Streetlights serve a role in society that is not limited to enabling people to see where they are going. On a broader perspective, the existence of streetlights emphasizes the value of safety, peace and order and a robust economy. Aside from these, the bright streets give a nice, warm feeling of contentment and happiness.

At present, MERALCO has around 285,000 streetlights all over its franchise area that it installed and is currently maintaining. This goes to show that Meralco is committed to installing and maintaining streetlights, whenever the need is manifested by streetlight applications.

There are however more things that we need to know about streelights, that is not only informative and interesting but also helpful for a general understanding of the intricacies of the streetlighting system.

Last updated: 12/01/2006