“Our favorite taho, ice cream, banana cue vendors will not be able to secure enough money to guarantee food for their families … for one month,” the actress wrote on the online fundraising platform GoGetFunding.With the help of the Philippine Army, Bela, together with friends and volunteers, made the rounds in the capital and personally handed out relief packs to street vendors. Bela’s team also provided assistance to checkpoint personnel and even offered rides to stranded commuters.
In a recent Twitter post, Bela said there’s still leftover money, which she plans to use to buy more food and, this time, face masks for health care workers. “P1 million was used to buy donations, in kind, that were sent to Caritas Manila. Another P1 million was used to buy groceries that were split among persons with disability, street vendors and the homeless in Manila, Quezon City, Makati and Pasay City,” she said. “We also did stops at checkpoints and in the Army base for our volunteers.
Through his charity organization, One Voice Pilipinas, and in cooperation with the Army and a supermarket chain he endorses, Matteo Guidicelli was able to raise P4 million for people affected by the enhanced community quarantine. Rocco Nacino spent his 33rd birthday delivering medical gear—bouffant caps, shoe covers, gloves, googles—to military personnel implementing the quarantine.
“This is a plea to everyone to support our dear front-liners. Let’s help them save lives!” she added.
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