EMPLOYEES of the Lopez-led Energy Development Corp. (EDC) joined in their company’s efforts to aid host local government units (LGU) in their fight to contain the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
In a statement, the Lopez power unit said its employees from different offices across the country have launched various fundraising campaigns to provide relief for health workers in the frontline of the fight against COVID-19, as well as to those who are affected by the measures to contain the disease.
“We continue to express our gratitude for how our company takes care of us, employees, by paying it forward and by showing our deepest appreciation to the frontline workers who continue to bravely serve the country amid this COVID-19 pandemic,” said Allan V. Barcena, head of EDC’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) and public relations.
The employees are currently raising funds to donate P200,000-worth of protective personal equipment (PPE) and food packs to medical workers across the country.
Recently, workers at EDC’s units in Negros contributed P50,000 to the company’s regional CSR team for its relief campaign to help poor urban people amid the public health crisis. They also helped in providing assistance to families of contractors manning their facilities in the region.
To assist contract-based workers in their company, EDC employees have allowed their company to defer the release of their merit increases and to re-allocate them to the security guards, housekeeping staff, delivery personnel, and drivers across their sites.
Also, they joined their company in contributing to ABS-CBN Corp.’s “Pantawid ng Pag-ibig” campaign to feed poor families affected by the ECQ. So far, they have pooled P1.8 million for the cause.
More than a thousand employees, EDC said, have been working from home since the implementation of the ECQ.
Meanwhile, EDC has committed P12 million worth of relief packages, such as rice and food donation, container vans for the temporary quarantine facilities of its host local government units, and supply of masks, thermal scanners, PPEs, and other items to medical workers. — Adam J. Ang
