Visayan Electric: No rotating brownouts in franchise area

06/04/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Visayan Electric has assured its customers that the rotating brownouts that have happened in Luzon due to power supply problems will not happen in its franchise area. President and chief operating officer Raul C.…

Visayan Electric maintains ISO certifications for QMS and EHSMS

PR 03/19/2021

True to its commitment to be a world class electric utility, Visayan Electric Co., Inc, successfully maintained its Integrated Management System (IMS) certifications for ISO 9001:2015 – Quality Management System (QMS), ISO 14001:2015 – Environmental Management (EM)…

No disconnection for lifeline customers

PR 02/09/2021

Visayan Electric will not implement disconnections on lifeline customers until March 31, 2021. This, after the Department of Energy, in a memorandum dated February 5, 2021 signed by Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi, asked distribution utilities not…

Biz community to Visayan Electric: Explain high cost of power

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Chamber of Commerce Incorporated (CCCI) is seeking the intervention of the Regional Development Council in Central Visayas (RDC-7) to make the Visayan Electric (formerly VECO) explain the high cost of electricity…

Electric company settles tax payments with Cebu City — Labella

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 11/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella confirmed that representatives from the electric company, which owed the city P200 million in taxes, have met with him and agreed to settle their liabilities. Labella and representatives…

Visayan Electric sends team to help restore power in Albay

PR 11/18/2020

In the past week, linemen from the Visayan Electric Co. have been working tirelessly to help restore power in the province of Albay, which bore the brunt of the strongest typhoon to hit the country this year.…

Consumer groups want probe over alleged overcharging by Visayan Electric

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Consumer groups in Cebu have opened an online signature campaign for the public to participate in to urge the Congress and the Senate to probe the alleged overcharging of electricity bills by Visayan…

Visayan Electric posts P2.26 B income in 2019

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Visayan Electric Company has reported a net income of P2.6 billion for 2019, the company told its shareholders during its Annual Shareholders Meeting on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. Engineer Raul Lucero, Visayan Electric’s…

Visayan Electric energizes essential facilities for COVID-19 response

PR 04/23/2020

True to its being a partner of the community, the Visayan Electric Company has boosted the power capacity and energized vital facilities in Cebu that are intended for COVID-19 response.  Visayan Electric President and Chief Operating Officer…

Visayan Electric exec succumbs to COVID-19

Rosalie Abatayo 03/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Visayan Electric Company has confirmed the death of one of its executives due to complications related to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The company said Dennis N.A. Garcia, the chief executive officer and Chairman…

Visayan Electric airs concern over issuance of temporary electric permits

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/04/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Visayan Electric, the primary energy provider for Metro Cebu, has asked the Cebu City Council to reconsider some portions of a proposed ordinance on the issuance of temporary electric permits. The ordinance…

Cebu City Council eyes 50% savings on electricity bill for street lights

Irene R. Sino Cruz 11/19/2019

CEBU CITY — The Cebu City Sangguniang Panglungsod aims to cut down electricity bill for the city’s streetlighting by replacing sodium lamps with light emitting diode (LED) ones. The council discussed the proposed replacement during the Citizens…

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