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  • Hontiveros files bill to curb power rate spikes

    Hontiveros files bill to curb power rate spikes

    MANILA – Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a measure seeking to impose a price ceiling on electricity rates during declared states of emergency or calamity to protect consumers from steep increases in power costs. Senate Bill No. 2361 proposes amendments to the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (EPIRA), authorizing the President to impose…