Fighting hunger

Globe Telecom Inc. signs a partnership agreement with SM Development Corp. (SMDC) and Scholars of Sustenance Philippines (SOS PH) to support the Hapag Movement. Joining the event are (from left) Jaime Alfonso Zobel de Ayala, Globe board director and chief executive of AC Industrials; Yoly Crisanto, Globe chief sustainability and corporate communications officer; Jessica Bianca Sy, SMDC assistant vice president and project director; Grace Evangeline Sta. Ana, SMDC executive vice president; and Marco James Leyson, SOS PH director of global impact and operations. The partnership aims to rescue over 110 tons of surplus food from SMDC developments to provide 450,000 meals to 90,000 families over the next 18 months. More than 40 SMDC mixed-use residential developments in Metro Manila, Central Luzon and Southern Luzon will take part in the initiative starting July 2024.