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The father of Iloilo and the pillars of PCPC. Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor
Sr. recognized for his leadership during the Stakeholders’ Recognition hosted by
PCPC during the plant’s 1st year anniversary.

PCPC honors LGU, partners, citizens

Highlighting the week-long celebration we are your partner in bringing
development to the province and the
of the power plant’s 1st anniversary is
region,” Mr. Roel Z. Castro, PCPC
the Stakeholders’ Recognition held on
President and CEO said in his welcome
August 18.
remarks.
The PCPC Power Plant which
Plaques of appreciation were awarded
celebrated its first year of commercial
to selected organizations, individuals,
operations on August 16, 2017, held
government agencies and officials, and
the said event to express the company’s
PCPC’s partners in the power plant.
appreciation to its partners, the Local
Government Units, government agencies,
One of the anticipated part of the
the power industry and the community.
program was the awarding of the
stakeholders: Engr. Ariel A. Gloria, Barangay Captain Leobert Villaruz received
“We are inspired more than ever to the plaque in behalf of Barangay Nipa
Regional Director of Environmental which is recognized for their dedicated public
continue to do even better for the
Management Bureau; Regional Director service leading to the overall improvement of
communities and the people. Rest assured the socio-economic condition of the community.
Jim O. Sampulna, Department of
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Environmental and Natural Resources (DENR) Region VI; Mayor Milliard S.

Villanueva of the Municipality of Concepcion; Iloilo Provincial Administrator
Raul N. Banias; Cong. Raul Tupas, 5th District Representative; and Governor
Arthur D. Defensor, Sr. of the Province of Iloilo.

Gov. Defensor remembered the time when PCPC Chairman Dr. Walter
W. Brown, first told him the intention to build a power plant in Concepcion
wherein he was gladden by the idea. He said that “the existing power plants in
Iloilo were not enough and PCPC assured us that the province will never experience
power inadequacy.”

Mayor Villanueva shared a story to the audience when he was asked during an
event where the LGU of Concepcion was awarded as one of the
Most Business-Friendly Municipality, ‘how can he effectively promote tourism
if there is a coal-fired power plant in his municipality?’ In which he
answered that “a coal-fired power plant can coexist with tourism
industry in the locality as long as the management is conscious of
the environment and committed to comply with the DENR standards.”

“Your victory today is the victory of Concepcion and its people,” Mayor
Villanueva said in his response.

In photos (top to bottom): (1) Regional Director Jim O. Sampulna,

of DENR Region VI received recognition for his exemplary leadership in promoting
environmental protection and sustainability. (2) Concepcion Mayor Milliard
Villanueva as one of the stakeholders recognized for his good governance and
outstanding leadership making Concepcion a more vibrant and prosperous town.

ERC Commissioner commends PCPC CSR

“Ensuring that electricity reaches every household
in the Philippines is a challenging task—a task
not for the faint-hearted.”
This was the remark of Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC)
Commissioner Geronimo Sta. Ana during his keynote speech at the
Stakeholders’ Recognition hosted by PCPC for its 1st year anniversary.

“It’s very well admitted that power plants, especially

coal-fired power plants sometimes add to the pollution in the
environment. But in PCPC’s case, it is way below the
limits set by DENR as far as pollution is concerned,
(proving that) there are clean coal plants,” Commissioner Sta.
Ana said.
With the compliments to the Corporate
Social Responsibility (CSR) projects of
PCPC especially the donation of 4.2km access
road, he also noted
the ‘multiplier effect’
of PCPC’s power plant.
He cited that a power
plant in an area adds to the
development of the community
in terms of new houses, better chances
of employment, ability of parents to send
their children in school, and new restaurants and
boarding houses.
In conclusion to the keynote speech, he wished for
PCPC to continue to pursue its CSR by maintaining
a balance between affordability and reliability
of electric power supply.
“ERC will support your endeavors that are geared
towards achieving our common goal—to enable
the delivery of long term benefits that contribute
to sustained economic growth and improved quality
of life,” Commissioner Sta. Ana said in closing.

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 AKELCO officials CEBECO II officials ILECO I officials

Two separate events hosted by PCPC’s Marketing and Operations

Group recognized its customers for their valuable support to
the company and its coal-fired power plant project.
NONECO officials
Held on August 17 and August 25, 2017, the Customers Appreciation
Nights were held at Diversion Hotel in Iloilo and Planta Centro
Bacolod respectively.

