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A Pledge for Progress. As long-time partners, PCPC and the Province of Iloilo,
represented by PCPC President and CEO Nicandro Fucoy and Iloilo Governor Arthur
Defensor Sr. signed the Commitment Board during the Partners’ Luncheon hosted by PCPC as
part of the power plant’s 2nd year anniversary.

PCPC, LGU, stakeholders renew partnership

Highlighting the Partners’ Luncheon
The commitment board states: “We
are partners in powering progress by
on August 15, 2018 was the ceremonial
proactively responding to the dynamic
affirmation of commitment of Palm
aspirations of the people and in creating
Concepcion Power Corporation (PCPC)
innovative solutions and practices aimed
and its partners.
at providing reliable and competitive
The Partners’ Luncheon was held power for all, while upholding our
during the 2nd anniversary celebration commitment to the protection of the
of the PCPC Power Plant’s Commercial environment, the community, and the
Operations. people.”
The ceremonial affirmation was done PCPC President and CEO Nicandro
through a commitment board signed Fucoy reinforced during his welcome
by local government units (LGU), message the stand of the company to
government agencies, and stakeholders continue its vision to provide reliable
Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Sr. during his
who are partners of the power plant. and affordable power. message of response
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“Power will be the engine of growth, development

and investment. We are fortunate and blessed
because of the presence of PCPC in Iloilo,” Iloilo
Governor Arthur Defensor Sr. said as he
congratulates PCPC on its anniversary.
Meanwhile, Mr. Carlito Carrera, Sangguniang
Bayan Head of Committee on Environment
Protection and Solid Waste Management,
recognized PCPC’s implemented programs and
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projects that are still up for implementation
specially those aimed for the protection and
improvement of the environment.

“Our commitment is to legislate laws, ordinance,

and resolutions that would reinforce stronger
partnership of PCPC and the LGU of Concepcion,”
Carrera added in his response.

Attendees of the luncheon were LGU officials from

the Province of Iloilo, Municipality of Concepcion, 2 3
and Barangay Nipa, and officials of government
agencies such as the Community Environment
and Natural Resources Office (CENRO), “Power will be the
Environmental Management Bureau (EMB)
Region VI, and Department of Energy (DOE). engine of growth,
Also present were PCPC’s stakeholders, lenders, development and
investment.”
and service providers: Asia United Bank, BDO,
Chinabank, Passi Crushing Plant, Conlu Customs 4

Brokerage, NEPC, JPA Agency, RG&P

Trading and Construction Devt., and
Grabelling International who also
renewed their commitment as partners.

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(1) Iloilo LGU Officials with PCPC President and CEO Mr. Nicandro Fucoy (2 and 3) LGU
Officials and Dr. Raul N. Banias, Provincial Administrator (right) signing the commitment
7 board (4) Concepcion Mayor Milliard Villanueva during his response (5) PCPC President
and CEO with service providers (6) PCPC President and CEO with lenders (7) PCPC
President and CEO with NEPC (8) Iloilo LGU Officials with PCPC staff (9) Sheng
Quan, NEPC O&M Plant Manager during his response (10) LGU Officials of Brgy. Nipa
(11) Concepcion Mayor Milliard Villanueva signing the commitment board (12) NEPC
O&M Plant Manager signing the commitment board

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I take pride and pleasure in celebrating the 2nd year
anniversary of the full commercial operations of
PCPC’s power plant. It is a day to reckon with and to
commend ourselves for what we are able to achieve,
the challenges, that courage of conviction, and the
commitment to our customers and our stakeholders.
Our aspiration as partners in powering the progress of
Iloilo, Panay, the whole of Visayas and ultimately the
entire country, has always been the fountain of inspiration
for all of us.
It is a very exciting time for us in PCPC—in many ways,
a milestone moment. In fact, as 2018 draws further,
there will be several milestones for us to mark. And
after two years of commercial operations, 2018 will
be a watershed year—a year of change.
I think the accomplishments that were realized in the last
two years came after many challenges and difficulties.
To our dear customers, to the highly committed officials
from the local government units and government
agencies, our contractors and suppliers, our partners in
the private sector and the media, there is no way to
adequately thank you all for your contributions and
support to the company.
Without your support to help us improve and your
valuable assistance that could really make a
difference, we simply would not be where we are
today.

