BingoPlus Foundation, the social development arm of Philippines-listed online gaming provider DigiPlus Interactive Corp, says it has made a number of community contributions including awarding scholarships to 130 students for “information technology and digital entertainment education”.
The update was at the time of the parent’s first-half earnings announcement on August 14.
“Alongside its business growth, DigiPlus deepened its commitment to responsible progress through BingoPlus Foundation with key initiatives,” stated the parent.
Those included: “The FutureSmart Program that awarded scholarships to 130 students for IT and digital entertainment education; the KalusuganPLUS Program that held medical missions reaching 3,310 patients; and a financial literacy programme for 115 residents in Manila, focusing on public transport drivers and street vendors.”
The bulletin on BingoPlus Foundation added that since the second quarter, it had also been preparing for relief operations in anticipation of the typhoon season “and other calamities”.
In July, it allocated PHP5 million (US$87,800) for family supplies, as well as large bags of rice, to be distributed to affected communities and what it termed “resource mobilisation centres”.
