(Photo courtesy of OPAV) CEBU CITY - A humanitarian flight arrived in typhoon-stricken Cebu on Friday morning, bringing relief goods, hygiene kits, and water from several donors and sponsors. The latest "bayanihan" effort brought together several groups of companies and foundations to join hands to bring donated goods to Cebu on the last day of 2021. The flight was made possible by the MVP group composed of Maynilad, Meralco and other companies, One Meralco Foundation, Philippine Airlines and its foundation, GMA, Makati Medical Center, PTT Philippines, and Chevron Philippines, among others. PAL provided the aircraft and personnel while PTT and Chevron sponsored the jet fuel used by the aircraft. Makati Med and Maynilad Water Services brought hygiene kits and two tons of water while GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc. brought relief goods. The Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV), represented by Undersecretary Anthony Gerard "Jonji" Gonzales, accepted
Some customers in Cebu may not exactly regain their electricity service by New Year’s day, but their servicing utility Visayan Electric Company (VECO) is striving to achieve 80-percent power supply restoration by January 10 next year. Aboitiz Power Corporation, which is the parent firm of VECO,