Monday, 11 May 2026
13 Apr 2026
1:07PM
INSIDER VIEW | Power price shock: Financing beats 5-6
In my March 16 column, I proposed that DBP and Land Bank, and maybe even SSS and GSIS, lead the banking sector in financing the P30-billion increase in costs from the current power price surge, amortized over 15 years at about P5 per month per typical household.
16 Mar 2026
12:04PM
INSIDER VIEW | A financing fix for the power price surge
The Philippines faces a potential 16-percent surge in electricity prices by April unless the government takes urgent action, Energy Secretary Sharon Garin told Reuters last Friday.
13 Mar 2026
9:21AM
INSIDER VIEW | Electricity planning in an age of geopolitical risks
As I mentioned in a previous article, we should expect our electricity prices to spike in the coming months. We only have to look at the Ukraine and Middle East crises for an explanation.
10 Mar 2026
2:22PM
Meralco moves to shield power prices from Middle East tensions
Manila Electric Company said it is moving to shield customers from possible electricity price pressure as tensions in the Middle East threaten global fuel markets.
9 Mar 2026
1:01PM
Oil price surge threatens Philippine off-grid power supply
Escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are raising concerns about fuel supply disruptions in the Philippines, particularly for island and off-grid communities that rely heavily on diesel-powered electricity.
9 Mar 2026
12:01PM
INSIDER VIEW | Stress‑testing PH power prices amid Iran crisis
The war in Iran and the resulting disruption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz have jolted global oil and gas markets, with Brent crude and LNG prices spiking as tankers sit stranded off Fujairah and other Gulf hubs.
26 Dec 2025
5:44AM
INSIDER VIEW | ERC circular undermines electricity market competition
For over 20 years, the Philippines has pursued the development of a competitive electricity market to deliver lower costs to consumers. The Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (EPIRA) unequivocally mandates that retail competition, consumer choice, and private contracting—not government control—drive efficiency.
30 Sep 2025
7:20AM
INSIDER VIEW | The hidden cost of financializing electricity
At the recent ENERCON 2025 Conference hosted by the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) and Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP), I presented a simple but uncomfortable truth: electricity in the Philippines is expensive not because of technology, fuel, or even inefficiency alone—but because of the financialization of regulation itself.
30 Jun 2025
3:00AM
NGCP keeps low rates amid public worries about rising power costs
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines has asserted that its transmission charges represent just 2.98 percent of a typical consumer’s electricity bill, amid ongoing scrutiny of power costs and regulatory oversight.
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