2023 Fire Prevention Month: Promoting Collective Effort and Safety

MORESCO-1  takes safety seriously, and this March, it is one with the nation in observing Fire Prevention Month.

The theme for this year’s observance is “Sa Pag-iwas sa Sunog, Hindi Ka Nag-iisa” (You are not alone in preventing fires), which emphasizes the importance of collective effort in preventing fires and ensuring the safety of employees and the community they serve.

Last Wednesday, March 1,  the Bureau of Fire Protection, together with MORESCO-1 and other local government agencies, held a motorcade around the municipality of Laguindingan to celebrate Fire Prevention Month and spread awareness in the community.

As partners of the community, let us remember that fire prevention is everyone’s responsibility. By taking steps to raise awareness and educate others, you can help prevent fires and keep your community safe.

As an electric cooperative committed to safety, MORESCO-1 is actively participating in Fire Prevention Month by strengthening its year-round campaign for fire prevention and protection. Through various initiatives and programs, MORESCO-1 is working to educate its employees and the public on fire safety and prevention, promote responsible behavior and encourage everyone to be prepared in case of a fire emergency.

The observance of Fire Prevention Month is based on Presidential Proclamation No. 115-A, which designates March as a time to raise awareness and promote fire safety throughout the country. MORESCO-1 recognizes that fire prevention is a shared responsibility and encourages everyone to take simple precautions and practice fire safety at all times.

With a commitment to safety and participation in important advocacies like Fire Prevention Month, MORESCO-1 is making a difference in ensuring the safety of its employees and the people in its surrounding communities.

“As we observe Fire Prevention Month, let us all take work together to prevent fires and keep our communities safe.”

PUBLIC ADVISORY ON FIXING, UNSCRUPULOUS PEDDLING AND COLLECTION

The Misamis Oriental-1 Rural Electric Service Cooperative, Inc. (MORESCO-1) issues this Advisory to warn its MCOs and the general public concerning the rampant selling and promotion of Energy-Saving Devices or ESDs to reduce electric bills by trying to paint a negative image of MORESCO-1 as being the cause of high power rates.

We would like to inform everyone that these activities tend to deceive our energy consumers and promote the personal interests of these unscrupulous peddlers. To verify their claim for efficiency, consumers should ask from these sellers a test result coming from the DOE regarding their ESD .

As to other acts considered as “fixing” transactions with MORESCO-1 and collection of fees or power bill payments in behalf of MORESCO-1 , this is strictly prohibited by MORESCO-1 and futher issues this advisory in the light of recent reports received that there are individuals who are collecting fees from our MCOs.

MORESCO-1 advises the public to transact only with our Service Area Offices and pay through our Authorized Paying Stations or thru authorized online payment partners.

Please take note with the following MORESCO-1 official contact information:

MORESCO-1 NUMBERS:

SERVICE AREAS

Talakag Service Area (TSA) 0917-553-5232

Laguindingan Service Area (LSA) 0917-848-1624

Manticao Service Area (MSA) 0998-554-7020

Opol Service Area (OSA) 0917-709-1549

24 HOUR CUSTOMER SERVICE HOTLINE NUMBERS

GLOBE

0917-325-8560 (Texts)

0917-794-8314 (Calls)

SMART

0920-955-8560 (Texts)

0949-889-2047 (Calls)

For hassle-free transactions and automatic official receipt issuance, please direct your power bills payment through any of the following:

• MORESCO-1 Talakag, Opol, Laguindingan, Manticao Service Areas

• MORESCO-1 Canitoan Sub-Office

• MORESCO-1 Paying Stations (Lumbia, Alubijid, Initao, Libertad, Naawan)

• SM Malls Paying Centers

• SAVEMORE Paying Centers

• UCPB – Bulua, CDO

• Chinabank Savings – Cogon, CDO

• Robinsons Bank – Limketkai, CDO

• Rural Bank – El Salvador City

• Rural Bank – Gitagum

• Aim Coop – Lugait

• ECPay Payment Partners including GCash, Paymaya & 7-Eleven Outlets

• Banco De Oro Online Payment Method

MORESCO-1 joins the whole country’s celebration of National Women’s Month

2023-2028 Theme

The 2023 National Women’s Month Celebration marks a juncture in the advancement of women’s rights as it launches a new recurring theme from this year to 2028: WE for gender equality and inclusive society. It sparks a renewed commitment to the advocacy and banks on the gains achieved during the 2016-2022 theme, WE Make CHANGE Work for Women, which emphasized the need for compassionate and harmonized networks towards gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE).

The recurring theme also aligns with the Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028, which aims for “deep economic and social transformation to reinvigorate job creation and accelerate poverty reduction by steering the economy back on a high-growth path.” The plan also highlights that growth must be inclusive, building an environment that provides equal opportunities to all Filipinos and equipping them with skills to participate fully in an innovative and globally competitive economy. 

We begin this new era of the National Women’s Month Celebration with the hope and ambition that WE are all for Gender Equality, WE are all for an inclusive society.