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  • Domex Powers Up Unilever’s Supportfor this year’s Brigada Eskwela

    Domex Powers Up Unilever’s Support
    for this year’s Brigada Eskwela

    School is finally back in session as the Department of Education has declared August 22 as the first day of classes. While blended learning is still the mandate, schools have kicked-off their preparations for face to face classes through Brigada Eskwela, inspiring community-wide effort and collaboration to prepare the schools in time for resumption of classes.

    Brigada Eskwela 2022 held its national kick-off last August 1 at the Imus Pilot Elementary School, where Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte shared that “the collaboration between the parents, the teachers, local governments, and the entire community on Brigada Eskwela opens a deeper and meaningful collaboration even until after the school year closes”.

    With the theme “Tugon sa Hamon ng Ligtas na Balik-Aral”, this year’s Brigada Eskwela focuses on the collective effort to create a safe learning environment for the students, teachers and school community while ensuring the delivery of quality education.

    Answering this call to support our public schools and create a safe return to face to face classes, Unilever Philippines has partnered with the Department of Education to help provide access to clean school toilets and to promote proper hygiene in the community. Powering this effort from Unilever Philippines is Domex: a brand of disinfectants proven to kill 99.9% of germs while helping remove visible stains and eliminate odors (based on lab tests against representative germs).

    For Brigada Eskwela 2022, Unilever Philippines successfully provided over Php 300,000 worth of Domex products to more than 40 schools nationwide, along with deploying cleaning tools and dedicated Domex clean-up teams to 7 partner schools across Metro Manila. The partner schools include Batasan Hills National High School, Quezon City Science High School, Comembo Elementary School, Palanan Elementary School, Santolan Elementary School, Santolan High School, and Gat Andres Bonifacio Elementary School.

    Unilever employees volunteer to clean bathrooms in
    Gat Andres Bonifacio Elementary School

    Domex Brand Manager Regina Ocampo further explains, “As a brand, we believe access to clean and safe toilets should be a right, not a privilege, and that clean, safe toilets contribute to better learning and ultimately, better futures for our students. This commitment is why Brigada Eskwela is only the start of an exciting new partnership with DepEd.”

    Gat Andres Bonifacio Elementary School

    Domex Brand Manager Regina Ocampo further explains, “As a brand, we believe access to clean and safe toilets should be a right, not a privilege, and that clean, safe toilets contribute to better learning and ultimately, better futures for our students. This commitment is why Brigada Eskwela is only the start of an exciting new partnership with DepEd.”

    Ocampo shares that later this year, Domex and DepEd will be launching the Domex Eskwelang Unstoppable Awards, a program built with implementing partner Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) that empowers and distinguishes outstanding school division offices and schools in implementing DepEd’s Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Schools (WinS) program. She adds, “Essentially, it recognizes the commitment and effort of schools and school divisions in providing clean toilets for the students.”

    And to further promote public health and environmental hygiene, Domex has also extended product provision to various local institutions. Philippine Red Cross vaccination hubs and laboratories, and local hospitals received their share of Domex disinfectants as part of the goal to curb rising cases of COVID-19.

    To learn more about Domex’s advocacy of making clean comfort rooms accessible to all Filipinos visit https://www.facebook.com/DomexPhilippines.

    REFERENCE:

    Lariza Garcia

  • Scan and Donate to Different Charity Organizations via ShopeePay

    Scan and Donate to Different Charity Organizations via ShopeePay

    Make safe and secure donations to your preferred beneficiaries such as Ronald McDonald House Charities, Hope, GMA Kapuso Foundation, Philippine Red Cross, and UNICEF

     ShopeePay, Shopee’s integrated mobile wallet, partners with more than 30 foundations to offer users an easier, safer, and more convenient way to donate to their beneficiaries of choice. Over the last three months, there was a steady increase in foundations adopting digital payment options like ShopeePay. These newly onboarded foundations are AHA Learning, Animal Kingdom, For Our Farmers, Green Space, Hope, LovedVolunteers, Silid Aralam, Save Philippine Seas, TV Maria, and Waves for Water.

    Martin Yu, Director at Shopee Philippines, said, “As an e-commerce platform that is close to the community, we are happy to partner with these charity organizations to make donating more convenient and safe. We want to make ShopeePay more than just a platform for online purchases and bills payments, but also a channel that helps facilitate donations for the underprivileged. As more Filipinos start to adopt digital payments in their daily lives, ShopeePay will continue to enhance its products and services further to support businesses, foundations, and the local community.”

    ShopeePay offers not only a safe and contactless payment method, but also a convenient way to transfer and withdraw funds, buy load, top-up your e-wallet, pay utility and telecom bills, and donate to foundations. 

