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July 28, 2011
Bikol bore brunt of Typhoon Juaning

LEGAZPI CITY (July 28, 2011 6:30 A.M.) – All storm signals lifted, flood waters receding and Typhoon Juaning leaving the country, Bikolanos now have time to take stocks and realize that the Bikol region bore the brunt of unexpected massive rains and strong winds brought by Typhoon Juaning.

LEGAZPI CITY (July 28, 2011 6:30 A.M.) – All storm signals lifted, flood waters receding and Typhoon Juaning leaving the country, Bikolanos now have time to take stocks and realize that the Bikol region bore the brunt of unexpected massive rains and strong winds brought by Typhoon Juaning.

Projection models show that Juaning merely skirted Bikol and in fact Juaning passed East of the region as a Tropical Depression and Albay was under Signal No. 1 when most of the damages to the province were taking place.

May 16, 2011
Brace for Higher Electric Bills in June – CASURECO II

Naga City (March 15, 2011) – High electricity bills are inevitable and forthcoming and Jane Barrameda, OIC Manager of the Camarines Sur II Electric Cooperative (CASURECO II), urges member-consumers to implement their own energy-saving  measures to render the power hike tolerable.

Naga City (March 15, 2011) – High electricity bills are inevitable and forthcoming and Jane Barrameda, OIC Manager of the Camarines Sur II Electric Cooperative (CASURECO II), urges member-consumers to implement their own energy-saving  measures to render the power hike tolerable.

Barrameda says the the higher cost of power that the cooperative has started buying from its fallback source, the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), shall now be passed on to the consumers and will start showing in June electric bills.

May 14, 2011
CASURECO II Warns of Yet Higher Power Rates

Naga City (May 13, 2011)  - The Therma Luzon Incorporated, an affiliate of the Aboitiz Group of Companies and the main power supplier of Camarines Sur II Electric Cooperative (CASURECO II), has suspended the contract to sell electricity to the cooperative because of the latter’s failure to pay its debts amounting to 67 million pesos. This was revealed by Jane Barrameda, OIC General Manager of CASURECO II.

Naga City (May 13, 2011)  - The Therma Luzon Incorporated, an affiliate of the Aboitiz Group of Companies and the main power supplier of Camarines Sur II Electric Cooperative (CASURECO II), has suspended the contract to sell electricity to the cooperative because of the latter’s failure to pay its debts amounting to 67 million pesos. This was revealed by Jane Barrameda, OIC General Manager of CASURECO II.

April 19, 2011
Suffering From Fundamentally Flawed Premises

The March 4-7 survey of the Social Weather Station, which it made exclusively for Business World, showed that 20.5 percent of respondents or an estimated 4.2 million families experienced hunger at least once in the past three months.

The March 4-7 survey of the Social Weather Station, which it made exclusively for Business World, showed that 20.5 percent of respondents or an estimated 4.2 million families experienced hunger at least once in the past three months. This represents an increase from the 18.5 percent or an estimated 3.4 million families going hungry in November 2010. According to Business World, the recent result is seven points above the 12-year average of 13.8 percent.

January 3, 2011
Workers Gear Up for More Battles as Aquino Gov't Continues to Favor Big Business

MANILA — In 2010, Filipino workers were treated to glittering promises of change as newly elected President Benigno Aquino III replaced Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in Malacañang. After nearly 10 years of Arroyo’s wage freeze amid economic policies that resulted in continuously rising prices of basic commodities and services, record joblessness, violations of human rights and trade union rights, Aquino’s promises naturally brought hope.

MANILA — In 2010, Filipino workers were treated to glittering promises of change as newly elected President Benigno Aquino III replaced Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in Malacañang. After nearly 10 years of Arroyo’s wage freeze amid economic policies that resulted in continuously rising prices of basic commodities and services, record joblessness, violations of human rights and trade union rights, Aquino’s promises naturally brought hope.