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This month showed lots of electrifying rate increases in the Visayas grid which has experienced yellow alerts almost daily for the past three weeks. I checked electricity prices of distribution utilities (DUs) and electric cooperatives  there. Below, all prices in pesos per kwh this year.

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                    [Title] => Are you suffering blackouts, expensive electricity too?
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                    [Title] => Power coops seek tax relief
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                    [Title] => Electric coops shine in Lumens Awards
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Best performing electric cooperatives (ECs) bagged awards in the recent Lumens Award of the National Electrification Administration (NEA).

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                    [Title] => Nearly half of electric coops bag top performance ratings
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Nearly half of electric cooperatives (ECs) operating in the country were given the highest ratings in terms of performance standards, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said.

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National Electrification Administration (NEA), the government agency overseeing the operations of electric cooperatives (ECs), has reduced its lending rates for ECs.

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                    [Title] => US-based headphone maker taps MSI-ECS
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MSI-ECS Philippines Inc. has forged a partnership with California-based Beats Electronics as its exclusive distributor for its new Beats Studio headphones in the Philippine market.

                    [DatePublished] => 2013-12-16 00:00:00
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                    [Title] => WB sets up $44 M fund for electric cooperatives
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The World Bank is setting aside $44 million to help electric cooperatives (ECs) in the Philippines access financing for their network expansion and renewable energy projects, a ranking official said.

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                    [Title] => ZTE rolls out affordable smartphones in Phl market
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Formally introducing four new smartphone models in Cebu, ZTE Philippines expects to penetrate the local mobile market with MSI-ECS Philippines Inc. as its exclusive distributor in the country.

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