Corporate Governance in MPIC

Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC) regards the adoption of the leading practices in corporate governance as one of the key drivers in increasing shareholder value. Corporate governance is a method of regulating the Company’s affairs through the adoption of rules and regulations designed to ensure that business is conducted with the highest standards of ethics and integrity. The Company believes that a robust policy on corporate governance translates to higher level of trust from its shareholders, which also leads to the overall maximization of shareholder value.

While principally a profit-driven enterprise, MPIC recognizes the role that it plays as a corporate citizen to nation building. The Company is fully aware that its stakeholder groups are not only comprised of its employees, customers and shareholders but likewise include suppliers, creditors, the communities it operates in, the government and environment. As a good corporate citizen, MPIC endeavors to be a socially and environmentally responsible organization.

Among the activities undertaken by MPIC which are tangible representations of its resilient corporate governance culture include the adoption of strong Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives such as the protection of the environment, promotion of education, and other activities aimed at contributing to national development. MPIC has also adopted policies designed to encourage not only legal compliance but the adoption of the highest standards of ethics in doing business.

All these initiatives embody the key principles of corporate governance which include accountability, fairness, integrity and transparency. Such principles are both the Company’s driving force and corporate strategy in achieving its ultimate goal of long-term maximization of shareholder value.