The Aboitiz Group, through its various business units, and the Aboitiz Foundation recently delivered emergency relief to families in Leyte, Cagayan de Oro, and Davao who were severely affected by Typhoons “Urduja” and “Vinta.”
Pilmico Foods Corp., the food business unit of the Aboitiz Group, together with the Aboitiz Foundation, handled the relief efforts in Leyte.
The regional sales team of Pilmico turned over 300 boxes of The Care Package High Energy Biscuits to over a thousand families severely affected by Urduja in Maanda, Sangalang, Busali, and Naval in the province of Biliran.
The Care Packages, developed by Pilmico, contain packs of 100-gram high-energy biscuits loaded with 450 kilocalories (equivalent to one full meal) each, designed as an efficient disaster relief solution that not only addresses hunger but provides adequate nutrition via a sustainable food supply.
Meanwhile, AboitizPower, Davao Light, Therma South, Apo Agua, and Hedcor joined forces with the Davao City government to assist flash flood victims in Davao City.
Despite the lack of supplies, the consolidated efforts of these business units provided 6,152 liters of water for displaced Davao City families on Christmas Eve.
Pilmico also sent The Care Package boxes and other food packs to benefit 144 affected families in Barangay Bulao, Iponan, Cagayan de Oro City.
“Our goal is to be one of the first responders when calamities strike,” said Maribeth Marasigan, first vice president and chief operating officer of the Aboitiz Foundation.
“Beyond these relief efforts, the plan is to carefully develop and implement rehabilitation projects for the affected families. This is part of our commitment to advance business and communities by co-creating safe, empowered, and sustainable communities, Marasigan added.
The Aboitiz Foundation is the corporate foundation of the Aboitiz Group. Its purpose is to drive change for a better world by advancing business and communities through programs on education, enterprise development, and environment.
Since its inception in 1988, the Foundation’s CSR interventions have evolved from one-time donations to carefully designed programs that empower its beneficiaries to pursue their aspirations.
Today, the Aboitiz Foundation, through the Aboitiz Business Units, develops and implements corporate social responsibility programs or CSR 2.0 projects that aim to co-create safe, empowered, and sustainable communities.
These CSR 2.0 projects are aligned to the Group’s core competencies, are scalable nationwide, and create deeper social impact on the communities and beneficiaries it serves.