Palace: Gov’t weighing effects of scrapping system loss charges

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Wednesday said the government is still studying the implementation of one of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s most applauded promises during his State of the Nation Address (Sona): the removal of system loss charges from electricity bills. Palace press officer Claire Castro said the

System loss, which accounts for about 5% of a Meralco bill, includes electricity lost to illegal connections and metering errors