CCCI members told to prepare for possible power shortage this summer

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/12/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The business industry is urged to prepare for a possible power shortage this summer. Kenneth Co, the newly sworn president of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industries (CCCI), said they have been…

P800K Visayan Electric bill settled

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/03/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The erroneous Visayan Electric bill that reached P877,000 for a single residential household has been resolved. Jreal Mary Mae Punay-Sarmiento, a member of the Punay family, said Visayan Electric has reached out to…

Visayan Electric consumer with P877,000 bill wont sue, wants right bill settled

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/02/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Visayan Electric household consumer whose bill reached P877,045 for a 90-day reading period said their family will not be filing charges against the utility. However, they want to know why a mistake…

Bill lumping and increased consumption behind rise in electric bill — Visayan Electric

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/02/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Visayan Electric urged consumers to check their February 2022 bills meticulously in order to understand why their bills may have increased. Engineer Daryl Bonbon, the vice president for customer services of the power…

Visayan Electric: Over P800K reflected on consumer’s February 2022 bill ‘erroneous’

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 03/02/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – If you notice any “outrageous” increases in your monthly bill, you better start to ask why? Engineer Daryl Bonbon, Visayan Electric vice president for consumer services, said concerns on the monthly bills should…

Kites cause 165.63 hours of power outage in January 2022 — Visayan Electric

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/11/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — While Visayan Electric continues to restore the power of many of their franchise areas in Metro Cebu, they are pleading with the public not to fly kites around power lines. Kites getting entangled…

Damages in interior lines delay Visayan Electric’s restoration efforts; Rama ‘pissed off’

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 02/04/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The extent of the damages in the interior power lines of Metro Cebu is the reason why Visayan Electric failed to fully reenergize its franchise area on time. This was the power utility’s…

Rama ‘disappointed’ with Visayan Electric’s failure to fully reenergize Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/04/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said that he was very disappointed with Visayan Electric’s failure to reenergize Cebu City on their claimed target on January 31, 2022. Rama said that he could have…

Cebu City councilor wants city to open co-working space

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/29/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Nestor Archival is asking the Executive Department to open a co-working space for workers in the city. In a resolution passed by the City Council, Archival said that since Typhoon…

Full power restoration won’t be achieved by Jan. 31 — Visayan Electric

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/27/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Due to extensive damage in wirings and infrastructure in interior communities, power in Metro Cebu may not be fully restored by January 31. Engineer Raul Lucero, president and chief operating officer (COO) of…

Probe set on power connection racket

Philippine Daily Inquirer 01/11/2022

CEBU CITY, Cebu, Philippines — The Cebu provincial government and the power distribution company here have launched separate investigations to unmask unscrupulous persons and businesses that have taken advantage of the misery of Cebuanos still recovering from…

Visayan Electric: More than 200K households reenergized as of Jan. 9

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/09/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Nearly a month since Typhoon Odette (international name: Rai) ravaged Cebu, electricity is back in over 200,000 consumers in the metropolis.  Visayan Electric Co., in its latest energization update issued on January 9,…

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