The aquamarine seas that surround Canipo Island in Coron are beautiful, but it is also a barrier. For the children of Canipo Integrated School, geography has long shaped what they can and cannot reach. Classrooms rely on daylight. Some digital tools remain a stretch. Learning opportunities that are common on the mainland are hard to access.
It is not because of lack of potential. It is because of lack of stable power.
On February 10, 2026, that reality began to change. Through Project Liadlaw, the flagship initiative of Vivant Foundation, Inc. (VFI), an 18.7 kWp solar electrification system was turned over to Canipo Integrated School. The project, valued at ₱3.6 million now provides clean and reliable electricity to classrooms, teachers, and students who have long studied at the edge of opportunity.
A Bright Light in a Dim Reality
Canipo Integrated School is a place of promise. Teachers are committed. Students are eager to learn. Yet the school’s remote geography has widened the digital divide year after year. Without dependable power, access to computers and connectivity; modern learning tools remained limited.
The solar installation was implemented by the foundation in collaboration with Calamian Islands Power Corporation (CIPC), a subsidiary of Vivant Energy, and the DepEd Schools Division of Palawan.
For Vivant Energy, the project embodies a deeper purpose.
“Vivant goes where others hesitate,” said Eric Omamalin, CIPC President. “Energizing last-mile areas has always been part of our mission. Projects like this help equalize opportunities to progress for all, especially for communities that are often beyond the reach of conventional power.”
Vivant has maintained a strong presence in Palawan powering households and businesses in the islands of the north through Calamian Islands Power Corporation (CIPC) and the mainland Palawan through Delta P, Inc. (DPI).
Sustainable Support to Impact That Lasts
The foundation has been supporting the Coron Islands since 2015 through various community initiatives. The Canipo solar electrification project marks VFI’s 14th initiative in the Coron Islands and its second project in the municipality.
In 2024, the Foundation also donated a literacy resource grant to Canipo Integrated School to help strengthen learning resources. The electrification project that followed completed the picture, ensuring the school now has both the tools and the power to unlock possibilities seen beyond reach before.
Project Liadlaw was designed precisely for communities like Canipo. The program activation was recognized as the Outstanding Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Award at Guild Awards of the League of Corporate Foundations (LCF) in 2019 and 2025.
But for Vivant Foundation, the real reward is the impact on the ground.
“More than the accolades, it is the realities of missionary areas like Canipo that fuel our work,” said Shem Jose Garcia, Executive Director of Vivant Foundation. “This is why we continue to live out our mission to improve everyday living. We believe that progress starts when it is supported by reliable energy.”
Energizing Futures Beyond
For the local government, the project represents more than an infrastructure upgrade. It is an investment in the future of Canipo’s children.
“Our students have always had talent and potential,” said Canipo Integrated School Teacher-In-Charge Rosemarie Canenea. “What they needed was the opportunity to grow beyond the limits of our location. With this solar project, that potential can finally be liberated. It gives our young people the chance to dream bigger and reach farther.”
Today, evenings in Canipo Integrated School look different. Lights remain on after sunset. Children can stay curious independent of daylight. Teachers can prepare lessons without worrying about limited generator hours. Students can explore new ways of learning that were once impossible to sustain.
Creating Solutions for Our Changing World
Across the Philippines, many schools face the same challenges Canipo once did. Limited electricity narrows access to technology and opportunity. Project Liadlaw was created to answer that gap with practical, renewable solutions.
The Canipo project stands as a reminder that creating solutions for our changing world often begins in the most remote places. By bringing solar power to the island, Vivant Foundation and Vivant Energy are helping ensure that distance no longer dictates destiny.
In Canipo, clean energy now powers more than lights and devices. It powers confidence, curiosity, and hope. For Vivant, nation-building includes every island, every classroom, and every child.
And in places like Canipo, it is clear that progress starts where the grid ends.
