Panasonic Manufacturing Philippines Corporation (PMPC), formerly Matsushita Electric Philippines Corporation, is a manufacturer, importer and distributor of electronic, electrical mechanical, electro-mechanical appliances, other types of machinery, parts and components, batteries, and related products bearing the PANASONIC brand. The primary products of PMPC are refrigerator, air conditioner, television and washing machine. Other products of the Company include electric fans, freezers, digital audio/visual products, home theater systems, communications equipments/devices, office automation equipment, cooling equipment, and various kitchen and home appliances.
Hystory
A Humble Beginning
PMPC's history dates back in 1960 when a young Filipino entrepreneur by the name of Jesus V. del Rosario started business right in the sala of his house in Pasay City. At the start, with a handful workers, the cottage industry-type company began assembling radios and radio phonos under Distributors and manufacturing Corporation(DMC).
In a year's time, DMC's manufacturing department was made a separate company and named Festival Manufacturing Corporation (FMC). It began producing television sets in 1962, using components from Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. of Japan(MEI), and started the manufacture of electronic components in 1964. Then in 1965, to signify its image as a manufacturer of high quality products using precision electronics and advanced methods, FMC changed its corporate name to Precision Electronics Corporation(PEC). In the following year, an invitation was extended to MEI to join PEC in a joint venture. And after a constructive negotiation, an official agreement between PEC and MEI was reached, which led to the formal registration of the joint venture operation on September 14, 1967. It thus becomes the first Filipino-Japanese joint venture operation in the electronics appliance industry in the Philippines. With a little over 100 people, PEC as a joint venture created the opportunity to complement Filipino ingenuity with Japanese technical expertise.
1967- First National TV set came off the assembly line.
1968- Started production of printed circuit
1969- Registered with the Board of Investments(BOI) as local manufacturer of electronics products.
- Purchased 3.7 hectares of industrial land from Singer Industries along Ortigas Avenue, Taytay, Rizal for the permanent site of the company.
1971- TV Department installed a TV transmitter, the only one of its kind in the Philippines then
- Establishment of the Dry Battery Department.
- First commercial scale export shipment of National brand radio phonographs to the Middle East.
- Registered with the Board of Investments as a preferred non- pioneer enterprise for the manufacture and export of electronic products.
1972- Put up the first and only Electrolytic Capacitor manufacturing plant in the Philippines.
1973- First export shipment of TV sets to South Vietnam.
1974- Launching of the Super Jumbo Washing Machine in the market.
1975- Precision Appliance Corporation(PACOR) was established to manufacture National white lines.
1976- Export of 4-channel stereo systems to Australia.
1977- Installation of the National Solar Clock, the only one of its kind in the country then at its factory compound in Taytay, Rizal.
- MEI Chairman Masaharu Matsushita attended the 10th Anniversary celebration of the joint venture
1978- First export shipment of Panasonic batteries to the United States of America (USA).
- Madel Sales Corporation became the distributor of National products.
1979- Establishment of the Electric Fan Department.
- National Panasonic (Phis.) Inc.(NPPI) was adopted as a corporate name in place of Madel Sales Corporation.
1980- Formal establishment of the Quality Assurance Center.
- Precision Electronics Corporation(PEC) merged with PACOR, with the former as surviving company.
- First export shipment of dry batteries to Puerto Rico.
1981- First export shipment of K-Mart brand of batteries to Australia.
- Start of the complete color TV export to South America.
- Establishment of the Central Purchasing Department.
1982- Inauguration of the washing machine production line
- First export of die sets to Indonesia.
1983- Inauguration of Parts Dept.
- First variable resistor production.
- First export shipment of tuner parts to Japan.
1984- Initial export of variable resistor to Malaysia.
- First export shipment of washing machine parts to P.T. National Gobel(NABEL) of Indonesia.
1985- First export shipment of line filter to MACO Japan.
- Establishment of Technical Center.
- Visit of MEI Vice President Akio Tanii.
1986- First washing machine tub export to NABEL.
- First production and export of electric food warmer to Japan.
- First production and export of Panasonic flashlight to USA.
- Concluded a technical assistance agreement with Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd.(MCI) for PEC to manufacture and export floppy disk drives.
