+ Follow MECO Tag
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[Title] => CERA calls for urgent power restoration in Mactan areas
[Summary] => A Cebu-based consumer watchdog is urging the Mactan Electric Company to accelerate the restoration of electricity across Lapu-Lapu City and Cordova, following extended outages that have disrupted businesses, strained households, and stalled public services after recent storms.
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[Title] => Pinoys in Taiwan already used to China presence around the island, says MECO
[Summary] => "Filipinos here in Taiwan are used to reports of China's presence around the territory."
[DatePublished] => 2025-04-04 10:27:00
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[AuthorName] => Cristina Chi
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[URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/10/14/taiwan-military-drills-china_2024-10-14_19-07-57216_thumbnail.jpg
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[Title] => Garafil replaces Bello at MECO; broadcaster takes over PCO
[Summary] => Former broadcaster Cesar Chavez is the new secretary of the Presidential Communications Office, with former PCO secretary Cheloy Garafil appointed by President Marcos as the new chief of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office.
[DatePublished] => 2024-09-06 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Alexis Romero
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[Title] => Travel agency sa Maynila, nasa hot water
[Summary] => Nakatakdang ipakansela ng Manila Economic and Cultural Office ang lisensya ng isang travel agency sa Maynila makaraang matuklasan na sangkot sa recruitment ng mga estudyanteng Pinoy para sa ‘study-work program’ ng gobyerno ng Taiwan.
[DatePublished] => 2023-11-17 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Danilo Garcia
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[Title] => MECO confident visa-free entry to Taiwan will continue
[Summary] => The head of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office yesterday expressed hope that the Taiwanese government would continue its visa-free entry privilege program for Filipinos.
[DatePublished] => 2023-05-14 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Emmanuel Tupas
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[Title] => 3 Filipinos dead in Taiwan fire – Bello
[Summary] => Three Filipinos died and five others were injured after a fire struck a food factory in Taiwan, Manila Economic and Cultural Office chairman Silvestre Bello III confirmed yesterday.
[DatePublished] => 2023-04-28 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla
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[Title] => Filipinos in Taiwan well-protected – MECO
[Summary] => The remarks of China’s top diplomat in the Philippines against supporting Taiwan are not a cause for concern as the situation remained “very normal” and the welfare and interest of overseas Filipino workers are “well-protected,” the Manila Economic and Cultural Office said yesterday.
[DatePublished] => 2023-04-18 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1804865
[AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago
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[Title] => Batan-ong mag-uuma gidapit alang sa internship program sa Taiwan
[Summary] => Giimbitar sa Cebu City Agriculture Department ang mga konsituwente niini nga mahimong kabahin sa batch 2023 sa Filipino Young Farmers Internship Program didto sa Taiwan.
[DatePublished] => 2023-03-09 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Sanden J. Anadia
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[Title] => For sake of consumers, ecozone locators: MECO to ERC: Suspend hike
[Summary] => While the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines and the Department of Public Works and Highways-7 are passing the buck as to who should be blamed on the “hitting of the underground transmission line,” the Mactan Electric Company asked the Energy Regulatory Commission to suspend whatever increase in the power rate brought about by the incident.
[DatePublished] => 2023-02-14 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon
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[Title] => Paglilikas ng mga Pinoy sa Taiwan pinag-aaralan na ng MECO
[Summary] => Dahil sa tumtinding tensyon sa pagitan ng Estados Unidos at China dahil sa ginawang pagbisita ng isang US official sa Taiwan, pinag-aaralan na ng pamahalaan ang planong paglilikas sa mga Pinoy sa Taiwan.
[DatePublished] => 2022-08-07 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1804758
[AuthorName] => Malou Escudero
[SectionName] => Police Metro
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[Title] => CERA calls for urgent power restoration in Mactan areas
[Summary] => A Cebu-based consumer watchdog is urging the Mactan Electric Company to accelerate the restoration of electricity across Lapu-Lapu City and Cordova, following extended outages that have disrupted businesses, strained households, and stalled public services after recent storms.
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[Title] => Pinoys in Taiwan already used to China presence around the island, says MECO
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[AuthorID] => 1807493
[AuthorName] => Cristina Chi
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[Title] => Garafil replaces Bello at MECO; broadcaster takes over PCO
[Summary] => Former broadcaster Cesar Chavez is the new secretary of the Presidential Communications Office, with former PCO secretary Cheloy Garafil appointed by President Marcos as the new chief of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office.
[DatePublished] => 2024-09-06 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 1
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[AuthorName] => Alexis Romero
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[Title] => Travel agency sa Maynila, nasa hot water
[Summary] => Nakatakdang ipakansela ng Manila Economic and Cultural Office ang lisensya ng isang travel agency sa Maynila makaraang matuklasan na sangkot sa recruitment ng mga estudyanteng Pinoy para sa ‘study-work program’ ng gobyerno ng Taiwan.
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[AuthorName] => Danilo Garcia
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[Title] => MECO confident visa-free entry to Taiwan will continue
[Summary] => The head of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office yesterday expressed hope that the Taiwanese government would continue its visa-free entry privilege program for Filipinos.
[DatePublished] => 2023-05-14 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Emmanuel Tupas
[SectionName] => Nation
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[Title] => 3 Filipinos dead in Taiwan fire – Bello
[Summary] => Three Filipinos died and five others were injured after a fire struck a food factory in Taiwan, Manila Economic and Cultural Office chairman Silvestre Bello III confirmed yesterday.
[DatePublished] => 2023-04-28 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 1
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[AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla
[SectionName] => Nation
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[URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2023/04/27/fire_2023-04-27_20-54-50816_thumbnail.jpg
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[Title] => Filipinos in Taiwan well-protected – MECO
[Summary] => The remarks of China’s top diplomat in the Philippines against supporting Taiwan are not a cause for concern as the situation remained “very normal” and the welfare and interest of overseas Filipino workers are “well-protected,” the Manila Economic and Cultural Office said yesterday.
[DatePublished] => 2023-04-18 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago
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[Title] => Batan-ong mag-uuma gidapit alang sa internship program sa Taiwan
[Summary] => Giimbitar sa Cebu City Agriculture Department ang mga konsituwente niini nga mahimong kabahin sa batch 2023 sa Filipino Young Farmers Internship Program didto sa Taiwan.
[DatePublished] => 2023-03-09 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Sanden J. Anadia
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[Title] => For sake of consumers, ecozone locators: MECO to ERC: Suspend hike
[Summary] => While the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines and the Department of Public Works and Highways-7 are passing the buck as to who should be blamed on the “hitting of the underground transmission line,” the Mactan Electric Company asked the Energy Regulatory Commission to suspend whatever increase in the power rate brought about by the incident.
[DatePublished] => 2023-02-14 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 1
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[AuthorName] => Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon
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[Title] => Paglilikas ng mga Pinoy sa Taiwan pinag-aaralan na ng MECO
[Summary] => Dahil sa tumtinding tensyon sa pagitan ng Estados Unidos at China dahil sa ginawang pagbisita ng isang US official sa Taiwan, pinag-aaralan na ng pamahalaan ang planong paglilikas sa mga Pinoy sa Taiwan.
[DatePublished] => 2022-08-07 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1804758
[AuthorName] => Malou Escudero
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