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Aboitiz Group President & CEO Sabin Aboitiz called on all team members to “infect” one another with positive attitude 

SMA: Get ”Infected” With Positivity

SMA: Get “Infected” With Positivity

RAFI

Aboitiz Family Joins Campaign To Curb COVID-19 Spread

A-People are rallying to support utility personnel and service staff from Aboitiz NAC Tower and Ore Central offices.

A-People Raise Cash Funds For Service Personnel

A-People Raise Cash Support For Service Personnel

Aboitiz Donates PHP100M For Urban Poor Families Displaced By COVID-19

Aboitiz Group Advisory to External Stakeholders regarding COVID-19

2019 Bankers’ Night

2019 Brigada Eskwela Cebu

Josa Marie Salazar

Aboitiz Foundation and on-demand logistics company Lalamove are working together
to facilitate quick and safe delivery of medical supplies to different areas
around Metro Manila as the country continues to battle the threat of the
COVID-19 pandemic.

> In handling our COVID-19 response, the Aboitiz Foundation team recognized the
need for efficient logistics and timely movement of medical supplies to the
hospitals and partner agencies that need them the most. With the enhanced
community quarantine and with most teams working on a skeletal crew, this was a
challenge. 

– Maribeth L. Marasigan, President and COO, Aboitiz Foundation 
Navotas City Hospital was one of the initial beneficiaries that received Aboitiz
Foundation’s donation through Lalamove. The donation was made through
AboitizPower Oil Business Unit.The donations include nitrile gloves, goggles,
personal protective equipment  (PPE) gowns, 70% isoprophyl alcohol, and surgical
masks. These are among the much-needed supplies by medical frontliners as they
treat patients with COVID-19. Over 2,000 cases have been registered all over the
Philippines, with the highest percentage of confirmed cases located in Metro
Manila.

> Lalamove’s partnership with the Aboitiz Foundation to deliver medical supplies
to various hospitals will help protect our healthcare and security frontliners
who are our heroes in battling COVID-19. We are proud of our team members and
partner drivers for helping support the movement of essential goods during this
challenging time. - Dannah Majarocon, Managing Director, Lalamove Philippines
Deliveries conducted by Lalamove helped Aboitiz Foundation reach out to its
beneficiary hospitals on time.> Despite the challenge, we are grateful to Lalamove
for being one of our partners. We look forward to serving more hospitals and
areas around Metro Manila through this partnership. - Maribeth L. Marasigan,
President and COO, Aboitiz Foundation
As of March 31, the Aboitiz Group has allotted more than PhP 24.8 million in
donations for its COVID-19 assistance to different hospitals and communities
nationwide. This is on top of the PhP 100 million donation
[https://aboitizeyes.aboitiz.com/post/aboitiz-donates-php100m-for-urban-poor-families-displaced-by-covid-19] 
for the benefit of urban poor communities in Greater Manila through Project
Ugnayan led by the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation. Through its
different Business Units nationwide, the Aboitiz Group has distributed more than
300,000 medical supplies and over 107,000 food packs to benefit more than
300,000 individuals nationwide. 


As of March 31, the Aboitiz Group’s medical and food supplies donation benefited
more than 300,000 individuals nationwide.Other than Metro Manila, the Aboitiz
Foundation is conducting COVID-19 response efforts all over the Philippines. In
the photo is Hedcor, Inc.’s relief distribution in Davao City. Hedcor is an
AboitizPower subsidiary focused on generating power from renewable energy in
run-of-river hydro-power systems.

Aboitiz Foundation

Aboitiz Taps Lalamove For Medical Supplies Delivery

Aboitiz Eyes

UnionBank has made banking more convenient with their newest offering, "Banking
on Wheels." 

“Banking on Wheels” is the Philippines’ first 5G-powered air-conditioned banking
kiosk in a mobile van that enables customers to conveniently and comfortably
avail of banking services like balance inquiries, withdrawals, bills payments,
funds transfer and even account opening.

UnionBank's "Banking on Wheels" is the Philippines' first banking kiosk on
wheels wherein customers can do their necessary transactions powered with 5G
technology.With 5G technology, UnionBank can leverage on higher bandwidth and
faster internet connection – 20 times faster than other networks available – so
this means better, faster and more reliable digital services to the bank’s
clients.

Government Service and Insurance System (GSIS) pensioners warmly welcomed
“Banking on Wheels” during its launch at UnionBank’s Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon
City branch to augment the automated teller machines during the release of GSIS
pension payments.

The mobile kiosk is scheduled to roll out in particular areas. You may refer to
UnionBank's Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/unionbankph/] for schedule
announcement.The van is scheduled to go to various places on a predetermined
schedule to provide banking services. You may refer to UnionBank's Facebook page
[https://www.facebook.com/unionbankph/] for schedule announcement.

