World Health Organization and PBSP sign partnership for iFLY program
Dr. Soe Nyunt-U, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in the Philippines hands out symbolic iFLY materials to Mr. Rafael Lopa, PBSP Executive Director at the WHO – PBSP iFLY Partnership Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Signing last 12 November 2012 at the Manila Hotel. iFLY (keep Fit. Live well. stay Young) is an initiative to promote…
16th Festival of Trees
Beyond philanthropy
IT’S not enough for the private sector to give something back to the communities; they must now work more actively toward inclusive growth. That is the realization of the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), the pioneer organization of private firms with corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs, and it’s a valid one. CSR programs have…
7th National Social Science Congress – Call for participation
For more details, visit: www.nssc7.pssc.org.ph
PBSP and Metrobank signs MOA for Build-A-Classroom Project
In photo: Vivian Lee-Tiu, Metrobank Executive Vice President and Human Resources Management Group Head, signs a Memorandum of Agreement for an educational partnership initiative with the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), represented by Rafael Lopa, Executive Director, PBSP Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) and Metrobank recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement for…
United Way and PBSP spearheads Health and Hygiene Project in Zambales
Present at the ADBSA Elementary School launch in Iba, Zambales were: PBSP representatives and partners from the tribal council, National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, and Botolan Municipal Health Office. A project funded by the United Way of the Bay Area to reinforce health and hygiene was recently launched for 2 Aeta schools namely New San…
ICTSI donates for feeding programs and scholarships
Christian R. Gonzales (left), of the International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) hands over to Rafael C. Lopa, Executive Director of the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), 6.7 million pesos to be used for the 6-month feeding of 1,828 daycare, kindergarten and Grade 1 pupils from Parola and Isla Puting Bato in Tondo, Manila….
CITI MEETS CEAP BENEFICIARIES
Citi Philippines recently hosted a breakfast for the beneficiaries of the Community Enterprise Assistance Project (CEAP), an enterprise development initiative that creates livelihood opportunities for urban poor households in Metro Manila.
Citi Foundation through United Way Worldwide provided the funding that organized 5 enterprise groups (3 manpower cooperatives, a water lily crafts cooperative and a wellness group) with 234 members from urban poor communities in the cities of Quezon, Navotas, Malabon, Pasig and Marikina. The Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) was tapped to manage and implement the project.
PBSP signs agreement with EcoIngenuity, Inc. and WPNMPC
In Photo (L-R): Noreen Bautista, Social Entrepreneur and President, EcoIngenuity, Inc.; Rafael Lopa, Executive Director, PBSP ; Leona Fe Edelloran, Chair, WPNMPC. The Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) recently inked a Memorandum of Understanding to assist and facilitate business collaboration between two of its supported enterprises: EcoIngenuity, Inc. and Women for Progress of…
Rebuilding lives through collective impact
A number of tropical cyclones visit our country annually. A considerable number of these have resulted in devastating after-effects, many of which were exacerbated by destructive man-made activities, causing flooding all over the metropolis. The recent Southwest monsoon brought about by Typhoon Gener flooded over 80% of Metro Manila and affected the lives of almost…
WATERS Philippines donates water purifier for Habagat victims
Buddy Lopa (left), General Manager of Waters Philippines, in behalf of its President and CEO, Josiah Go, donates to the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), a water purifier unit to support PBSP’s ongoing relief operations. Shown receiving the donation is Rapa Lopa, PBSP Executive Director.
Godspeed, Secretary Jesse
PBSP Relief Operations in Navotas
368 families benefited in PBSP’s relief operations in Navotas today. Thank you EPSON employee volunteers and UP College of Social Work and Community Development student volunteers for joining us!
An Appeal for Humanitarian Response for Philippine Flood Victims
Collective support for Cebu Hillylands refo grows
Over 800 employees from 34 Philippine-based companies set aside their paperworks for a while and took off their suits to get garbed as eco-volunteers in the 20th run of the massive Cebu Hillylands Reforestation Caravan.
This joint effort to mobilize the various employee volunteers in a single cause to save the Tabunan forest was spearheaded by the non-profit Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) in partnership with the Visayan Electric Company (Veco), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and KEEP Foundation.
Swim competition aids Olango citizens
The Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) recently conducted the 5th Olango Challenge, an open-water swimming competition that aims to benefit the Olango Island residents in Cebu.
PH SMEs win tickets to int’l marketplace
A footwear retail promoting social entrepreneurship by making fashionable shoes from scrap cloths and rubber won the top prize and the opportunity to compete in the Netherlands in the 5th PBSP Business in Development (BiD) Challenge Philippines.
Habi Footwear, a start-up business managed by the 22-year-old Albert Go, made it a goal to do something extraordinary for the country—one shoe at a time. By engaging its partner community, Go and his colleagues were able to provide a source of income for the financially-challenged families of their partner site by using their hand-woven materials in making shoes.
PH firms unite for Brigada Eskwela ‘12
The spirit of voluntarism and bayanihan are very much alive in this year’s National Schools Maintenance Week, widely known as Brigada Eskwela.
All over the country, students, teachers, parents, and volunteers are all geared up to prepare and repair classrooms and other facilities in public schools for the opening of classes on June 4.
In sync with this national activity, the corporate-led Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) has started to mobilized its member companies ranging from small to large businesses to take heed of the call to support Brigada Eskwela ‘12.
Bound by blood, backed by purpose
How a mother and son shared the same path of voluntarism
If bonding moments typically happen in restos, malls, parks, salons, Ana Ylio and her son Michael spend their special time together doing volunteer work for the kids in the dumpsite.
Ana, a typical housewife and a mother of three, starts her day preparing food for her family and attending to household chores. Aside from that, she wears her other hat as president of the community’s association— checking on the neighborhood’s concerns and supervising the team’s action plans.