23 · Aug · 2018
PETRONAS Brings Cheer to Labuan Community in Conjunction With Aidiladha 2018
Labuan, 23 August 2018 – Petroliam Nasional Berhad’s (PETRONAS) petrochemical entity, PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG), through its subsidiary, PETRONAS Chemicals Methanol Sdn Bhd (PCMSB) brought cheers to 100 families for the celebration of Hari Raya Aidiladha.
During the Sentuhan Kasih Edisi Aildiladha 2018 programme held on 17 August 2018, Chief Executive Officer of PCMSB, Encik Lawai Jok handed hampers which included groceries and bags of rice to families from four villages within the vicinity of its operations, namely Kampung Rancha-Rancha Darat, Rancha-Rancha Laut, Patau-Patau 1 and Patau-Patau 2.
The programme is part of PCMSB’s corporate social responsibility initiative under the ambit of PETRONAS Sentuhan Kasih Programme.
At the ceremony, Lawai Jok said, “PETRONAS believes in being a responsible corporate citizen. We strongly uphold the importance of contributing to the well-being of the people, especially to those neighbouring our operations. Throughout the year, numerous community outreach initiatives had been lined-up for the local people.”
Lawai added, “PCMSB has been conducting the annual Sentuhan Kasih Edisi Aildiladha since 2012 by contributing cattle to these nearby villages. This year the reach out programme was organised yet again by PCMSB by contributing hampers and rice to the less fortunate, in collaboration with Badan Kebajikan Islam PETRONAS (BAKIP)”.
Present at the programme was Assistant Director of Socio-Economy Department from Labuan Corporation, Tuan Hj Muhamad Rizal Bin Ahmad, PCMSB Management team and volunteers amongst its employees.
Sentuhan Kasih is a programme that reaches out to the less fortunate during festive seasons throughout the year. Launched in 2005, the programme also aims to nurture the spirit of giving and volunteerism among PETRONAS’ employees and affiliates by providing them with a platform to connect with members of the community by contributing their time, skills and experience.
SSentuhan Kasih is part of the signature programmes that are designed and implemented to benefit deserving communities, as part of PETRONAS’ larger CSR commitment of giving back to the people wherever it operates.