Present were the Board of Directors and officers of the different

cooperatives: Aklan Electric Cooperative Inc. (AKELCO), Cebu II
Electric Cooperative Inc. (CEBECO II), Central Negros Electric
Cooperative, Inc. (CENECO), Iloilo I Electric Cooperative, Inc (ILECO I),
Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative, Inc. (NOCECO), Northern
Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (NONECO), and Negros Oriental I
NORECO I officials Electric Cooperative, Inc. (NORECO I).

CENECO officials NOCECO officials

PCPC Chief Operating Officer (COO) 5

PCPC President Roel Z. Castro (top left), Concepcion Mayor Milliard Villanueva (bottom left), PCPC Chief Finance Officer
Claudine Panes (bottom, in green), PCPC Chairman Walter W. Brown (bottom, middle) PCPC COO Winifredo Pangilinan
Winifredo Pangilinan with customers (bottom, third from right), and Mr. Paul Juat of ABrown Company Inc. (bottom right) with the officials from ILECO I.
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n celebration of the 1st year
anniversary of Palm Concepcion
Power Plant’s Commercial
Operation, a one-week event
holding corporate activities for
partners and stakeholders, trainings
and various social development
programs transpired from August
14-18, 2017.
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1 Painting Contest
On August 14, the 1st
The-Spot Painting Co
was held with students
PCPC employees
participants.

2 Mangrove Planting
On August 15, with a
7 9 of 100-strong voluntee
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Mangrove Planting ac
was conducted at the Gr
belt Area of PCPC.

3 Medical and Dental

Mission
On August 16, A Me
and Dental Mission
partnership with Pr
Buligay and the Municip
of Concepcion marked
third day of the celebra

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4 MOU Signing with UP Los 7 DERP Training

On- Baños On August 17, a training on Disaster
ontest August 18--A Memorandum of and Emergency Response (DERP) was
and Understanding was signed held. This DERP program is one of the
as between PCPC and UP Los flagship programs of PCPC in partnership
Baños for the programs in the Mt. with the LGU of Concepcion, Brgy. Nipa
Apitong rehabilitation. and Philippine Red Cross.

5 Ceremonial Tree 8 Partners’ Lounge Blessing

loop Planting On August 18, the blessing of the Partners’
ers, a August 18--A Ceremonial Tree Lounge, a new facility in the PCPC
ctivity Planting in the PCPC Palm Executive Guest House, was officiated
reen- by former Concepcion Parish Priest, Fr.
Ridge New Forest commenced
Bernabe Tutana.
with the participation of
stakeholders.
6 MOA Signing with ILED 9 Media Training and Fellowship
August 18--A partnership On August 18, the Iloilo Local Media
edical between Iloilo Economic was given a glimpse of the marketing
in Development Foundation Inc., aspect of the power industry through a
PCPC and Province of Iloilo training given by the PCPC Trading
roject
Department.
pality was forged through a
d the Memorandum of Agreement
ation. Signing.

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 A donation that would benefit all.
To monitor and safeguard the marine
protected area of the barangay, one unit
of motorized boat was donated by PCPC
to Brgy. Nipa in Concepcion, Iloilo. The
said boat is now being utilized by the
“Bantay-Dagat”(coast-guard) of the
barangay. Receiving the donation is
Barangay Captain Leobert Villaruz.

PCPC visited China on June and November 2017 and discussed with the
officials of NEPC on how the systems and operations of the 135MW
CFBC Concepcion Power Plant can be more efficiently carried out.

The meeting on June focused on better coordination between the teams

and to continuously maintain the transparency of both parties.
Meanwhile, the November Project Meeting highlighted on how to
better operate and maintain the plant following more stringent
environmental policies and guidelines.
“Both parties--PCPC and NEPC, commit that the PCPC power plant
will maintain its excellent environmental performance as reflected
in the Continuous Emission Monitoring System results,” Ms. Ma.
Cristina D. Cabalhin, PCPC’s Vice President for Corporate Affairs said.
At the same time, the meeting elaborated the actions to be made
for the improvement of the systems and procedures that has
impact on the environmental compliance of the plant.
Phil. Army General visits plant site. As
part of his team’s effort to maintain peace
and order, Major General Jon Aying, former
commander of the 3rd Infantry Division
of the Philippine Army, paid a visit to the
PCPC Plant Complex on July 20. General
Aying said that they consider the
power plant as one of the vital installations
in the Visayas region. “(The Municipality of)
Concepcion is lucky to have this kind of
facility in their area, as this (power plant)
improves the social development in
the region,” General Aying said.

