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| McDonald’s Kindness Kitchen, a program supported by Metrobank and GT Capital Holdings, distributes meals to 750 individuals in Barangay 790 in San Andres, City of Manila on April 18, 2020. |
Metrobank and GT Capital Holdings Inc., through the Metrobank Foundation,
Inc. (MBFI) and GT Foundation, Inc. (GTFI), donated P2 million to Ronald
McDonald House Charities Philippines in support of its ‘McDo Kindness Kitchen’
program aimed at providing free meals to 40,000 individuals in Metro Manila.
The first wave of distribution that ran from April 15-20 catered 9,000
individuals from the cities of Manila, Quezon, Caloocan, Muntinlupa, Navotas
and the municipality of Pateros. Each location was allocated with 3,000 meals to
be strategically distributed to marginalized barangays recommended by the
Department of Social Welfare and Development. The
program will run to provide meals from April 21 to May 16.
The donation is part of the P200 million pledge by Metrobank and GT
Capital Holdings Group in support of the efforts to combat COVID-19.
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The Metrobank Foundation,
Inc. (MBFI) was established on January 8, 1979 by Dr. George S. K. Ty,
sixteen (16) years after he founded the Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company
(Metrobank). MBFI envisions to be the country’s premier corporate philanthropic
foundation contributing a significant impact on social development. Its flagship programs include the Metrobank
Foundation Outstanding Filipinos; Metrobank Art & Design Excellence (MADE);
Metrobank Scholarship Program (MSP); Metrobank MTAP-DepEd Math Challenge (MMC);
Grants and Social Development Partnerships, Disaster Response, National
Teachers’ Month (NTM) celebration, and the Metrobank Foundation Professorial
Chair Lectures. MBFI is also the principal owner of the Manila Doctors Hospital
(MDH), one of the leading centers of wellness in the country.
As a development organization, MBFI aims to uplift individuals and
the sectors they represent and strategically link with institutions for a
shared-purpose. By creating and propagating a culture of excellence and
providing solutions to stakeholder’s needs, the Foundation continuously expands
its scope of reach and be at the forefront in serving communities. As the heart
of the Metrobank Group, “Excel. Engage. Empower” or the 3Es remains its
roadmap.
GT Foundation, Inc. (GTFI)
is a non-profit organization that serves as the family foundation of the Ty
Family. Established in 2009, the Foundation has pursued the philanthropic
initiatives of the family by investing in strategic development programs that
empower communities and respond to the basic needs of the Filipino people,
primarily in health, education, environment and technology and innovation.
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