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Actresses Anne Curtis and Angel Locsin are among the celebrities auctioning pre-loved items on Instagram account Shop & Share to raise funds for COVID-19.

Anne is auctioning her white Chanel Cruise Boy North South Handbag while Angel Locsin is seling her 2015 Dodge Durango also on the Shop & Share account

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A post shared by Shop & Share 2020 (@shopandshareph) on May 26, 2020 at 9:24pm PDT

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Angel Locsin's 2015 Dodge Durango for Shop & Share! • • We will officially launch SOON with some exciting pre-loved items from your favorite celebrities! Please visit www.shopandshare.store to sign up for notifications when we go live! • • Shop & Share is dedicated to help our fellow Filipinos who need to be tested during this COVID-19 pandemic. With what we are able to raise, it is our aim to cover the expense for testing kits to the underprivileged who are affected by this global crisis. We pursue this mission humbly, with compassion and kindness in hopes of aiding the government in increasing testing for COVID-19 in our own little way. #ShopAndShare2020 #AngelLocsin

A post shared by Shop & Share 2020 (@shopandshareph) on May 26, 2020 at 9:18pm PDT

Angel wrote on her Instagram account, "We would like to revisit the idea of artists coming together and helping those who need it the most.

"This time, with the funds we raise, we would like to purchase test kits and allow testing opportunities for the poorer sectors in the hopes of helping out in the efforts to provide mass testing in the country.

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To our friends and fellow artists, Hi. It's been a while since we've done this -- way back in 2009 in fact when we first put up Shop and Share to help those who were affected by Typhoon Ondoy. We had actors, singers and even basketball players donate personal items from designer bags, clothes, jerseys, jewelry, etc., and we auctioned them off on ebay, with all the proceeds going to the Philippine Red Cross. And, now, we humbly reach out again. These are hard times, truly frightening times for the Filipino people, especially with corona virus cases still on the rise. Many have been doing their part in trying to give hope or just to make each day easier for those who are in need. And the hard truth is they will remain in need as Covid-19 remains the invisible enemy amongst us changing our lives and sadly disrupting livelihoods. We would like to revisit the idea of artists coming together and helping those who need it the most. This time, with the funds we raise, we would like to purchase test kits and allow testing opportunities for the poorer sectors in the hopes of helping out in the efforts to provide mass testing in the country. Yes, in support of mass testing. Because in this way we can make a higher impact, by pushing the TEST-TRACE-ISOLATE/TREAT formula that is the only proven way to defeat the virus. If you are keen please do let us know. We do hope you can join us as we all work together to help flatten the curve in the Philippines in our little way. God Bless You, Team Shop & Share.

A post shared by Angel Locsin (@therealangellocsin) on May 18, 2020 at 2:44am PDT

On other hand, Anne wrote on her post, "To our fellow artists and colleagues, if you would like to be part of this, please don't hesitate to reach out to us.

"We do hope you can join us as we all work together to help flatten the curve in the Philippines in our own little way."

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STAY TUNED ❤️ To our fellow artists and colleagues, if you would like to be part of this, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. We do hope you can join us as we all work together to help flatten the curve in the Philippines in our own little way. @shopandshareph

A post shared by Anne Curtis (@annecurtissmith) on May 18, 2020 at 3:07am PDT

Shop & Share is a non-profit organization for aiding the government in increasing testing for COVID-19.

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