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[Title] => ERC move to cut Visayas power rates
[Summary] => Power rates in the Visayas are expected to decrease after the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) ordered the suspension of the erroneous collection of excessive Line Loss and Congestion Cost charges, an opposition lawmaker said yesterday.
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[Title] => ERC to remove VAT on system losses
[Summary] => The Energy Regulatory Commission is moving to scrap the value-added tax on system loss charges, with consumers estimated to save around P6 billion annually.
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[Title] => Is ERC up to the job?
[Summary] => The incompetence of our government in regulating the power industry is a significant cause of our woes. While the current leadership of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has been trying hard to clean up the inherited mess, sins of the past will hurt us for some time.
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[Title] => ERC inutusan ang Meralco na mag-refund ng P9.5 bilyon sa mga customer
[Summary] => Inutusan ng Energy Regulatory Commission ang Manila Electric Company (Meralco) na mag-refund ng kabuuang P9.5 bilyon sa mga costumer dahil sa sobrang nakolektang singil sa kuryente noong 2025.
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[Title] => ERC sa Meralco: P9.5 bilyon isoli sa konsyumer
[Summary] => Iniutos ng Energy Regulatory Commission sa Manila Electric Company (Meralco) ang pagsosoli ng P9.5 bilyon sa mga konsyumer, na inaasahang bahagyang makakatulong sa mataas na singil sa kuryente.
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[Title] => Senate grills ERC on soaring power costs
[Summary] => The Senate energy committee yesterday grilled the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for its failure to control the soaring electricity prices in the country, which reportedly surpassed that of Singapore in Southeast Asia.
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[Title] => ERC rejects Meralco-SMC power supply deal
[Summary] => The Energy Regulatory Commission has thumbed down Manila Electric Co. planned procurement of a 200-megawatt baseload power supply from San Miguel Corp.
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[Title] => ERC extends no-disconnection policy until October
[Summary] => No power disconnection fore three more months.
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[Title] => Meralco rate hike decision released by Q3, says ERC
[Summary] => The Energy Regulatory Commission will release its decision on Manila Electric Co. proposed P532-billion revenue program by the third quarter of the year.
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[AuthorName] => Adrian Kenneth Halili
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[Title] => Powering competition, expanding choice
[Summary] => Imagine this: a medium?sized business owner has just completed the construction of a new shop and is ready to open, except for one critical piece: power. Now, instead of filing the usual application with the local distribution utility, the owner enters a very different process.
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[AuthorName] => Joe Zaldarriaga
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[Title] => ERC to remove VAT on system losses
[Summary] => The Energy Regulatory Commission is moving to scrap the value-added tax on system loss charges, with consumers estimated to save around P6 billion annually.
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[Summary] => The incompetence of our government in regulating the power industry is a significant cause of our woes. While the current leadership of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has been trying hard to clean up the inherited mess, sins of the past will hurt us for some time.
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[Title] => ERC inutusan ang Meralco na mag-refund ng P9.5 bilyon sa mga customer
[Summary] => Inutusan ng Energy Regulatory Commission ang Manila Electric Company (Meralco) na mag-refund ng kabuuang P9.5 bilyon sa mga costumer dahil sa sobrang nakolektang singil sa kuryente noong 2025.
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[Title] => ERC sa Meralco: P9.5 bilyon isoli sa konsyumer
[Summary] => Iniutos ng Energy Regulatory Commission sa Manila Electric Company (Meralco) ang pagsosoli ng P9.5 bilyon sa mga konsyumer, na inaasahang bahagyang makakatulong sa mataas na singil sa kuryente.
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[Title] => Senate grills ERC on soaring power costs
[Summary] => The Senate energy committee yesterday grilled the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for its failure to control the soaring electricity prices in the country, which reportedly surpassed that of Singapore in Southeast Asia.
[DatePublished] => 2026-07-24 00:00:00
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[Title] => ERC rejects Meralco-SMC power supply deal
[Summary] => The Energy Regulatory Commission has thumbed down Manila Electric Co. planned procurement of a 200-megawatt baseload power supply from San Miguel Corp.
[DatePublished] => 2026-07-19 00:00:00
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[Title] => ERC extends no-disconnection policy until October
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[Title] => Meralco rate hike decision released by Q3, says ERC
[Summary] => The Energy Regulatory Commission will release its decision on Manila Electric Co. proposed P532-billion revenue program by the third quarter of the year.
[DatePublished] => 2026-07-10 00:00:00
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[Title] => Powering competition, expanding choice
[Summary] => Imagine this: a medium?sized business owner has just completed the construction of a new shop and is ready to open, except for one critical piece: power. Now, instead of filing the usual application with the local distribution utility, the owner enters a very different process.
[DatePublished] => 2026-07-02 00:00:00
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[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1807847
[AuthorName] => Joe Zaldarriaga
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