Alagang Kapatid Foundation
Manuel V. Pangilinan (Chairman) | |
Subsidiaries | Rescue5 |
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Website | Alagang Kapatid Foundation Inc. Official Facebook page Rescue5 Official Facebook page |
Alagang Kapatid Foundation, Inc. (formerly known as Operation Tulong Bayan) is the
History
ABC Development Corporation's (now
When ABC was acquired in turn by PLDT's MediaQuest Holdings from the joint consortium led by the Cojuangco group and Malaysia-based broadcaster Media Prima Berhad, TV5 organizes its socio-profit organizations named as Alagang Kapatid Foundation, named after TV5's health program with a same name. In coordination with its affiliates under the MVP Group of Companies it was able to initiate relief operations and livelihood programs to some impoverished towns in the country.
Alagang Kapatid Foundation kept is synergies with these affiliates in relief operations, especially when TV5 organizes two telethons in the past two years namely: The Tulong Kapatid telethon of December 10, 2012, when they are able to collect P100 million in 6 hours (18:00 - 24:00 PST) to help the victims of Supertyphoon Pablo (Bopha); and a special live episode of now-defunct The Mega and the Songwriter, entitled Gabi ng Kanta At Biyaya aired on November 10, 2013. This time, they have collected P30 million for the victims of Supertyphoon Yolanda (Haiyan).[2][3]
Rescue5
Rescue5 is a joint project of Alagang Kapatid Foundation and
References
- ^ Operation Tulong Bayan News at TV5 PinoyExchange forum retrieved September 18, 2014.
- ^ Tulong Kapatid Raises Over P100 Million For Typhoon Pablo Victims retrieved September 19, 2014
- ^ TV5'S TULONG KAPATID TELETHON RAISES OVER P30 M IN 5 HOURS FOR TYPHOON VICTIMS Archived February 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine retrieved September 19, 2014
- ^ TV5 to invest more in rescue equipment retrieved on September 19, 2014
- ^ RESCUE 5 bags 2 Philippine Quill awards of excellence Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine retrieved September 19, 2014
- ^ 'Rescue 5' is now Air Force reserve unit Archived May 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine retrieved September 19, 2014