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Panay Electric Company
Panay Electric Company, Inc., also known as Panay Electric or simply PECO, is an electric power distribution company in the Philippines. It served the City of Iloilo from 1923 until 2019, when its franchise service expired and MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) controversially took over.
Although PECO is no longer the main power distributor for Iloilo City, the company continue to provide a variety of services, including meter management, electrical infrastructure maintenance, and safety-related services.
Electricity in Iloilo was introduced as early as 1895 when the Escuela de Artes y Oficios de Iloilo (now reestablished as Iloilo Science and Technology University) developed its own power generator.
In 1902, during the American Colonial Period, Iloilo Light Company was founded by American mining engineer Joseph Clayton Nichols. This marked the first time electricity in the province was made available for public subscription and established the first light company outside Luzon. In 1908, Nichols sold the Iloilo Light Company to fellow Americans and electrical engineers Albert Bryan and Robert Landon.
On February 22, 1921, Philippine Revolution general and senator Esteban de la Rama was granted a franchise "to install, operate, and maintain an electric light, heat, and power system in the municipalities of Iloilo, La Paz, Jaro and Arevalo" by virtue of Act 2983. He then organized Panay Electric Company (PECO) on May 14, 1921.
In April 1922, PECO became the majority owner of the Iloilo Light Company by purchasing three-fourths of the firm, thereby operating the power distribution system. PECO took full control of the Iloilo Light Company in February 1923 after the Philippine Legislature passed Act No. 3035, authorizing de la Rama to transfer his franchise to the company. On June 12, 1923, PECO began serving as Iloilo City's electric power distributor.
On January 27, 1927, Candelaria Soriano Cacho acquired the whole company, making it the first 100-percent Filipino-owned private company in the Philippines. Cacho died later that year, and her son, Mariano Cacho, inherited the company and continued its operations.
In 1929, the 8th Legislature passed Act 3665, granting PECO a new 50-year franchise and expanding its service area to include Santa Barbara, Pavia, and Oton. In 1974, under martial law, the company faced technical and financial problems, resulting in the towns being taken over and serviced by the electric cooperative ILECO 1, leaving the City of Iloilo as the only area serviced by PECO.
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Panay Electric Company
Panay Electric Company, Inc., also known as Panay Electric or simply PECO, is an electric power distribution company in the Philippines. It served the City of Iloilo from 1923 until 2019, when its franchise service expired and MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) controversially took over.
Although PECO is no longer the main power distributor for Iloilo City, the company continue to provide a variety of services, including meter management, electrical infrastructure maintenance, and safety-related services.
Electricity in Iloilo was introduced as early as 1895 when the Escuela de Artes y Oficios de Iloilo (now reestablished as Iloilo Science and Technology University) developed its own power generator.
In 1902, during the American Colonial Period, Iloilo Light Company was founded by American mining engineer Joseph Clayton Nichols. This marked the first time electricity in the province was made available for public subscription and established the first light company outside Luzon. In 1908, Nichols sold the Iloilo Light Company to fellow Americans and electrical engineers Albert Bryan and Robert Landon.
On February 22, 1921, Philippine Revolution general and senator Esteban de la Rama was granted a franchise "to install, operate, and maintain an electric light, heat, and power system in the municipalities of Iloilo, La Paz, Jaro and Arevalo" by virtue of Act 2983. He then organized Panay Electric Company (PECO) on May 14, 1921.
In April 1922, PECO became the majority owner of the Iloilo Light Company by purchasing three-fourths of the firm, thereby operating the power distribution system. PECO took full control of the Iloilo Light Company in February 1923 after the Philippine Legislature passed Act No. 3035, authorizing de la Rama to transfer his franchise to the company. On June 12, 1923, PECO began serving as Iloilo City's electric power distributor.
On January 27, 1927, Candelaria Soriano Cacho acquired the whole company, making it the first 100-percent Filipino-owned private company in the Philippines. Cacho died later that year, and her son, Mariano Cacho, inherited the company and continued its operations.
In 1929, the 8th Legislature passed Act 3665, granting PECO a new 50-year franchise and expanding its service area to include Santa Barbara, Pavia, and Oton. In 1974, under martial law, the company faced technical and financial problems, resulting in the towns being taken over and serviced by the electric cooperative ILECO 1, leaving the City of Iloilo as the only area serviced by PECO.