A massive fire tore through the low-income communities of Parola and Isla Puting Bato in Tondo, Manila, leaving an estimated 1,000 families homeless after their homes were gutted by the blaze.
In the aftermath, the SM Foundation and SM Supermalls activated its Operation Tulong Express (OPTE), providing about 800 Kalinga Packs, containing essential relief supplies, to the affected families as they work to rebuild their lives.
SM Foundation also extended aid to 814 families affected by a separate fire in Baguio this April.
OPTE is a social good program of the SM Foundation, in collaboration with SM Supermalls and SM Markets, which is dedicated to providing timely assistance to communities in times of calamities and crises.
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