    There are two ways to donate via ShopeePay:

    1. Scan the QR Code 
    1. Go to the ShopeePay homepage and select “Scan.”
    2. Scan the organization’s QR code found either on the microsite (https://shopee.ph/m/scan-to-pay) or on the organization’s social media page or website
    3. Input the donation amount. Users can also use their Shopee coins to offset the amount.
    4. Enter your 6-digit ShopeePay pin
    5. Receive confirmation of your donation
    1. Take a screenshot and upload the QR code
    1. Go to the ShopeePay homepage and select “Scan.”
    2. Select the image icon found on the top right side of the screen
    3. Select the image of the organization’s QR code from your phone’s gallery
    4. Input the donation amount. Users can also use their Shopee coins to offset the amount.
    5. Enter your 6-digit ShopeePay pin
    6. Receive confirmation of your donation

    For as low as ₱1, your donation can go a long way. Here are the foundations you can give back to via ShopeePay: 2KK Tulong sa Kapwa Kapatid Foundation, AHA Learning, Animal Kingdom Foundation, Caritas Manila, CRIBS Foundation, For Our Farmers PH, FundLife, Gawad Kalinga, GMA Kapuso Foundation, Good Neighbors, Green Space PH, Habitat for Humanity, Hope, Kaya Natin Movement, Kythe, LovedVolunteers, Project Pearls, Red Cross Philippines, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Save Philippine Seas, Save The Children, Silid Aralan, SOS Philippines, Teach for the PH, TV Maria, UNICEF, Virlanie Foundation, Waves for Water PH, World Vision, and Young Focus. 

    REFERENCE:

    Paulo Oga
    PH Marketing | Public Relations, Media Relations

    Mobile/ Viber/ Whatsapp +63 917 650 1835

    Address 15F Asian Century Center, 27th St. corner 3rd and 4th Ave., BGC, Taguig, PH 1634

  • To give more help to Taal victims BDO Remit extends waiving of remit fee on cash donations until June

    To give more help to Taal victims BDO Remit extends waiving of remit fee on cash donations until June

    With more overseas Filipinos still wanting to extend their helping hand to their kababayans adversely affected by the Taal eruption, BDO Remit has extended its free remittance campaign on cash donations sent until end-June this year.

    As of end-January, BDO Remit has collected more than P600,000 in cash donations from overseas Filipinos, remitted to different accredited foundations. Bulk of this came from the United States, Japan, and the Middle East.

    Cash donations collected by BDO Remit offices abroad are then coursed through different foundations namely BDO Foundation, ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation, Inc., GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc., and Philippine Red Cross.

    According to Genie T. Gloria, senior vice president and head of remittance of BDO, inquiries and requests (to extend the campaign) are pouring in from different Filipinos communities abroad.

    “There are still those who want to donate. With this extension, at least they can still catch up and avail of the free remittance fee when they donate to the Taal victims. Even though the COVID-19 epidemic has grabbed everybody’s attention now, the fact of the matter is the problems caused by the Taal eruption are still present. It’s still a long time before they fully recover,” she said. “If we tell Filipinos abroad that their donations are free (of fees), they are more encouraged to donate, thus, the more people we can help.”

    The remittance free campaign on cash donations to Taal victims started on January 14 and is in effect originally until March 31, 2020.

    Gloria explained that Filipinos’ inherent bayanihan spirit, wherever they may be, shines through in times like this.

    “Filipinos abroad are always willing to help. When calamity strikes back home, they are always willing to assist because they feel that’s their way of paying back for the blessings that they have received (of being able to work abroad),” she added.

    This complements the advocacy of BDO Remit to waive the remittance fees whenever the country is beleaguered by natural calamities.

    Aside from the different BDO Remit offices, the Bank’s global remit partners are also receiving cash donations for the benefit of the Taal eruption victims, including Remitly, Small World, WorldRemit, Azimo, UAE Exchange Centre, and Xpress Money. Regular remittance charges apply.

    OFs can also visit BDO Kabayan’s Facebook page to know more about this campaign.

    Earlier, BDO’s remittance office in Barcelona, Spain has organized a donation drive to the distressed victims of the Taal eruption by putting up drop-off boxes for Filipinos who want to donate in kind.

    Officers and staff of BDO Remit Spain have also visited Filipino communities in Barcelona including Filipino Asian stores, restaurants, medical providers, clinics, freight forwarders, travel agencies and grocery stores to promote their donation campaign.

    DONATION DRIVE FOR TAAL VICTIMS. Members of the Filipino community in Barcelona do their part in donating in kind to the victims of the Taal eruption, as facilitated by BDO Remit Spain.

    These donation boxes will then be delivered to BDO’s corporate social responsibility arm—BDO Foundation—for distribution to the affected areas. Filipinos living in Barcelona are mostly from Batangas and Cavite, areas that continue to bear the brunt of the volcanic eruption.

    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 and investments, investment banking, private banking, rural banking, cash management, leasing and finance, remittance, insurance, retail cash cards, credit card services, and stock brokerage services.

    BDO has one of the largest distribution networks, with more than 1,400 operating branches and over 4,400 ATMs nationwide. It also has full-service branches in Hong Kong and Singapore as well as overseas remittance and representative offices 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 September 30, 2019. For more information, please visit www.bdo.com.ph.

    BDO Unibank, Inc.
    BDO Corporate Center
    7899 Makati Avenue
    Makati City 0726, Philippines
    Tel +63(2) 8840-7000
    www.bdo.com.ph

    REFERENCE:

    Chesca Ortega
    PR and Events Specialist
    Roar Agile Communicators Corp
    roar.ph chesca.roar@gmail.com