Encouraging investors. On August 18, together with the Iloilo

Local Economic Development Foundation Inc. (ILED), PCPC presented
to Mr. Jun Hou, an overview the power plant’s experience in the
province. Mr. Hou represents a large Chinese conglomerate.
In photo: (Top, from left to right: Mr. Paul Juat, ABrown Company Inc.; Mr.
Roel Castro, PCPC; Ms. Velma Lao, Iloilo Local Economic & Investment
Promotion Office (LEIPO); Mr. Francis Gentoral, ILED; Mr. Emmanuel
Elefan, NEPC Philippines; Ms. Nessa Tabios, ILED; Seated from left
to right: Concepcion Mayor Milliard Villanueva; Dr. Walter Brown,
PCPC; Mr. Jun Hou; and Ms. Jocelyn Perez, ILED.)
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 Fun times with Lenders
Mid-Autumn Festival, or also known as the Mooncake
Festival is a yearly Chinese tradition as a way to give
thanks for the harvest, celebrate unions and the tradition
of moon worshipping. PCPC joined this observance and
hosted a Mooncake Festival party with its lenders. Held at
Joy Nostalg Hotel on September 28, the gathering
highlighted a Dice Game with participants from
Asia United Bank, Banco de Oro, Chinabank, PNB and
PCPC.

Strategic Planning highlights visions for company, community

CRM Workshop targets in-depth
market view for employees
Giving an overview of the power
industry and market situation, a Customer
Relations Management (CRM) Seminar was
concluded for employees of Palm Concepcion
Power Corp. and Peakpower Energy Inc.
To develop a mini ecosystem where industrial development, the environment, the
people and the community can co-exist happily.
This was one of the corporate motivations that the management wanted to instill
to its people during its Strategic Planning and Workshop on July 31-August 1, 2017.
Heads of different departments and members of the Management Committee
participated in the 2-day event held at Eugenio Lopez Center, Sumulong Hi-way,
Antipolo City.
“This year’s planning was based on the actual performance of the plants so we’re
having a more time-bound and sensible active programs for the company,” Flordeliza
Sigua, Purchasing Specialist, said.

Held at Joy Nostalg Hotel on August 23,

the CRM Seminar gave interactive
activities wherein participants strategized
in selling product to the market, and in
establishing the company’s personal and
corporate brand.
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 Ensuring the stability of the power plant and the safety of its personnel,
the PCPC Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Group conducted the annual
Preventive Maintenance Schedule (PMS) on the last quarter of 2017.

The 30-day planned outage is the second PMS conducted by PCPC. It

comprised of cleaning all the plant equipment, mainly focusing on the
critical ones such as the boiler, turbine, generator and transformer.
The O&M Group also held inspection of facilities and fine-tuning of the
controls that will help secure the reliability and efficiency of the power plant.

“The PMS plays a major role in the operation of the power plant. And we take
pride that the O&M and the Technical Group finished the PMS ahead of
time. We worked closely to prevent hazards and most especially, to
prevent unplanned outages of the power plant in the future,” Engr. Robee So,
Engineering Specialist for Instrumentation and Controls of PCPC, said.

With the capability of the Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion Technology and the sound environmental measures being
practiced in the power plant, PCPC maintained its excellent emission performance vis-a-vis the standards.

The Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems (CEMS) obtains data such as the Sulfur Oxide (SOx) in the form of Sulfur
Dioxide (SO2), Nitrogen Oxide (NOx), Carbon Monoxide (CO) and Particulates. This real-time monitoring is a requirement
of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
Environmental Performance (December 2016 to November 2017)

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Recognizing its projects and initiatives
for the environment, the Environmental
Management Bureau (EMB) Region
6 presented the Environmental
Partner Award to PCPC during
the Gawad EMB on June 29,
2017.

The Gawad EMB honors and

recognizes exemplary efforts
of Local Government Units
(LGUs), environmental partners Mr. Noel Dorego, Environment, Health and Safety Head
and schools for the protection and receiving the award from EMB6 Regional Director
conservation of the environment in Arnel Gloria, Clearance and Permitting Division Chief
Western Visayas. Engr. Fabronero and Environmental Monitoring &
Enforcement Division Chief Engr. Tipanan
“This award from EMB is very significant to us in PCPC
as it proves that the company is really doing its best to
be environmentally compliant and to be dedicated in its
environmental commitments,” Ms. Ma. Cristina Cabalhin,
Vice President for Corporate Affairs said.

...the company is doing

its best to be dedicated in
its environmental
commitments.

