Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) continues to be the foundation of choice for the development, management and implementation of projects that harmonize the private sector’s inclusive business initiatives, donor agency programs, civil society advocacies, and the national development agenda. Established in 1970 by 50 business leaders and patterned after the Venezuelan Dividendo Voluntario para…
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 individual donors; and PhP 5,233,194.68 from funding agencies and PBSP’s existing relief funds. Of the roughly PhP 89 million received, we have spent 36% or PhP 32,390,561.40, which benefitted 23,485 families, and 7,066 students and teachers while 6,789 families, and 3,312 more children and teachers will be served with our projects in the pipeline.
In photo (L-R): Sudip Mall, General Manager, Mondelez Philippines ; Mario Deriquito, Undersecretary, Department of Education ; Rafael Lopa, Executive Director, Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP).
Mondelez Philippines, Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), and the Department of Education (DepEd), signed a memorandum of agreement to adopt Panalaron Central Elementary School in Tacloban, Leyte.
Panalaron Central Elementary School is one of more than 3,000 schools reported by DepEd that were damaged by typhoon Yolanda in the Visayas.
Mondelez Philippines General Manager Sudip Mall shares, “Mondelez Philippines’ mission is to create delicious moments of joy. We plan to do this in Tacloban through our Joy Schools program. More than rebuilding, our Joy Schools program is a 3-year commitment to help promote quality education and nutrition for students. Furthermore, because Tacloban experienced tragedy during Typhoon Yolanda, we would like to extend our adoption to the community by helping sari-sari stores’ livelihood as well.”
Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) together with Hapinoy, the Philippine Disaster Recovery Foundation (PDRF), and four major Micro-Finance Institutions join forces to help revive the sari-sari (mini-retail) economy in areas affected by Typhoon Yolanda. The project dub as Project Bagong Araw will cater to hundreds of sari-sari stores, reaching an estimate of 100,000 people…
Metrobank and Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) recently turned over new classrooms to benefit more than 400 students of Bolbok Elementary School in Tuy, Batangas through the Metrobank Build-A-Classroom Project. The Metrobank Build-A-Classroom Project is a legacy project undertaken by Metrobank and its employees in celebration of the company’s 50th anniversary that started last…
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….
Elementary school teachers from five schools namely Bayanan Elementary School – main, Muntinlupa; P. Zamora Elementary School, Pasay; P. Manalo Elementary School, Pateros; Gen. Vicente Lim Elementary School, Manila; and Sampaloc Site II Elementary School, Parañaque recently underwent Reading Enhancement training under the Mondelez Philippines’ Joy Schools Program. This training is part of the 8…
The Hershey Company through Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) and United Way Worldwide, in partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) recently concluded the Strengthening the Healthcare Management of Elsie Gaches Village project. Elsie Gaches Village (EGV) is a 50-year old residential care center for sick and abandoned mentally challenged individuals,…
Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) collaborated with Australian AID – Philippine – Australian Community Assistance Program (PACAP) and the Asia Foundation (TAF) to build the capacities of urban poor communities on disaster risk reduction and climate change mitigation. The project, entitled Strengthening Disaster Prevention and Response for Safe and Resilient Urban Poor Communities, aims…
Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) in partnership with Greenspan and Bravo recently started conducting a livelihood and basket weaving skills training for Bistekville II in Barangay Kaligayahan, Novaliches, Quezon City. The Basket weaving training is one of the components of Model Development on Socialized Housing Project 2 implemented by PBSP. The said livelihood development…
Olango Island in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, is a world-renowned sanctuary of migratory birds. However, poverty in the island is high with many of its population dependent on declining fish catch. The dilapidated classrooms in Olango’s public schools are also indicators of poverty and remind us that the future is bleak for Olango’s school-age children. To…
In commemoration of the upcoming World Tuberculosis Day, Sinehan Advocacy Media Projects Inc. (SAMPI), the Department of Health (DOH) National TB Program and National Center for Health Promotion, and Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) through the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis, recently held the regular cinema screening of “FLYING KISS.” This…
Ikebana International (I.I.) is a non-profit cultural organization dedicated to the promotion and appreciation of the Japanese art of flower arrangement. In line with the organization’s philanthropic endeavors, Ikebana International Manila Chapter 108 through Parity Values, Inc. partnered with Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), a foundation which has an ongoing mangrove conservation and rehabilitation…
As part of its goal to deliver innovations that matter, especially to those who need it the most, Philips Electronics and Lighting, Inc. Philippines recently turned over almost PhP 8M worth of medical equipment to Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) as donations to those affected by Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan). The donations consist of…
In commemoration of the 13th signing Anniversary of R.A. 9003 or The Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) and the National Solid Waste Management Commission of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) have partnered in a Solid Waste Management (SWM) exhibit with the theme “Effective SWM…
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…
Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) continues to be the foundation of choice for the development, management and implementation of projects that harmonize the private sector’s inclusive business initiatives, donor agency programs, civil society advocacies, and the national development agenda. Established in 1970 by 50 business leaders and patterned after the Venezuelan Dividendo Voluntario para…
The aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda (International name: Haiyan) not only left considerable damage to residential structures but it also paralyzed the commercial segment of the affected areas. In a recent visit to the affected areas, Hapinoy President Mark Ruiz shares the positive news: “People start to make do – we see the emergence of makeshift…
