Logistics firm LBC Express, Inc. has announced that it has already acquired COVID-19 vaccines for its employees from concerned parties and coordinated with the government to assist with the nation’s fight against the virus.
In a statement, the firm said the upcoming arrivals of the COVID-19 vaccines from various manufacturers, LBC Express looks forward to ensuring its entire workforce the much-needed and much-anticipated vaccinations.
This in turn, can likewise reassure its millions of customers across the nation of safe, reliable deliveriesas it has been for the last 70 years.
During the Covid-19 pandemic in the Philippines, LBC Express has been continuously operating its courier, cargo, and logistics businesses, as well as its money services in more than 1,500 branches throughout the country.
Millions of customers whose physical movements have been restricted due to various quarantine regulations have been utilizing LBC’s services to send and deliver their essentials, as well as much-needed medications and other life-saving items during this time of crisis.
LBC Express has also been providing its employee base with regular and continuous COVID-19 testing for all, safety gear or PPEs and disinfection (fumigation and UVC) in all facilities and on all cargo, continuous shuttling services for employees (for easier travel or commute), and easy access to doctors, medical assistance both for onsite and Work-From-Home staff.
Despite the challenges of various lockdown scenarios in 2020, LBC Express, Inc. maintained all employment and did not downsize its workforce.
It gave workers various types of paid leaves, including Home Quarantine Leaves and continuous health monitoring using its own medical team.
For its Frontliners, the company has been conducting COVID testing starting March 2020, and continues to date and has created its own medical teams to assist with all requirements.
This regular periodic COVID testing is being conducted across all LBC’s operations in more than 1,500 branches and more than 220 warehouses/hubs in NCR, Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, to help curb the spread of the virus with early detection and isolation.(James A. Loyola)