By THEPHILBIZNEWS STAFF
Responding to the call for help from SOS Children’s Villages Philippines, a non-government organization that continues to provide for almost a thousand abandoned and neglected in their 8 villages across the country. The Allianz PNB Life employees respond by passing the hat to their colleagues to provide the much-needed help of the distressed children.
Despite the fact that the families and employees of Allianz have their respective challenges in the midst of COVID19 pandemic, their generosity did not stop them from reaching out to these orphaned, abandoned, and neglected children and raised funds for their benefit.
Unfortunately, the SOS Children’s Villages Philippines has been experiencing a decrease in donations as its regular donors have also been affected by the pandemic as well. This prompted the Allianz employees to rally behind them and donated PhP150,000 of their own money to help cover the basic necessities of the children.
In the statement of Allianz PNB Life Chief Marketing Officer Gae Martinez she said, “We commend our employees for stepping up and helping a vulnerable sector during this pandemic. While we continue to send support to our frontliners, let us not neglect others whose food and shelter have also been severely affected.”
The SOS Children’s Villages Philippines rely on support from organizations and individuals to sustain its operations. Its villages have been placed under lockdown to ensure the health and safety of the children under its care.
“As SOS Children’s Villages remain at work for abandoned and neglected Filipino children under quarantine, we thank Allianz PNB Life for helping us keep the children safe, healthy, and in loving homes. Their outpouring of generosity in this time of crisis ensures that although our children are isolated, they are not alone,” said Romil Rayos del Sol, Deputy National Director of SOS Children’s Villages Philippines.
On several occasions, the Allianz PNB Life employees have extended their help to SOS Children’s Villages Philippines. They did the same just last February as part of their Dare To Be Fit 3 program, which promotes fitness as well as helping the community. The employees did a number of activities that earned points, which were then converted into pesos and donated to different organizations.
Last April, Allianz PNB Life donated meals to the Lung Center of the Philippines. The company sent freshly cooked dinner to the front-liners of the hospital for four weeks.
In the photo from left, Allianz PNB Life’s chief marketing officer Gae Martinez, and president and chief executive officer Alexander Grenz, and SOS Children’s Villages’ corporate relations head Admore Alzate (in green polo shirt) during a visit at the SOS Children’s Village in Alabang, Muntinlupa.
Allianz PNB Life has also ensured the well-being of its employees and intermediaries since the start of the quarantine period, providing them with financial and mental health assistance, as well as releasing safety guidelines to keep everyone secure and out of danger.
