Employees of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) come together to bring joy to thousands of public school students in the Meralco franc...
Employees
of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) come together to bring joy to
thousands of public school students in the Meralco franchise area.
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Meralco President and CEO Oscar S.
Reyes hands over a One Meralco Foundation “Power Pack” kit to a kindergarten
student of Cubao Elementary School in Quezon City.
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Since
July, volunteers from various offices of the Philippines’ largest
electric company have been visiting public schools in Metro Manila,
Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Quezon,
Rizal and Batangas to distribute “Power Pack” kits donated by more than
2,000 employees through a campaign launched by the company’s corporate
social responsibility arm, One Meralco Foundation. This is part of the
foundation’s annual Makabayan Volunteerism
Program (MVP) and in celebration of the birthday of Meralco Chairman
Manuel V. Pangilinan.
Each
kit consists of a lunch box, a spoon-and-fork set, a tumbler and a
nutrition guide -- all contained in a specially designed thermal bag.
OMF
launched the campaign in May to help address the need of students,
especially in underserved communities, for a safe and sanitary way of
storing their take-out lunch.
Many school children in poor villages simply pack their food in plastic
bags, increasing the risk of spoilage and contamination.
