Colegio de San Juan de Letran in Intramuros, Manila opened their own community pantry named Mesa ni San Martin in honor of St. Martin de Porres, the Dominican saint known as the patron of charitable giving. Most of Mesa ni San Martin’s donors are Letranites: students, alumni, employees and their families.
Priests from the Dominican Order led relief efforts for poor communities hit by quarantine restrictions, giving hot meals to residents in Caloocan and Malabon and vegetables to families in Sampaloc, Manila.
The Dominican Province of the Philippines, through its justice and peace arm, has raised funds to donate personal protective equipment to medical frontliners in partnership with LGR sportswear, one of the country’s leading sports apparel makers and recreational basketball league.