Mega Global Corporation’s Marvin Tiu Lim on the Value of Malasakit
With many suffering from the aftereffects of the pandemic, Marvin Tiu Lim shares how Mega Global is always ready to lend a helping hand.
The word "malasakit" doesn’t have a direct English translation. Others may throw out the words “care” or “compassion” as a substitute, but for Marvin Tiu Lim, it shouldn’t have to have one. Instead, he sees the Filipino word as a responsibility to have malasakit for his fellow Filipinos.
Likewise, Mega Global Corporation’s Chief Growth and Development Officer takes it a step further by including malasakit as one of its core values. Ever since the world was plunged deep into a pandemic, Marvin made sure that they were doing their part to help.
A Helping Hand Amid the Pandemic
“Since the pandemic started, we have been launching initiatives that will help Filipinos in this time of crisis,” he begins. “We have ensured the safety of our employees, as we believe that their security should always come first.”
Moreover, donation drives were held—with the company providing droves of canned goods and PPEs to various LGUs, hospitals, NGOs, and private organizations. “We have run our Mega Malasakit Kitchen during the first few months of the pandemic, and rolled it out until early this year—ending in a Mega Bigay Sustansya sa Pasko feeding program, [where we were] distributing meals to service frontliners and less fortunate families nationwide,” he adds.
Currently, they’re keeping the train going with their Mega Bigay Sustansya health and nutrition program, where they currently feed more than 800 children in 6 provinces. Marvin shares, “We will continue to do so in the coming years because this is our responsibility to the Filipinos who have been continuously supporting us.”
According to Marvin, it’s healthy for a business to recognize the role they play in supporting the nation—beyond just corporate interests. “Being a producer of mainly essential goods, we understand that Filipinos depend on our products to be able to bring food to their table. Hence, even before the pandemic, we have been consistent in our mission to help the nation through every crisis.”
