The DEAR program is DEAR to my heart. I get so overwhelmed with feelings to the point that I need to personally take action. Sometimes, the need to ease that pain is so overwhelming that I practically leap into action without even knowing it. Most of them came out from their silos to apply on behalf of their freelance workers whose engagements were cancelled. CMB Film Services, in particular, who we have partnered with in the past, applied for more than 300 of their displaced freelance workers who were among the most vulnerable.

Source: Manila Times April 11, 2020 16:41 UTC