With the arrival of more doses of vaccine in the country and the need to encourage more people to get inoculated, McDonald’s Philippines joins different members of the private sector in a campaign to raise awareness and education among Filipinos to boost vaccine confidence.
In a news briefing of Ingat Angat, a private sector-led campaign that aims to re-start the Philippine economy safely, McDonald’s Philippines president and chief executive Kenneth Yang expressed the company’s support in participating in the “Ingat Angat Bakuna Lahat” multimedia campaign.
Ingat Angat is led by Taskforce T3—a multi-sectoral public-private consortium working closely with the Department of Health, the National Task Force against COVID-19, and the Inter-Agency Task Force to manage the COVID-19 situation in the Philippines.
“In McDonald’s Philippines, safety is always an integral part of our operating culture and will always be. Our M Safe program is a testament to this. The health and safety of our people will always be a priority, as we are grounded on the principle that when we keep our employees safe, we keep our customers safe,” says Yang.
“With the arrival of vaccines, we will double down our efforts in supporting the government’s program towards the vaccination of more Filipinos. We have started by first informing and educating our employees on the importance of vaccines, as an additional layer of protection to keep themselves safe first so they can keep their family, co-workers and customers safe always,” he says.
McDonald’s Philippines continues to support its employees with regular RT-PCR testing conducted to the company’s front-liners, the distribution of care kits and strict implementation of M Safe protocols to ensure a safe working environment for the employees, and a safe McDonald’s experience for customers.
Earlier this year, McDonald’s announced that it purchased close to 100,000 doses of vaccine to be given to its employees for free.
“The private sector plays a very big role in supporting the government’s vaccination program. From ensuring that our own people are vaccinated, to using our voice and influence to encourage our consumers to do the same. It is only through getting more Filipinos vaccinated at the soonest time possible that our country can recover and rebuild,” Yang says.
