SMC displays its corporate heart

The country's largest food and beverage conglomerate, San Miguel Corporation (SMC), donated around US$500,000 worth of food supplies to provinces hardest hit by Typhoon Frank. It is estimated that about 50,000 families in Aklan, Antique, Capiz and Romblon will be benefited by SMC's aid. SMC President and Chief Operating Officer Ramon S. Ang, who spearheaded the firm's corporate social responsibility (CSR) campaign, has said: "Many of our countrymen in these provinces are still struggling to survive the aftermath of Typhoon Frank... We hope our efforts will make some difference not only in their day-to-day survival, but also in their struggle to rebuild their lives." Food sources in those provinces have been scarce since the typhoon wreaked havoc on crops and vegetation. Likewise, fishing has been banned to some Visayan waters due to health risks brought about by the sinking of Sulpicio Lines' passenger ferry M/V Princess of the Stars in waters off Romblon which has toxic chemicals inside one of its compartments. The Department of Social Welfare and Development will help SMC in channeling the goods to the provinces for speedier distribution.