Manila, Oct. 22 -- Funds allocated to communities hosting energy resources and power-generating facilities will increase starting January 2026, aimed at ensuring greater development for the people and the economy while fostering inclusive growth and accelerating the universal electrification program.

To date, host communities receive PHP0.50 per kilowatt hour (kWh) under the Energy Regulation (ER) Program No. 1-94 (ER 1-94), but starting January next year, it will be PHP2.50/kWh, the Department of Energy (DOE) said in a press release Wednesday.

Energy Secretary Sharon Garin, in a Department Circular signed on Oct. 14, 2025, said financial benefit under the said program also increases from PHP0.01/kWh to PHP0.03/kWh of electricity genera...