Globe as disbursement partner
The Makati City government has partnered with Globe Telecom Inc. in the disbursement of roughly P2.7 billion financial assistance to Makati residents through mobile wallet Gcash under the expanded Makatizen economic relief program which aims to provide relief to city residents who are affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Instead of manually disbursing the financial aid through city hall employees or through physical disbursement facilities, Makati City will be leveraging the GCash platform to efficiently and safely provide aid to its constituents. This reduces the risk of transmission of the disease, as it limits physical contact among people.
“Makati City has always been one of the most forward-looking local governments in the Philippines, and GCash is ready to help it achieve its goal. We are happy to see our platform being used by government units to fight Covid-19 and ultimately flatten the curve. GCash provides a quick, safe and secure data-driven disbursement platform for the city,” said Luigi Reyes, GCash vice president for enterprise.
Hydration drinks for health workers
Johnson & Johnson Philippines (J&J Philippines) is supplying 10 key hospitals with their Vivity hydration drinks to help Filipino healthcare workers keep up their strength as they continue the fight in controlling the COVID-19 situation in the country.
Identified partner hospitals will be provided with a steady supply of products for two months, with J&J Philippines also setting up chillers during this period to properly store stocks throughout health workers’ shifts. These include the pediatric departments and emergency rooms of Philippine General Hospital, Philippine Heart Center, Lung Center of the Philippines, Cardinal Santos Medical Center, Makati Medical Center, The Medical City, Parañaque Doctors Hospital, San Juan De Dios Hospital, and ManilaMed – Medical Center Manila.
The initiative is an extension of their earlier pledge of P10 million 1 worth of Vivity products that reached 27 hospitals and 9 non-government organizations (NGOs). In total, the company has reached over 20,000 health care workers with their hydration efforts.
Tech solutions, PPes, cash donations from Eastern
Eastern Communications has supported various sectors in flattening the curve of COVID-19 pandemic by pledging its information communication technology solutions, personal protective equipment and funds.
A total of 500 Office 365 licenses were provided to 34 government offices such as the Department of Health (DOH), Department of Labor and Employment, Philippine National Police, Presidential Communications Operations Office, several city government offices, among others.
Eastern Communications also pledged their internet services to other facilities and offices to ensure fast and reliable connectivity experience for the government employees. An Internet Direct Service (IDS) is installed at the World Trade Center in Pasay which has been converted to a COVID-19 facility. They also upgraded the IDS in Pag-IBIG Fund and Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, while Advanced Science and Technology Institute was provided with Domestic Leased Line (DLL), a point-to-point private connectivity service.
The telco also lent a hand to the frontliners and Filipino families.
Eastern Communications recently provided a total of 700 personal protective equipment (PPEs) and 5,000 pieces of face masks to Veteran’s Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City, Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in Manila, Jose B. Lingad Regional Hospital in Pampanga, Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center, Meycauayan Doctors Hospital in Bulacan, and Chong Hua Hospital in Cebu.
Meanwhile, in celebration of their 142nd founding anniversary, Eastern Communications also launched their internal fundraising for the frontliners. Employees of the telco are encouraged to donate and raise Php 142,000 to help regional hospitals that cure COVID-19 patients.
The telco took part as well in its partner associations’ pandemic-related causes, donating a total of P200,000 to support Contact Center Association of the Philippines (CCAP) in helping poor families and American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AMCHAM) in providing medical essentials for the frontliners.