UnionBank has also given a 30-day extension on payments — without late fees —
for credit cards, housing loans, auto loans, and quick loans to qualified
customers. Instapay transfer fees have also been waived until April 14, 2020 as
the bank encourages customers to “go digital” and “bank from home” using the
UnionBank app.

Read also: Aboitiz Extends Lifeline To Clients and Customers Amid COVID-19
[https://aboitizeyes.aboitiz.com/post/aboitiz-extends-lifeline-to-help-clients-and-customers-manage-tough-times]

Chief Technology and Operations Officer and Chief Transformation Officer Henry
Aguda said UnionBank is in constant pursuit of ways to bring the bank closer to
its customers as aligned with its advocacy to promote financial inclusion.

Banking and Financial Services

UnionBank Rolls Out First 5G-Powered Full-Service Mobile Bank

Pilmico Foods Corporation has donated sacks of flour to Duterte’s Kitchen being used in making nearly 60,000 breads for frontliners in hospitals and checkpoints around Metro Manila and Cavite.

Pilmico Sends Flour To Make Bread For COVID-19 Frontliners

By Anna Gail Carreon
[https://aboitiz.workplace.com/profile.php?id=100024149732481]

Pilmico Foods Corporation has donated sacks of flour to a non-government
organization being used in making nearly 60,000 breads for frontliners in
hospitals and checkpoints around Metro Manila and Cavite.

Duterte’s Kitchen is a donation-driven, non-government organization started in
Quezon City in 2016 that aims to address hunger among poor Filipinos. The group
will be rationing the breads to medical staff and checkpoint personnel until the
end of the Enhanced Community Quarantine on April 14. 

Bags of star bread loaded and ready for distributionOspital ng MuntinlupaAt the
Las Piñas - Cavite border checkpoint on Marcos Alvarez Avenue.Research Institute
for Tropical MedicineIdentified recipients include frontliners at the Philippine
General Hospital, East Avenue Medical Center, Las Piñas Doctors’ Hospital,
Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, and Ospital ng Muntinlupa as well as
personnel manning checkpoints in Antipolo City, Las Piñas City, Muntinlupa City,
and Cavite.

In addition, informal settlers near and around BF Homes in Las Piñas City,
including those whose homes were grazed by fire last March 5, have also received
star breads.

Bread distributed to residents of a fire-razed community> Our hardworking
frontliners in the field deserve our confidence and support, and we in the
Aboitiz Group are behind them for the long-term. With our donation of bread
flour, we hope to be able to meet their immediate nutritional needs to ensure
the continuation of their valuable service moving forward. 
– Sabin M. Aboitiz, President and CEO, Aboitiz Group 
This flour donation was co-sponsored by the Philippine Military Academy
Makatarungan Class 1978, Rotary Club of Makati Central, businessman Arben
Santos, Cusinex Corporation, and the Philippine Association of Flour Millers of
which Pilmico is a founding member.

Food

Pilmico Donates Flour to Food NGO to Help Feed Frontliners

To support team members working from home, Aboitiz released video conferencing
guidelines to help A-People maximize the digital tools at their disposal and
successfully navigate the alternate work set-up.

Before taking the call, team members are urged to look for an appropriate and
well-lit location as well as test their equipment. In the case of slow internet
connectivity, it is helpful to close unused, bandwidth-heavy applications and
adjust outgoing and incoming video settings so that less data is used. 

In any call, the organizer is responsible for sending invites to other
participants beforehand, creating a backup plan in the event that some team
members are unable to connect, and designating roles to facilitate the meeting.
During the actual call, the organizer should also ensure that the meeting agenda
is being met.

It is common courtesy to turn off (or ‘mute’) the microphone when not in use and
pay attention to the speaker. If a speaker is presenting or discussing,
participants can opt to share their comments in the chatbox. 

After the call, the organizer should send a follow-up message containing the
gist of the meeting and the deliverables that are expected from other
participants in the call. To access the full guidelines, click here
[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rEZHZUGQh60xf8biXaEpd6202xDmb0ae1KDdjWt7UNI/edit#slide=id.g387f186135_0_98]
. 

Team members have been working from home in an effort to curb COVID-19
transmission risk,  making good use of the robust digital infrastructure that
the company has put in place. For critical functions, a skeleton staff has been
formed across the power, banking and financial services, food, infrastructure,
land, and construction strategic business units in order to ensure unimpeded
service delivery.

Getting The Most Out Of Your Videocons The Aboitiz Way

As A-People slid into the second week of the enhanced community quarantine,
Aboitiz Group President & CEO Sabin Aboitiz (SMA) called on all team members to
“infect” one another with a less nefarious but just as contagious strain of
positive attitude in order to survive these challenging times.

“Our attitude...should be about infecting everybody with the right attitude to
be able to live #OneAboitiz,” he said at the SuperDuperCon that was streamed
live on March 25 (Click here to watch.
[https://aboitiz.workplace.com/100046004916893/videos/145278160349014]). “As
times get harder, it’s our attitude that will see us through. Keep that fighting
#OneAboitiz spirit.”

