MANILA – GMA Network kicked off its ‘Share the Love’ Christmas campaign with a feast for beneficiaries of the Kapuso Village in Tacloban.
The Kapuso Village in Tacloban is the first permanent housing project in the area for survivors of Typhoon Yolanda, with 49 houses ready for occupancy. By next week, an additional 123 houses will be ready, and in the coming months, 231 more houses will be turned over to their new owners.
“It was likely the first time that these families got to celebrate Christmas since they lost their homes and loved ones to Typhoon Yolanda in November of last year,” said GMA Kapuso Foundation EVP and COO Mel C. Tiangco, who stood witness to the tragedy that the victims suffered with her on-site news coverage of Yolanda’s devastation and relief efforts.
“Seeing their favorite Kapuso stars make an effort to personally deliver their presents made the occasion all the more special to them,” she said.
In Tacloban, Mel Tiangco was joined by GMA contract celebrities in handing out food, toys, and Christmas trees to the families in the Kapuso Village.
In Manila, celebrities also sponsored food, toys, treatments and medicines for Kapuso Foundation beneficiaries all over the Philippines, including other Yolanda-affected areas.
