Over the past few months, LG Philippines has been collecting entries for the first-ever local iteration of the LG Ambassador Challenge. The initiative, which was started with Korea Friends of Hope International, is a first in the Philippines and affirms LG’s commitment to help deliver sustainable growth to local communities in the country. After reviewing all the entries, LG selected ‘Ride for Hope’ by Bahay Aruga and ‘Roof for Siargao’ by Red Charity Gala.
(L-R)Taeho Lee - KFHI Country Manager, Josefino B. Bonilla - Board of Director of Bahay Aruga, Viana Joan B. Mata -Corp. Secretary of Bahay Aruga, Sungjae Kim - LGEPH Managing Director, Kerry Tinga, Kaye Tinga - Co-founder of Red Charity Gala, Mr. Young Park - LGEHPH Product Director for Air Solutions
Bahay Aruga, which was founded in 2014, is a free halfway house for Pediatric Cancer patients of Philippine General Hospital (PGH). Most of the children need to be in PGH every week because of their long-term treatment, but the predicament they are facing is that they don't have a place to stay here in Manila. Hence, the halfway house was born. There are many cases that patients and parents slept on the sidewalk of the hospital to wait for the patients' next check-up and treatment. Sadly, many of them abandoned their treatment because of financial hardship. This is how the Bahay Aruga came into life. As endorsed by the Oncology department of PGH, patients with their parents or carer are fully accommodated at Bahay Aruga for free. These patients are given utmost consideration to make their stay comfortable, as cancer treatments can often be difficult and at times mind-boggling in terms of mentally, emotionally, financially, and otherwise. Recently, the matriarch of Bahay Aruga and who conceptualized the halfway house, Marietta Bonilla, passed away due to COVID-19. During these uncertainties, a family member made an assurance to its residents that Bahay Aruga will remain operating. The distance to PGH however, is still quite far and with Manila traffic and medical emergencies, every minute counts. The Ride for Hope project’s aim is to procure a new ambulance for the kids who need immediate medical response. Receiving the grant is Mr. Josefino B. Bonilla, Board of Director of Bahay Aruga ‘The daily battle of patients and carers are endless, but choosing Ride For Hope project, and with the new ambulance that we will be able to use, life will be more convenient and better for the pediatric cancer patients. Thank you, LG and KFHI for this program’.
(L-R) Taeho Lee - KFHI Country Manager, Kerry Tinga, Kaye Tinga - Co-founder of Red Charity Gala, Sungjae Kim - LGEPH Managing Director, Mr. Young Park - LGEHPH Product Director for Air Solutions
(L-R)Taeho Lee - KFHI Country Manager, Josefino B. Bonilla - Board of Director of Bahay Aruga, Viana Joan B. Mata -Corp. Secretary of Bahay Aruga, Sungjae Kim - LGEPH Managing Director, Mr. Young Park - LGEHPH Product Director for Air Solutions
LG Philippines Managing Director Sungjae Kim shares his excitement about the two winners of the pioneer program “The LG Ambassador Program is the first in the Philippines and a part of LG’s commitment to help Filipinos through social contribution activities that deliver sustainable growth to local communities. We, together with Korea Friends of Hope International, would want to become arbiters of change and to help communities blossom. These two programs, Ride for Hope and Roof Siargao, are both in line with our brand values under an overarching vision that sees to achieve a better life for all. We stand behind their vision and we want to see more of what they can accomplish with this win”.
(L-R)Taeho Lee - KFHI Country Manager, Josefino B. Bonilla - Board of Director of Bahay Aruga, Viana Joan B. Mata -Corp. Secretary of Bahay Aruga, Sungjae Kim - LGEPH Managing Director, Kerry Tinga, Kaye Tinga - Co-founder of Red Charity Gala, Mr. Young Park - LGEHPH Product Director for Air Solutions
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