Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Steven Robinson AO recently travelled to Lambunao in Iloilo to visit the classrooms built at the Don Eugenio Ladrido Memorial Elementary School (DELMES) in 2015 through the support of the Australian Embassy in partnership with Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP). Mr. Robinson is the first ambassador from any country…
A mall-goer visiting the Philippine Business for Social Progress’ (PBSP) booth during the League of Corporate Foundations (LCF) CSR EXPO 2016
A farming community discovers the benefits of organic agriculture
As part of its global volunteerism campaign, Deloitte Philippines once again joined Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) in saving the Upper Marikina River Basin Protected Landscape (UMRBPL), popularly known as Marikina Watershed.
Philippine Business for Social Progress joins the entire country in the celebration of Earth Hour.
Education students from the Philippine Normal University (PNU) visited the office of Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) in Intramuros, Manila to interview Corporate Affairs Head Jay Jaboneta for their Development Studies subject. The students were tasked to choose a development organization and study its various programs.
CARDINAL TAGLE KEYNOTE SPEECH FOR PBSP AMM 2014
Times have changed. In an era of great social awareness, people have become more conscious of their impact on others and their environment. The same holds true for businesses. Whereas in the past, companies were focused solely on making profits and outsmarting the competition, businesses today have begun devoting their resources to charitable and humanitarian…
Usec. Danilo Antonio of Office of the Presidential Assistant for Rehabilitation and Recovery (OPARR) presents a simple token of appreciation to Rapa Lopa, Executive Director of PBSP, during a simple ceremony at the PBSP Office. OPARR is giving simple tokens of recognition to Development and Sector Sponsors who worked tirelessly and diligently in helping build…
Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle (eighth from left), the keynote speaker at Philippine Business for Social Progress’ (PBSP) Annual Membership Meeting last Jan. 27, pose with its Board of Trustees (from left) Roberto Umali, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Magsaysay Transport & Logistic Corp.; Edgar Chua, Country Chairman of Shell companies in the Philippines;…
Philippine Business for Social Progress Chairman Manuel V Pangilinan (right) holds a plaque of appreciation from a student of Bayanan Elementary School Main in Muntinlupa. She and fellow students gave a heartwarming performance for the business community who attended PBSP’s Annual Membership Meeting at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel last January 27. With them in photo…
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Philippine Business for Social Progress strives to eradicate poverty by providing self-sustaining programs for the poor The Philippines may now have a burgeoning economy marked by a strong GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth averaging 6.3% (based on the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Asian Development Outlook report 2014) but extreme poverty still remains a critical challenge….
Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) Executive Director Rafael ‘Rapa’ C. Lopa recently sat down with some members of the media at the Bayleaf Hotel in Intamuros, Manila during the organization’s commemoration of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (October 17). He reported the substantial gains of the foundation’s projects in the areas of…
PBSP recently sent a letter of thanks to donors and partners for Post-Yolanda efforts, informing them of the updates about their contributions. As of March 31, we have received PhP 88,831,621.65 through your generosity and of other individual donors, corporations, and funding agencies. Of this amount, PhP 82,107,035.37 came from corporate donors; PhP 1,491,391.60 from…
Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) holds series of dialogues between the private and public sectors on disaster management strategies after the onlsaught of Typhoon Yolanda, and other possible areas of public-private partnerships. The first dialogue was conducted during PBSP’s 43rd Annual Membership Meeting and Inclusive Business Forum, which was moderated by InterAksyon.com’s Roby Alampay….
“I was not able to get her name as she probably could not understand my Tagalog. I could not help but take this selfie since she greeted me with this beautiful smile as she was getting out of school. I am just amazed that they can still smile amidst the devastation!” — This was the…
New PBSP members received their membership plaques from Marixi Prieto, Chairperson of the Membership and External Relations Committee and Pedro Roxas, PBSP Trustee. In photo are (L-R): Raymond Noel Morales of Lao Integrated Farms, Inc; Sol Antonette Gomez of Cargill Philippines, Inc.; Suzanne Comagon of RealPage Philippines; Fabia Tetteroo-Bueno of Philips Electronics & Lighting, Inc….
Photo shows PBSP Executive Director Rafael Lopa speaking at the PARR workshop Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) recently participated in a workshop conducted by the Presidential Assistant for Rehabilitation and Recovery (PARR), wherein the PARR has called for the help of private sector and NGOs to focus support in the areas of Health and…
