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ABS-CBN Corporation, the premiere media and entertainment company in the Philippines, and the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines - Caritas Filipinas Foundation Inc. (CBCP-CFFI), or simply known as Caritas Philippines, are joining forces to alleviate poverty in the country through an online portal for donations.
Viewers and netizens who are attending the Kapamilya Daily Mass with ABS-CBN chaplain and CBCP-CFFI BNC Movement coordinator Rev. Fr. Tito Caluag on-air and online via ABS-CBN's different platforms may pledge their donations to Caritas Philippines' Alay Kapwa stewardship program which will be used to support poverty alleviation programs for food security, education, livelihood, nutrition and mental health, and conscience collective formation, as well as relief operations during calamities, of Caritas Philippines' Building Networks of Compassion (BNC) Movement. Donations can be made through banks, Gcash and Paymaya.
"Caritas' mission to serve the poor is completely aligned with ABS-CBN's mission to be in the service of the Filipino. I believe we are two organizations who put service at the center of our work and it is with a deep sense of commitment that we offer our full support to Alay Kapwa," said ABS-CBN president and CEO Carlo Katigbak. "From our own experience, we know that fighting poverty and providing genuine public service is a mission that is too big for any organization to own. We believe that more and more groups need to come together to render true service, as this kind of cooperation is the only real way to achieve and sustainable growth," he added. On the other hand, Caritas Philippines expressed its gratitude to ABS-CBN for its support for its Alay Kapwa programs which aim to benefit the marginalized sectors of Philippine society and, according to CBCP-CFFI vice chairman Most Rev. Fr. Gerardo Aminaza, being an avenue for the organization to make pledges for the support of its many advocacies, even in the times of natural calamities.
Kapamilya Daily Mass with Fr. Tito Caluag airs live every Monday to Sunday at 5:30 am on Kapamilya Channel (SKYcable SD channel 8 and HD channel 167, Cignal channel 22) on pay TV and is available live and on-demand via iWantTFC, ABS-CBN's Facebook page and ABS-CBN Entertainment's YouTube channel and the official Facebook and YouTube pages of My Prayer Channel. The Kapamilya Daily Mass is also available on Jeepney TV and Metro Channel as well as on SKYcable channels 955 and 155.
