Free Bee, Goldilocks team up for the graduation season to reward OFW families

Julie Parcasio is a 39-year-old single mother who works as a domestic helper in Hong Kong. Her son, 15-year-old Jeerhyll, graduated from the 10th grade from Malinta National High School, but she was not able to come home and celebrate this achievement with him.

“My son, he’s very independent. I can say that he deserves a treat because he studies hard and he is also mindful of his duties at home,” Parcasio wrote in Filipino. “I don’t know how he would celebrate because my trip back home got cancelled, and I feel like I can’t do anything about it because I am far away.”

Thanks to an innovative new service, Parcasio may have another way to celebrate with her son. She can call home from abroad for free and send food for the family celebration.

As part of its commitment to serve the overseas Filipino community, PLDT Global Corporation (through its award-winning mobile app Free Bee) has teamed up with Goldilocks (through its Goldilocks Padala service) to reward deserving OFW families with a special treat during the graduation season under their “Sweet Success” program.

Free Bee is an advertising-based voice service which delivers high-quality IDD calls to the Philippines for free. For longer calls and ad-free experience, users have the option to buy Premium Free Bee Voice buckets at affordable rates – as low as 1 US cent per minute – from global retailers or via in-app and online purchases. Free Bee has also recently been recognized as Telecom Asia’s Most Innovative Voice Solution.

Meanwhile, Goldilocks Padala is an online platform where OFWs can order and send food packages to their loved ones in the Philippines.

This year, Free Bee and Goldilocks have awarded four (4) families from Metro Manila and Iloilo a graduation feast to celebrate their children’s success in school, including Julie and Jeerhyll.

“We at PLDT Global will continue to find ways and means to connect overseas Filipinos to their loved ones back home especially during special occasions like graduation. And through this partnership with Goldilocks, we hope that we can make their celebrations better,” said PLDT Global Chief Commercial Officer Albert Villa-Real.

“Goldilocks has always been close to the hearts of OFWs, and we want to be part of their life celebrations. This partnership with Free Bee allows us to reach more Filipinos overseas and connect them to their families back home through our Goldilocks Padala service,” said Michael Estrada, Digital Marketing Manager at Goldilocks.

For more information, www.facebook.com/freebeecalls.