Tag: Power for People Coalition

Consumer advocates say volatile gas prices and unclear transition limits could expose households to power costs for years

Protests in Cebu, Tacloban and Bacolod spotlight mounting frustration over brownouts, high prices and the region’s energy security

Consumer groups blame rising electricity costs and persistent outages on the government’s energy response and fossil fuel dependence

Advocates say expanding gas procurement could burden households outside Meralco areas while new renewable capacity prepares to enter the grid

Consumer groups warn gas auction could shift volatile fuel costs to households and raise electricity bills across Philippines

Consumer advocates say regulators’ hesitation over system loss charges exposes deeper flaws in the Philippines’ privatized power industry

Advocates warn piecemeal bill relief leaves imported fuel dependence and structural weaknesses in the Philippine power sector unresolved

Consumer and Catholic groups say Quezon’s coal ordinance is weakened by an exemption for Atimonan One Energy’s project

Households face mounting financial pressure as consumer advocates call for reforms to protect families from rising electricity costs and unstable energy prices

Consumer advocates warned recurring grid failures and plant outages could burden Philippine households with higher electricity costs