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How much could you save if system loss charges are removed from your Meralco bill?
System loss, which accounts for about 5% of a Meralco bill, includes electricity lost to illegal connections and metering errors
Read more →[Vantage Point] System loss: The electricity consumers pay for but never receive
Behind that popular declaration lies a complicated regulatory system that has protected distribution utilities from costs that most businesses would normally be expected to manage
Read more →Another fuel price hike set for July 28
The increase follows last week’s big jump, when diesel rose by P10.68 per liter and gasoline by P3.65 per liter
Read more →[Vantage Point] Do you want to own one square meter of Ayala Avenue?
Why tokenized securities could become the next revolution in investing.
Read more →Meralco: Some system loss unavoidable, urges careful EPIRA reform
'System loss is not unique to any distribution utility but is a common operational aspect of the delivery of electricity,' Meralco says in a statement, adding that its system loss rate was 'well below' the 6.5% cap set by regulators
Read more →Johnson & Johnson announces $5.5-billion settlement of talc lawsuits
The deal must be accepted by 95% of the ovarian cancer claimants in state or federal court before it becomes final
Read more →EXPLAINER: What is system loss, and how does it affect your power bill?
System loss, which accounts for about 5% of a Meralco bill, includes electricity lost to illegal connections and metering errors. The key question legislators need to answer is who will absorb the cost instead.
Read more →Marcos pushes tax cuts, lower power bills as inflation strains economy
In his fifth SONA, the President seeks quick, consumer-facing wins by pushing to raise the annual personal income tax exemption threshold to cover more middle-income Filipinos and end system loss charges on electricity bills
Read more →Why Energy Secretary Garin says Pax Silica is ‘too dangerous’ to plug into grid
Energy Secretary Sharon Garin tells Rappler why Pax Silica will likely need its own power system if plugged into the Luzon grid
Read more →Bangko Sentral recycles old peso bills into armchairs for this Davao City classroom
The next stop for some worn-out Philippine banknotes is not the shredder or the landfill, but the classroom
Read more →[Finterest] Apple Pay, LRT1 tap-to-pay? What’s next in BSP’s digital payment roadmap
'Stay tuned kasi may alam akong mga banks mag-lalaunch,' a high-ranking Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas official says about Apple Pay ahead of its expected Q3 2026 launch
Read more →[Vantage Point] Oil’s false prophets
Why oil forecasts fail when war, inventories, and China rewrite the math
Read more →Trump imposes forced labor tariffs on 60 trading partners, including Philippines
(1st UPDATE) 'We can still negotiate,' says Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel Romualdez in a message to Rappler, when asked whether Trump's decision was final
Read more →[ANALYSIS] What’s driving the current Philippine stock market rally?
Curiously, foreign investors appear to have been favoring International Container Terminal Services Inc. and Century Pacific Food Inc.
Read more →WATCH: No more InstaPay transfer fees? Here’s what changed.
Nearly every bank has dropped their InstaPay fees from as high as P15 to zero
Read more →MariBank now officially reclassified as digital bank by BSP
MariBank is the Philippine banking arm of Singapore-based MariBank, which belongs to Sea Limited, the technology group behind e-commerce platform Shopee
Read more →[Between Islands] Calloused hands and the 3-language exchange in PH-Japan relations
The strongest bridge between two countries has always been the people who choose to build a life across them
Read more →BSP senior official hits bank secrecy limits in Sara Duterte subpoenas
'The other day, the impeachment court issued an order to open bank deposits. But lo and behold, you cannot open FCDU deposits,' says BSP Deputy Governor Elmore Capule as he lamented the Philippines' outdated bank secrecy rules
Read more →Telco tower permits now take 16 days instead of 241, gov’t says
Government says reforms have accelerated telecom tower construction by streamlining permits and strengthening coordination with local governments
Read more →[In This Economy] Economic impacts of the ‘historic’ P85 wage hike
Three things seem more important than rearguing the P85 wage hike for Metro Manila
Read more →Cavite’s last traditional salt makers hold onto dying industry
Without adequate support from government for sophisticated machinery, salt makers are unable to keep up with the industry demand
Read more →Landbank, Visa launch government credit card with spending controls
Landbank's government credit card also comes with an expense management system that captures transactions, matches expenses with receipts, and facilitates approval processes
Read more →[Ask the Tax Whiz] An open letter to the Philippine Senate
We deserve leaders who inspire trust instead of division, confidence instead of exhaustion, and hope instead of cynicism
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