May 7, 2021

Regulatory conflicts flagged with creation of power agency

By Gillian M. Cortez – May 6, 2021 | 7:52 pm from Business World   GOVERNMENT agencies raised the possibility of regulatory overlap in the creation of a new office tasked with ensuring power rates for consumers. In a hearing […]
March 24, 2021

Negros, Palawan opened to power firms

By: Ronnel W. Domingo – 05:12 AM March 23, 2021 @inquirerdotnetPhilippine Daily Inquirer Power distributors other than the existing electric cooperatives in Negros Occidental and Palawan may now set up businesses in 69 areas in the two provinces that still […]
March 23, 2021

House ratifies bicam report on bill extending lifeline rates by 30 years

By Gillian M. Cortez – March 22, 2021 | 9:16 pm from Business World THE HOUSE of Representatives ratified on Monday the bicameral conference committee report on a proposed law that will extend the lifeline rates for marginalized households until […]
January 20, 2021

Meralco sees no impact from lifeline rate extension

By Angelica Y. Yang – January 19, 2021 | 7:52 pm from Business World PHILSTAR MANILA ELECTRIC CO. (Meralco) said Tuesday that the pending extension of the lifeline power rate subsidy will have no effect on the distribution utility, as […]