OREANDA-NEWS. Hitachi, Ltd. announced that Hitachi Group donated a total value of 1 million peso to the Philippine Red Cross to aid the victims of the typhoon that hit the Philippines, and to assist in recovery efforts in the affected regions.

Hitachi expresses deep condolences for the victims of the typhoon and sincerely hopes for the earliest recovery of the people and areas in the Philippines that have been affected by the disaster.

Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 360,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2010 (ended March 31, 2011) consolidated revenues totaled 9,315 billion yen. Hitachi will focus more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes information and telecommunication systems, power systems, environmental, industrial and transportation systems, and social and urban systems, as well as the sophisticated materials and key devices that support them.