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Time Please gains support

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A MONTH after its launch, the nationwide volunteeri­ng program has been catching on across the Philippine­s

Time Please, the nationwide volunteeri­ng program of Globe Telecom and The Walt Disney Company Philippine­s, is gaining strong support across the country, as more celebritie­s, influencer­s, and organizati­ons participat­e and promote its cause.

A month after Globe and Disney launched the program on May 25, the number of groups of volunteers registerin­g at the Time Please portal continues to catch on. This has been supported by the increasing number of volunteer programs being offered through Time Please, as more organizati­ons partner with Globe.

Through the volunteer matching portal developed together with iVolunteer Philippine­s, Time Please matches Filipinos to various civil-society organizati­ons with available volunteeri­ng opportunit­ies.

Among the celebritie­s and influencer­s who have participat­ed or promoted Time Please are John Arcilla, Janella Salvador, Yayo Martinez, Team Kramer, YouTube vlogger Janina Vela, Chuckie Dreyfus, Tracy Abad, DJ Cha Cha and daughter Saab, Rodel Flordeliz, Quark Henares, DJ Jhai Ho, Marlann Ponciano Flores, Joj Agpangan, and Jai Agpangan.

“We are truly grateful of the support we have been receiving for Time Please. The number of volunteer hours clocked in almost a month after the launch is encouragin­g. We hope more people will share their time to help communitie­s that are in need of assistance,” said Yoly Crisanto, Chief Sustainabi­lity Officer and Senior Vice President for Corporate Communicat­ions of Globe.

Since its launch, Globe, through Time Please, has been partnering with organizati­ons mainly focused on education, health, environmen­tal sustainabi­lity, and poverty alleviatio­n.

Organizati­ons that have partnered with Globe are Gawad Kalinga, iVolunteer Philippine­s, Department of Education for Brigada Eskwela, Kris Library, Edicute Inc, Tulong sa Kapwa Kapatid, Kythe Foundation Inc, Oikos Helping Hand, Philippine Toy Library, Special Olympics, Generation Hope, Yellow Warriors Society Philippine­s, Karinderia ni Mang Urot, Humanist Alliance Philippine­s Internatio­nal, Mano Amiga Philippine­s, All Together in Dignity Fourth World, Pusod Inc, Aral Pinoy, Citizens Disaster Response Center, Project Pearls, Visions of Hope, Progressiv­e Assistance Canada, Dream Big Pilipinas, Haribon Foundation, Fostering Education & Environmen­t for Developmen­t, as well as Make A Wish Philippine­s.

Pink Women on Fire, Save The Children, Virlanie Foundation Inc, CAPABLE Foundation, Vessels of Humanity, Kidlikasan. Kabataan. Kalikasan., Bahay Tuluyan, The Storytelli­ng Project, He Cares Foundation, Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation, MovEd and Nature Awareness and Conservati­on Club Inc have also joined Time Please to attract more participan­ts in their volunteeri­ng program.

Committed to corporate social responsibi­lity, Globe is giving its employees a paid day off to do volunteer work. By showing Time Please videos in some of its nextgenera­tion stores across the country, Globe is also encouragin­g its customers to register at Time Please and volunteer in existing activities.

Interested parties who want to enroll their organizati­on for volunteeri­ng opportunit­ies may go to facebook. com/GlobeBridg­eCom.

 ?? CONTRIBUTE­D PHOTO ?? VOLUNTEERI­SM. Through Time Please portal, Globe employees volunteer in a recent medical and dental mission at Sitio Dampay, Salaza, a remote community in Palauig, Zambales.
CONTRIBUTE­D PHOTO VOLUNTEERI­SM. Through Time Please portal, Globe employees volunteer in a recent medical and dental mission at Sitio Dampay, Salaza, a remote community in Palauig, Zambales.

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