The Environmental Partner Award was given to

organizations that provided assistance and full support
to EMB and the Department of Environment and
Natural Resources’ (DENR) projects and programs. The
partnership paved way to more opportunities for a
better solidarity with the EMB in the fight against climate
change, global warming and land, air and water pollution.
Apart from PCPC, five other entities were given the
same recognition. They are Robinsons Place Iloilo,
SM City Iloilo, Trans Aire Development Holdings
Corporation, Panay Energy Development Corporation,
and (LGU) City of Iloilo.
The event was held at Robinsons Place Jaro, Iloilo City as
a culminating activity to the celebration of the Philippine
Environment Month.
IEC Efforts. Starting with the various barangays, sitio
and islands in Concepcion, Iloilo, the Information,
Education and Communication (IEC) Campaign of PCPC
is now being presented to educational institutions.
PCPC has already reached high school and college
students and faculty members in the community.
At present, 995 participants attended the IECs
ranging from residents in the community, students,
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 Because it is not just all fun and games.

As part of the Visayas and Mindanao Teambuilding

activity, PCPC and Peakpower Energy Inc. (PEI) joined
hand-in-hand for a creek cleanup.


The clean up was held at Aslum Creek in Brgy. Nipa.

Volunteers from Brgy. Nipa LGU, Securiforce and JPA
Agency were all geared up for the activity as they wear
their gloves and bring with them sacks and sticks.

The said creek is one of the two areas included

in the Adopt-an-Estero project of PCPC, which is a
partnership between PCPC, DENR EMB 6, Province of
Iloilo and the Municipality of Concepcion.

The Adopt-an-Estero project is working towards

the conservation of creeks located in the nearby
barangays of the PCPC’s power plant.

(Above photo) Mr. Noel Dorego, PCPC Environment, Health and

Safety Head during the orientation to volunteers
(Below photo) Achievement unlocked. Volunteers from PCPC and PEI staff , including
PCPC partners in the plant and LGU officials were all smiles after a tiring yet fulfilling
activity.

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Green Nipa, the mangrove reforestation
and conservation project of PCPC,
launched the mangrove zone located at
Sitio Puntales in Brgy Nipa. It is now called
the Greenbelt area.

As of December 31, 2017, a total of

10,813 growing seedlings are planted in
the Greenbelt area. It consists of tropical
species of Bakhaw and Bungalon.

“We aimed to reach 10,000 in one year.

Through the help of the volunteers in the
community, we knew that it can be
done,” Ms. Jazzy Jude Mateus, PCPC
Community Relations Coordinator said.

The Green Nipa initiative, a series of

mangrove planting activities with volunteers
from Barangay Nipa and from the
workforce of PCPC and its partners--
Securiforce, JPA Consultancy Placement &
Manpower Agency Inc., is under the
Green Program for Active Reforestation
and Conservation (GREEN PARC) Program
of PCPC, which is in partnership with
the Department of Environment & Natural
Resources (DENR), Provincial Government
of Iloilo, the Municipality of Concepcion
and Barangay Nipa.

Regular monitoring and supervision of the

Greenbelt area is done by PCPC to
ensure efficient implementation of the said
project.

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JECI went to Hollywood with its
awards-themed Christmas Party
last December 14.
Leveled-up for the red carpet,
the employees dressed to impress
with their long gowns and
bespoke suits.

Complete with a limbo entrance of the Filipino and Chinese employees of the plant,
PCPC and NEPC celebrated a hawaiian-inspired party on December 12. PCPC employees
serenading the crowd with Christmas songs was one of the highlights of the celebration.

Wearing their finest hats and boots, employees of Peakpower Energy Inc. based
in Mindanao celebrated a cowboy-themed Christmas Party on Dec. 15 at Teakwood
Hills, Cagayan de Oro.
C oncepcion, Iloilo--Giving the less-fortunate children of Barangay
Nipa a Christmas worth remembering, PCPC held a gift-giving
activity on December 12, 2017. The gift-giving activity called “Pamaskwa
nga Halad sang PCPC” (Ilonggo for Pamaskong Handog ng PCPC),
gave children toys and school materials while their families were
also given a grocery pack for their noche buena.

The gift-giving activity was made successful through the generosity and
kindness of PCPC employees, board of directors and partners with their
support to “Santas’ Ornaments for a Cause”, a fundraising activity of
the company.

Left: The children of Barangay

Nipa posed with the Jollibee
mascot together with PCPC
employees after the fun games
hosted by the staff of the
famous fast food chain.
Above: Ms. Jeanette Basbas,
General Services Head of
PCPC, led the distribution of
prizes during one of the games.