Shopee, Shopee Xpress partner with brands and charities to aid Taal evacuees

The continued unrest of the Taal Volcano forced over 1,000 Filipino families to evacuate to nearby communities in Batangas last March. With Alert Level 3 still in place, these families continue to spend their days in evacuation centers across the region.

As part of its commitment to better the lives of the underserved, Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, partnered with several brands and charity organizations to provide aid for Taal evacuees. 

Tagaytay Highlands reopens after successful clearing and relief operations

Much of the clean-up efforts and rehabilitation at Tagaytay Highlands
 have been completed in the wake of the Taal Volcano eruption. 

Tagaytay Highlands has reopened after much of the clean-up and rehabilitation efforts at the premier recreational and residential complex have been completed. 

To date, the Highlands’ major roads, driveways, golf courses, and other facilities have been cleared following the Taal Volcano’s phreatic eruption early this year.

The top management of Tagaytay Highlands oversaw the continuous cleaning operations at the estate to ensure that all properties and facilities were operational in time for the return of the Highlands’ homeowners, members, and their guests. 

TP COTW helps Taal communities with donation to Philippine Red Cross

TP leaders turnover the Citizen of the World (COTW) donation of P250,000 to Philippine Red Cross representatives in support of its efforts to provide aid and relief to the communities affected by the recent Taal Volcano eruption.

Mandaluyong City, Philippines – Teleperformance Philippines corporate social responsibility arm Citizen of the World (COTW) recently turned-over the donation of its employee-volunteers to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), its chosen linkage partner to send support for the communities affected by the recent Taal Volcano eruption.

Shawarma Shack Provides Relief To Taal Volcano Victims

The effects of the volcanic eruption of Taal has indeed affected a lot of lives in the Batangas and Cavite provinces, particularly those within the range around the Taal Lake. Many families has been displaced and many properties has been destroyed by the volcanic earthquakes and ashfall on homes, livestock, and farms. 

Shawarma Shack was one of those companies who made their own initiative in bringing aid to affected areas. Some of the areas they went was the town of Tanauan, Batangas wherein they brought in trucks of relief items to over 1000 families in different barangays and evacuation centers.

Tulong Taal: GCash enables users to donate to Taal aid efforts

With the recent eruption of the Taal Volcano, the spirit of Bayanihan became stronger and much more visible with the outpouring of donations and volunteers from the different sectors of the society to help those in need.

Various groups and individuals launched their own donation drives to collect humanitarian aid and bring them to the people who are currently affected by the volcanic eruption in Batangas.

All over the news and social media, the whole world see how Filipinos of different walks of life -- from government agencies, humanitarian aid groups, foundations, down to individuals -- strengthen one another to help those in need.

“The Filipino spirit of Bayanihan is best displayed during these times, and we at GCash inspired with the outflowing of donations and financial aid to those affected by this calamity. We have since added a new in-app feature to make it more convenient for our users to support relief efforts,” GCash President Anthony Thomas said.