He urged team members to support one another as the COVID-19 pandemic forces the
world to embark on a massive remote working experiment. Team members at NAC
Tower and ORE Central Building were advised to work from home since March 13 in
an effort to limit transmission risk. For critical functions across business
units, a skeletal workforce has been deployed with the Group shouldering
transportation, food, and water requirements. 

SUPERDUPERCON FROM HOME. (Clockwise from top left) SMA was joined online by
members of the Technical Working Group on COVID-19. Clockwise, from top right:
Christine Kempeneers AVP Risk Management; Susan Valdez, Chief Corporate Services
Officer and Chief Human Resources Officer; and DJ Sta. Ana, Chief Corporate
External Affairs Officer.Despite drastic changes to their work set-up, A-People
promptly rose to the challenge to continue delivering on what was promised,
effectively ensuring that operations run as smoothly as possible. 

Also Read: Aboitiz Extends Lifeline To Clients and Customers Amid COVID-19
[https://aboitizeyes.aboitiz.com/post/aboitiz-extends-lifeline-to-help-clients-and-customers-manage-tough-times]

Team members holding down the fort at the power plants and distribution
utilities of AboitizPower continue to work on-site — while observing strict
quarantine guidelines — to ensure that the country has a stable energy supply.
Pilmico Partners have also made the difficult choice of not being able to see
their families for two weeks after committing to facility quarantine to
safeguard food stability for communities it serves.

In the same vein, team members from the banking and financial services SBU
continue to provide banking services at select branches, much like the
AboitizLand and Aboitiz Construction team members manning the project sites and
reporting to office in support as part of their skeletal workforce. Team members
at Lima Water and Apo Agua are also working hard to ensure available water
supply and project continuity, respectively.

“As an organization, we need to enable continuous operations as we cater to the
needs of our countrymen,” SMA said. “More than providing our clients with our
products, we put greater emphasis on living our values in this difficult time —
Integrity: to perform and work conscientiously; Teamwork: to collaborate and
deliver as one; Innovation: to remotely and creatively work; and Responsibility:
to mind the interests of the business, the stakeholders and our peers.”

A-People working from home are also embodying the Aboitiz core values in the
same way as their fellow team members in the skeletal workforce. 

The SuperDuperCon Work-From-Home Edition had SMA and the panel fielding 83
questions in a span of 90 minutes.“We’re seeing that people are willing to make
the sacrifice individually to ensure that everyone ends up better,” SMA said,
adding that the Group’s digital mindset has helped the company respond to such
an extraordinary circumstance.

As COVID-19 forces the world to adjust to a new normal, the Aboitiz Group
responded by releasing end-March salaries as well as 13th or 14th month pay
ahead of usual schedule. 

Since January, the HR team has been regularly sending out advisories to keep
team members across the group informed of the necessary COVID-19 precautions,
quarantine instructions, and company protocols, all of which have been
consolidated in an easy-to-use microsite
[https://sites.google.com/view/covid19aboitizgroupguidelines]. 

Also read: Aboitiz Group's COVID-19 Response Puts A-People Front And Center
[https://aboitizeyes.aboitiz.com/post/aboitiz-groups-covid-19-response-puts-a-people-front-and-center]

Additionally, online learning tools offered by Aboitiz Academy have been made
available to ensure that team members remain learning while working from home.
A-People can choose from a wide array of lessons in LinkedIn Learning, Gartner,
on-demand webinars, and podcasts.

“We encourage everybody to learn on the job while working from home,” said Susan
Valdez, AEV Chief Corporate Services Officer and Chief Human Resources Officer.
“Life continues, learning continues. We’re just using digital channels for
learning and development.” 

This episode of SuperDuperCon was especially dedicated to addressing COVID-19
related concerns and to check in on team members. It is the first online meeting
since the enhanced community quarantine took effect.

Protect 'The Goose'
SMA called on team members to think of how they protect the company. “What’s
important is everybody focus on the goose that lays the golden eggs, and do our
little part [in] taking care, preserving the goose that is Aboitiz,” he said. 

Also read: Aboitiz Earmarks PHP73B Capex in 2020
[https://aboitizeyes.aboitiz.com/post/aboitiz-earmarks-php73b-capex-in-2020]

The best way, SMA said, is for A-People to do their job and do it well. By
fostering an environment that allows for business as usual, the company is able
to play its part in keeping the economy moving. 

“[W]e want to support [the government]. [We want to communicate the fact] that
they can rely on us — that our power plants are operating, that we’re continuing
to provide [services].” 

The Aboitiz Group has donated about PHP18 million worth of supplies for donation
to LGU hospitals and checkpoints all over the country. These include food packs,
hygiene and PPE kits, infrared thermometers, alcohol, tents and other essential
items and complement efforts by the group’s other business units. The company
also donated PHP100 million
[https://aboitizeyes.aboitiz.com/post/aboitiz-donates-php100m-for-urban-poor-families-displaced-by-covid-19] 
to raise PHP1.5 billion with other conglomerates to support urban poor families
in Metro Manila that have been displaced by the ongoing quarantine.

