House moves to remove system loss chargesLinemen install new transformers on an electric post along United Nations Avenue in Manila on March 22, 2026. Speaker Faustino Dy and Majority Leader Sandro Marcos filed House Bill 10340 or the Systems Loss Charge Abolition Act, which seeks to remove system loss as a separate component of electricity bills. The filing of the bill came following President Marcos’ latest State of the Nation Address, where he called on Congress to abolish the system loss charge. Under the bill, distribution utilities cannot recover disallowed system losses through wheeling charges, supply charges, metering charges, universal charges, subsidies or any other item appearing on the monthly bill. The regulator will establish minimum efficiency standards for distribution utilities, including benchmarks for service interruption frequency and collection performance.