Goodbye, SPNEC: MVP rebrands Leviste’s solar firm, lines up P5-B deal
A new name, five more solar businesses, and a possible “re-IPO,” but Meralco’s makeover can’t quite banish Leviste’s past or the P10.34-billion headache that comes with it
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Bato asks SC again: Reverse ruling on ICC arrest | The wRap
Today’s headlines: Bato dela Rosa, Gibo Teodoro, Meralco
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Meralco electricity rates rise in October 2026 as generation costs rise
Expect too Meralco’s higher distribution charges to kick in next month, but a newly approved refund could soften that impact on consumers
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Will ALECO reprivatization worsen Albay power woes?
Climate and energy groups claim that privatization will fail to resolve the power crisis and will instead compound the cooperative’s existing debt
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With power bills already high, Meralco wins approval to raise own fees after 15 years
After its first rate review in 15 years, Meralco has won regulatory approval to raise its distribution charges even after already posting a record P51.13 billion in profits in 2025
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No more VAT on system loss in electricity bills starting October
While the VAT removal is still welcome relief, expect savings to be modest as the much larger underlying system loss charge is unlikely to disappear from electricity bills anytime soon
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Who comes after MVP? Pangilinan has successors in mind.
The 80-year-old tycoon says the next crop of leaders will be in their 30s or early 40s, adding that they can’t be ‘the run-of-the-mill legacy guys majored in HRM or home economics’
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Meralco customers to pay P595M for system loss, after Marcos SONA call
This is just part of the P8.7 billion in unrecovered pass-through costs that the Energy Regulatory Commission has allowed Meralco to collect over three years, in a newly released decision
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Impeachment trial: Where did Sara Duterte’s P612-M confidential funds go? | The wRap
Today’s headlines: Sara Duterte impeachment, Manuel Bonoan, Meralco
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Cheaper PH electricity? Go beyond system loss; fix costly power contracts
System loss may dominate the debate, but generation costs makes up the vast majority of your electricity bill – and fixing it could cut Luzon household rates by up to 28%, says the World Bank
