Unilever, Gawad Kalinga donate Baseco row houses
Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim led the unveiling on Monday of 10 row houses in Baseco, Tondo, donated by Unilever Philippines and Gawad Kalinga.
At the turnover rites, he was joined by community folks in thanking Unilever chairman Fernando Fernandez and vice president Chito Macapagal along with Gawad Kalinga executive director Tony Meloto for uplifting the lives of residents.
Unilever has conveyed over 30 houses with 30 more units and two commercial buildings for delivery in two years, according to a statement of the company.
Lim noted that the previous administration started to enforce a measure reclassifying the land occupied by Unilever to residential giving the multinational giant seven years to leave Manila.
“Why ask Unilever to leave when it has been helping us in all our requirements during Christmas, disasters and fires and now the company is donating 10 rowhouses and is putting up a wholesome community?” he wondered.
Last year, Macapagal announced that if the company would be driven away, it would relocate to other countries.
“When I learned of that, I stopped Unilever from its plan and had an ordinance crafted by the City Council to make the company stay. They have been here helping the city for the past 82 years especially during calamities and in providing employment to so many people,” Lim said.
According to Fernandez, Unilever shares Gawad Kalinga’s mission of creating peaceful and productive communities.
“The contributions of each Unilever employee to build these homes have made a big difference in the lives of the people who will now have a place to call their own. And we are happy to have been part of it,” he said.
Unilever Vitality Village has a day care center, youth and sports section and a plaza.
To help maintain the facilities, employee contributions are pooled and matched by the company.
At the turnover rites, he was joined by community folks in thanking Unilever chairman Fernando Fernandez and vice president Chito Macapagal along with Gawad Kalinga executive director Tony Meloto for uplifting the lives of residents.
Unilever has conveyed over 30 houses with 30 more units and two commercial buildings for delivery in two years, according to a statement of the company.
Lim noted that the previous administration started to enforce a measure reclassifying the land occupied by Unilever to residential giving the multinational giant seven years to leave Manila.
“Why ask Unilever to leave when it has been helping us in all our requirements during Christmas, disasters and fires and now the company is donating 10 rowhouses and is putting up a wholesome community?” he wondered.
Last year, Macapagal announced that if the company would be driven away, it would relocate to other countries.
“When I learned of that, I stopped Unilever from its plan and had an ordinance crafted by the City Council to make the company stay. They have been here helping the city for the past 82 years especially during calamities and in providing employment to so many people,” Lim said.
According to Fernandez, Unilever shares Gawad Kalinga’s mission of creating peaceful and productive communities.
“The contributions of each Unilever employee to build these homes have made a big difference in the lives of the people who will now have a place to call their own. And we are happy to have been part of it,” he said.
Unilever Vitality Village has a day care center, youth and sports section and a plaza.
To help maintain the facilities, employee contributions are pooled and matched by the company.
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