SM Foundation, DSWD Region XI to strengthen partnership for disaster relief

KSK_Operation Tulong Express_Davao_DSWDSM Group, through SM Foundation and SM Supermalls, activated the OPTE at Brgy. Pagsabangan, Tagum City, providing about 1,000 Kalinga Packs to families affected by flood.

SM Foundation and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office in Region XI recently held a ceremonial MOA signing to strengthen their partnership in providing assistance to communities affected by calamities and disasters.

KSK_Operation Tulong Express_DSWD_2_NGO-PhilippinesJoining the ceremonial signing of MOA are SMFI asst. vice president for livelihood and outreach programs Cristie Angeles and DSWD XI regional director Atty. Vanessa Goc-Ong.

The MOA is set to pave the way for the strengthened distribution of aid to affected areas during times of crisis and calamities in the region.

OPTE is a social good program of the SM Foundation, in collaboration with SM Supermalls and SM Markets, which is dedicated to providing timely assistance to communities in times of calamities and crises. To date, the program has distributed over 800,000 Kalinga Packs to various locations in the Philippines.