Tiangco, Other Solons File House Bills vs System Loss

Bill filed to stop pass-on charges for system losses

CONSUMERS should not shoulder the cost of electricity lost due to theft, poor maintenance or weaknesses in the power distribution system, Bagong Henerasyon Party-list Rep. Robert Nazal said on Thursday as he filed a bill prohibiting electric distribution utilities from passing system loss charges on to end-users.House Bill (HB) 10357 seeks to amend Republic Act (RA) 7832 and the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (Epira) to prohibit the …

Senators grill energy officials over system loss charges

The Senate energy committee yesterday grilled officials of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and Department of Energy (DOE) over President Marcos’ call for Congress to pass a law scrapping system loss from electricity bills.

Tiangco, other solons file House bills vs system loss

MANILA, Philippines — Several bills seeking to remove system loss charges on electric bills have been filed before the House of Representatives, days after President Marcos’ fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona), where he asked Congress to pursue a bill on this matter. In a statement on Thursday, Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco said he has refiled House Bill (HB) No. 10273 or the proposed System Loss Charges Abolition Act of 2026, in response to Ma…

Throwback bill: Tiangco sought to get rid of systems loss charges 16 years ago

True to his word, Navotas City lone Rep. Toby Tiangco refiled his long-standing measure seeking to remove systems loss charges from consumers' monthly electricity bills.This was his direct response to President Marcos' fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA), which he delivered before a joint session of Congress last Monday, July 27.The measure--initially filed 16 years ago--was designated in the current 20th Congress as House Bill (HB) No. 102…

Bill removing system loss charges from electricity bills filed in House

A bill removing the system loss charges from consumers’ monthly electricity bills has been filed in the House of Representatives.

Beyond system loss: Filipinos need system change

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s call in his fifth State of the Nation Address to stop passing system loss charges and their corresponding Value-Added Tax (VAT) on to electricity consumers is one of the much applauded populist rhetoric of  the day.  But unless it is backed by immediate legislative action, it risks becoming another “sana” promise—applauded in speeches yet forgotten in practice.  This proposal is actually far from novel.  As early…