ABS-CBN and ABS-CBN Foundation remain on a mission to help fulfill this need and have found a new partner in finding and providing the much-needed support that our medical front liners need during this pandemic.
Developed by Cortex Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of Concepcion Industrial Corporation, WeCARE will work with ABS-CBN and the ABS-CBN Foundation to provide a quicker and more efficient response to hospitals and other COVID-19 support facilities in need of PPEs.
This effort is part of ABS-CBN and ABS-CBN Foundation’s “Pantawid ng Pag-ibig” umbrella campaign to help Filipinos during this COVID-19 crisis. The multi-sectoral initiative, which is entering its second phase, has already helped an estimated 780,000 families by delivering food items and basic necessities to local government units for distribution to families affected by the community quarantine.
Through the cash and in-kind donations of donors and partners from all over the world, ABS-CBN and ABS-CBN Foundation hope to contribute to purchasing and delivering the needed PPEs for the institutions in WeCARE. ABS-CBN Integrated Public Service head Jun Dungo explained the importance of PPEs in this global health crisis.
ABS-CBN Foundation managing director Susan Afan added, “While our front liners are out there caring for our sick, the PPEs should really be least of their concerns. It is important that we come together to help them during this public health emergency.” “In emergency situations like the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to understand the real situation and the specific requirements of those in need. With care, we can extend the help to the right people, to where and when it’s needed,” said CIC Chairman & CEO Raul Joseph Concepcion.
Together with WeCARE, ABS-CBN and ABS-CBN Foundation aim to boost their PPE drive further, especially as many parts of the nation remain under community quarantine with new
cases still being recorded every day.
To know more about WeCARE, visit www.wecare.ph. To help, you may donate via ABS-CBN LingkodKapamilya Foundation Inc. bank accounts: BPI Account Number: 4221-0000-27 with Swift Code: BOPIPHMM, and BDO Account Number: 0039300-78214 with Swift Code: BNORPHMM.
About ABS-CBN Corporation
ABS-CBN Corporation is the Philippines’ leading media and entertainment organization. The Company is primarily involved in television and radio broadcasting, as well as in the production of television and radio programming for domestic and international audiences and other related businesses. ABS-CBN produces a wide variety of engaging world-class entertainment programs in multiple genres and balanced, credible news programs that are aired on free-to-air television. The company is also one of the leading radio broadcasters, operating eighteen radio stations throughout the key cities of the Philippines. ABS-CBN provides news and entertainment programming for eight channels on cable TV and operates the country’s largest cable TV service provider. The Company also owns the leading cinema and music production and distribution outfits in the country. It brings its content to worldwide audiences via cable, satellite, online and mobile. In addition, ABS-CBN has business interests in merchandising and licensing, mobile and online multimedia services, glossy magazine publishing, video and audio post production, overseas telecommunication services, money remittance, cargo forwarding, TV shopping services, theme park development and management, property management and food and restaurant services, and cinema management, all of which complement and enhance the Company’s strength in content production and distribution. The Company is also the first TV network in the country to broadcast in digital. In 2015, it commercially rolled out its digital TV box, ABS-CBN TVplus, to prepare for the country’s switch to digital TV.
