More Electric Power Corporation (MORE Power) and Iloilo Electric Cooperative (ILECO III) faced off in a friendly basketball game on Sept. 12.
MORE Power president and CEO Roel Castro and ILECO III general manager Atty. James Balsomo II led the ceremonial jump ball to kick off the game.
During the halftime, MORE Power ladies took the spotlight in their cheers and yells, and even took part in a friendly shooting competition with ILECO III ladies.
ILECO III emerged victorious against MORE Power despite the latter’s barrage of 3-pointers.
By dusk, the employees bonded in a unique social gathering.
According Balsomo, both the public and private sectors should have a good relationship. He even praised how MORE Power became the biggest and a trendsetter among power companies in Panay.
“We are the smallest among electric cooperatives and the most strategically challenged by serving 32 Island barangays,” he said.
“We are simply the most outstanding electric cooperative in the Philippines. Being outstanding is the result of consistent hardwork,” Balsomo added.
The friendship game was aimed at showcasing the good relationship between the two electric distribution utilities.
“The public sector and the private sector can really work together as rehab partners in this industry. For me, hindi pa nagsimula ang laro, panalo na tayong lahat,” said Castro.
“This is the first time that this is happening in the country. We would like to prove that walang hidwaan, there is no more between us. We can work and we should work together as one,” he further said.
