Telcos, MECO given until Dec. 16 to address dangling wires issue or permits will be revoked

Futch Anthony Inso 11/21/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan warned telecommunication companies or telcos and the Mactan Electric Company (MECO) that he would revoke their business permits if they would fail to address the problems of…

MECO representatives face Lapu council

Futch Anthony Inso 09/01/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—Representatives from the Mactan Electric Company (MECO) appeared before the Lapu-Lapu City Council on Thursday, September 1, 2022, to answer queries aired by its consumers. Among the issues that they raised during the committee hearing…

Lapu-Lapu City Council invites MECO exec to shed light on power rate increase

Futch Anthony Inso 08/27/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — A representative of the Mactan Electric Company (MECO) will appear before the Lapu-Lapu City Council on September 1, 2022, so that he can explain the increase of electric rates of the power distribution…

MECO commends Lapu Council for urging ERC to OK application

Futch Anthony Inso 08/05/2022

LAPU-LAPUA CITY, Philippines — The Mactan Electric Company (MECO) welcomed the move of the Lapu-Lapu City Council in passing an ordinance urging the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to act on the application of MECO to purchase electricity…

Olango Island not yet ‘fully energized’ — MECO exec

Futch Anthony Inso 05/14/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Almost five months after Super Typhoon Odette hit Olango Island in Lapu-Lapu City, some areas of the island have not yet been energized. Engineer Gilbert Pagobo, general manager of Mactan Electric Company (MECO),…

Olango 50% energized, says MECO exec

Futch Anthony Inso 03/14/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Mactan Electric Company (MECO) has already energized 50 percent of its consumers in mainland Olango after the devastation of super typhoon Odette in December 2021. This was confirmed by Engineer Gilbert Pagobo,…

Mayor Ahong reminds Lapu residents to be vigilant against fire 

Futch Anthony Inso 03/02/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan reminds the public to be vigilant against fire as the country observes “Fire Prevention Month” this March. Chan also urged residents who still have no electricity to check the…

MECO: 100% of power feeders restored 

Futch Anthony Inso 02/02/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—The Mactan Electric Company (MECO) has reported that 100 percent of their power feeders have already been restored in mainland Lapu-Lapu after it was damaged by Super Typhoon Odette in December 2021. Engr. Gilbert Pagobo,…

Olango brownouts solved with 2 new power plants set to go online

Futch Anthony Inso 02/27/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Residents in Olango Island, Lapu-Lapu City will no longer experience a daily rotational brownout, after the power supplier of Mactan Electric Company (MECO), Total Power, finished the construction and installation of two additional…

Way hustisya kay pobre lagi

Lloyd Suarez 07/27/2015

Ang pobreng  amahan ni  anhing Ralph  Bureros, kadtong  13  anyos  nga  natumbahan-patay  sa poste sa Philippine Long Distance Telephone  (PLDT) sa  barangay  Tinago, miklaro  nga  wa  gyud silay tinguha   nga mokiha pa sa  mga responsable. Si Edmundo…

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