By Limuel Celebria The government’s modernization plan for the transport sector, particularly the ubiquitous jeepney, must be delayed for another year or more because of the COVID-19 pandemic that has put the world to a grinding halt. In a privilege speech delivered during the Iloilo City Council’s first regular session for the year
January 12, 2021
By Limuel S. Celebria MORE POWER and Electric Company (MORE) President Ruel Castro is redefining the meaning of Chief Executive Officer. Not content with dealing with corporate concerns and overseeing company operations from the comfortable confines of an air-conditioned office, Mr. Castro has gone out of his way to personally direct MORE activities on
January 6, 2021
By Limuel S. Celebria The inimitable Rommel Ynion has again done the inconceivable – he has come up with a music album with no less than himself on the vocals. Indeed, though he only took up singing at age 50, and only because his daughter asked him to sing for her. Ynion not only
December 23, 2020
By Limuel S. Celebria Filipino Super GM Wesley So, fresh from his celebrated conquest of the 2020 US Open, has emerged winner of the Skilling Open Championship after bloodying the nose of World Champion Magnus Carlssen. Wesley and Magnus engaged in a fierce give-and-take in the finals, both scoring two victories apiece while handling
December 2, 2020
By Limuel S. Celebria About two years ago last week, representatives of More Electric and Power Company (MORE POWER) faced the Iloilo City Council to explain its bid to take over the franchise of Panay Electric Company (PECO). Then (and until now) certain quarters view More Power – a company owned and controlled by
December 1, 2020
By Limuel S. Celebria Last Friday (November 20), MORE Power and Electric Company put on stream its 10-MVA substation located close to the Iloilo Business Park in Megaworld. Originally conceived as a “mobile substation” to augment the city power grid, the new substation is now dedicated to meet the increasing demand at the Megaworld
November 24, 2020
By Limuel S. Celebria The Vice President has only one job – wait for the President to die. As a spare tire, the VP’s place is in the trunk with the jack and tire wrench. Unless given a specific function by the President, the VP is not part of governance. The VP is not
November 20, 2020
By Limuel Celebria Yesterday, we posted on Facebook a friend’s lamentation over her utility bills which she felt were totally undue and excessive. It went this way: Lim, daw grabe ining tubig ta nga bill man. Sang previous months, tag 1,500.00 lng bill namon, karon iya nga bulan nga amo man gihapon konsumo namon
August 8, 2020
By Limuel S. Celebria IF YOU think not wearing a face mask won’t put your health in danger from the coronavirus, this time you’d better think about your precious time and the health of your pocket when going out in public without your face covered. Wary of the continuing increase in the number of
August 6, 2020
By Limuel S. Celebria At first I couldn’t believe it. Luis Miguel Cacho, president of Iloilo City’s erstwhile power distributor, Panay Electric Company, Inc. (PECO), owns a BMW? Amazing! Incredible! The Luis Miguel I knew way back in the 90s wouldn’t even dare indulge in such luxury. The Luis Miguel I knew was a tighfist,
August 3, 2020
By Limuel S. Celebria Less than a month after PB 102 spilled some 250,000 liters of bunker fuel near the shores Bo. Obrero in Iloilo City, the oil clean-up is almost done and the tedious and thorny process of providing livelihood and disturbance compensation to the victims is well underway. As events unfold, we
July 29, 2020
By Limuel S. Celebria In the July 21 issue of The Manila Standard, Dean Tony La Viña, writing under the column “Eagle Eyes” claimed there is a “Big Energy Fight in Iloilo.” Follow this link: https://manilastandard.net/mobile/article/329140?fbclid=IwAR2mMFcEjl-u8f1bUjtzpMNZFc7jEQmGLs01r8pHeO6KtNoeSxQxKaQnCVM#.XxguTLPKM3U.facebook This got me curious. What’s the fuss about any energy fight in Iloilo? It turned out he was
July 25, 2020