When teacher Concepcion Hechanova needed cash to buy all too critical supplies,
she faces a predicament familiar to residents under quarantine. Most, if not
all, commercial establishments have temporarily suspended operations in an
effort to prevent transmission risk, leaving consumers without easy access to
critical services.

Although a number of banks are keeping branches open for transactions under
reduced operating hours, some lenders, especially across urban areas, have
shuttered operations following the declaration of enhanced community quarantine
in Luzon. Lenders have called on customers to bank using digital channels
instead, although this may not be an option for a certain segment of the
population, especially in far-flung areas.

Recognizing this, CitySavings continues to process loans for customers with
immediate financial needs through its unique lending facility. The bank’s sales
associates or loan rangers physically visit areas to process and approve a loan,
doing away with the need to visit a branch.

MEETING AT THE BORDER. CitySavings ‘loan rangers’ are ready to provide urgent
financial services even at this government checkpoint at the boundary of General
Santos City and Polomolok, South Cotabato.Concepcion, who teaches at Polomolok
Creek Integrated School in South Cotabato, was one of those who took up this
service and lauds its accessibility in these unprecedented times. "The loan will
help me a lot, particularly in this time of crisis where I need to buy food, my
maintenance medicine, and important household necessities," she said. “I feel so
relieved because of CitySavings' service. It was excellent and beyond my
expectation.”

> Our lives have come to a standstill as we battle COVID-19 but I know that we at
CitySavings have been working tirelessly to ensure that service to our customers
remains unhampered

– Larry Ocampo, President & CEO, CitySavings
Melanie Maranan, a teacher from Ilat Elementary School in San Pascual, Batangas
also expressed gratitude for the service. “They did not think twice to
accommodate my loan application and met me personally despite the risks that the
current situation brings. Their act of service is a testament of their love for
us teachers."

To date, 188 loan rangers have been deployed in Luzon and 109 in Visayas and
Mindanao. Since the government put Luzon under enhanced community quarantine
(from March 17 to April 13), CitySavings has been able to release 4,435
teachers’ salary loans.

“Our lives have come to a standstill as we battle COVID-19 but I know that we at
CitySavings have been working tirelessly to ensure that service to our customers
remains unhampered. Our sales associates (‘loan rangers’) now meet up with
clients near checkpoint borders to process loans and they use our Loan Ranger
application,” said Larry Ocampo, CitySavings President and Chief Executive
Officer.

CitySavings also continues to find ways to deliver motorcycle loan services to
clients. The bank announced earlier that it is extending motorcycle loan payment
moratorium by 30 days for borrowers in good standing. “Our Motorcycle Loan
Rangers have also become creative in sourcing and releasing motorcycles to
clients. Branches watch out for each other by servicing both borrowers and
depositors from other branches,” Ocampo said.

“Our work goes on and  I am proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with all of
you,” he added.

In 2019, CitySavings’ Loan Ranger qualified as a finalist at the Bangko Sentral
ng Pilipinas 16th Awards Ceremony, which honors visionaries of change in the
financial services industry.

Even In Quarantine, Teachers Have 'Rangers' To Lean On

By Princess Joemineca Dato-on
[https://aboitiz.workplace.com/profile.php?id=100042511182395]

Members of the Aboitiz family have joined campaigns to combat COVID-19 such as
raising funds for providing PPE to medical frontliners and partnering with the
Cebu City government for a handwashing campaign.

The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. (RAFI), the corporate social responsibility
arm of the Aboitiz family, has partnered with the Cebu City government and the
Metropolitan Cebu Water District for #HUNAW (Cebuano for “to wash one’s hands”),
a handwashing campaign launched as an intervention to fight the severity of the
COVID-19 pandemic.

> We are addressing something basic here yet proven to be the most effective way
to prevent getting and spreading the virus. Unfortunately, there are some areas
with low water supply and without clean handwashing facilities, this is why we
are installing sinks with the support of the local government unit and the water
district. More than that, we are deploying handwashing trucks that can reach
impoverished communities. 

- Riella B. Guioguio, Chief Operating Officer, RAFI
The World Health Organization advises that the two most basic ways to prevent
the spread of the highly contagious virus are maintaining social distance and
proper handwashing.

With #HUNAW, RAFI aims to provide such facilities and raise awareness of the
importance of proper handwashing through the deployment of portable sinks called
“Hunawan Stations” at bus terminals, parking lots, jeepney stops, and other
places where people convene around the city.

