The L’Oreal employee volunteers during their celebration of Citizen Day in Rodriguez, Rizal L’Oreal recently celebrated their “Citizen Day”, an annual worldwide event wherein employees participate in outreach activities with their chosen partner organizations. Together with Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), 120 employee volunteers of L’Oreal Philippines participated in a tree planting activity…
In Photo are (from L-R): Rafael Lopa, Executive Director, PBSP; Jeremiah Dwight Sebastian, President, PCAPI; Judith Imperial, Human Resource Director, The Cravings Group of Companies; Susanna Guerrero, President, The Cravings Group of Companies; Mario Lumines, Facilities and Safety (Cadet) Section Manager, Toyota Auto Parts (TAP); Marlon Padilla, Facilities Admin Team Leader, TAP; Emmanuel Mendoza, GAD…
One designer’s journey home leads him to the path of Social Entrepreneurship Regardless of one’s profession, the opportunity to give back will always find its way to an individual. PJ Arañador, an international lifestyle designer, forerunner of PJ Arañador International Design Consultancy, moved from working in other countries and returned to Manila and back to…
Giving children the proper nutrition they need is one way to ensure that they will grow up strong and healthy. CDO Foodspehere Inc. (CDO) and CDO’s corporate social responsibility arm, the Odyssey Foundation, Inc. (OFI), in partnership with the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), recently conducted the Almusalang Bayan Year 3 Supplemental Feeding Program…
In the spirit of bayanihan and the celebration of National Schools Maintenance Week or Brigada Eskwela, AAI Worldwode Logistics Inc. (formerly Airlift Asia Inc.) in partnership with Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), along with other volunteers from various corporations, trooped to Katutubo Village Elementary School in Porac, Pampanga. The group willingly took part in…
Preparations for school opening can be a tedious task but this task is made easier with the collective efforts of public and private organizations. East-West Seed Company Inc., a member of Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), among other companies, recently worked together in this year’s Brigada Eskwela. 128 individuals from different corporations were able…
The students of Katutubo Village Elementary School in Porac, Pampanga will surely have brighter smiles, thanks to Lamoiyan Corporation, the makers of Hapee toothpaste and a member of the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), after the recently concluded Brigada Eskwela 2013. PBSP’s Brigada Eskwela at the Katutubo Village was participated in by 128 employee…
Visual reminders are more often easier to recall, especially for the younger age group. In celebration of National Schools Maintenance Week, Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) and Blue Thumb Creative Agency Inc. and other corporations recently participated in the kickoff event at Katutubo Village Elementary School in Porac, Pampanga. The mural which reads: “The…
Classrooms play a vital role in the educational process of students, this is why maintaining these venues for learning is considered a necessary priority. In line with this, Asalus Corporation (Intellicare), a Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) member-company recently volunteered in Brigada Eskwela 2013. Participated in by other corporations, activities organized aside from classroom…
Learning while having fun is one way for students to enjoy being in school. Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) and Richwell Trading Corporation recently took part in Brigada Eskwela 2013. The kickoff was held at Katutubo Village Elementary School, where volunteers from other corporations also joined in activities like painting of chairs, covering of…
Summer break is over and it only means that school season is about to start again. Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) and I-Remit, Inc., along with other corporations recently joined Brigada Eskwela 2013. The kickoff was held at Katutubo Village Elementary School in Porac, Pampanga with activities like painting of chairs, covering of books,…
In celebration of Brigada Eskwela or National Schools Maintenance Week, Ramcar Inc., a member of Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) participated in not only the accustomed act of providing donations to the students of Katutubo Village Elementary School in Porac, Pampanga but in exciting activities like painting of chairs, covering of books, classroom clean-up,…
Recognition and Awarding later at 2 P.M. at the Bayleaf Intramuros.Congratulations and see you there, awardees!
Do your share this coming May 20-25, help make this school year brighter for our younger generation!
A top businessman on Wednesday called on Malacañang to include the private sector in mapping out fresh antipoverty programs as lawmakers blamed income inequality for chronic poverty amid robust economic growth.
Manuel V. Pangilinan, chairman of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., said the government should allow the private sector to take an active role in ensuring that economic growth was shared and enjoyed by all classes.
Negros Occidental pharmacy does its share for TB control
The Negros Grace Pharmacy is a family-owned corporation with a chain of more than 36 drugstores in the cities of Bacolod and Iloilo. What is unique about this business is its part in the implementation of the Directly Observed Treatment Short Course or DOTS referral network for tuberculosis in Bacolod City. Eight branches of the pharmacy are involved.
The local DOTS referral network aims to stimulate, increase and sustain the contribution of the private sector in addressing tuberculosis (TB) control issues. It complies with strategies and standards of the National TB Program, the International Standards for Tuberculosis Care (ISTC) and the Comprehensive and Unified Policy for Tuberculosis Control (CUP).
Boysen, represented by its Vice President Johnson Ongking (seated third from left), met with the 6 community beneficiaries of the Boysen Site Greening Project. The project, implemented by the Philippine Business for Social Progress, aims to promote site greening through urban vegetable gardening in PBSP’s STEP UP areas. Boysen awarded additional garden inputs and supplies…
The National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) releases its latest report today on the state of poverty in the country. The report— using data from the Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO) last July 2012– measured poverty incidence or the proportion of people below the poverty line to the total population.
In a press briefing, NSCB Secretary General Jose Ramon G. Albert reports that poverty incidence among population was estimated at 27.9 percent during the first semester of 2012. Comparing this with the 2006 and 2009 first semester figures estimated at 28.8 percent and 28.6 percent, respectively, poverty remained unchanged as the computed differences are not statistically significant.
Earth Day is celebrated annually every April 22nd. This year, Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) once again shows their support for Earth Day Network Philippines in demonstrating their appreciation of Mother Earth through showcasing notable environment programs in an exhibit: Zero Basura Olympics/Solid Waste Management, World Food Program (WFP) policy on Disaster Risk Reduction,…