The coming year will be defining and significant, and

we are prepared to take on the challenges of the market
place and the business milieu, and go outside of our
comfort zones. We will endeavor to continue to improve
the quality of how we conduct our activities, increase our
standards in all aspects, and identify our core strengths
and prioritize goals and work on them with our vision and
mission as our guidance.
It is time we now live in new realities and emerging trends.
We cannot be satisfied and complacent with mediocre
outcomes. We need to aspire to raise the bar in every field, be
it in operations and maintenance, conduct of our corporate
activities, and our discipline and attitude on how we implement
our environmental programs and projects for the community.
I sincerely thank all of you and I humbly ask for your continued
dedicated support, to help us chart the road ahead.

NICANDRO R. FUCOY

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n celebration of the 2nd year
anniversary of Palm Concepcion
Power Plant’s Commercial
Operations, a one-week event
comprising of corporate activities
for partners and stakeholders,
trainings, and various social
development programs took place
from August 13-17, 2018. 4

1 and 2 Mural Paint

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training on Disaster and
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flagship programs of PCPC
the LGU of Concepcion,
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an orientation for the new
team and it intended to
roup and make them the
disasters and emergencies
projects.
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4,7,8 and 9 Medical and Dental Mission
The Medical and Dental Mission is a yearly initiative
under the PCPC C.A.R.E.S. for Health (Coopera-
tion Alliance on Restorative Efforts and Sustenance
for Health) Program. It is in partnership with Project
Buligay of the Province of Iloilo, and the
Municipality of Concepcion.
Close to 400 patients who are residents of
Barangay Nipa and Barangay Lo-ong were provided
with free doctor’s consultations, tooth extractions,
medicines and vitamins.
5 and 6 Mangrove Planting
A 100-strong volunteer group worked together
during the Mangrove Planting Activity held on the
last day of the plant anniversary, August 17.
Volunteers from Barangay Nipa LGU, CENRO,
and workers of the power plant from Securiforce,
JPA, NEPC, and CESCorp, planted 500 seedlings at
the Greenbelt Area in front of the power plant.
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PCPC PROVIDES CHARACTER FORMATION SEMINARS TO TEACHERS, LGU

To get community leaders commit themselves to the task of instilling
virtues and values to their people, and to equip teachers with proven
strategies and approaches to better form the character of today’s
youth, PCPC came up with Character Formation Seminars for local
government officials and teachers from Concepcion, Iloilo.
The seminars were held on December 13-16, 2017 for chosen elementary
and high school teachers in Concepcion; and June 7-8, 2018 for college
teachers from Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State College and the LGU
officials from the Municipality of Concepcion.
PCPC partnered with the Character Education Partnership (CEP) Philippines,
an international affiliate of CEP of Washington DC, USA, in giving the
attendees training modules appropriate for schools and the workplace.

Capacity Building PARTNER SCHOOL PAINTS MURAL OVER POWER PLANT WALL
Selected students from Roberto H. Tirol High School (RHTHS) did the mural paintings on
three panels of the walls outside the PCPC power plant facility.
The theme of the mural paintings is the benefit of the power plant in the community.
The students worked on their masterpieces for a week, starting on April 27, which they
completed on May 4, 2018.
The students are the winners of the RHTHS MAPEH Department’s Mural Painting Contest.
“The students are all happy because this (activity) gave them an opportunity to showcase
their passion for visual arts,” Mr. Henry Abrigoso, coach, RHTHS, said.
The student volunteers are: Perie E. Arlos, Ron Vincent G. Locsin, Niellette F. C Castro, Web-
ster John A. Cerujano, John Alfred H. Arcosa, Deci Mae A. Olmedo, Jerry C. Lazarito, MC Tricy
P. Parreñas, Dina Claire B. Asturias, Janice C. Abonales, Angel Bert P. Reyes, Angel Mae G.
Locsin, Jannie Leigh G. Navarro, and John Joshua C. Arim.
CSR corner

