Businessman Ramon S. Ang fearlessly tackled the issue of high electricity and fuel prices in the country compared to its neighbors during the Philippine Economic Briefing on Monday, May 27. Ang, widely known as RSA, used the panel discussions at the forum, which included Budget Secretary Amenah...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) A ranking congressman is prodding local government unit (LGU) heads to help beef up participation in the Lifeline Rate program for the benefit of low-income consumers who find it a struggle...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, December 25 urged beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to register in the government’s lifeline electricity rate program to avail of electricity bill discounts. Gatchalian said Republic Act 11552 or an Act Extending and...
West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. said the company will put higher discounts on the water bills of low-income and low-consuming customers. Starting Jan. 1, 2024, Maynilad will launch the Enhanced Lifeline Program (ELP) as a way to extend greater discounts to marginalized...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Wednesday, Sept. 6 said the decision to postpone the full implementation of the new lifeline rate program until January 2024 will enable the enrollment of more Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries. The full rollout of the...
Razon-led MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) has conducted on-site registration at the barangay level to entice 4Ps beneficiaries and other marginalized power consumers knowns as "lifeline consumers" to avail of electricity rate discounts mandated by law. The company said it will...
The Marcos Administration will roll out next month the Lifeline Rate program, which aims to benefit qualified low-income households to help them pay their electricity bills, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said. Meralco The Lifeline Rate is a subsidized rate given to...
Rizal 1st district Rep. Michael John Duavit (left) and Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. (YouTube live, Facebook) In a somber yet ominous appeal, Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) Secretary General Rizal 1st district Rep. Michael John Duavit has asked Negros Oriental...
At least 2.6 million customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will continue to receive discounts in their electric bills as mandated under Republic Act 11552 or the Extended Lifeline Rate Act. According to Meralco Vice President Lawrence S. Fernandez, the total amount of rate discounts to...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, March 19 urged the government to provide an additional subsidy of P1/kWh for low-income consumers or a total of P418-million to further cushion the adverse impact of high commodity prices. Gatchalian made the proposal amid the persistent high inflation...
A lifeline for poor cancer patients and their families. (National Cancer Institute/ Unsplash) That's how Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar described her measure, House Bill (HB) No.5686, which she filed in the current 19th Congress. If enacted, the bill would...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, November 14 said the government should make sure that marginalized consumers are the actual beneficiaries of the law granting electricity lifeline rate subsidy. Gatchalian, vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy, made the call following the recent...
