Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 7) – Diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corporation has assured that its support for the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine for the duration of its extension until the end of April.
SMC president and chief operating officer Ramon Ang assured the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines of the business giant’s continued support to personnel assigned at checkpoints.
“Apart from our medical practitioners, our law enforcement and security forces are providing an invaluable service and are also sacrificing a lot to make sure that we are all safe,” Ang said in a statement.
The company provided portalets, motorcycles and riders, tents, passenger vehicles, generator sets, tower lights, traffic cones, and barriers, as well as drinking water, disinfection teams and supplies.
This has been distributed to checkpoints at various key areas on the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR), Southern Luzon Expressway, the Skyway system, NAIAX, and the Tarlac- Pangasinan-La Union Expressway.
Meanwhile, SMC Tollways announced that more than 2,000 medical practitioners availed of its toll-free RFID stickers for doctors and nurses.
In less than a week of implementation, more than ₱1 million worth of toll fees have been waived for medical front liners.
The company also set up priority lanes at the SLEX to ensure the unimpeded flow of medical personnel and equipment, as well as essential goods like food and raw materials for production.
A unit of the conglomerate, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) Infrastructure, said it will continue to provide military and police personnel at tollway checkpoints with essential equipment and supplies to aid in the effective implementation of the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine.
