ALTHOUGH a number of current controversies have dominated the news cycle and public attention in recent days, there has been some good news in the form of a number of laws signed by President Rodrigo Duterte that will provide direct positive benefits for every Filipino. These new measures deserve to be highlighted.

The most important of these from a consumer point of view is Republic Act (RA) 11371, or the “Murang Kuryente Law“ (Cheap Electricity Law), which was signed by the President on August 8.