Marriott International in the Philippines proudly partners with Save the Children, Philippines the world’s leading independent children’s organization. Save the Children has been working in the Philippines for over three decades and is dedicated to helping children.
The joint venture marks a new milestone for the Marriott International as it continues to expand its advocacy in the Philippines. Recently it launched the Marriott Worldwide Business Council, its community-advocacy group in the country that will lead the charge of achieving Marriott’s sustainability objectives.
Following the partnership, Marriott also unveils their nationwide program “A Dollar for Change”, in which each guest of its four hotels contributes P50—the equivalent of a dollar—through their stay to fund initiatives for children in need. Contributions are optional.
“People often underestimate the power of a dollar. We noticed that our guests often forego their change, and so we developed a program whereby each dollar can actually drive real change within our communities,” says Bruce Winton, Marriott Worldwide Business Council chairman and Marriott International in the Philippines cluster general manager.
“Marriott International is always passionate to give back, and we are extremely pleased [to partner with] Save the Children Philippines. [In] January we’ve launched the Marriott Worldwide Business Council locally to consolidate our fast-growing Philippine portfolio of hotels and provide a positive impact in our communities as a group. With four hotels upcoming in Cebu, Ortigas, Palawan and Boracay, we look forward to a greater role of the Marriott Worldwide Business Council Philippines in driving our advocacy.”
Marriott International is the fastest-growing hotel group in its category in the country. In the next two years it will launch Sheraton Mactan, Cebu, Westin Sonata Ortigas Four Points by Sheraton, Puerto Princessa and Marriott Boracay Gateway in Caticlan, bringing its Philippine portfolio to eight.
The Marriott Worldwide Business Council Philippines joins 100 other business councils worldwide, including 13 in the Asia-Pacific Region. In 2016 Marriott Business Councils contributed $30 million in cash and kind donations, and almost 800,000 associate work hours.
Aside from the dollar program, the Marriott Worldwide Business Council Philippines will also have a Run For A Cause event on August 25. Registration is now open for 5 and 10 kilometers.
For more information or to support the Marriott Worldwide Business Council Philippines, e-mail Michelle Garcia at michelle.garcia@marriott.com.
Photo shows Winton and Chief Operating Officer lawyer Albert Muyot shaking hands after signing the partnership agreement.