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 hopes to partially power-up Olango Island next month

Futch Anthony Inso 02/16/2022

  LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Mactan Electric Company (MECO) hopes to partially energize Olango Island in the first week of March. This was confirmed by Engr. Gilbert Pagobo, senior vice president and general manager of MECO.…

MECO incurs over P400M in losses due to Odette

Futch Anthony Inso 02/03/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Mactan Electric Company (MECO) has recorded an initial loss of P400 million caused by super typhoon Odette in December 2021. Engr. Gilbert Pagobo, senior vice-president and general manager of MECO, confirmed the…

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…

Gale Warning Still Up In Cebu: Lapu sends food packs to Olango Island families

Futch Anthony Inso 08/10/2019

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – With sea travels still suspended, Mayor Junard Chan already started sending food packs to families in Olango Island who were unable to cross to mainland Lapu-Lapu City to buy their supplies. City Hall…

Agriculture Ministry of Taiwan to train Cebu City farmers

PR 05/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas in partnership with Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) launched the “Vegetable Farm Season-Long Training for Cebu Farmers” in Barangay Buot, Cebu City last…

Bid to make first solar-powered bridge in country pushed

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/05/2016

THE Mactan Electric Company Inc. (Meco) is proposing to make the old Mandaue-Mactan bridge the first solar energy-powered bridge in the country. During yesterday’s Mactan-Cebu Bridge Management Board (MCBMB) meeting, Meco officials presented their P30-million solar project…

Airport assures power supply

Izobelle T. Pulgo 04/04/2016

THE management of the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) assured passengers that they are ready to deal with brownouts and avoid flight delays as experienced by the Ninoy Aquino International Airport last Sunday. The NAIA experienced a…

MECO worker shot dead in Lapu-Lapu

Norman V. Mendoza 02/14/2016

A 45-YEAR-OLD employee of Mactan Electric Cooperative (MECO) was shot dead last Saturday by a man on a motorcycle in Barangay Looc, Lapu-Lapu City. Remegio Ungria of Purok Yellow Bell, Barangay Looc, died after he was shot…

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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