Meralco facilities receive 19 DoLE certifications for COVID-19 safety

FACILITIES of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) nationwide have received about 19 Safety Seal Certifications from the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) from September to November 2021.

“These Safety Seals are proof that the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) prevention and control programs being implemented in these Meralco facilities are aligned with the minimum health protocols set by the govern-ment,” Meralco’s Organizational Safety and Business Continuity Management Head Antonio M. Abuel, Jr. said in a news release on Wednesday.

Meralco said it had set up its own coronavirus health and safety protocols in line with the guidelines of the DoLE and the Department of Health ever since the start of the outbreak in March last year to protect both its employees and customers from the virus.

With this, the electric company’s operating center in Ortigas and its Dasmariñas sector and business center all received Safety Seal Certifications in September.

The following month, Meralco’s business centers in Mandaluyong City, Pasig City, España in Manila City, Makati City, and Pasay City; extension offices in San Jose and Metropoint; and its Market! Market! Customer Office also received their respective certifications.

This month, Safety Seal Certifications were also awarded to the company’s Parañaque, Sta. Rosa, and Pasig sectors; San Miguel and San Mateo extension offices; and Alabang, Angono, Antipolo, Cainta, and Marikina business centers.

The DoLE issues such safety seals for establishments in the manufacturing, construction, utilities, information and communication sectors that have complied with the minimum public health standards set by the national govern-ment.

Meralco said its other facilities are continuously working to secure such certifications.

Meralco’s shares at the stock market went down by 0.99% or P3 to close at P300 apiece on Wednesday.

Meralco’s controlling stakeholder, Beacon Electric Asset Holdings, Inc., is partly owned by PLDT Inc.

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