BDO Foundation assists communities hit by Taal eruptions and pandemic

BDO Foundation continues to mount relief operations for underserved communities affected by disasters and the pandemic.

As we work together to help flatten the curve by staying at home as COVID-19 continues to spread across the globe and with its latest variant, the number of cases has also escalated in the Philippines placing Filipino healthcare workers at the forefront to fight against the virus.

Despite logistical limitations caused by the lockdowns and quarantines, BDO Foundation continued to provide aid for communities affected by natural disasters and the novel coronavirus pandemic. The corporate social responsibility arm of BDO Unibank brought relief goods to evacuees displaced by the Taal Volcano eruptions and hygiene kits to frontliners and patients grappling with the effects of COVID-19.

BDO Foundation continues to mount relief operations for underserved communities affected by disasters and the pandemic.

In response to Taal’s unrest, the foundation distributed relief packs containing food, rice and drinking water to more than 700 underserved families in the Municipality of Agoncillo and the City of Tanauan in Batangas. The relief operations were backed by the City Social Welfare and Development Office. Beneficiaries included senior citizens, fishers and tricycle drivers.

Considered one of the most active in the country, Taal Volcano emitted kilometer-high plumes of gas and ash, prompting the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology to raise Alert Level 3. High-risk communities were evacuated due to the threat of succeeding eruptions and earthquakes.

BDO Foundation continues to mount relief operations for underserved communities affected by disasters and the pandemic.

As part of its continuing COVID-19 response programs, BDO Foundation also donated hygiene kits to 440 barangay health workers and patients confined in various quarantine facilities in Capiz. The donation, which reached a total of 17 municipalities, was aimed at helping beneficiaries cope with the pandemic amid the spread of the Delta variant.

BDO Foundation continues to mount relief operations for underserved communities affected by disasters and the pandemic.

The corporate citizenship initiatives in the aforementioned provinces were made possible with the assistance of BDO branches, which continually support the foundation’s disaster response advocacy. BDO Batangas-Sto. Tomas branch head Lux Sandra Trinidad, BDO Batangas-Lemery Ilustre branch head Nancy Calderon and BDO Roxas-Pueblo de Panay branch head Jojie Aga-in helped identify communities that needed assistance and coordinate the distribution of relief goods and hygiene kits.

In the spirit of bayanihan, volunteers from BDO and BDO Network Bank branches conduct relief operations all over the country as part of efforts organized by BDO Foundation. As a follow-up to the relief efforts, the foundation undertakes long-term rehabilitation and reconstruction programs in disaster-stricken provinces.

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About BDO Unibank, Inc.

BDO is a full-service universal bank which provides a wide range of corporate and retail banking services. These services include traditional loan and deposit products, as well as treasury, trust banking, investment banking, private banking, rural banking, cash management, leasing and finance, remittance, insurance, retail cash cards, and credit card services.  

BDO has the country’s largest distribution network, with over 1,400 consolidated operating branches and more than 4,400 ATMs nationwide. It also has 16 international offices (including full-service branches in Hong Kong and Singapore) in Asia, Europe, North America, and the Middle East.

BDO ranked as the largest bank in terms of total assets, loans, deposits and trust funds under management based on published statements of condition as of March 31, 2021.