In response to calls for humanitarian needs following Super Typhoon Odette (Rai) that raged across Southern Philippines, 2GO Group Inc. moved tons of relief goods port-to-port to victims for free.

2GO Group, Inc.’s business arm, 2GO Sea Solutions, transported donations and cargo in typhoon-stricken areas, from Manila to Cebu, Bohol, Bacolod, Butuan (for Siargao and Surigao City), Cagayan De Oro, Dumaguete (for Bais City), Iloilo and Puerto Princesa, Palawan.

With internet connection cut off in Palawan province, "We have no means of communicating via text messages. Network providers aren’t certain when the service will be restored,” according to 2GO Sea Solutions Palawan Manager Anthony Ruiz, who drove over half a hundred kilometers through roads strewn with fallen trees and debris to find the nearest town with the strongest cell phone signal.

Along with his team, Ruiz reported for work despite limited resources - lack of access, power and water, because the MV St. Francis of Xavier (SFX) vessel was arriving from Manila, laden with relief supplies.

The 2Go team worked with the local Philippine Coastguard and went from warehouse to warehouse to talk to customers and coordinate deliveries.

In Cebu and Bohol, 2Go moved essential goods such as food, water, medicines, gen sets, including basket trucks, to restore power (as part of the One Meralco Foundation initiative).

Cebu's 2Go Sea Solutions Operations Coordinator Homer Pacilan took charge of purchasing, packaging and distribution of relief goods.

Operations coordinator and building administrator Marie Chris Ria coordinated with the Visayan Electric Company (VECO) to restore

power in office warehouses.

On the other hand, Joselito Cenabre, operations coordinator, monitored the relief goods and generation sets delivered by 2GO Special Containers and Value Added Services, Inc., working through the Christmas holidays to distribute them to beneficiaries.

2Go also released emergency funds, provided food, medicines and accommodation for its affected employees, in partnership with SM Foundation.

“2GO is one with the nation and the Filipino people in keeping the Bayanihan spirit alive in the face of adversities," summed up assistant vice president for Marketing Blessie Cruz.

2GO Group, Inc. is the Philippines’ largest integrated transportation and logistics provider with 148 years of expertise in its field.

Its five business units include 2GO Sea Solutions, 2GO Special Containers, 2GO Logistics, 2GO Express, and 2GO Distribution.

2GO is a subsidiary of SM Investments Corporation, one of the largest conglomerates in the country.

It offers multimodal transportation, warehousing and inventory management, distribution, special containers, and project logistics as well as e-commerce logistics, including last-mile deliveries, and express courier deliveries.

2GO also provides sea travel, plus a wide range of peripheral logistics, such as freight forwarding, import and export processing, and customs brokerage.