UPLB VISITS POWER PLANT; CONDUCTS FGD WITH LGU, RESIDENTS Education
Faculty Members of the University of the Philippines Los Baños’ (UPLB) Department of Agribusiness
Management and Entrepreneurship visited the PCPC Power Plant on January 24-27, 2018.
Under the Green Program for Active Reforestation & Conservation (Green PARC) Project of PCPC,
UPLB Faculty Members led Focus Group Discussions (FGD) with Local Government Units and Non-
Government Organizations in Concepcion, Iloilo, to learn more on how they can come up with
collaborative programs.
Invited on the FGDs were officials from Barangay Nipa, Barangay Lo-ong, Community Environment
and Natural Resources Office (CENRO), Concepcion Civil Society Organization for Rural Development
(CONCORD), and Nipa Small Farmers & Fisherfolks Association (NISFFA).
The FGDs are part of the research that UPLB is undertaking to be able to come up with
recommendations and action plans on the rehabilitation of the degraded forestland in Mount
Apitong. The research is aimed to improve the forest cover, restore the ecological balance,
and enhance biodiversity and water yield capacity of the watersheds in PCPC’s host community.
Last August 2017, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between PCPC and UPLB for the
SCHOLARS’ MEETING, ORIENTATION HELD
PCPC Bright Scholars reaffirmed their responsibilities by
programs to be implemented for the rehabilitation of Mount Apitong.
signing the new guidelines of their scholarship program
Partnerships during the Scholars’ Meeting and Orientation on April 23,
2018.
The new terms in the guidelines entail their participation
to the Scholars Development Training which is a program
comprised of coaching, hands on exercises, and rendering
of service at the power plant site.
The said meeting includes a session for the scholars’
parents aimed to help them understand the role they
play as the guide of their children in maintaining their
scholarship and towards their success as college
students. An orientation about the power plant was also
discussed.
At present, PCPC has seven full scholars, all residents of
Concepcion, Iloilo, the power plant’s host community. Four
of them are studying at University of Iloilo while the three
are from Western Institute of Technology.
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PCPC CSR BOOSTS PROJECT BAYBAY, ADOPT-AN-ESTERO PROGRAMS
In the company’s continuous pursuit for environmental protection and sustainability, various
environmental activities in the host community were organized.
On March 24 and June 23, 2018, orchestrated clean up activities were held in celebration of World
Water Day and Philippine Environment Month respectively.
The clean ups are part of PCPC CSR’s flagship program, Adopt-an-Estero, a project working towards
the conservation of Lilintian Creek and Aslum Creek located in the nearby barangays of PCPC’s
power plant.
For the clean up held during the World Water Day, 68 volunteers were able to collect 222-kilogram
amount of garbage.
“Most of the garbage collected (204kg of them) were plastic wastes. This is why we advocate reducing the
use of plastic in the host community,” Ms. Jazzy Jude Mateus, Community Relations Coordinator said.
Meanwhile, a Coastal Clean Up Activity during Tampisaw Festival, a yearly observance in the
Municipality of Concepcion, which coincides with the Earth Day Celebration, was led by PCPC on
April 27, 2018.
More than 200 staff and employees of PCPC, volunteers and residents from the different
barangays, LGU and NGO Officials, and PCPC scholars, join the coastal clean up which was
hailed successful with 337 kilograms of trash collected.
Coastal clean up activities are part of PCPC’s Project Baybay, another flagship program aimed
at helping maintain the cleanliness of the coastal areas in the Municipality of Concepcion.
Apart from the regular tree planting activities of the company through its Adopt-Mt.-Apitong
program, a tree planting activity on June 25, 2018 in celebration of Arbor Day was concluded.
Around 60 plant personnel planted Narra tree species in the slope protection area at the back of
the power plant.
“Initiatives as such is PCPC’s way to promote among the workers the value of environmental
stewardship,” Mr. Noel Dorego, Environment, Health, and Safety Head said.
Ms. Mateus said that the CSR Team is beyond grateful for the volunteers who are present
every time they organize clean ups and planting activities. “It just shows that we still have
hope and that we are not alone in protecting Mother Earth,” she added.

