PLDT Inc. recently donated food supplies and vitamins to over 1,000 families in Cebu City and Malabon City adversely affected by the COVID-19 in partnership with the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP).
Category: Advocacy
One trait that best defines moms is their being selfless — always ready to make sacrifices for her family and her kids. This is particularly seen during these difficult times where mothers, particularly those in the frontlines, have stepped up to be the first line of defense of both their household and the community.
As COVID-19 continues to spread across the globe, the number of cases has also escalated in the Philippines placing Filipino healthcare workers at the forefront to fight against the virus. Doctors, nurses, laboratory technicians, and hospital staff face the hazard of infection every day, and extensive working hours at the hospital can be very exhausting. Virus-stricken patients, on the other hand, have limited contact with their families, and being away from loved ones can really be lonesome.
Hotel Sogo continues to be of service to accommodate frontliners in the government and the medical community.
Those who visited their departed loved ones at the Manila North Cemetery this Undas were in awe at the colorful surprise when they passed by the cemetery’s wall along A. Bonifacio Ave. The wall was decorated with a mural of flowers from all over the Philippines.
Over 300 artists from different provinces such as Ilocos Sur, Tarlac, Bulacan, and Rizal, volunteered to come together and painted this mural. Acclaimed artist Ferdie Montemayor spearheaded in organizing the volunteers, together with other artists from the Pinto Art Museum.
Last August 19th, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the UN Refugee Agency, and UNIQLO, a global retailer giant, commemorate World Humanitarian Day by distributing clothing to some 750 families displaced by the Marawi conflict. This marks the second visit by the partnership to the besieged city of Marawi.
World Vision and Procter & Gamble (P&G) Philippines together with Department of Education Malabon Division Office launched the “Pag-asa sa Basura” campaign, a sustainable waste collection and recycling system targeting several schools in Metro Manila. The project will be done in 25 chosen schools in Malabon and Quezon City.
In celebration of its 4th anniversary last July, Ayala Healthcare Holdings, Inc. (AC Health) launched Soar, a community family day for children diagnosed with cancer. The anniversary activity was held last July 13, 2019, at the Amoranto Sports Complex in Quezon City.
Last June 26 to 30, Wacoal held a five-day interactive exhibit where they launched their latest campaign called Wacoal’s Women of the World. 30 remarkable women from different fields were honored and shared their stories of hard work and success. Some of them talked about their personal journeys, challenges and how each and everyone made their marks in their chosen fields.
To promote the good health and well-being of mothers and their unborn child through safe pregnancy and delivery, the SM Cares Program on Women and Breastfeeding Mothers will be holding an event entitled “Mama’s Lullaby, A Musical Event for Expecting Mothers”. This is in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal number three (good health and well being) to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all, at all ages.