(From left) Cebu City Councilor Jerry Guardo, Sambag 1 Brgy. Captain Ailien
Guardo, RAFI COO Riella Guioguio, Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella, and MCWD
Board Member Joey Daluz III were present at the launch of #HUNAW in Brgy. Sambag
in Cebu City.A prototype Hunawan Station is currently installed outside the RAFI
Building in Cebu City for a trial run. The #HUNAW campaign is set for an initial
run of one month which started last March 26.

RAFI will also deploy a roving “Hunawan Truck” with a sink facility and
loudspeakers to Cebu City’s underserved areas to address the hygiene concerns in
densely-populated informal settlements.

RAFI continues to conduct further site assessments to identify additional areas
to set up Hunawan Stations and deploy the Hunawan Truck. The Foundation is also
looking for partners—organizations and individuals—to help further amplify its
campaign to combat the spread of COVID-19.

Cebu City has been placed under enhanced community quarantine effective March 28
as a preemptive measure to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

As of March 25, RAFI has already activated its Humanitarian Disaster
Preparedness and Response team to serve as the conduit of local and
international donations on identified RAFI interventions. Including grants, the
running total of this effort already stands at P6 million.

To date, these interventions include the provision of PPE kits (hazardous
material suits, face masks, and face shields) to 2,000 health practitioners (in
partnership with AMRO), health kits for 600 families (via non-government
organization World Vision), and food and hygiene products to over 150 senior
citizens and 1,175 children.

Complete sets of alcohol, masks and thermal detectors will be delivered to these
facilities by March 27, 2020. Relief goods and food packs will also be
distributed to local government units and more PPE will be deployed to the
hospitals and health care centers.

PPE donations arrived at RITM where testings for COVID-19 are primarily being
done.Donations in Manila
Aboitiz family members in Manila have also been conducting their own donation
drives to provide much needed personal protection equipment (PPE) to medical
frontliners in the fight against COVID-19.

Around 6,000 masks, 16 boxes of disposable gloves, 60 gallons of alcohol and 20
gallons of hand sanitizers were sent to the Research Institute for Tropical
Medicine (RITM) in Alabang, Muntinlupa City, which is the main facility handling
the COVID-19 testing.

PPE donations were also sent to the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) in Manila,
including 6,000 masks, 86 gallons of alcohol, 50 gallons of hand sanitizers, and
200 face shields.

Masks, disposable gloves, and disinfectants are to be given to frontliners in
PGH.Dr. Reinalyn Cartago-Luceno of RITM acknowledged that the PPE donations are
very much needed.

> My heart is full of gratitude! There is always something to be grateful for.
Maraming salamat po. 

- Dr. Cartago-Luceno (via text message to Bettina Aboitiz, wife of Aboitiz Group
President and CEO Sabin M. Aboitiz)

By Anna Carreon [https://aboitiz.workplace.com/profile.php?id=100024149732481]

Pilmico Partners turned over the first batch of food donations to hospitals and
checkpoints during two simultaneous distribution activities in Tarlac City and
Iligan City.

> Every day, as the uncertainty associated with the threat of COVID-19 grows,
those of us in a position to help, have an obligation to do so. It is these
moments when our mission to help advance the communities we operate in matters
the most. 

– Tristan Aboitiz, President and CEO, Food Group Philippines
“In an effort to provide a measure of relief to the communities around us who
are affected by this crisis and the frontliners who secure our safety, over the
coming days, Pilmico will continue distributing food and medical supplies such
as N95 masks, surgical masks, and 70% ethyl alcohol.”

The bread donations are sourced from Pilmico partner bakeries under its Kutitap
Feeding Program to help funnel income to local bakers amid the enhanced
community quarantine.

Kutitap is Pilmico’s feeding program that addresses malnutrition among students
while providing an additional source of income for partner bakeries.

Assistance in Tarlac City
In coordination with the Tarlac Capitol - Incident Command Center and the Tarlac
Provincial Police Office, Pilmico made an initial donation of 900 pieces of
bread to Tarlac Provincial Hospital, and checkpoints in Aranguren, Bamban, Brgy.
Lourdes, Capas, Concepcion, Cristo Rey, Magalang-Concepcion Road, and
Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway.

The bread donations were sourced from local partner Norlyn's Bakery. 

Pilmico team members with Police Major Jim Tayag of Tarlac Provincial Police
Department during the first day of the 30-day bread distribution initiative.> We
feel honored that Pilmico chose our products for the frontliners who are now the
new heroes facing COVID-19. We are also grateful to be part of the response
because the bread production meant continuous work for our employees. Maraming
salamat po! (Thank you very much!)

– Normelinda Chavez, owner, Norlyn’s Bakery
The Tarlac Provincial Anti-COVID-19 Task Force is housed at the Tarlac Capitol
Incident Command Center. The center served as the main drop off point for all
donations to the Tarlac Provincial Hospital.Food Aid From Iligan Partners To
Iligan's Heroes
Pilmico also distributed 900 pieces of bread made by partner bakeries in Iligan
City, namely, C&G Bakery, Leyson Bakeshop, Shandy’s Bakeshop, and Mandy’s
Bakeshop.

