2022 is a year of recovery from the pandemic for many households, but most especially to those from marginalized communities. While a considerable pandemic response program was implemented by One Meralco Foundation in the past two years, the return and expansion of its flagship corporate social responsibility initiatives – community electrification, environmental sustainability and community relations – proved to be meaningful and significant platforms for the community’s recovery. Our focus on providing electricity access to unenergized families, remote, off-grid public schools, livelihood centers, health centers, and helping restore power in communities affected by calamities enabled their recovery and paved the way for productivity. Driven by Meralco’s corporate values of “malasakit” and “bayanihan,” One Meralco Foundation not only implemented social development programs that resulted in meaningful impact on people, prosperity, and the planet, but more importantly, provided a sense of hope that better days will come through hardwork, compassion for one another and collaboration.
Our book shows a progressive city that is close to nature. It illustrates that we do not just co-exist but work towards its preservation. In this metropolis, residents have the time and opportunity to enjoy the wide spaces to relax, run freely, and bond with family. Because there is a raised consciousness on taking care of others, including nature, we see a bustling city where we lift each other up, where services work, where people enjoy their individuality while having a sense of community, and where progress is apparent.
Sikat is Meralco’s message to everyone to not just rise but to shine bright, to not stay in the shadows but to shine the spotlight on our vision. All these to keep us focused on our goal of becoming a sustainable enterprise while giving rise to meaningful efforts for our stakeholders.
By rising to the call for sustainability, we reap the benefits it brings. By nurturing nature, we are able to live in a vibrant city.
