Disaster Relief

In November 2007, the Mexican state of Tabasco was hit by a flood tragedy which affected the houses of thousands of people. Panasonic matched every peso donated by its employees, and also provided free repairs of damaged electronic equipment.

After the Peru earthquake in September 2007, Panasonic donated 5 million yen for general support to the Embassy of Peru. Panasonic Peru also provided 3,800 dollars worth of supplies, including 30,000 bartteries and torches.

In the wake of the earthquake that struck Java Island, Indonesia on May 27, 2006, Panasonic provided a total of 45.41 million yen (US$400,000), including 35.41 million yen (US$314,000) in donations collected from employees throughout the world, to support relief and recovery efforts initiated by the Red Cross, UNICEF and Japan Platform, a non-governmental organization based in Japan. In addition Group companies in Indonesia donated and delivered relief supplies worth 7 million yen (US$62,000) including 20,000 dry-cell batteries, 5,000 flashlights, 2,000 radios and 50 TVs.

To aid in the aftermath of the February 2006 landslide on Leyte Island in the Philippines, Panasonic donated 2.155 million pesos (US$43,000) to the Diocese of Maasin's Social Action Center to help provide aid to children orphaned by the natural disaster. In addition, we contributed 500,000 pesos (US$10,000) to the nation's Department of Social Welfare and Development.