BDO Foundation gives relief goods to over 12,000 Carina-affected families

Distribution of relief packs through one of BDO Foundation’s partners, Caritas Manila. (Photo courtesy of Caritas Manila’s official Facebook page)

AUGUST 2024, MANDALUYONG CITY – BDO Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of BDO Unibank, took the frontline as it donated 12,350 relief packs to more than 36 Typhoon Carina-affected barangays across Luzon.

Last July, Carina struck the National Capital Region (NCR) and nearby cities, causing major flooding in various residential areas. The foundation, with the help of Tanging Yaman Foundation, dioceses and parishes, local government units, and BDO and BDO Network Bank employees sent assistance to communities affected by flooding in Bulacan (Malolos, Calumpit, Bocaue, Hagonoy, Meycauayan, and Obando), Pampanga (Macabebe and Masantol), Ilocos Sur (Vigan), Rizal, and Metro Manila.

BDO Foundation donated food packs containing rice, canned goods, and drinking water. “BDO Foundation hopes that through this simple act of kindness, we are able to show our solidarity to our kababayans and to help in giving them hope as they bounce back from this calamity,” shared BDO Foundation president Mario Deriquito.

Apart from the relief packs, BDO Foundation, through BDO Network Bank, also delivered cleaning materials to 150 schools across NCR, region 3, and region 4A to help flooded school communities prepare their facilities for the opening of classes.