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Higher electric bills due to El Niño

By COMMONSENSE | By Marichu A. Villanueva | 22 minutes ago

‘So from the standpoint of power supply adequacy, we are prepared to serve our customers,’ Zaldarriaga asserted.

Opinion

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By Joe Zaldarriaga | 1 day ago

When I joined the power industry in 1989, the main concern was reliable supply. We went through the dark days of long blackouts...

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By Brix Lelis | 8 days ago

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The Energy Regulatory Commission is pushing for longer-term ancillary service procurement agreements to limit the...

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Gatchalian is pressing regulators over outages and high electricity prices.

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No electricity disconnection until Christmas

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The Energy Regulatory Commission  has extended the suspension of electricity disconnections on households across the...

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By FIRST PERSON | By Alex Magno | October 15, 2026 - 12:00am

Among the factors contributing to the malaise afflicting our energy sector has been the lack of regulatory decisiveness on the part of the Energy Regulatory Commission.

Opinion

ERC suspends reserve market trading to curb high power costs

By Ehda M. Dagooc | October 15, 2026 - 12:00am

The Philippines’ energy regulator has suspended trading in the electricity reserve market to curb elevated power costs, offering potential relief to consumers in the Visayas, where reserve prices have significantly...

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