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2nd Semester 2016

WHAT'S INSIDE?Celebrating the Unsung Heroes of Safety: The 1st K-Ligtas Awards

Powering Young Engineersand Scientists

Shaping the Landscape with Utility ProgramsPOWERED BY

MERALCO TO HOST THE WORLD’S BIGGESTPOWER AND ENERGY INDUSTRY EVENT IN 2020

More than 100 HR Professionals from power utilities of 8 ASEAN countries recently gathered at Taal Vista, Tagaytay for the 5th Annual Meeting of the HAPUA (Heads of ASEAN Power Utilities/Authorities) Working Group No. 5 on Human Resource. Meralco Power Academy, together with the National Grid Corp of the Phils (NGCP), National Power Corp (NPC) and National Transmission Corp (TRANSCO) hosted the 3 day event, highlighted by 18 Paper Presentations from member utilities and discussions on 2016 and 2017 Projects. L&D Partners from Meralco, Sean Pineda, Pauline Domingo and RJ Lagrimas presented papers on Creating a Culture of Innovation, Meralco’s Digital Learning Solutions and Meralco’s Leadership Development Program, respectively. Nancy Gotidoc, Head of People Leadership & Development shared Meralco’s journey on ‘Implementing a Competency Building Program for Technical Professionals’. The delegates were also hosted by Meralco to a sumptuous dinner where they enjoyed the entertainment from Meralco talents: Switch Dance Group, Noel Patalinghog and Vernon de Vera. The culminating activity was an outreach program, a first for HAPUA, held at the Hoyo Elementary School, Silang Cavite where all delegates donated school supplies for each pupil.

Meralco was recently selected to lead the Philippine hosting of the biggest gathering of the global power and energy industry leaders- the Conference of Electric Power Supply Industry (CEPSI) - in 2020. Meralco Power Academy (MPA) will drive and maximize the learning opportunities of CEPSI 2020 by promoting and disseminating knowledge on the various topics and technologies of innovation in power and energy. The bid presentation was led by Mr. Oscar Reyes and other Meralco officers including Ronnie Aperocho, Ramon Segismundo, Agnes Fidelino and Ian Colorina in Bangkok, Thailand during the recent Executive and Council Meeting of the most prestigious electric power related organization, the Association of Electricity Supply Industry of East Asia and the Western Pacific (AESIEAP).

CEPSI 2020 will further position Meralco as the leader in driving collaboration and growth in the Philippines, East Asia and the Pacific energy sector, while improving access and exposure of the local power industry to global standards, suppliers and utilities. It will further strengthen synergy among Meralco, the Department of Energy, the Energy Regulatory Commission and the other industry players.

"In the Philippines, we have implemented a game changing

reform and transformation of our electric power industry. The Philippine government has nearly fully privatized

its entire portfolio of power assets, largely in generation and transmission. We have

implemented the first phase of Retail Competition and Open Access as early as June 2013 and jumpstarted Renewable

Energy generation supported by feed-in tariffs for solar, wind, biomass, and run of river hydro.

Private utilities like MERALCO

have made significant headway in uplifting customer experience

and efficiency in their energy spend, through the introduction

of advanced metering infrastructure, smart meters, prepaid electricity and net

metering for solar generation at the customer level. Innovation,

technology and digital transformation is happening at an accelerated pace. There is so much to share and so much to

learn. It is in this spirit that we in the Philippines, wish to have the privilege of once again inviting all the members of AESIEAP to

our country and offer to host the AESEAP CEO Conference in

2019 and CEPSI in 2020."

ASEAN POWER UTILITIES MEET ON HR INITIATIVES

CEOs and Presidents of East Asia and Pacific Utilities with Meralco President & CEO Oscar S. Reyes (5th from right)

OSCAR S. REYES

MERALCO & MERALCO POWER ACADEMY | PROUD HOST Of CEPSI 2020

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CELEBRATING UNSUNG HEROES Of SAfETY

THE 1ST K-LIGTAS AWARDSMeralco Power Academy held the first-ever K-Ligtas (Kuryenteng Ligtas) Awards, the country’s first industry recognition that honors organizations and businesses that observe excellent practices in electrical safety as well as invaluable heroism in promoting safety in the workplace. The awards ceremony, attended by key stakeholders in electricity safety, was held at the SMX Convention Center, Pasay City, in conjunction with the 41st National Annual Convention of the Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineers (IIEE).

