ASSIST and Signify Light the Path to Disaster Resiliency with Sinag Pagasa Project

Quezon City, Philippines - April 02, 2025 - Quezon City, Philippines, March 26, 2025 – ASSIST and the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP), with the support of Signify Foundation, formalized their partnership for the Sinag-Pag-Asa Project at the LMP office in Quezon City. This initiative aims to bring sustainable solar-powered lighting to municipalities vulnerable to extreme weather conditions, enhancing community resilience and disaster preparedness.

Daren Torres, ASSIST Project Management Lead, together with Andrew Yan, Signify Philippines Government Affairs Head and Andrea Loriaga, LMP Executive Director, committed to helping address the needs of disaster-prone communities in Regions 1, 2, and CAR to build safer and more sustainable communities. The turnover marks a milestone in ensuring that critical spaces such as evacuation centers, schools, and hospitals are equipped with reliable light sources.

A Brighter Future for Communities in Need

"This initiative is more than just providing solar-powered lights—it’s about empowering communities to withstand challenges and thrive despite adversities. By working together, we can create safer spaces for Filipinos," said Andrew Yan, Head of Government Affairs, Signify Philippines Inc.

Andrea Loriaga, Executive Director of LMP, also emphasized the impact of the program, “Sinag-Pag-Asa is a testament to how partnerships between the public and private sectors can bring real, lasting change to our communities. We are eager to see the positive outcomes of this initiative in the municipalities we serve.” 

Echoing this sentiment, Francis Macatulad, Director for Programs of ASSIST, highlighted the broader impact of the program: “Beyond enhancing safety and disaster preparedness, these solar-powered lights serve as beacons of opportunity—enabling livelihoods, fostering education, improving healthcare services, and strengthening community resilience. We are thankful for this partnership for progress with LMP and Signify, and we hope to be able to expand Sinag Pag-Asa to even more communities in need.

For more updates on the Sinag-Pag-Asa Project and how you can support sustainable community initiatives, visit the ASSIST Facebook page.

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About the Partners

Signify Philippines Inc.

Signify is the new company name of Philips Lighting. Philips was founded in 1891 as a lighting company, which commercialized the light bulb. Then established in the Philippines in 1956 at Binondo, Manila, Signify prides itself as today’s No. 1 lighting brand in the consumer market and among the top players in the professionals’ market. Signify proudly markets the best lighting brands in the world: Philips, Interact, Philips HUE, and Color Kinetic.

The League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP)

The League of Municipalities of the Philippines is an organization of all municipalities in the Philippines, which was created under Section 496 of Republic Act 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991. The LMP is legally mandated to organize for the primary purpose of ventilating, articulating and crystallizing issues affecting municipal government administration, and securing, through proper and legal means.

About Asia Society for Social Improvement and Sustainable Transformation (ASSIST)

ASSIST is a self-sustaining pan-Asian non-profit organization that seeks to achieve sustainable transformation to ensure improvement of social equity amongst all. Its goal is to empower target groups and make them resilient to social, economic, and environmental challenges. It believes more good can be achieved through collaboration, open communication, and capacity building, anchored to the philosophy "Partnerships for Progress". For over 20 years, ASSIST has implemented over 300 projects across 25 countries.