02/12/2025
"LIBRE ANG MGA EMPLEYADO SA DEL MONTE"
Wow! If every company treated their workers like this, the Philippines would look completely different.
In the recent Karen Davila YouTube vlog, she interviewed Luis Alejandro, the President and COO of Del Monte Philippines — and what he shared honestly blew me away.
While most farmers in the country struggle just to survive, Del Monte does the opposite:
they give their farmers free housing, free electricity, free education for their children, and even a hospital with ZERO BALANCE BILLING — pati gamot, libre.
And because of this, many of their farmers’ children have graduated as engineers, teachers, and even doctors.
That’s not just employment… that’s changing entire generations.
When Karen asked if this affects their profits, he simply said:
Luis Alejandro: “To me, that is the cost of doing business…That is the cost of people working hard to make Del Monte a success and that has happened for the past 100 years. Kung kita lang, okay. Sa dulo yung kita. Kailangan muna ayusin namin ang operation namin and everybody is happy and everybody is working.
But nevertheless, we take care of them because without the farmers, there is no pineapple, there is no Del Monte.”
Imagine if more companies had this mindset.
Imagine how many families could finally breathe, hope, and build a better future.
This is what leadership with a heart looks like. And honestly, this is the standard every worker deserves. ❤️✨