The Kamuning Bakery Café, under the ownership of Wilson Lee Flores, celebrated the World Pandesal Day on Oct. 16, 2024 by distributing 100,000 pieces of pandesal to urban poor families and orphanages.
This year’s celebration highlighted the ongoing commitment to combat hunger and promote community welfare.
Former Senator Panfilo Lacson and Senator Imee Marcos joined the civic and cultural project.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice-President Sara Duterte expressed their support for the initiative, underscoring the importance of such community-driven projects in addressing food insecurity in the country.
Lee Flores, in cooperation with the Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc. (FFCCCII) donated a school building to the Sinait Integrated School in Tarlac City.
The donation aims to increase the school’s capacity to accommodate more students and ensure that education remains accessible to all.
The ceremony was attended by local officials, including Tarlac Second District Rep. Christian Yap and Tarlac City Vice-Mayor Genaro Mendoza, Pico Cojuangco Guingona, city councilors, barangay chairman Catalino Tonelada III and Tarlac Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce officers led by Benigno Chua, Councilor Necito Chua, William Co, Calvin Tan and others.
They commended Lee Flores for his generous contributions to education and community welfare.
Packs of free pandesal were also distributed to the students, teachers and guests at Sinait Integrated School.
Lee Flores shared the inspiration behind World Pandesal Day, referencing the Biblical story of a boy who shared his five loaves of bread and two fishes, which Jesus Christ miraculously multiplied to feed thousands.
“This event reminds us that even the simplest gestures of sharing can bring hope and inspire change. Together, let us help combat hunger,” he said.
Kamuning Bakery opened in 1939, and was acquired and revived by writer and realty entrepreneur Wilson Lee Flores in 2014. Since then, the 85-year-old bakery cafe undertakes different socio-civic and cultural projects like World Pandesal Day.
