Libreng kuryente para sa mga low-consumption households, isinusulong ni Rep. Marcos

by Lester Bautista @Business | February 18, 2026

Photo: Sandro Marcos / FP

Panukalang libreng kuryente

Isinusulong ni House Majority Leader at Ilocos Norte 1st District Rep. Sandro Marcos na gawing libre ang kuryente sa mga pamilyang may mababang konsumo ng kuryente.

Layon ng House Bill No. 2700 o ang "Free Electricity for Low-Consumption Households Act" na buwagin ang kasalukuyang cross-subsidy system, at palitan ito ng direct government subsidy para gawing mas abot-kaya ang kuryente sa buong bansa.

Sa ilalim ng panukala ni Rep. Marcos, kabilang sa eligible households ang mga residential consumer na ang average na buwanang pagkonsumo ay hindi hihigit sa 135 kilowatt-hours (kwh) sa nakalipas na tatlong buwan, o mayroong monthly bill na hindi hihigit sa P2,000.

Maynilad offers desludging services this February

by Info @Brand Zone | February 18, 2026

Date of release: February 18, 2026

West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) is offering septic tank cleaning services to its residential and semi-business customers this February in select parts of Caloocan, Las Piñas, Manila, Muntinlupa, Parañaque, Pasay, Quezon City, Valenzuela, and Cavite Province at no extra cost.

Maynilad’s sanitation program is one of the company’s efforts to lessen pollution loading into Metro Manila’s river systems. “We ask our customers to avail of this service, as it will help to protect community health and the environment,” said Engr. Zmel Grabillo, Maynilad’s Head of Wastewater Management.

Customers residing in Barangay 132, 133, 134, 135, and 136 in Caloocan; Brgy. Manuyo I and Manuyo II in Las Piñas; Brgy. Port Area, Sampaloc, and Sta. Cruz in Manila; Brgy. Tunasan in Muntinlupa; Brgy. San Roque in Pasay; Brgy. Baclaran, La Huerta, Marcelo Green, Moonwalk, Sto. Niño, and Tambo in Parañaque; Brgy. Baesa, Damayan, Doña Imelda, Greater Fairvew, Kaligayahan, Manresa, Mariblo, Nagkaisang Nayon, San Antonio, San Jose, St. Peter, and Unang Sigaw in Quezon City; and Brgy. Balangkas, Canumay East, Gen. T. De Leon, and Lingunan in Valenzuela may avail of Maynilad’s desludging service. 

Moreover, some Maynilad customers in Cavite Province, particularly Brgy. Aniban I, Banalo, Bayanan,Bucandula IV, Campo Santo, Daang Bukid, Digman, Dulong Bayan, Habay II, Mabolo I, Mambog I, Mambog V, Molino I, Malino, II, Panapaan I, Panapaan II, Panapaan IV to VII, Talaba III, Talaba IV, and Talaba VII in Bacoor City; Brgy. Malagasang I-E, Malagasang I-D, and Malagasang I-F in Imus City may avail of the company’s septic tank cleaning services at no extra cost. Septic tank cleaning service normally costs around Php 4,700 per truck.

Maynilad customers interested in availing of the company’s septic tank cleaning service may call the Maynilad Hotline 1626 to determine the requirements and procedures. Additional information is also available in the company’s website, www.mayniladwater.com.ph, and social media accounts (X: @maynilad, Facebook: /MayniladWater).

Maynilad is the largest private water concessionaire of Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) in the Philippines in terms of customer base. Its service area includes the cities of Manila (all but portions of San Andres and Sta. Ana), Quezon City (west of San Juan River, West Avenue, EDSA, Congressional, Mindanao Avenue, the northern part starting from the Districts of Holy Spirit and Batasan Hills), Makati (west of South Super Highway), Caloocan, Pasay, Parañaque, Las Piñas, Muntinlupa, Valenzuela, Navotas, and Malabon, all in Metro Manila; and the cities of Cavite, Bacoor, and Imus, and the municipalities of Kawit, Noveleta, and Rosario, all in the province of Cavite.

P1.20 dagdag-presyo sa gasoline, P.60 sa diesel, kerosene

by Mai Ancheta @News | February 17, 2026

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Panibagong penitensiya ang sasalubong sa mga motorista ngayong Martes dahil sa panibagong pagtaas sa presyo ng produktong petrolyo.

Ito ang magiging ikaanim na linggong pagtaas sa presyo ng gasolina at pang-walo sa diesel at kerosene.

Sa inilabas na abiso ng mga kumpanya ng langis, tataas ang presyo kada litro ng gasolina ng P1.20; at P0.60 per liter naman sa diesel at kerosene.

Ang panibagong price adjustment ay magiging epektibo ngayong Martes, alas-6 ng umaga, habang ang ibang oil companies ay bukas na rin.

Ayon sa Department of Energy-Oil Industry Management Bureau, ang pagtaas ng presyo sa produktong petrolyo ay dahil sa panganib ng supply disruption sa Strait of Hormuz at ang kawalang kasiguruhan sa pag-uusap sa Iran kaugnay sa isyung nukleyar.