NLEX Corp. donated P1.5-million worth of goods and construction materials in areas within Southern Leyte and Cebu as part of its efforts to help communities affected by Typhoon Odette.
The firm said in a statement on Thursday that it sent bottles of water, boxes of various canned goods, sacks of rice, box of noodles, blankets, and galvanized iron sheets to Maasin, Southern Leyte and P500,000 worth of relief packs to the local government units of Cebu and Cordova.
“Amidst the holiday rush, we would like to give back and be a channel of blessing to others. This way, we can somehow alleviate the burdens of our fellowmen who are going through difficult times,” NLEX Corp. President J. Luigi L. Bautista said.
Further, the company said its NLEX Road Warriors basketball team also contributed by donating their Christmas budget worth P100,000 to the relief efforts of the Alagang Kapatid Foundation.
Aside from distributing aid to typhoon-hit communities, NLEX said it distributed Christmas packages to 350 members of its host communities in Quezon City, Caloocan City, Valenzuela City, and Pampanga.
The company also provided Noche Buena packs to 150 Tullahan River volunteer cleaners and 200 Aeta families from Porac, Pampanga as part of the MVP Group’s holiday campaign.
It also organized a company-wide project where employees may donate toys for children in Bulacan orphanages.
NLEX Corp. is a unit of Metro Pacific Tollways Corp., which is the tollways subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC).
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