The donations were distributed to Adventist Medical Center, Iligan Medical
Center Hospital, Dr. Uy Hospital, and Mercy Community Hospital, as well as the
military checkpoints in Buru-un, Ditucalan, and Dalipuga.

Pilmico team members also distributed donations to frontliners at the Buru-un
Checkpoint in Buru-Un, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte.> It’s humbling to experience
going to these locations and assisting our fellow Filipinos who are battling
COVID-19 head-on. It made me realize that at times like this, reaching out and
helping people who are greatly in need will always be worth it. 

– Gregory Canoy [https://aboitiz.workplace.com/profile.php?id=100026867311830],
CSR Specialist, Pilmico
Bread packs were distributed at the Iligan Medical Center Hospital, one of the
initial beneficiaries of Pilmico’s in Iligan City.Since 2013, the Kutitap
Feeding Program has been an instrument in addressing malnutrition among pupils
from Kinder to Grade 2, while helping local bakery businesses to prosper with
increased sales, productivity, and community awareness.

This time around, the Kutitap partner bakers will provide food aid to the
COVID-19 frontliners who are risking their own health and lives to help the
nation combat the disease.

Pilmico Mobilizes 30-Day Food Distribution For COVID-19 Frontliners

In a show of unity amid trying times, A-People are rallying to support utility
personnel and service staff from Aboitiz NAC Tower and Ore Central offices whose
livelihood is affected by the enhanced community quarantine currently in place
to curb the spread of COVID-19. As of March 25, a total of PHP854,930 has
already been raised from 265 contributions.

A UnionBank account has been set up to which all donations are routed via online
fund transfer* facility. The pooled funds will be extended to 71 housekeeping
personnel and security guards at NAC Tower and Ore Central Building, all of whom
are under third-party agencies and have a ‘no work, no pay’ arrangement. Minimum
wage employees are expected to receive an amount contingent on their one month
base rate while supervisors and technicians are set to receive a slightly higher
amount. Their agencies will assist in distributing the monetary contributions.

Notably, even before the call for support, some teams already had pass-the-hat
initiatives and sent funds directly to their utility personnel. When the
official call went out on March 18, team members promptly responded and pledged
PHP283,300 in cash donations within the first hour alone, living out the
company’s core values of teamwork and responsibility. Truly, #OneAboitiz means
making sure no one gets left behind amidst the COVID-19 crisis.

> Our company will help. We want it to be a joint effort. Depending on how much
funds we can get from the teams. We want to show that this is from all of us —
the company and its A-people.

– Sabin Aboitiz, President and CEO, Aboitiz Group
With the understanding of the critical importance of financial security, the
Aboitiz Group set aside PHP900 million to cover the early release of the
end-March salary as well as 13th- or 14th-month pay for over 11,000 team
members.

The government's Enhanced Community Quarantine
[https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/2020/03mar/20200316-MEMORANDUM-FROM-ES-RRD.pdf] 
from March 17 to April 13, 2020 suspends classes and all school activities,
prohibits mass gatherings, calls for strict home quarantine and work from home
arrangements, limits travel by air, sea, and land, and suspends mass public
transport facilities among other measures to stem the number of cases and limit
transmission risk.

* Instapay transfer fees are waived for the duration of the Enhanced Community
Quarantine.

The Aboitiz Group has donated PHP100 million to Project Ugnayan, a collaboration
among local companies, as part of the group’s sustained efforts in assisting
communities affected by COVID-19.

The donation is part of the PHP1.5-billion pooled fund raised in cooperation
with members of the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF) to purchase
PHP1,000 gift certificates for around one million poor families in Greater
Manila.

Project Ugnayan is part of PDRF’s ongoing initiatives to help poor families who
were economically displaced by the ongoing Luzon enhanced community quarantine.

The Aboitiz Group is a PDRF member [https://www.pdrf.org/].

These gift certificates will then be distributed in partnership with Project
Damayan, the community well-being and disaster management program of Caritas
Manila, the Catholic Church’s lead social service and development ministry.

> We are grateful for the support of the business community and hope that this
initiative will inspire more acts of kindness in this time of crisis. Many
others have expressed a desire to help as well later this week, and we encourage
them to do so swiftly given the urgency of the situation. Now is the time for
our communities to help as one. 

– Fr. Anton C. Pascual, Executive Director, Caritas Manila
To date, the Aboitiz Group has donated PHP18 million worth of personal
protective equipment (PPE) and medical and sanitation equipment to various
hospitals, partner government agencies, and the military.

Through Aboitiz Foundation, the Aboitiz Group has already turned over 35,000
items such as bread, rice, water, food packs, hygiene kits, surgical gloves,
infrared thermometers, alcohol, folding beds, nitrate and latex gloves, N95
masks, nebulizers, laboratory and disposable goggles, PPE gowns, and tents to
various hospitals,  local government units and government checkpoints
nationwide, benefiting 70 institutions and nearly 67,000 individuals.

