"It's just a piece of paper." If that's true, why has China spent the last decade trying to discredit it? The 2016 Arbitral Award exposed the lack of legal basis for China's Nine-Dash Line and affirmed Philippine rights in the West Philippine Sea.
Ten years later, the ruling remains final and legally bindingโand no amount of propaganda can change that. Know the facts. Challenge false narratives. Defend the truth.
#BRPSierraMadre #WPS #WestPhilippineSea #ArbitralAward10 #RuleOfLaw #FactsMatter #JULY12 #DefendTheTruth #NotOneMore
Saw this post from Antonette Aquino on Facebook - sharing it here. This is what she said:
No, I did not leave the aircon running 24/7.
My Meralco bill came in at โฑ9,791.78. So let me break it down because nobody else will.
Generation charge alone is โฑ5,266.66. Thatโs 54% of my entire bill. Meralcoโs actual cut? โฑ1,730.98. And that number hasnโt moved since 2022. What keeps going up is everything sitting on top of it.
Hereโs whatโs actually eating your money:
System Loss โ โฑ486.83
You are paying for stolen electricity. Illegal connections, meter tampering, jumpers. Republic Act 7832 lets Meralco pass the cost of electricity theft straight to paying customers.
Universal Charges โ โฑ201.96
Part of this goes toward paying off the National Power Corporationโs debts. Old debts. From decisions made before most of us were even working.
Government Taxes โ โฑ989.81
The 12% VAT is not just on what you consumed. Itโs stacked on top of every other charge, including the subsidies youโre already paying for. So yes, you are paying tax on stolen electricity. Tax on an old government debt. Tax on a subsidy you do not even benefit from.
FiT-All and GEA-All โ โฑ149.59 combined
Two separate renewable energy levies running at the same time. The second one was quietly added to bills in February 2026. Both government-mandated. Neither one is optional.
FYI..none of this is illegal. Itโs all backed by law. But legal and fair are not the same thing.
The middle class does not steal electricity. We do not qualify for lifeline rates. We do not get 4Ps. We just pay full VAT, fund everyone elseโs discounts, and absorb costs that should never have been ours to begin with. Every month. Without relief.
What actually needs to change:
1. Reform the generation charge. One line item cannot be more than half your bill and go unchallenged.
2. Stop passing system loss to consumers. Other countries make the utility absorb it. We should demand the same.
3. Move faster on renewables. Lower generation costs long-term. That transition is already overdue.
๐ธ CTTO
I have always wondered why we Filipinos rally so passionately around our victories in beauty pageants and international sportsโcheering as one nation, claiming every crown or medal as a shared triumph that fills us with collective pride.
Yet when it comes to the issue of the West Philippine Sea, a vital part of our maritime jurisdiction and livelihood, some of our own countrymen feel detached, insisting itโs distant from their lives or unrelated to what we are truly fighting for.
This contrast is striking: we unite effortlessly for moments of glory and celebration, but struggle to muster the same shared ownership when defending something foundational to our nation's rights, resources, and future. ๐ต๐ญ
FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE. The Sierra Madre mountain range serves as Luzon's natural fortress. It's the Philippines' first line of defense against climate-induced disasters such as tropical cyclones. Losing her will cause more trouble. Protect her as she does us. #UwanPH#FungWong
PNR used to have an extensive network of rail lines streching from San Fernando, La Union all the way to Legazpi, Albay. Trains also once reached Antipolo, Batangas, Cabanatuan, Cavite, Montalban, and Pagsanjan. Trains also used to operate in Panay Island and Cebu!
โYung aking pamangkin, hindi nga nadala sa korteโฆ Mapalad ang ating pangulo dahil mabibigyan siya ng pagkakataon na ipagtanggol ang kaniyang sarili.โ
Randy Delos Santos, uncle of slain teenager Kian Delos Santos, criticized the irony of former President Rodrigo Duterte receiving due processโa right denied to Kian and thousands of others killed in the controversial war on drugs.โจโจ@News5PH@onenewsph