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MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday called for the removal of electricity system loss charges passed on to consumers as he delivered his fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday at Batasang Pambansa.
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Marcos said it is about time to stop making households shoulder costs stemming from inefficiencies in the power distribution system.
System loss is the difference between the power delivered to a distribution system and the actual electricity billed to consumers, driven by technical inefficiencies and electricity theft.
