crisis in the Visayas is the consequence of regulatory failure on the part of the Department of Energy and the Energy Regulatory Commission.

                    [DatePublished] => 2026-10-09 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 136475
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804837
                    [AuthorName] => Boo Chanco
                    [SectionName] => Business
                    [SectionUrl] => business
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/10/08/garin_2026-10-08_19-13-2938_thumbnail.jpg
                )

            [2] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2561227
                    [Title] => ERC: No power disconnection until December
                    [Summary] => 
The Energy Regulatory Commission is extending the no-electricity disconnection policy until December for households consuming 200 kilowatt-hours or less.

                    [DatePublished] => 2026-10-06 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1808224
                    [AuthorName] => Brix Lelis
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/10/05/4_2026-10-05_23-37-22909_thumbnail.jpg
                )

            [3] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2560989
                    [Title] => Emergency powers pushed
                    [Summary] => 
House Deputy Speaker Alfredo Benitez is pushing to grant President Marcos emergency powers to fast-track measures addressing the recurring power shortages, generation shortfalls as well as the red and yellow alerts in the Visayas.

                    [DatePublished] => 2026-10-05 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804713
                    [AuthorName] => Gilbert Bayoran
                    [SectionName] => Nation
                    [SectionUrl] => nation
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/10/04/erc_2026-10-04_22-48-59432_thumbnail.jpg
                )

            [4] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2560286
                    [Title] => ERC, NGCP end disputes over permit, regulatory fees
                    [Summary] => 
The Energy Regulatory Commission  and the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines  have reached a compromise deal to resolve their longstanding disputes over permit and regulatory fees.

                    [DatePublished] => 2026-10-02 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1808224
                    [AuthorName] => Brix Lelis
                    [SectionName] => Business
                    [SectionUrl] => business
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/10/01/ngcp_2026-10-01_19-01-32664_thumbnail.jpg
                )

            [5] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2560214
                    [Title] => Tikas sa kuryente
                    [Summary] => 
Maayong balita gikan sa Energy Regulatory Commission.

                    [DatePublished] => 2026-10-01 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 136276
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804804
                    [AuthorName] => Leo Lastimosa
                    [SectionName] => Banat Opinyon
                    [SectionUrl] => opinyon
                    [URL] => 
                )

            [6] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2559801
                    [Title] => New electric bill format to reflect VAT-exempt system loss charges
                    [Summary] => 
In the new bill format, the allowable system loss charges are separately identified and excluded from gross sales for VAT computation.

                    [DatePublished] => 2026-09-29 17:52:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1808965
                    [AuthorName] => Renalyn Ramirez
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/09/29/electric-meters-051526_2026-09-29_17-25-19131_thumbnail.jpg
                )

            [7] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2558689
                    [Title] => Systems loss,  consumers gain
                    [Summary] => 
‘There are already writings on the walls, so to speak,’ Alabanza echoed the NGCP warning.

                    [DatePublished] => 2026-09-25 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 136417
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804833
                    [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva
                    [SectionName] => Opinion
                    [SectionUrl] => opinion
                    [URL] => 
                )

            [8] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2558529
                    [Title] => City Council demands action on power crisis
                    [Summary] => 
The Cebu City Council is demanding that the Department of Energy, Energy Regulatory Commission, National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, and power firms take immediate and transparent measures to stabilize the electricity supply amid the worsening power crisis in the Visayas.

                    [DatePublished] => 2026-09-24 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804829
                    [AuthorName] => Caecent No-ot Magsumbol
                    [SectionName] => Cebu News
                    [SectionUrl] => cebu-news
                    [URL] => 
                )

            [9] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2557711
                    [Title] => ERC: VAT sa system loss, out na sa Nobyembre
                    [Summary] => 
Inaasahang sa November billing mararamdaman ng mga konsumer ang epekto ng pagtatanggal ng value added tax (VAT) sa allowable system loss charges na ipinapataw ng mga power utilities.

                    [DatePublished] => 2026-09-21 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1515812
                    [AuthorName] => Mer Layson
                    [SectionName] => Bansa
                    [SectionUrl] => bansa
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/09/20/erc_2026-09-20_21-26-51249_thumbnail.jpg
                )

        )

)

abtest