Disaster response dominated San Miguel Foundation’s nationwide work in 2025 as a string of major calamities drove large-scale relief operations, even as the group sustained long-term programs in health, nutrition, education, and food security.
The social development arm of San Miguel Corporation reported assisting about 192,000 marginalized and displaced Filipinos during the year, with emergency relief accounting for the largest share of beneficiaries.
Through its nationwide Team Malasakit employee-volunteer network, the foundation delivered food, water, and essential supplies to at least 156,760 people affected by multiple typhoons, earthquakes in Cebu and Bacolod, and a major fire in Tondo, Manila.
“We deployed as much assistance and volunteers as we could to respond to our countrymen in times of need, while continuing to strengthen programs designed to provide longer-term support,” said SMC Chairman and CEO Ramon S. Ang.
Participation also expanded across SMF’s Better World Centers, which anchor its community initiatives in some of the country’s most underserved areas.
At Better World Tondo and Better World Smokey Mountain, the foundation paired food assistance with education, livelihood, and health interventions for urban poor families, including learning support for children and skills training for parents.
Better World Cubao ran year-long programs focused on women, offering learning sessions, mental health discussions, and digital literacy classes supported by volunteers. The site also hosted medical and laboratory services through the government’s Bagong Urgent Care and Ambulatory Services (BUCAS) Center in partnership with Quirino Memorial Medical Center.
“This helps close gaps in access to healthcare for underserved communities,” Ang said, noting that a fully operational BUCAS Center is now serving patients at Better World Smokey Mountain.
Healthcare outreach expanded nationwide as SMF’s Better World Clinics grew to nine sites in 2025, providing consultations, diagnostics, and medicines to active patients.
Nutrition efforts continued through the First 1,000 Days program for mothers and infants, implemented with local governments, while food security projects advanced under the Backyard Bukid initiative, which supports community-based food production.
The foundation also sustained feeding and education programs in institutional settings, including at the New Bilibid Prison.
Volunteer engagement across SMC’s business units reached about 57,000 hours in 2025, supporting hundreds of outreach activities nationwide.