Pardo, Guadalupe precincts rack huge power, water bills

Margarette Managaytay 09/26/2016

THE Pardo police precinct and the Guadalupe police precinct had the largest power and water bills among Cebu City’s 11 police precincts, Councilor Dave Tumulak said yesterday. Tumulak, designated as deputy mayor for police matters by Mayor…

Veco in charge of prompt repair of utility poles, wires

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/18/2015

For emergency repairs of utility poles and cables, call the Visayan Electric Co. (Veco). Utility firms have signed an agreement adopting Emergency Response Guidelines (ERG), which will make use of Veco’s emergency response system and hotline 230-8329.…

Veco assures immediate repairs on defective posts, dangling wires

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/17/2015

CONSUMERS who report problems on wires and posts to the Visayan Electric Co. (VECO) can expect immediate response and repair. Telecommunications firms in Cebu agreed to authorize Veco to conduct emergency repair works on their wires, posts…

Rama says utility firms must meet deadline on wires

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/06/2015

  UTILITY firms have to  fulfill their promise to remove all dangling wires and hazardous posts in Cebu City by May next year, Mayor Michael Rama said yesterday. He didn’t say what would happen if the second…

Aboitiz business units awarded for support to education sector

10/26/2015

ELEVEN business units of the Aboitiz Group and its social development arm, Aboitiz Foundation, recently received recognition from the Department of Education (DepEd) for their contribution to the improvement of the country’s public education system. DepEd Secretary…

Loose ends

07/22/2015

A meeting is being called today  by Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama  to give  public utility firms a “final warning” about their duty to fix  dangling and spaghetti wires. Sadly, it took the death of a 13-year-old …

Highland residents may pay bills in Taptap ‘bayad center’

07/11/2015

by Juli Ann M. Sibi UP Cebu Intern A “bayad center” will be opened at the Cebu City Hall satellite branch in barangay Taptap to allow residents of 36 mountain barangays to pay their bills on time.…

Veco electric pole falls, kills Tejero boy

Apple Ta-as, Jhunnex Napallacan 07/09/2015

A 13-year-old boy was killed  while two 13-year-old girls were injured after a concrete  pole of the Visayan Electric Co. (Veco) fell on the youths at a barbecue station on S. Osmeña Road, Cebu City. The mishap…

Prince Retail, RD Pawnshop to offer bill payment services

07/09/2015

Juli Ann M. Sibi UP Cebu Intern The Prince Retail Group and RD Pawnshop yesterday signed up to provide bill payment services in partnership with Electronic Commerce Payments (EC Pay), Inc. and Gate Distribution Enterprise Inc. Bill…

PLDT to move cable wires in Osmeña Blvd. underground

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/08/2014

With the Visayan Electric Co. (Veco) starting to move their overhead cables underground along Osmeña Boulevard, another firm is following suit. An official from the Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) Co. told the Cebu City Council last…

Veco’s net-metering encourages solar generation, power savings

Aileen Garcia-Yap 06/24/2014

The initiative of the Visayan Electric Company to encourage the private sector and home consumers in energy saving has been lauded by the Department of Energy, not just as pioneering but also helping plug the thin power…

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