Giant holiday greeting letters tower atop the FIBECO main office in Maramag, Bukidnon, signaling the official start of the Christmas season. “Malipayong Pasko” means Merry Christmas or “Maligayang Pasko” in Filipino. – Photo by Fibeco

MARAMAG, Bukidnon — Amid rising electricity rates, subscribers of the First Bukidnon Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FIBECO) found a glimmer of holiday cheer as the country ushers in the “ber months.”

FIBECO officially kicked off the 2026 Christmas season with a simple yet meaningful Christmas park lighting ceremony on Tuesday at its main office grounds in Maramag, Bukidnon—marking the cooperative’s first-ever switch-on ceremony of its kind.

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