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Senior-citizen power subsidy costs seen rising as elderly ranks grow
Business World Philippines
|December 23, 2025
THE government's electricity discount program for senior citizens is facing challenges due to the ageing population and overlaps with other energy subsidies, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) said.
“As the Philippine population ages, both the number of qualifying households and their average consumption levels will increase, escalating total subsidy costs,” PIDS study authors Kris A. Francisco and Patricia Thea A. Basilio said in a report published on Dec. 21.
Republic Act 9994 provides for a minimum 5% electricity discount for citizens aged 60 and above who consume 100 kilowatt hours or less.
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