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1987- Formal start of operation of the Memory Systems Department.
- First export of floppy disk drives to South Korea.
- Visit of Philippine President Corazon C. Aquino.
1988- First production of room air conditioners.
- Establishment of Air Conditioner Department.
1989- Inauguration of the new building and new TV production line.
1990- PEC and NPPI merged with PEC as the surviving company.
- Acquired 21 hectares of industrial land at the Laguna Technopark in Sta. Rosa, Laguna.
1991- Inauguration of new Sales and Marketing Division office in Greenhills, San Juan.
- Inauguration of the Total Distribution Center(TDC).
1992- Cornerstone laying for the first Matsushita Communication Industrial Corporation of the Philippines(MCP) building and launching of the floppy disk drive manufacturing operation in Sta. Rosa, Laguna factory.
- Adoption of Matsushita Electric Philippines Corporation (MEPCO) as corporate name.
1993- Inauguration of Human Development Center.
- Launching of the country's first no-mercury-added battery.
1994- First export shipment of oven toasters to Malaysia.
- Inauguration of the New Assembly System line for the manufacture of no-mercury- added batteries with DENR Secretary Angel C. Alcala as special guest.
1995- Inauguration of the first regional sales office building in Davao City.
- Establishment of Information/ System Products Department and Industrial Sales Dept.
- Inauguration of the second building in Sta. Rosa plant.
- TV Department passed the ISO 9002 audit conducted by SGS.
- First export shipment of oven toasters to Japan.
- Visit of MEI President Yoichi Morishita to Taytay plant.
1996- Inauguration of the new Luzon Regional Office and Warehouse in Dau, Mabalacat, Pampanga.
- Establishment of the Public Relations Office.
- ISO 9002 certification of all manufacturing departments.
- MEPCO becomes the first local manufacturer of non-CFC refrigerators.
1997- Inauguration of the new Visayas Regional Office and Warehouse buildings in Mandaue City.
- ISO 14001 certification of Sta. Rosa plant.
- MEI Executive Vice President Masayuki Matsushita graced the 3oth Anniversary of MEPCO.
1998- ISO 14001 certification of Taytay Plant.
- Launching of the Panasonic DVD Theater in Clark, Pampanga as part of the Matsushita Group's support to EXPO Pilipino.
- Sales and Marketing Division becomes an internal division company of MEPCO, adopting National Panasonic Sales Philippines (NPP) as corporate name.
1999- Implementation of the "Y2K " Project" in response to the dreaded Millennium Bug.
- Transfer of NPP from Greenhills to Taytay.
- Named "The 1999 Most Outstanding Manufacturer of Airconditioner".
- Received Super Brand Award from the Reader's Digest
2000- MEPCO and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) launched a cooperative research on gas injection technology.
- Awarding of certificates to the first recipients of the Panasonic Scholarship grant for master's course in Japan.
- National and Panasonic voted as two of the top three Super Brands in the 2nd Asia's Super Brands survey conducted by Reader's Digest.
- CTV hits 1 Million Mark in Production and Sales.
- HAD hits 3 Million Oven Toaster mark.
2001- Industrial Sales Division becomes an internal division company, adopting Panasonic Industrial Sales Philippines as its corporate name.
- Washing Machine celebrated the production of its 2 Millionth unit.
- The first Middle Management Course was held.
- National and Panasonic were voted Superbrands in the 3rd Reader's Digest Super Brands survey.
- Dry Battery and Battery Sales departments received the Gold Award for Management and Excellence from Matsushita Battery Industrial Company in Japan.
2002- Refrigerator marked its highest market share, production, and sales achievement.
- Implementation of Cell Production System with EF, HAD, and Flashlight.
- Inauguration of the company's physical fitness gym in Taytay Plant.
- Received the Most Outstanding Countryside Investor Award presented by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
- Received the "Outstanding Manufacturer of Washing Machine Award".
- Developed the Taytay Mini-Forest Picnic Park in celebration of the company's 35th Anniversary.
2003- Panasonic was adopted as the company's its single unified brand.
- The company registered its air conditioner business with the Philippine Export Zone Authority.