Following a stringent screening and evaluation process, the K-Ligtas Awards Committee named the following as winners of the inaugural Meralco K-Ligtas Awards: Nestle Philippines, Inc. Cabuyao Plant, represented by Hasmukphinder Singh, Nestle Head of Engineering, won in the K-Ligtas Industrial Business category; Crimson Hotel, headed by Gerhard Doll, General Manager, received the K-Ligtas award for Commercial Business category; BAG Electronics, Inc., represented by Jennifer Bascon, Management Systems and Continuous Improvement Manager, was awarded in the K-Ligtas SME Business category, and; Atty. Dennis Bernard Acorda, City Administrator, Pasay City, received the K-Ligtas award under the LGU City category.

Promoting best practices particularly in electrical safety, K-Ligtas Awards is an advocacy program of Meralco through the Meralco Power Academy, in collaboration with the Philippines’ premier authorities in electrical systems, labor management, and public safety.

"The electricity that powers our homes and businesses should incorporate the highest standards of electrical safety in its distribution. To sustain the gains of our electrical safety campaign and to spread our advocacy further, we launched the Meralco Kuryenteng Ligtas Awards last year. K-Ligtas is a multi-sectoral initiative that aims to recognize exemplary companies and institutions with outstanding electrical safety programs and work practices within the Meralco franchise area. In doing this, we are creating a safer workplace by providing benchmarks for other organizations."

RONNIE L. APEROCHO

ExECutIvE SPONSOR, K-LIgtAS StEERINg COmmIttEE

Photo shows winners of the first K-Ligtas Awards and members of the K-Ligtas Awards Committee comprised of officials from Meralco, Meralco Power Academy, Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineers (IIEE), Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), and the U.P. College of Engineering.

(PHOTO INSERT) Hon. Sherwin Gatchalian, chair of the Senate committee on energy delivers the keynote address at the IIEE National Convention.

K-LIGTAS fINALISTS

The 2016 Meralco K-Ligtas Awards is the first electrical safety excellence awards program in the country. With this program, we want to discover and highlight the best electrical safety programs and practices of the nominee organizations, their program implementation, documentation and reporting systems, and compliance to regulatory requirements of government units and to the Philippine Electrical Code (PEC.) These are the finalists to the 2016 awards:

Industrial Business• Toyota Motor Philippines• United Laboratories

Commercial Business• Citibank Square Condominium• Net Lima

SME Business• Golden Donuts• RDF Feed, Livestock & Foods, Inc.

LGU City• City of Binan• City of Caloocan

LGU Municipality• Baras, Rizal• Bustos, Bulacan• Rosario, Cavite

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POWERINGYOUNG ENGINEERS

AND SCIENTISTSMPA brought together 400 College and Senior High School students

from various schools & universities for the 2016 Young Engineers and Scientists Summit (YESS) via a learning symposium. Sessions

led by local and international speakers from Schneider Electric, Nanyang Technological University of Singapore, among others were invited to ignite the students’ awareness of the exciting possibilities & opportunities in the field of science & technology, enough to fuel

their pursuit of the Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) track. Apart from the sessions, students participated in the Meralco

Technology & Innovation Summit (MTECH) where they witnessed and experienced the latest technologies in the energy industry.

The symposium was led by Ramon Segismundo, Meralco SVP and Head of HR and Corporate Services, concurrently MPA President and guest speakers Gabriel Jover, Schneider Electric Access to Energy Manager; Andres Mayol, Mechanical Engineer and DeLa Salle University

faculty member; Sarah Tiu, Meralco Power Innovator and Networks team member; Rio Marasigan, Information Officer of DOST’s Project NOAH and Martha Loleit, Development

Manager for Microgrid Initiative REIDS at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

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