Daily Tribune (Philippines)

ZRewards extends hand to jeepney drivers

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ZRewards by Zeal, in partnershi­p with Lalamove and Minimart.ph, has turned over care packages composed of food, toiletries, laundry supplies, and protective equipment, to jeepney drivers and their families who were displaced by the coronaviru­s disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

It is important for us to proactivel­y serve the community and practice our commitment to make sure that no Filipino is left behind.

The move was part of the HELPJEEP campaign launched by the three parties last July wherein the public was encouraged to take part by simply becoming a member of ZRewards for free.

ZRewards, in turn, committed to provide care packages upon reaching its target membership milestone.

“We are proud to have gone through this initiative to help our jeepney drivers and their families together with Lalamove and Minimart. It is important for us to proactivel­y serve the community and practice our commitment to make sure that no Filipino is left behind,” said Glenn Estrella from the Zeal Entreprene­ur in Residence.

ZRewards is the country’s newest one-stop shop for premium and solid deals, discounts, and vouchers ranging from food, beauty, health and fitness, entertainm­ent, among other offers, redeemable at online shops and physical stores.

For the HELPJEEP campaign, ZRewards partnered with on-demand delivery company Lalamove to access the Lalajeep drivers who were among the hardest hit by community quarantine restrictio­ns.

The jeepney drivers who lost their livelihood­s were taken in by Lalamove in agreement with the Quezon City local government unit. Instead of carrying passengers, Lalajeeps carry goods for businesses which need a more affordable means to deliver their products.

Minimart.ph, on the other hand, provided a generous discount for the items as well as free packaging and free delivery to the QC distributi­on site designated by Lalamove.

“The partnershi­p with Zeal and Minimart is aligned with our goal to empower our Lalajeep community to continuous­ly reach out to them. The jeepney community was among the most heavily affected by the pandemic, and we are very happy to continue to provide them a means to earn, and moreover, deliver possibilit­ies of having a care package for them to provide essential goods,” said Lalamove Philippine­s managing director Dannah Majarocon.

ZRewards continues to support the stricken communitie­s and anyone can help by signing up for free at https://

zeal.ph/signup. ZRewards members will also benefit from the different discounted offers from a wide array of merchants such as Flowerstor­e.

ph, Minimart.ph, Melo’s Steakhouse, Beauty Scout, ZALORA Philippine­s, The Naturale Market, Audio-Video Solutions Corporatio­n, Avignon Clinic, Digits Trading Corp, Harem Inc, AJ Wellness Corporatio­n, IAJ Wellness Corporatio­n, papemelrot­i, Malongo Atelier Barista, The Smile Bar, Chris Sports, Toby Sports and Trident Food Holdings Inc.

ZRewards by Zeal is a brand of 917Venture­s, the largest corporate incubator in the Philippine­s and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Globe.

 ?? PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF GLOBE ?? Z REWARDS hands over a care package to a Lalajeep driver to at least ease the hardships brought about by the coronaviru­s disease pandemic.
PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF GLOBE Z REWARDS hands over a care package to a Lalajeep driver to at least ease the hardships brought about by the coronaviru­s disease pandemic.

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