Aboitiz Foundation highlighted the importance of empowering recovering communities.

"We in the Aboitiz Foundation try our best to help the communities where we operate. We want to see the communities rise and succeed. Our goal is to help them recover and become more resilient communities. We thank our local partners, the Aboitiz business units, who came together to extend valuable assistance," president and chief operating officer Maribeth Marasigan said.

The group's integrated agribusiness and food subsidiary is always ready to extend assistance across the nation.

"At Pilmico, we're not just supporting farmers, we're aiming to elevate the agriculture industry as a whole. With the help of the Aboitiz Foundation, our commitment to empowering farmers nationwide extends beyond this project. It's a testament to our unwavering dedication to advancing business and communities," Greg Canoy, CSR supervisor, Pilmico Foods Corporation, said.

This year the foundation extended more livelihood kits to several families in Samar, Leyte, Negros Oriental and Misamis Oriental in addition to last year's  beneficiaries in Cebu and Bohol. Each kit includes an egg machine, 144 ready-to-lay hens, Pilmico feeds, a weighing scale, and animal health products.

"I thank Pilmico, Aboitiz Foundation and RAFI-MFI for choosing me as one of the beneficiaries for this project (Padayon sa Pagbusay). This huge opportunity will be of great help to us. Thank God for this blessing," Marietta Cadayday, one of the beneficiaries, said.

Livelihood opportunities offered

"Padayon sa Pagbusay" is part of RAFI-MFI's livelihood program which aims to empower families by providing them with sustainable livelihood opportunities.

"This is the start of our rebuilding, which includes rebuilding our businesses and lives, not just ours but our families and communities where we belong. These livelihood kits, which I am thankful for, would be impossible without our partners. We have our grantors who unselfishly helped us in Leyte, Negros Oriental, and Misamis Oriental," Iris Dorado, vice president for Business Development, Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. — Microfinance, said.

Pilmico Foods Corporation and Gold Coin Management Holdings are the integrated agribusiness and food companies of Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc.

Gold Coin is now fully-managed and owned by Pilmico International and to date, it is the largest investment in the Asia-Pacific region in their shared history.

Pilmico comprises four divisions: Flour, Feeds, Farms, and Trading; enabling growth to its partners through its consistent quality products and unparalleled supporting services. Meanwhile, Gold Coin is a pioneer in animal nutrition and the manufacturing of scientifically-balanced animal feed in Asia.