Megaworld leads biggest power switch-off for Earth Hour

MANILA, Philippines - In celebration of Earth Hour, Megaworld, in partnership with World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Philippines), joins the international power switch-off campaign today from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. at its two largest townships, Eastwood City in Libis, Quezon City, and McKinley Hill in Taguig City.

“Our support for Earth Hour signifies our commitment to building townships that espouse environmental sustainability. We invite everyone – from mall-goers and tenants to the BPO companies and residents of our condominium properties inside our two biggest townships – to join this worldwide campaign,” said Kevin Tan, first vice president and head of commercial division of Megaworld.

WWF-Philippines national director for Earth Hour Angela Consuelo Ibay says  Megaworld has been an active supporter of the Earth Hour movement since 2009, citing Eastwood City as one of the longtime venues for Earth Hour celebrations.

“The partnership is a symbolic act which represents Megaworld’s ongoing commitment to reduce its usage of energy and other finite resources. More than that, Eastwood City and McKinley Hill are both hubs of development. Humanity is moving towards cities –and the cities of the future, like Eastwood and McKinley Hill. It would do well to inculcate in tenants and residents the message of Earth Hour,” said Ibay.

For Earth Hour tonight, leading BPO companies in Eastwood City and McKinley Hill such as IBM, Accenture, HP, Dell, Wells Fargo, Sitel, Fuji Xerox, Bayer, Logica and Lawson, among others, will participate in the township-wide power switch-off.

“It was easy to convince the BPO companies to join in this movement because a lot of them have been advocates of Earth Hour for the past years. We are very optimistic for an even bigger participation from other companies in our townships this year,” said Jericho Go, first vice president for business development and leasing group of Megaworld.