METRO Pacific Investments Foundation (MPIF), along with the MVP Group of Companies, launched its partnership with Gretchen Ho’s “Donate A Bike, Save A Job” program.
The move is aimed at celebrating First Pacific Co. Ltd.’s 40th anniversary, International Bicycle Day, and Metro Pacific Investments Corp. Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan’s 75th birthday.
The “Bike for Livelihood” program with MPIF, First Pacific, One Meralco Foundation, PLDT-Smart Foundation, and Maynilad, will distribute more than 500 bicycles to beneficiaries across the country, most of whom lost their sources of income to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The bicycles will be distributed to different cities within Metro Manila, including Pasig, Manila, Quezon City, Malabon, and Caloocan.
MPIF also focused its allocation to its Shore It Up! partner sites in Marinduque, Alaminos, Pangasinan, Del Carmen, Siargao, Batangas, and Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro.
Since these sites are primary tourist areas, most of their work force lost their jobs due to the lockdown and the subsequent effect on tourist foot traffic. The bicycles, which will come with pocket Wi-Fis, will be used for alternative livelihood programs, intended to augment their affected income sources.
A percentage of the bicycles will also be given to government agencies.
