ERC to rule
on
power increase
By
KIT BAGAIPO
The Energy
Regulatory Commission will have to decide on the legality of the franchise held
by Bohol Light Company Inc. before ruling on the application by the utility firm
to pass-on charges of franchise taxes paid since 2001.
Some
P36.5-million have been paid by Bohol Light to the national and city government
in franchise tax and this will be charged on the monthly billings of electric
consumers within a period of three years if the ERC grants their petition.
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| RULE ON FRANCHISE.
A ruling was sought on the validity of Bohol Light's franchise during last Thursday's
public hearing with ERC Commissioner Rauf Tan (left). Right photo shows Provincial
Legal Officer Handel Lagunay, City Councilor Dandan Bantugan and City Mayor Dan
Neri Lim leading government officials and concerned consumers in the public hearing.
Foto DANNY REYES |  DEJARESCO | | Just
Before Deadline.....
Ces
Drilon is well, laughing--mayor
ZAMBOANGA
CITY. A day after her assistant cameraman was freed, ABS-CBN reporter Ces Drilon
appears to have "relaxed" a bit and even managed a laugh in her phone
conversation with a negotiator early yesterday.
Drilon,
another cameraman, Jimmy Encarnacion, and Mindanao State University Prof. Octavio
Dinampo
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SPORTS
PMI top Dao hoopfest
The
Dao Commercial Basketball League (DCBL) 2008 7th season, one of the rain-delayed
cagefests this summer, finally came to a close with a big bang at the Dao open
hardcourt last Sunday.
When
the smoke cleared, the Navigators of coach Jun Zaldivar emerged champions against
the UB Flying Lemures with a 2-1 victory in their best-of-three title series participated
in by six top commercial teams here.
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