Meralco

MERALCO
	Motto: "Ang Liwanag ay Bukas na"
Company type	Private/Public
Traded as	PSE: MER
Industry	Power distributor
Predecessor	Compañía Electricista de Manila ; Compañía de Tranvías y Ferrocarriles de Filipinas
Founded	March 24, 1903
Headquarters	Meralco Center, Ortigas Avenue, Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines
Key people	Manuel V. Pangilinan, Chairman and CEO
Owner	see list
Website	www.meralco.com.ph

The Manila Electric Company (PSE: MER), also known as Meralco (/mɜːrɑːlkoʊ/, Tagalog: [mɛˈɾalkɔ], stylized in uppercase), is an electric power distribution company in the Philippines. It is Metro Manila's only electric power distributor and holds the power distribution franchise for 22 cities and 89 municipalities, including the whole of Metro Manila and the exurbs that form Mega Manila.

The name "Meralco" is an acronym for Manila Electric Railroad and Light Company, which was the company's official name until 1919.