A leap of faith
FOUR years and 13 days ago, February 20, 2020 to be exact, MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) took a leap of faith as the new power distribution utility of “I Am Iloilo City”. It was literally a leap year and a leap of faith as they were taking over from a power utility that served the city for almost a century.
And from that ominous beginning MORE Power eventually won the hearts and minds of the Ilonggos and they did it with flair and elan, setting the standards of what a power distribution utility should be.
One more year and it would complete the more than P2-billion five-year modernization goal, proving itself capable of upgrading/replacing the dilapidated/ obsolete power distribution infrastructure abandoned by its predecessor.
According to MORE Power president / chief executive officer Roel Castro, “We have accomplished 110 percent.”
They have already surpassed more than the targeted upgrade for the first four years and they would be completing its modernization program within schedule.
So how did MORE Power win the hearts and minds of the usually fussy natives of “I Am Iloilo City”? It’s quite simple really – performing the company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) seriously and sincerely.
Recently, MORE Power employees, Guardians of the Environment, contractors, and other volunteer groups, collected 65 sacks of nonbiodegradable waste from Barangay San Juan to Barangay Boulevard in Molo district, reaffirming the company’s commitment to a cleaner/ greener Iloilo City.
MORE Power supports blood donation drives with the Philippine Red Cross, as part of the company’s fourth anniversary celebration. Employees, including third- party contractors, were gathered for the sixth bloodletting activity with the Philippine Red Cross Western Visayas.
Take note that this is one of the company’s core Social Responsibilities since its inception in 2020; this year the company was able to collect 25 bags of blood from donors.
Moving on, on February 20 the company turned over a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) to Barangay Boulevard as part of its commitment to bolster their waste management efforts.
A Memorandum of Agreement ( MOA) was done between MORE Power and Barangay Boulevard, represented by Barangay Captain John Villanueva, Sr., affirming their mutual commitment to maintaining the MRF. This agreement entails ensuring the proper segregation, collection, transportation, storage, treatment, and disposal of solid waste by formulating and adopting the best environmental practices in ecological waste management.
Still on MORE Power’s commitment to its corporate social responsibility as stewards of the environment:
Company core employees and third party contractors partnered with volunteers from the Philippine Science High School to plant tree seedlings along Barangay Buhang in Jaro.
As part of t he company’s commitment to the preservation of Calle Real as a heritage site, there’s the ongoing P96.4-million underground cabling system or Underground Distribution Services, a first in “I Am Iloilo City” and Region 6. This would clear the historic Calle Real of the unsightly spaghetti wires showcasing the beauty of the heritage buildings along its entire stretch.
Meanwhile, in a press conference commemorating four years of unwavering i nnovation and exponential development, MORE Power unveiled the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System – a fusion of software, hardware and intelligent programming that allows the monitoring, control, data recording and forecasting of MORE Power’s system.
MORE Power president/CEO Roel Castro, said the SCADA System is a turning point in the company’s efforts to transform the electricity distribution industry.
This new technology is MORE Power’s commitment to improving overall power distribution dependability, customer happiness, and operational efficiency, particularly solving major manual procedures issues.
Finally, this February’s electric bill was once again reduced, P10.3280/ kWh down to P9.9652/kWh.
Indeed, a well- played “leap of faith”/