AirAsia expresses solidarity in the “Bayanihan Spirit” of community pantries

Underscoring the concept of helping and sharing in these challenging times, AirAsia joined hundreds of thousands of Filipinos in sustaining community pantries.

Community pantries offer a day’s relief to those whose livelihoods were severely impacted by the ongoing economic crisis brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.

On Tuesday, AirAsia handed #AlwaysREDy care kits which contain hand sanitizers, face masks and sanitary wipes along with canned goods, bottled water, and biscuits to select community pantries in Pasay and Paranaque City.

Filipino spirit of ‘bayanihan’, essential in PH economic revival amid COVID-19

A Filipino statesman and business leader called on a whole-of-society approach in helping revive the Philippine economy from its pandemic-induced recession. 

In the recent economic forum, Ambassador Albert del Rosario emphasized the importance of the ‘bayanihan’ approach as essential in the Philippine economic revival from COVID-19. Ambassador del Rosario led the five-day Pilipinas 2020 conference organized by Stratbase ADR Institute. He serves as the Co-Chairman of the Board at Stratbase, along with Manuel V Pangilinan. Ambassador del Rosario is also in the Board of Directors of PLDT, the country’s largest integrated telco.    

According to Ambassador del Rosario, the government and the private sector must collaborate to achieve an inclusive and sustainable economic recovery. This includes supporting micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and collaborating with conglomerates to help the economic development of the country. This also aims to enable communities to cope with the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.     

Blah Blah Blogs BER Edition: Ondoy Year 2 and End of the World day II

ONDOY YEAR TWO

Another year has passed...

Now we again remember the Rainy day horror of Ondoy that happened two years ago. Coincidentally today another typhoon (Pedring) is pushing its way though Luzon. To the many victims, the visions are still fresh, I still remember how Sta Mesa Manila looked like a wasteland on the aftermath of Ondoy. We were indeed lucky to be in an elevated part that is spared from the rolling flood that affected millions.