> The Aboitiz Group believes that in these challenging times, we must be able to
express our compassion and concern by addressing the pressing needs of our less
fortunate brothers and sisters. With this donation [to Project Ugnayan], we hope
to be able to help them comfortably sustain their day-to-day living until this
crisis is over. We will also continue to support the government, especially the
healthcare frontliners – now more than ever that they need masks and supplies 

– Sabin M. Aboitiz, President and CEO, Aboitiz Group

The Aboitiz Group immediately mobilized its resources and donated
critically-needed medical supplies and resources for health and security workers
across the country amid the ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis.

On March 18, N95 masks were turned over to the Department of Health (5,000
masks) and to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (700 masks).

ABOITIZ AIDS COVID-19 FRONTLINERS. Last March 18, the Aboitiz Group, led by its
CSR arm Aboitiz Foundation, turned over 5,700 N95 masks to representatives of
the Department of Health (DOH) and the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine
(RITM).> The Aboitiz Group is one with the government and our brave medical and
security frontliners who are working hard to defeat COVID-19. We are committed
to supporting the COVID-19 frontliners for the long term. Rest assured, we will
continue to find ways to help our fellow Filipinos whose health and lives are at
risk due to this pandemic.

– Sabin M. Aboitiz, President & CEO, Aboitiz Group
Outside Metro Manila, the Aboitiz Group aims to send surgical gloves, infrared
thermometers, folding beds, nitrate and latex gloves, N95 masks, laboratory and
disposable goggles, personal protective equipment (PPE) gowns, and tents.

A portion of these will be turned over to security checkpoints of the Philippine
Army and Philippine National Police and to local governments in Cebu, Davao,
Iligan City, Capas, Tarlac and other parts of Luzon. These checkpoints are
manned by personnel whose health is also at risk as they work during the
national state of calamity due to COVID-19.

The Aboitiz Group immediately mobilized its resources and donated
critically-needed medical supplies and resources for health and security workers
across the country amid the COVID-19 health crisis.Aboitiz food business unit
Pilmico will also donate, through the Aboitiz Foundation, surgical masks to
hospitals in Cebu, Tarlac, Iligan City, and Cagayan de Oro. As an added boost to
the frontliners, the company also pledged to donate bread packs to police and
military checkpoints and hospitals in Capas, Tarlac and Iligan City. These items
will help address the urgent nutritional needs of personnel implementing the
community quarantines in these areas.

Meantime UnionBank, the banking and financial services arm of the Aboitiz Group,
is also providing support to frontliners by partnering with Caritas Manila. It
is also working on the procurement of medical ventilators as proactive
assistance to government hospitals, which might see a spike in patients needing
respiratory aid, especially for patients testing positive for COVID-19.

Identified by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging
Infectious Diseases as one of the basic services that should remain open during
the enhanced community quarantine, branches of UnionBank and its subsidiary
CitySavings are open to serve customers nationwide while strictly implementing
social distancing and health precautionary measures. UnionBank is encouraging
its customers to use the bank’s mobile app and other digital banking services as
the most effective and efficient way to do bank errands during this time.

UnionBank is one of the first banks to waive online Instapay transfer fees until
April 14. UnionBank is also offering a 30-day extension with no late fees for
credit cards, housing loans, auto loans, and quick loans to qualified customers.

All these efforts are part of the Aboitiz Group’s commitment to help the
government in enforcing COVID-19 precautionary measures by addressing the
immediate concerns of courageous frontliners and the communities the Aboitiz
Group serves.

Fundraising Through KINDer
The Aboitiz Foundation also immediately set up a COVID-19 fundraising page (
Help
Our Health Workers Fight COVID-19
[https://kinder.aboitiz.com/details.html?idCampaign=1936]) through the online
donations platform KINDer by Aboitiz (KINDer.aboitiz.com
[http://kinder.aboitiz.com/]).

This donation page [https://kinder.aboitiz.com/details.html?idCampaign=1936] 
will help raise funds for PPE in coordination with the University of the
Philippines Medical Foundation and The Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service
Foundation.

Readers are encouraged to donate as this effort will go a long way in the fight
against COVID-19.

Last March 17, Luzon was placed under an enhanced community quarantine until
April 13 as COVID-19 cases continue to rise.

Under the Luzon enhanced community quarantine, the Aboitiz Group has taken
precautionary measures to ensure its team members’ welfare such as the
implementation of a Work From Home Scheme and advanced salary release.  They are
in addition to provisions of digital channels for business continuity, workplace
sanitation, and constant and regular reminders on proper hygiene measures as
well as travel and social distancing guidelines.

Aboitiz Donates Critical Medical Supplies To COVID-19 Frontliners

The Aboitiz Group continues to monitor developments surrounding the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) and is already taking measures to help ease the burden on clients and customers while ensuring unimpeded delivery of service. 

