CELEBRITY WORLD PH
By Crispina M. Belen
P4 Million from AFP Bolsters GMA Kapuso Foundation's Typhoon Relief Projects
(L-R) Dolly Eloriaga Operations Manager Ever Dept. Store; GMA Comedienne Tessbomb; Barangay LS 97.1 DJ Papa Dudut; AFP Chief of Staff General Romeo Brawner, Jr.; GMAKF EVP/COO Rikki Escudero-Catibog; PRC QC Chapter Chairman Gov. Nesty Isla; PRC Secretary General Dr. Gwendolyn Pang; MGen Rommel P Roldan PAF, Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, J1, BGen Edgar C Torres PAF. Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff CMO, J7
GMA Kapuso Foundation (GMAKF), the socio-civic arm of GMA Network, recently received a four-million-peso donation from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to support victims of recent typhoons.
The donation was officially handed over by AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. to GMAKF Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Rikki Escudero-Catibog during the "Sagip Dugtong Buhay" bloodletting event held on August 17 at Ever Gotesco Mall, Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City.
This significant contribution was made possible through the voluntary efforts of AFP soldiers, who generously set aside Php 50 from their daily subsistence allowance of Php 150—equivalent to one meal per day. The funds raised were divided equally, with half going to support AFP soldiers directly impacted by recent disasters, and the other half donated to GMA Kapuso Foundation to assist other survivors.
The AFP's donation will be directed towards GMAKF's ongoing rehabilitation projects, including building classrooms in communities severely affected by recent typhoons, particularly in economically challenged areas.
The "Sagip Dugtong Buhay" bloodletting event, held biannually by GMAKF in partnership with the Philippine Red Cross and Ever Gotesco Mall/Go Tong Foundation, aims to promote volunteerism through blood donation, helping to save and extend lives.
For more information on how to support GMA Kapuso Foundation's initiatives, visit [www.gmanetwork.com/kapusofoundation/donate](http://www.gmanetwork.com/kapusofoundation/donate).
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