The world swirls and twirls faster than ever during the holiday season. While it is a festive time for family and friends, it can also spell stress and discomfort to fragile mortals who juggle various personal and…
Consumers, particularly those on off-grid islands, can expect lower power rates once an initiative to expand the use of renewable energy resources in the country goes full swing by 2018. The National Renewable Energy Board (NREB) on…
THE weak La Niña that is expected to affect the country next month until the first quarter of 2018, might also affect the power supply of the Visayas area. According to Lou Arciaga, information officer of the…
The government is encouraged to reduce red tape to make it easier for businesses to invest in the country’s energy sector. Guenter Taus, European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) president, said that the Philippine government…
It felt like being transported back to your favorite “James Bond” films. Accompanied by the Cebu Philharmonic Orchestra, the 54 candidates of Binibining Cebu embodied the theme, “Femme Fatale,” as they paraded onstage during the Evening Gown Competition…
President Rodrigo Duterte has yet to sign a consolidated bill to suspend this year’s barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections, and already, there has been confusion over who gets to stay and who should leave as ex-officio…
Hoping to attract more investors for big-ticket power projects, the energy department plans to adopt streamlined approval processes for faster implementation of these projects and eventually address the growing power demand in the country especially in the…
KIMLEX handed the SG-ARQ Builders their first loss of the 2017 Mayor Eddie Gullas Cup basketball tournament with a 114-97 decision Thursday night at the Talisay City Sports Complex. John Villaver and Eric Zanoria played leading roles…
The Lower House’s decision to restore the Commission on Human Rights’ proposed P649.484-million budget was brought about by People Power through social media. In a statement, the Liberal Party (LP) said the restoration of the CHR budget…
Forty-five years after it was declared by the late president Ferdinand Marcos, millennials have different perspectives on how martial law had impacted the country’s history and its people. Yet Cebuano millenials Ivan Rey Tan, Ted Frances Servano…
Veco eyes citywide expansion of underground distribution system project The Visayan Electric Company (Veco) is considering eventually expanding its underground distribution system (UDS) to the rest of Cebu City once it completes the project along the Sinulog…
CEBUANOS will celebrate a “bright” Christmas this year as the power outlook for the Visayas has turned positive following a series of power outages in recent months. Anton Mari Perdices, Visayan Electric Company (Veco) chief operating officer,…
