The SM Foundation Inc. (SMFI) distributed 58,100 Kalinga packs worth P26.5 million to transport groups and communities across the country through its Operation Tulong Express (OPTE) program.
The distribution of Kalinga packs, each containing rice and other food essentials, aims to relieve the plight of those whose livelihoods came to a grinding halt due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Through OPTE, 144 jeepney transport groups, 61 UV express transport groups, 94 tricycle transport groups, and 46 communities/barangays received Kalinga packs.