Republic of the Philippines 
House of Representatives 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. _________ 
Introduced by 
APEC Party-List Representative Sergio C. Dagooc  
PHILRECA Party-List Representative Presley C. De Jesus 
Republic Act. No. 7160, otherwise known as the “Murang Kuryente Act 
aims to protect the public by ensuring the provision of reliable, secure and 
affordable supply of electric power to consumers. In said bill, the net national 
government share from the Malampaya fund shall be utilized for the payment of 
stranded contract costs and stranded debts transferred to and assumed by the 
Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management.  
Under the RA 9136 or the EPIRA Law, Small Power Utilities Groups 
(SPUGs) refer to the functional unit of the National Power Corporation (NPC), 
created to pursue NPC’s missionary electrification function. The NPC operates 
over two hundred seventy-four (274) SPUGs, servicing the regions of Luzon, 
Visayas and Mindanao. 
 Under section 34 of the same law, Missionary Electrification shall be 
funded from the revenues from sales in the missionary areas and from the 
Universal Charge (UC) to be determined by the Energy Regulatory Commission 
and collected from all electricity end-users. 
However with the continuous and unexpected rise of electricity in the 
Philippines, there is now a need to protect the end-consumers from paying  the 
current exorbitant fees and further protecting them from the possible increase 
of charges in the future. Thus, this bill seeks to provide a subsidy for the 
Universal Charge for Missionary Electrification (UCME), sourced from the 
Malampaya Funds, which aims to protect consumers by lowering electricity 
charges solely shouldered by the end-consumers. 
March 23, 2023
2:32 pm
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In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
REP. PRESLEY C. DE JESUS 
PHILRECA Party-list Representative 
REP. SERGIO C. DAGOOC 
APEC Party-list Representative 


Republic of the Philippines 
House of Representatives 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. _________ 
Introduced by 
APEC Party-List Representative Sergio C. Dagooc  
PHILRECA Party-List Representative Presley C. De Jesus 
AN ACT  
AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11371 OR THE MURANG KURYENTE ACT 
TO FURTHER DECREASE THE PRICES OF ELECTRICITY IN THE 
COUNTRY  
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. TITLE – This act shall be known as the “MAS MURANG
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KURYENTE ACT OF 2023”. 
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SECTION 2. POLICY OF THE STATE – It is hereby declared that it is the 
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policy of the state to protect public interest by ensuring the provision of reliable, 
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secure, and affordable supply of electric power to consumers. Towards this end, 
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the state shall implement policies and programs to ensure transparent and 
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reasonable prices of electricity to consumers by minimizing the universal charges 
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for stranded contract costs and stranded debts. 
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SECTION 3. AMENDMENTS – Section 4 of the Republic Act No. 11371, 
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also known as the “Murang Kuryente Act” shall be read as follows: 
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Section 4. Use of Malampaya Fund.— Two hundred eight 
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billion pesos (₱208,000,000,000.00) of the proceeds of the 
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net national government share from the Malampaya fund, 
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shall be utilized for the payment of stranded contract costs 
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and stranded debts transferred to and assumed by the Power 
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Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation 
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(PSALM) pursuant to Section 49 of Republic Act No. 9136, 
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the "Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001", including 
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all anticipated shortfalls in the course of payment of such 
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liabilities after applying the PSALM’s collections from the 
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privatization of the NPC’s assets, independent power 
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producers’ contracts, and proceeds from operations of 
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existing assets: Provided, That annual allocations from the 
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Malampaya fund for the payment of stranded contract costs 
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and stranded debts including all anticipated shortfalls shall 
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be included in the General Appropriations Act consistent 
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with the fiscal program of the government, the procedure for 
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which shall be provided in the implementing rules and 
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regulations of this Act: Provided, That any remaining and 
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future proceeds of the net national government share from 
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the Malampaya fund over and above the amount indicated in 
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this Act shall remain in the Special Account in the general 
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fund 
to 
finance 
energy 
resource 
development 
and 
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exploitation programs pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 
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910, Creating the Energy Development Board: Provided, That 
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this provision shall not impair in any way the use or 
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application of the remaining amount or future proceeds of 
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the net national government share of the Malampaya fund to 
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be used for energy resource development and exploitation 
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programs pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 910. 
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The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) shall 
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ensure the timely release of the amounts allocated and 
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appropriated to the PSALM in accordance with its debt and 
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independent power producer payment schedule. 
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In the event the stranded contract costs, stranded debts, and 
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anticipated shortfalls in the course of the payment of such 
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liabilities are fully paid before the exhaustion of the amount 
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allocated in this Act, the remainder of the amount allocated 
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shall be utilized to finance energy resource development and 
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exploitation programs pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 
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910, Creating the Energy Development Board. 
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The universal charges for stranded contract costs and 
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stranded debts currently being collected may be covered by 
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the allocated amount from the Malampaya fund subject to 
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the implementing rules and regulations of this Act. 
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TWENTY PERCENT (20%) OF THE ANNUAL APPROVED 
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UNIVERSAL 
CHARGES 
FOR 
MISSIONARY 
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ELECTRIFICATION (UCME)  SHALL BE COLLECTED FROM 
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THE MALAMPAYA FUND, UNTIL THE EXHAUSTION OF 
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SAID 
FUND 
AND 
SUBJECT 
TO 
THE 
AMENDED 
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IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THIS ACT. 
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SECTION 4. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within ninety (90) 
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days from the effectivity of this Act, the DOE and DOF, in consultation with the 
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DBM, the Bureau of the Treasury, and the PSALM shall amend the Implementing 
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Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 11371.  
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SECTION 5. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE – If, for any reason, any provision 
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of this Act is declared unconstitutional or invalid, the other parts or provisions 
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hereof which are not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.. 
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SECTION 6. REPEALING CLAUSE – All laws, presidential decrees, 
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executive orders, letters of instruction, administrative rules and regulations or 
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parts thereof which are contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act 
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are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
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SECTION 7. EFFECTIVITY – This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) 
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days following its complete publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) 
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newspapers of general circulation whichever is earlier. 
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Approved.
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