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MORESCO-1 and NORMECA Join the Nation in Observing the 47th National Disability Rights Week – July 17–23, 2025

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MORESCO-1 and NORMECA Join the Nation in Observing the 47th National Disability Rights Week
July 17–23, 2025
Theme: “Innovation for Inclusion: Building Inclusive Communities Together”

MORESCO-1 and the Northern Mindanao Electric Cooperatives Association (NORMECA) proudly join the rest of the nation in celebrating the 47th National Disability Rights Week, held every July 17–23. This year’s theme, “Innovation for Inclusion: Building Inclusive Communities Together,” underscores the essential role of innovation in enabling persons with disabilities (PWDs) to live with dignity, autonomy, and full participation in society.

Anchored on Proclamation No. 597 issued by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on June 13, 2024, this national observance highlights the collective responsibility of institutions—public and private alike—to ensure that all individuals, regardless of ability, can access opportunities and essential services.

As a vital player in the electric power industry, MORESCO-1 affirms its commitment to equitable and inclusive energy services. From barrier-free customer service centers and accessible billing options to proactive engagement of PWD stakeholders in community energy programs, we believe that electricity empowers best when it reaches everyone.

Energy fuels independence. For persons with disabilities, reliable and accessible power means access to assistive technologies, livelihood tools, mobility support, and more. Through cooperative innovation and inclusive service delivery, we stand by the call to energize not just homes, but human potential—regardless of physical, sensory, or cognitive limitations.

Together with NORMECA and our partner electric cooperatives in Northern Mindanao, we commit to building inclusive, dignified, and empowered communities for all.

Let us continue lighting the way forward—for inclusion, for rights, and for every Filipino.

#NationalDisabilityRightsWeek #PWDInclusionMatters #EnergyForAll #MORESCO1 #NORMECA #CooperativePower #InclusiveCommunities

Community Development Engagements/CSR/Posts

July 15, 2025 is World Youth Skills Day

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Theme: Youth empowerment through AI and digital skills

In 2014, the United Nations General Assembly declared 15 July as World Youth Skills Day, to celebrate the strategic importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, decent work and entrepreneurship.

15 July 2025 marks the 10th anniversary since World Youth Skills Day (WYSD). This year’s theme focuses on Youth empowerment through AI and digital skills.

As the Fourth Industrial Revolution reshapes economies through Artificial Intelligence (AI), Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) must evolve to equip youth with future-ready skills. AI is transforming how we live, learn and work — but it also poses serious risks if not implemented equitably.

On World Youth Skills Day, let us come together to recognize the power of young people as drivers of change—and commit to equipping them with AI and digital skills to tackle today’s challenges and shape a more peaceful, inclusive, and sustainable future.

https://www.un.org/en/observances/world-youth-skills-day

https://unevoc.unesco.org/wysd/World+Youth+Skills+Day

Community Development Engagements/CSR/Employee Volunteer Program

MORESCO-1’s ISD Conducts Strategic Calibration Meeting with Community Development Officers

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Towards a Unified and Empowered Community Engagement Framework for 2026

Happening today at the Emmanuel Pelaez Training Center, the MORESCO-1 Institutional Services Department (ISD) convenes with all its Community Development Officers (CDOs) for a vital calibration meeting aimed at aligning its Performance Management and Reporting System (PMRS) with the cooperative’s recently conducted 2026 Annual Work Planning (AWP) session.

This high-level alignment activity is driven by the cooperative’s overarching strategic anchors for 2026:
“Engaged Member-Consumer-Owners (MCOs)” and “Empowered MCOs.”

These twin pillars of engagement and empowerment guide the ISD’s operational roadmap, ensuring that every CDO and field implementer is attuned not only to metrics and deliverables, but to meaningful and transformative community impact.

The session is designed to harmonize performance indicators, service goals, and community development strategies across MORESCO-1’s coverage areas. It highlights the need for adaptive field execution—taking into account evolving grassroots realities, policy directions, and the cooperative’s commitment to inclusive and participatory governance.

A key highlight of the meeting is the integration of the “12 Transformational Tasks in Community Organizing”—a framework that underscores MORESCO-1’s commitment to sustainable community building, progressive social mobilization, and people-centered development. These tasks serve as benchmarks for evaluating the depth and quality of grassroots engagement, ensuring that community organizing moves beyond compliance to real transformation.

The calibration is expertly facilitated by renowned community development practitioner and academic Dr. Dixon Yasay, and presented in context by Rio M. Vallejo, Member-Consumer Development (MCD) Chief. Mr. Vallejo laid down the recalibrated direction for the CDOs in relation to the field realities, aligned with the goals set forth during the AWP.

Crucially, the session emphasizes the strategic alignment of the CDOs’ mandates with the overarching responsibilities of MORESCO-1’s Board of Directors, especially within their respective electoral districts. As frontline implementers, CDOs are expected to actively support the Board’s district-level initiatives and uphold the cooperative’s vision of empowering every MCO—not just as recipients of electric service, but as active stakeholders in rural electrification and community advancement.

This ongoing activity is part of a broader institutional effort to future-proof MORESCO-1’s community-facing functions, strengthen the feedback loop from field to central planning, and build an ecosystem where leadership, accountability, and grassroots voice converge toward the cooperative’s sustainable growth.