MPIC future-proofing operations with impact assessment project

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December 14, 2025 | 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines — Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) will embark on a science-based risk and impact assessment project designed to strengthen resilience against climate-related hazards.

The conglomerate led by business titan Manuel V. Pangilinan has signed an agreement with the Philippine Academic Society for Climate and Disaster Resilience (PASCDR) to future-proof its operations and safeguard millions of Filipinos who rely on its services.

The project will cover 50 strategic sites across Metro Manila, including assets of Metro Pacific Tollways Corp., Maynilad Water Services, Manila Electric Co. and Light Rail Manila Corp.

The facilities form the backbone of essential services like power, water, transport and toll roads, which millions depend on daily.

MPIC said that protecting these critical infrastructure assets from natural hazards is not just a corporate responsibility, but a national imperative.

“This is critical for us personally and for our businesses,” MPIC executive vice president and chief finance, risk and sustainability officer Chaye Cabal-Revilla said.

“Through rigorous climate risk assessment, we can better understand our vulnerabilities, quantify potential impacts and fortify our infrastructure assets, ensuring that we continue to deliver the essential services to the millions of Filipinos who rely on us every day,” she said.

Under the agreement, PASCDR, in partnership with the UP Resilience Institute, will lead a comprehensive hazard assessment, which includes gathering climate and hazard data, simulating hydrometeorological and geological hazards, as well as mapping risks under both current and future climate scenarios, and assessing and analyzing potential impact.

The scientific approach will enable MPIC to identify and prioritize hazards that pose the greatest risk to its assets and make informed decisions for mitigation and overall resilience.

“Through this project, we aim to assess risks across MPIC’s sites and identify possible hazards — whether it’s flooding in rail stations or water and power facilities. This is our service to the general public: integrating academic research and industrial practices to establish a secure and resilient operational framework,” PASCDR president Emmanuel Luna said.

PASCDR is a national network of academic experts dedicated to advancing disaster risk reduction and climate change resilience across the country.

It brings together scholars and practitioners from top universities, government agencies, non-government organizations and the private sector, with the primary goal of promoting research, collaboration and action toward building safer and more resilient communities and schools in the face of both natural and human-induced hazards.

MPIC said that the partnership is a key element in the group’s long-term sustainability strategy.

By integrating science into its risk management framework, the group is setting a benchmark for corporate resilience in the country that ensures the continuity of essential services, while protecting stakeholders in an era of increasing climate uncertainty.