Meralco employees, Kawa Pilipinas share nourishing meals to underserved in Manila
Around 3,000 underserved Filipinos in the city of Manila received hot nutritious meals prepared by Kawa Pilipinas together with employee-volunteers of Manuel V. Pangilinan-led One Meralco Foundation (OMF), the corporate social responsibility arm (CSR) of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), CIS Bayad Center, Inc. (Bayad).
Street dwellers along Kalaw Avenue and caretakers of patients waiting to be served at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) were among those given hot meals by employees of Meralco’s Pasay Business Center, Corporate Communications Department, OMF and Kawa Pilipinas.
This initiative aligns with Meralco’s core value of malasakit and its commitment to support vulnerable sectors in areas where its business operates. Present during the activities were Meralco Chief CSR Officer and OMF President Jeffrey O. Tarayao who distributed meals alongside Kawa Pilipinas founder Mae Paner, OMF Program Manager Grace G. Noche, and Meralco Advocacy and Communication Management Head Michelle L. Caguioa.
Kawa Pilipinas is a volunteer-driven community kitchen that aims to feed the marginalized sector. Founded in 2020, the organization has since provided 570,000 meals to the homeless and urban poor communities.
“For Filipinos, sharing meals is a love language. By sharing these hot, nutritious meals to our fellow Filipinos in need, with our partners in Kawa Pilipinas, we translate ‘malasakit’ into a tangible act of bringing warmth to those who need food the most,” OMF President Tarayao said.