Mang Inasal employees help serve over 2,000 meals to families of PGH patients

More than 2,000 people received hot meals after Mang Inasal employees volunteered at a community kitchen in Malate, Manila, according to Mindanao Times. The meals went to families of patients at the Philippine General Hospital.

About 40 employees, led by Mang Inasal president Mike V. Castro, prepared and distributed the food at the kitchen run by Kawa Pilipinas, a nonprofit that works to address hunger in vulnerable communities. The activity was organised with the Jollibee Group Foundation (JGF).

JGF arranged the chain's participation. Kawa Pilipinas is one of the foundation's institutional partners under Jollibee Group FoodAID, a programme through which JGF donates ready-to-cook products. These included the chicken guisado served during the activity. Mang Inasal supplied the rice.

Kawa Pilipinas began during the pandemic and has since become a volunteer-driven movement. It serves homeless people, urban poor communities, children and elderly persons with special needs, persons deprived of liberty, and disaster survivors. The group has served nearly 750,000 meals since August 2020, the report said.

Founder and chair Mae Paner said the group refers to the people it serves as its "beloveds" and treats food as a way of showing care. She also praised the energy of the Mang Inasal volunteers.

Castro said the partnership lets the company carry its purpose beyond its stores. He added that it gives employees a way to practise the values of malasakit and service.