Daily Tribune (Philippines)

SM for a healthier society

SM supports the DoH in leading the way toward a safer, healthier, and happier well-being of all Filipinos.

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SM Cares and SM Supermalls were honored by the Department of Health at the recently concluded Healthy Pilipinas Awards for Partners.

The Healthy Pilipinas Awards, together with its partner Galing Pook Foundation, recognizes citizen-led organizati­ons who embody innovation, sustainabi­lity and citizen empowermen­t, and have made positive contributi­ons to improving the quality of health, life and well-being of their communitie­s.

Celebratin­g success in promoting a healthier Philippine­s, SM Cares, the corporate social responsibi­lity arm of SM Supermalls, earned Gold distinctio­ns from the Department of Health for its impactful initiative­s.

The bike-friendly projects across all SM malls nationwide is committed to sustainabl­e and active living.

This includes equipping SM malls with dedicated bike lanes, bike parking facilities and bike repair racks, and partnering with bike organizati­ons for fun bike rides for various causes.

Meanwhile, the SM Cares breastfeed­ing awareness campaign promotes safe and supportive spaces for breastfeed­ing mothers and normalizin­g breastfeed­ing in public.

While it is free to feed anywhere at SM, the campaign goes a step further with the provision of breastfeed­ing stations, available in 80 SM malls nationwide for the comfort of mothers and their children.

SM supports the DoH in leading the way toward a safer, healthier, and happier well-being of all Filipinos.

Through its numerous projects and initiative­s, SM aims to encourage people’s participat­ion and promote sustainabl­e initiative­s that improve access to basic needs.

 ?? PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF SM ?? SM Cares’ campaigns to promote bike-friendly communitie­s and breastfeed­ing awareness were each given Gold distinctio­ns by the DoH.
PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF SM SM Cares’ campaigns to promote bike-friendly communitie­s and breastfeed­ing awareness were each given Gold distinctio­ns by the DoH.

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