Help is on the way... Aboitiz Group extends their hand
The Aboitiz Group, through its corporate
social development arm Aboitiz Foundation, has pooled its manpower
and monetary resources to help get Visayas back on its feet.
The 100 year old company traces
its roots in the Visayas and continues to have several businesses in the region
such as AboitizLand, Inc., construction firm Metaphil, CitySavings Bank,
Pilmico Foods Corp., shipbuilder Tsuneishi Heavy Industries, Inc., and Visayan
Electric Company (VECO).
“The Aboitiz Group is fully
committed in seeing the Visayas rise from this calamity. This is after
all home to us and majority of our team members hail from the Visayas. It is
where our roots and our heart lies,” said Aboitiz Foundation Executive Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer Sonny Carpio.
The conglomerate has dispatched teams to
attend to the needs of thousands of evacuees and has established a command post
in Tubigon , with Mater Dei College. Relief goods will be distributed to four
major focus areas around Loon, Maribojoc, Tubigon, and Carmen, where the
epicenter of the earthquake was located.
The Foundation has earmarked an initial
Php2 million, which includes a Php1 million donation from actress Sharon
Cuneta, for the mobilization of the relief operations in Bohol.
AboitizLand, CitySavings, and Pilmico.
are pooling donations and sending volunteers to support the relief operations.
The foundation is also closely coordinating with various local government
units, the Philippine Navy, and the Philippine National Police.
Meanwhile, in Cebu, VECO has expanded
efforts to speedily restore power in affected areas. Team members also
volunteered to set up an auxiliary call center to handle emergency calls round
the clock.
“Our priority is always the continuity
of service to the customers,” said VECO Chief Executive Officer Sebastian
Lacson.
How you can help:
Please send cash donations to the
Aboitiz Foundation through the following:
·
Aboitiz Foundation’s UShare
portal http://ushare.unionbankph.com/aboitiz/
·
Union Bank of the
Philippines Account No. 10026-1070944
·
City Savings Bank Account
No. 200-20031301
Or visit www.aboitizfoundation.org
and click the “Donate” button.
For other concerns, you may contact the
following Aboitiz Foundation representatives:
· Danny
Cerence (Coordination) – 09176308172
· Rowena
Astillo (Donations) – 09176304484
For updates on the relief operations,
visit the Aboitiz Foundation’s Facebook page. (Facebook.com/AboitizFoundation)
or follow on @AboitizFDN on Twitter. Show your support by using #BangonVisayas
in your social media posts.