Thousands of bananas, relief packs, and bottled water were distributed to Ormoc and Tacloban, Leyte as the Anflocor Group of Companies and the Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) responded to the need of the survivors of typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan).
Six thousand boxes of export-quality Cavendishbananas, close to 8,000 relief packs which consisted of food and basic items, and 10,000 bottles of water were loaded to trucks and reefer vans that set foot to typhoon-stricken communities.
Employees of Anflocor, themselves, volunteered to pack the relief items as sacks of goods poured in from other members of PBGEA such as Tristar Group of Banana Companies, Lapanday Foods Corporation, and Del Monte Fresh Produce (Philippines), Inc.
In the aftermath of the most devastating typhoon to hit the Philippines, bananas are one of the best immediate sources of energy and nutrition for the survivors who still lack decent shelter as rebuilding has just started.
Anflocor, thru its banana company Tadeco, and PBGEA also distributed thousands of bananas and food packs to communities in Bohol that were hit by the 7.2-magnitude earthquake last October 15.
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