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ABS-CBN Foundation to continue public service programs amid network shutdown

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<p>MANILA -- ABS-CBN Foundation announced on Thursday that it will continue with its public service programs amid the non-renewal of the Kapamilya network&#x27;s franchise.</p><p>In a statement signed by its top executives, ABS-CBN Foundation said the Bantay Bata 163, Bantay Kalikasan, and Sagip Kapamilya programs will keep helping vulnerable sectors and communities, especially during the pandemic. </p><p>&quot;The ABS-CBN Foundation remains faithful to its mission. We will continue to serve whatever it takes, for as long as we can,&quot; it said.</p><p>ABS-CBN Foundation also took the opportunity to thank its partners and donors &quot;for valuing our work for over three decades,&quot; as well as the public for their &quot;words of support&quot; and &quot;continued trust.&quot;</p><p>Read the full statement below:</p><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/abscbnfoundationinc/photos/a.161815070541628/3224971947559243/?type=3&amp;theater" data-width="auto"> </div><p>As of July 13, 840,000 families or over 4.2 million Filipinos have benefited from the Pantawid ng Pag-ibig project under the Sagip Kapamilya program, according to ABS-CBN Foundation. </p><p>Under the initiative, relief and food packs were distributed to those unable to work because of the coronavirus-induced quarantine.</p><p>Bantay Bata 163 has been counseling children in need of psycho-social support and psychological first aid through its hotline, ABS-CBN Foundation said. It has also been caring for abandoned and street kids through its Children&#x27;s Village, and will continue to extend support to Bantay Edukasyon scholars this school year.</p><p>Meanwhile, Bantay Kalikasan continues to manage the operations of the La Mesa Watershed and La Mesa Ecopark.</p><div><em>news.abs-cbn.com is the news website of ABS-CBN.</em></div>