- For the first time, Panasonic joined the basketball wagon by sponsoring the Panasonic National Basketball League (NBL) Regional Cup 2003.
- Granting of college scholarship to 14 outstanding public high school students through the company's local Panasonic Scholarship Program.
- The company held the first national Panasonic Thinknology On-the-spot Idea Writing Contest for school children, Grades I to VI.
- Panasonic won the "Best Booth" in the 2003 Total Office Products & Services Show.
2004- Launching of the Restriction on the Use of Hazardous Substances or RoHS Project in compliance with the European directives.
- Panasonic Flat TV Series was launched following the closure of the company's television factory.
- Panasonic won its 2nd Best Booth Award in the 2004 Total Office Products and Services Show.
- The company donated both to the flashflood victims in Quezon Province and to the Tsunami victims through the Department of Social Welfare Development and the Philippine National Red Cross, respectively.
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Awards and Recognitions
For its sincere and sustained pursuit of its commitment of service to society, and owing to the trust and confidence of its customers, PMPC continues to receive various awards and recognition from several groups and institutions. So in every corporate activity and program that it carries out, the company sees to it that all the products and services it offers are of the highest quality. The company's production lines are supported by its Product Development Center(PDC) and Quality Assurance Center(QAC).
PDC concentrates in product development. The center came into being out of management's realization of the fact that changing tempers of the business climate should be met with adequate and comprehending perspective. This means that at any given time, it is necessary to know the trends in the market place, and accordingly be able to come up with products that satisfy customer needs and satisfaction. And to fully realize this, the company continues to invest not only in the most modern facilities but also in providing advanced training to its employees, here and abroad.
- QAC, on the other hand is engaged in system formulation regarding quality, adhering to international standards. Also it ensures that the incoming parts and materials to MEPCO are of high quality by conducting reliablilty test prior to utilization. As such, QAC extends assistance to local suppliers by giving seminars related to quality. It has a Measurement Control Laboratory intended for calibration and control of all the company's instruments. With all these, customers are assured that all National and Panasonic products are of good quality. Likewise, in keeping its commitment to serve society, QAC opens its door to the public, offering calibration, packaging and parts evaluation services.
- ISO 9002 Certification. All the manufacturing departments of MEPCO are ISO 9002 certified by SGS Philippines. This proves the company's adherence to the international quality standards in manufacturing products and in rendering customer service.
- ISO 14001 Certification. MEPCO plants in Taytay, Rizal and Sta. Rosa, Laguna ISO 14001 certified by the Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance and SGS Philippines, respectively. The certification is an international standard for environmental management systems implementation.
- Certificate of Recognition. DENR recognized MEPCO's successful conversion to non-ozone depleting substances technology. The company is the first local manufacturer to produce non-CFC refrigerator in the Philippines.
- Management Award. MEPCO was cited Most Outstanding Company in the Philippines for 1991 in the area of operations management and in the area of people development in 1992 by the Asian Management Institute.
Outstanding Countryside Investor. The company was cited as Outstanding Countyside Investor of the Year (Foreign Investment Category) for 1991" by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry. - Outstanding Investor Award. MEPCO is the 1997 awardee of the Board of Investments Outstanding Investor Award in the Support Enterprise Develoment Category from a field of nominees that went through a rigorous and selection process.
- Outstanding Manufacturer. The company was named the "1999 Most Outstanding Manufacturer of Airconditioner" by the Consumers Union of the Philippines.
- Healthy Workplaces. The Department of Health cited MEPCO as one of the "Top Twenty Five Healthy Workplaces in the Philippines" for maintaining good working conditions by providing its employees a safe and clean working environment.
- Super Brand Award. MEPCO's National and Panasonic products are consistent recipient of the Reader's Digest Super Brand award. The award confirms that MEPCO has a thorough understanding of consumer needs and exerts great efforts and attention to perfection and continuous innovation.
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Management
| Yukiharu Kubota | Chairman of the Board |
| Reynaldo Lico | President, Chief Executive Officer |
| Rene T. Almeda | President - PPH Division, Director |
| Yoshihiko Furui | Treasurer, Director |
| Mamerto Z. Mondragon | Corporate Secretary |
| Bartolome Sarangaya | Executive Director |
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