Helping hand

SM Foundation distributes 2,150 Kalinga packs to families affected by the onslaught of Typhoon Odette in Surigao City, Siargao, and Dinagat Islands. This social good initiative, dubbed as Operation Tulong Express (OPTE), was done in partnership with SM City Butuan and with the assistance of the Philippine Army and the City Government of Surigao. OPTE is a social good program of SM Foundation in collaboration with SM Supermalls and SM Markets that aims to address the needs of communities during calamities and crises.