Aboitiz Extends Lifeline To Clients and Customers Amid COVID-19

The Aboitiz Group continues to monitor developments surrounding the spread of
coronavirus (COVID-19) and is already taking measures to help ease the burden on
clients and customers while ensuring unimpeded delivery of service. 

AboitizPower distribution units Visayan Electric, Davao Light, Cotabato Light,
and Subic EnerZone are giving a 30-day payment extension for bills for due dates
from March 15 to April 14, 2020. Scheduled power interruptions will also be
limited to customer requests and vital line maintenance.

AboitizPower’s business continuity plans are being implemented across the firm’s
power generation and distribution facilities to guarantee the adequate and
reliable distribution of electricity in the country amid the current COVID-19
situation.Business continuity plans have been put in place to ensure adequate
and reliable supply and distribution of electricity. AboitizPower’s generation
facilities continue to operate and are ready to provide enough power to the grid
while distribution utilities are available 24/7 for queries and emergencies.

> We in Aboitiz fully recognize the impact of the current situation on our clients
and customers ー and we are doing our best to help them cope until things return
to normal. We are with you as we beat the odds together during this challenging
time – Sabin M. Aboitiz, President & CEO, Aboitiz Group
UnionBank is giving a 30-day extension on payments — without late fees — for
credit cards, housing loans, auto loans, and quick loans to qualified customers.
Instapay transfer fees have also been waived until April 14, 2020 as the bank
encourages customers to “go digital” and “bank from home”.

To ensure the quick and convenient transfer of funds during the Luzon enhanced
community quarantine, UnionBank is offering free online InstaPay transfers until
April 14.CitySavings is doing the same with a 30-day loan payment moratorium for
motorcycle loan borrowers in good standing. Moreover, beginning March 23, 52
CitySavings branches in Visayas and Mindanao and 38 branches in Luzon will be
open from 9AM to 1PM.

CitySavings observes proper social distancing inside its Koronadal City branch
as it continues to serve its clients' financial needs.Pilmico is ensuring
continued operation of and unhampered production in its flour, feeds, and farm
facilities to contribute to food supply stability in areas affected by the
community quarantine. It is also leveraging digital platforms to continue
serving partners and customers through online consultations on baking, livestock
raising, nutrition, and others.

Pilmico ensures continued operation and unhampered production in its flour,
feeds, and farm facilities to contribute to food supply stabilityApo Agua
Infrastructura, Aboitiz InfraCapital’s business unit behind the Davao City Bulk
Water Supply Project, is working with its partners and stakeholders to ensure
minimal disruption to the ongoing construction of its facility. It continues its
commitment to full transparency and continues to inspect active worksites around
the city to adhere to local government's precautionary measures.

Apo Agua is working with its partners and stakeholders to ensure minimal
disruption to the ongoing construction of its facility despite the challenges
posed by COVID-19.Lima Water Corporation in Batangas, a subsidiary of Aboitiz
InfraCapital, ensured 24/7 available  potable water and industrial wastewater
treatment to industrial locators and commercial establishments of LiMA Park that
are still operating.

AboitizLand waived one month's rent for tenants of its malls in Luzon and
Visayas and extended payment deadlines for bills issued in the previous month.
Through this financial relief, partner merchants will be able to extend help to
their own employees during the community quarantine.

The Outlets at Lipa observes strict sanitation measures onsite with the
installation of alcohol dispensers to ensure the safety and security of its
customers and tenants.At commercial properties such as The Outlets at Lipa,
strict adherence to hygiene and social distancing protocols are being monitored
along with hourly sanitation and disinfection of premises to protect everyone
entering its supermarkets, banks, and restaurants, which remain open for
deliveries and take outs.

For its residential business, AboitizLand is also providing equity payment
extensions for accounts with due dates that fall between March 16 to April 15,
2020. Related penalties and fees have also been waived for transactions within
this period. Meantime, the microstudio rental apartments it operates with Point
Blue also reduced the minimum lease term for all units – from three months to
one month — and offer safer alternative housing for people who have long daily
work commutes. This also benefits companies such as BPOs continue operations.

Aboitiz Construction (ACI), with 13 project sites continuing in operations, is
observing strict precautionary measures and is working with partners to complete
expansion efforts at Davao International Container Terminal. It has deployed a
skeletal workforce at the Philippine Coastal Storage and Pipeline Corporation in
Subic and the Technimont JGC Venture construction of its high-density
polyethylene unit in Batangas.

Aboitiz Construction project sites continue to operate while observing strict
precautionary measures for its team members such as welders and construction
workers.Collectively, these measures take-up the call for public-private collaboration
[https://aboitizeyes.aboitiz.com/post/public-private-collaboration-key-to-addressing-covid-19-economic-woes] 
as a key to mitigate the widespread impact of  COVID-19 and keeping the economy
moving.

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