Google, through its philanthropic arm Google.org, is giving an additional USD 1.5 million worth of Search Ad grants to Philippine government agencies. This is to help provide Filipinos with continuous access to information about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
“Connecting Filipinos to trusted information about COVID-19 remains a top priority at Google. We hope that through the additional Search Ad grant, we are able to support the government in surfacing important messages online including public service announcements to help keep people safe and informed amid the ongoing pandemic.”
Bernadette Nacario, Google Philippines Country Director
Google Ad grants supported more than 107 million COVID-19-related public service announcements in the Philippines from March 2020 to January 2022. The grants also drove over 11 million visits to authoritative health websites locally.
Search Ads allow people to display their website listing at the top of search results and drive more traffic to the website. Through ad grants, Google is helping government agencies amplify their messages at no cost to the agency.
Among the agencies included in the grant are the Department of Health (DOH), the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Department of Education (DepEd), and the Department of Tourism (DOT).
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