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MANILA, Philippines — Several bills seeking to remove system loss charges on electric bills have been filed before the House of Representatives, days after President Marcos’ fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona), where he asked Congress to pursue a bill on this matter.
In a statement on Thursday, Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco said he has refiled House Bill (HB) No. 10273 or the proposed System Loss Charges Abolition Act of 2026, in response to Marcos’ Sona speech where he said that households must not be made to shoulder costs stemming from inefficiencies in the power distribution system.
“Natutuwa ako na ang panukalang ito ay malinaw nang bahagi ng legislative agenda ng Pangulo. Matagal na nating sinasabi na hindi makatarungan na ang ordinaryong konsyumer ang pinagbabayad sa mga nananakaw ng kuryente at inefficiencies na wala naman silang kinalaman,” Tiangco said.
(I am happy that this proposal is now clearly part of the President’s legislative agenda. We have long been saying that it is not just for ordinary consumers to shoulder the costs brought by electric theft and inefficiencies that they are not responsible for.)
