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Top firms boost food donations
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is donating 560,000 kilos of rice to families impacted by the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The donation will provide 10 kilos of rice per family to help those who are out of work and struggling to afford food.
This rice donation will be in addition to SMC's previous contributions of over a million pieces of canned goods, coffee, biscuits, and other food items.
These food donations have been distributed to various local government units (LGUs) and hospitals.
SMC has also been involved in producing ethyl alcohol for sanitation and donating disinfectants for hospitals and public facilities.
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