ENVI corner

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Top photo: (From left to right) Zhang Jin, TUV-SUD Senior Power
Plant Engineer and Project Manager; Shen Zucheng, TUV-SUD
Owner’s Engineer; Zhu Lin, NEPC-O&M Equipment Maintenance
Director; Engr. Edwin G. Ladignon, PCPC Technical Services Head;
Liu Wengbin, NEPC-EPC Vice-Director; Robee Czar So, PCPC
Engineering Specialist, Electrical; Zhu Yong, NEPC-EPC Translator;
Emerson Maximo, PCPC Engineering Specialist, Civil; Xing
Fangbin, NEPC-EPC Quality Assurance Department Director;
Ji Lin, NEPC-EPC Technician; Lyu Lianyuan, NEPC-O&M Admin
Head; Sun Xiaoxun, NEPC-O&M Boiler Operation Engineer;
and Louie Digcabo-on, PCPC Maintenance Specialist.
Middle photo: Engr. Edwin Ladignon pointing out equipment in the
boiler during the inspection.
Below photo: PCPC President and CEO Nicandro Fucoy (4th from
right) joined the team during the final walk down.
Plant Availability (January-August 2018)
The table shows the factor of the average operating hours or plant availability
of the PCPC power plant from January-August 2018. For the month of August, the Preventive
Maintenance Schedule commenced on August 17 and concluded on September 13.
Final walk down inspection concluded
PCPC conducted the final joint walk down
inspection of the power plant on May 15-18,
2018.
The 4-day walk down was led by the PCPC
Operations Group together with NEPC, the
contractor of the power plant for Engineering,
Procurement and Construction (EPC) and
Operations and Maintenance (O&M).
Engr. Edwin Ladignon, PCPC’s Technical
Services Head, led the activity together with
NEPC-EPC Project Manager Mr. Luo Qiang, and
NEPC-O&M Plant Manager Mr. Sheng Quan.
TÜV SÜD, the Plant Owner’s Engineer, was also
in support.
The final walk down inspection is being
conducted to identify defects and to verify
if the items in the punch list of the whole
system of the power plant were fulfilled.
The said activity is also in line with the
Defects Liability Period of the NEPC-EPC as
specified in the contract that will expire
on August 2018.
All the punch list items generated on the
walk down activity shall be corrected by
NEPC-EPC before the issuance of the Final
Performance Acceptance Certificate.
Visayas Grid Generators Meeting
With participants from different power
generation companies, PCPC hosted the Visayas
Grid Generators Meeting in Concepcion,
Iloilo.
The said meeting is a part of the Grid Operating
Maintenance Program (GOMP) of National Grid
Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP)to
harmonize all the generating plants’ preventive
maintenance schedule. The GOMP, a requirement
of the Philippine Grid Code to NGCP is aimed to
prevent power shortage in the region.
“We at PCPC appreciates NGCP and all the
generators’ efforts aimed at achieving a reliable
grid,” Mr. Winifredo Pangilinan, PCPC Chief
Operating Officer, said during his welcome
remarks during the meeting.
It was PCPC’s first time to host the meeting held
on August 14, 2018. Participants are from NGCP,
Energy Development Corp. Cebu and Leyte, Global
Business Power Corp., Kepco SPC Power Corp., First
Gen, and Green Core Geothermal, Inc.
BFP trains personnel for Basic Life Support
Equipping personnel with knowledge on the
fundamentals of first aid, the Environment,
Health, and Safety (EHS) Team of PCPC
invited the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)
Region VI to train plant workers on First Aid
and Basic Life Support.
Five modules, which comprised of general
information on first aid; fire subjects;
information on firefighting apparatus, tools
and equipment; fire suppression and control;
and medical operations were discussed.
The said training was required by BFP for the
formation of PCPC Fire Brigade Organization.
“This is part of PCPC’s efforts for capacity
building. Aside from first aid, we also upgrade
their knowledge on disaster preparedness,” Jan
Felix Balquin, EHS Specialist said.