Lalamove-Caritas Manila Partnership: Hassle-free in-kind donations made possible

 

With the mission to keep things moving that matter, Lalamove, the country’s on-demand delivery platform, has partnered with Caritas Manila to encourage users to send donations for their Segunda Mana program fast and hassle-free delivery. 

Donations sent to the program help send less fortunate students to school and provide livelihood to families from the informal sector. Interested donors can simply book a Lalamove vehicle (motorcycle or sedan) to send their donations and get a ₱50 discount by doing the following:

• Indicate the pick-up address and contact details of the sender.

• Pin Caritas Manila’s official address: 2002 Jesus St., Pandacan, Manila in the drop-off location.

• Input the promo code LALACARITASMNL.

*The ₱50 discount is applicable to Lalamove deliveries via motorcycle (minimum spend of ₱70) and sedan (minimum spend of ₱250); valid until December 31, 2022.

SM Distributes PPEs and Medical Supplies to over 50 Hospitals Nationwide

Through SM FOUNDATION. SM is donating over PHP170M towards the fight against COVID 19, surpassing its initial allocation of PHP100 M to help ensure: Healthcare workers in hospitals nationwide are armored with personal protective equipment; Testing is made more widely available; Providing ICU-grade ventilators to help hospitals manage patients with severe cases.

Among the hospitals that received PPE donations as of March 27, 2020 are the following designated COVID Hospitals: University of the Philippines PGH, Lung Center of the Philippines and Jose N Rodriguez Memorial Hospital.

Major government hospitals are: Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM), National Kidney and Transplant Institute, San Lazaro Hospital, East Avenue Medical.Center, Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center, Philippine Heart Center, National Children's Hospital and Rizal Medical Center.

Other hospitals include Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital, Chinese General Hospital, University of the East Ramon Magsaysay (UERM) Memorial Medical Center, Manila Doctors Hospital, University of Sto Tomas Hospital, Makati Medical Center, The Medical City, Ospital ng Muntinlupa and more.

Several shipments of PPEs are also on their way to provincial hospitals nationwide.

SM has committed to be of service to the Filipino public, its hospitals, and its government, in ensuring that we all contain and overcome the COVID-19 crisis together.

SM Foundation delivers vital medical supplies to Rizal Medical Center

Sharing this piece of good news amidst the pandemic Covid-19 virus infection that has plagued the country and the world today. SM Foundation's #HappyToServe spirit were recently shown at Rizal Medical Center. The said hospital has received medical supplies from SM Foundation! 

Rizal Medical Center received a number of Personal Protective Equipment from SM Foundation which arrived on Saturday, March 28, 2020.
The medical supplies included N95 masks, protective goggles, nitrile gloves, hygiene kits and alcohol among other supplies. 

Through SM Foundation, SM has donated and pledged over PHP170 million as it focused its efforts on giving critical medical supplies and equipment to about 50 hospitals nationwide. 

Kudos to your unwavering efforts in this fight against COVID-19 pandemic, frontliners of RMC.

#SMCares

Electrolux converts worn out clothes into quilts with Gawad Kalinga'sTrese Community Program

Filipinos' traditional bayanihan concept is still very much alive even up to this day. We see these exemplary Filipino value each year during times when our country is faced with numerous natural calamities such as the recent earthquake and typhoons which result to ruined homes and ravaged livelihood. But we have relentlessly proven through time and again that it is during these crucial times that we are there for one another--we try to help rehabilitate the lives of the victims. 

And in this light, Electrolux, the trusted brand and world leader in home appliances has been collecting and laundering clothes for calamity-stricken survivors for several years now. This year, Electrolux, through its Delightful-E Simple campaign, innovated this long-running advocacy.

In partnership with Gawad Kalinga’s Trese community, Electrolux will upcycle unusable clothes into quilts for children and new born babies in orphanages and other communities.