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Cebu gov't, Visayan Electric ink pact for Project ECO Loop
The Freeman
|October 16, 2025
1st ELECTRIC BUS SYSTEM
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Firefighters work hand-in-hand to put out the fire in a residential area along B. Aranas Extension, Barangay Duljo-Fatima, Cebu City on Wednesday morning.
(NICHOLAS JON MALAGA)
The Cebu City government has officially sealed its partnership with Visayan Electric Company and the Aboitiz Foundation Inc. for the rollout of Project ECO Loop (Phase 1), a pioneering initiative that will deploy free electric buses across key heritage routes in the city.
This came following a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed recently, marking the start of Cebu’s first electric bus system.
Mayor Nestor Archival, who led the signing, described the project as a long-awaited step toward sustainable mobility and inclusive urban development.
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