Protocol for a Pandemic
How do you feed 162,000 families in five days? Ambassador Marciano Paynor finds a way
Pantawid COVID
During the lockdown, many people were afraid not just of COVID-19, but also of hunger. Patrick Manuel of Ayala Land’s Amicassa Solutions, looked for ways to help street vendors, public utility vehicle drivers, and other vulnerable communities
WASH and Learn
With Bess Par’s lead, the WASH Team of Manila Water Foundation redesigned their program to help the country, a pair of clean hands at a time
Katatagan
#AyalaCitizen Jan Bengzon volunteered to help Filipinos cope with the emotional stress caused by the pandemic
Keep Moving Forward
Amid the negativity and donation fatigue, Nash Sudario chose to focus on helping school kids—the sign that the New Normal could be Better and Brighter, if we work together
A Crash Course in 2020
The pandemic interrupted and disrupted many things, but thanks to Ed Fermin’s quick thinking and immediate action, it didn’t affect the education at National Teachers College
Love thy Neighbor
When Raymond Sesuca bought 1,900 kilos of produce, he didn’t just help the farmers, but several of NLR’s communities
Put to the Test
How Gaget Bengzon quickly changed hats, from being an AC Health mergers and acquisitions consultant to Ayala Group’s COVID-19 testing czar for employees
Designing Happiness
Because working from home is the way it’s going to be from now on, Ambet Mallari and his colleagues from HCX have fun doing home makeovers and look forward to telecommuting as the new norm
The Best Reward
People want to help, says Anne Calma, and Globe Rewards App made it as easy as opening an app and sharing points
Men at Work
When construction projects resumed after the lockdown, MDC set up safe living spaces to protect over ten thousand workers from the spread of the virus. Darwin Salipsip tells the story
Breath of Life
How two engineering ‘geeks’ took a groundbreaking design for a modified, cost-efficient, life-saving ventilator to fight COVID-19—and built it in the Philippines
Life Lessons
The Globe eLibrary can help millions of teachers and students, and it also gives Richie Feria with a very personal (and powerful) lesson
Project Restart
Ayala Malls pivots to meet the needs of shopping in the New Normal. Patty Coronel and Tin Yabao share what’s in the bag
“Feeding” the Economy
Margery Bumagat of Globe myBusiness recounts how the Heroes for Heroes program allowed SMEs to feed hospital frontliners, while keeping their own operations going
Safe Journeys
LRMC’s Morning Madrid and Duday de Sales help turn the LRT-1 into a more efficient (and coronavirus-free) ride
Marching Orders
Or, how a former Army officer within the ranks of Ayala’s top executives managed to help raise funds for the poor, build testing laboratories, and complete testing booths with military speed and precision
Doctor On Call
Through online consultations, Dr. Cai Salcedo and other doctors of KonsultaMD enable Filipinos to get medical advice anytime, anywhere
Pananagutan
Thousands of #AyalaCitizens used the financial assistance from the company to help others. See the powerful ripple effect of compassion, from personal outreach efforts and company initiatives like Project Ugnayan and Project Pananagutan
A Shower of Grace
The engineers who converted the World Trade Center into a COVID-19 facility faced dozens of challenges, but Someone had a Master Plan