Aboitiz Group Mobilizes P2M Aid for 1,000 Typhoon-Nona Afflicted Families in Oriental Mindoro

The Aboitiz Group has earmarked a total of P2 million for relief efforts in Oriental Mindoro, extending much-needed aid to 1,000 families recently affected by Typhoon Nona in the province.

Led by the Aboitiz Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the Aboitiz Group, 28 Aboitiz team members (15 from Pilmico, 7 from LiMA Land, 3 from CitySavings, and 3 from Aboitiz Foundation) and 20 volunteers from the Give More for Action and Charity (GMAC) Foundation assembled 1,000 relief packs for distribution in six barangays in the municipalities of Pinamalayan and Gloria. Each relief pack contained essential food items such as meat loaf, beef loaf, biscuits, corned beef, and rice (five kilos), among others.

These packs were distributed last December 19 and 20 by the office of Mindoro Oriental 1st District Congressman Reynaldo V. Umali and the GMAC Foundation in barangays Anoling, Sta. Rita, Calingag, Bangbang, Delrazon, and Pili in Pinamalayan, and barangays Malubay and Tambang in Gloria.

In addition to the assembly of relief packs, the AboitizPower Distribution Group has also sent four teams of linemen to re-energize powerless areas in the province.

“We would like to thank our partners and the various Aboitiz team members who have put to action their passion to serve by always being ready to help in times of disaster. Christmas time is a time for giving, and we believe there is no better way to celebrate this season than to offer our help to those who need them the most,” said Sonny Carpio, Aboitiz Foundation Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.