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[Title] => Group flags ‘hidden water tax’
[Summary] => The Cebu Energy Rights Advocates has raised alarm over what it described as a “hidden water tax,” warning that thousands of Cebuano households are paying significantly higher costs due to unreliable water supply.
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[Title] => CERA nipahimangno sa MCWD pagpalig-on sa konserbasyon sa tubig
[Summary] => Gipahimangnoan sa Cebu Electricity Rights Advocates ang Metropolitan Cebu Water District nga palig-onon pa ang mga lakang sa water conservation ug infrastructure management, samtang nagpasidaan nga ang kasamtangang inefficiency sa sestema nagpasamot sa kakulang sa tubig ug kuryente sa Metro Cebu.
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[Title] => CERA calls out MCWD on “ghost water”
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[Title] => Group flags conversion of NGCP lots for housing
[Summary] => A group of advocates for electricity rights has raised serious concerns over proposals to convert National Grid Corporation of the Philippines properties in Duljo-Fatima and Talamban into residential or socialized housing sites, warning that the move could cripple Cebu s power grid.
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[Title] => Cebu facing power crisis
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[Title] => Consumer group asked utilities: Freeze rate hike
[Summary] => Cebuano households are heading into the 2025 holiday season under renewed pressure from higher utility costs and lingering concerns over power reliability, prompting consumer advocates to call for a rate freeze and a “zero-outage” guarantee during Christmas.
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[Title] => Visayas Power Grid gikabalak-an nga huyang
[Summary] => Nanawagan karon ang Cebu Electricity Rights Advocates sa mga lokal nga power distributors ug mga regulators nga mohimo og lig-on ug tukmang aksyon human sa sunod-sunod nga kalamidad nga mibutyag sa pagkahuyang sa Visayas power grid.
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[Title] => Utilities urged to boost disaster preparedness ahead of typhoon
[Summary] => With Typhoon Tino forecast to hit the Visayas, the Cebu Electricity Rights Advocates has called on the province’s power distributors to demonstrate stronger disaster preparedness and prevent a repeat of the widespread power crisis that followed Typhoon Odette in 2021.
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[Title] => CERA pushes for grid upgrades after quake disrupts power supply
[Summary] => The Cebu Electricity Rights Advocates has urged the government and the energy sector to accelerate upgrades to the Philippines’ power infrastructure following a 6.9-magnitude earthquake that disrupted electricity supply across Central and Eastern Visayas.
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[Title] => CERA calls for government action: Thin power reserves threaten Visayas economy
[Summary] => The Cebu Electricity Rights Advocates has urged the Philippine government to accelerate the expansion of power generation capacity in the Visayas, warning that the region’s economic growth could be undermined by recurring supply shortages.
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[Summary] => A group of advocates for electricity rights has raised serious concerns over proposals to convert National Grid Corporation of the Philippines properties in Duljo-Fatima and Talamban into residential or socialized housing sites, warning that the move could cripple Cebu s power grid.
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[Summary] => Cebuano households are heading into the 2025 holiday season under renewed pressure from higher utility costs and lingering concerns over power reliability, prompting consumer advocates to call for a rate freeze and a “zero-outage” guarantee during Christmas.
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