(Loida Ongteco – de Vera (in blue shirt), an SM Foundation scholar alumna, with her colleagues, ensuring that their stores have adequate stocks of products for their customers during the ECQ.) Amidst the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis, frontliners are considered modern-day heroes. While everybody else is staying at home to protect themselves, they selflessly … Continued

CALABARZON—SM Foundation provided medical supplies and personal protective equipment to more hospitals in the Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon (CALABARZON) region to help health professionals in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The hospitals that received these supplies were Mary Mediatrix Medical Center in Lipa City, Batangas; Perpetual Help Medical Center in Biñan City, … Continued

(UP Beta Sigma Fraternity, in partnership with SM Foundation, led the distribution of relief packs to the dorm residents inside the UPLB premises.) SM Foundation (SMFI) and University of the Philippines (U.P.) Beta Sigma Fraternity – Los Baños (LB) Chapter teamed up anew to provide relief packs for 1,200 dormitory residents inside the UPLB premises. … Continued

TARLAC—An SM Foundation Kabalikat Sa Kabuhayan (KSK) farmer-graduate Rosemarie Canda Cajuguiran of Capas, Tarlac shared how her learnings from the program proved to be useful, especially in times like this—amid the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Since the announcement of the Philippine government in mid-March of the conduct of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) to curb the … Continued

With harvest in full swing at farms during this summer season, SM Foundation’s (SMFI) Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan (KSK) program farmer-trainees are now looking for innovative ways to process their raw vegetables and sell their crops amid the Luzon lockdown brought about by the government’s implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) to avoid the spread of the … Continued

(Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital) MANILA—In a bid to support the full recovery of COVID-19 patients, SM Foundation has delivered several intensive care unit-grade ventilators to medical institutions in the country. ​ (Lung Center of the Philippines) Ventilators were distributed to the following institutions: Philippine General Hospital, Lung Center of the Philippines, Dr. Jose … Continued

 TOWNS Foundation and UPMF together with Naval Officers from the Philippine Navy The Filipino Bayanihan spirit shines through amid the coronavirus outbreak as SM Foundation delivered medical supplies to The Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service Foundation (TOWNS) Foundation and the University of the Philippines Medical Foundation (UPMF) on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. The medical … Continued

SM Foundation provided much-needed medical supplies and equipment to front liners of The Medical City on March 28, 2020. SM supplied proper protective equipment, N95 masks, surgical masks, N95 + goggles, alcohol and medical gloves to health workers of the hospital who play an important role in the recovery of COVID-19 patients.  These form part … Continued

SM Foundation delivered several personal protective equipment (PPEs) to San Lazaro Hospital on March 28, 2020. To lower the risk of exposure for medical professionals handling COVID-19 patients, SM donated proper protective equipment, N95 masks, surgical masks, alcohol, goggles, and gloves. SM pledged PHP170 million to aid 50 hospitals nationwide in overcoming the COVID-19 crisis.

SM Foundation delivered boxes of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in Sta. Cruz, Manila on March 28, 2020.  Healthcare workers of the said institution were provided PPEs, N95 masks, surgical masks, alcohol, goggles, and medical gloves to help in the fight against the COVID-19 outbreak SM has previously allotted PHP170 … Continued

​ SM Foundation stepped up its donation efforts by providing health workers of Ospital ng Muntinlupa with much-needed protective gear on March 28, 2020.  SM provided the city-run hospital proper protective equipment, N95 masks, surgical masks, alcohol, goggles, and gloves. SM has previously allocated PHP170 million to help 50 hospitals nationwide by providing timely medical … Continued

SM Foundation delivered medical supplies to the National Children’s Hospital in Quezon City on March 28, 2020. The donated medical supplies included Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), N95 masks, surgical masks, alcohol, goggles, and medical gloves.  The PHP170 million allocation previously pledged by SM will help about 50 health institutions to effectively combat the viral disease.