Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan (left) welcomes keynote speaker Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio G. Cardinal Tagle during the PBSP’s 44th Annual Membership Meeting in Makati City.
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….
Corporations traditionally exist for their self-interests. The classic mission of governing corporate boards is to make their stockholders happy by providing them more returns on their investments. But the concept of corporate social responsibility had changed this old-school role of corporations – from merely profit-churning machines into instruments of social change. The idea is not…
Rafael Lopa, the executive director of the Philippine Business for Social Progress, believes that presidents and chief executives of corporations need to change their philanthropic strategies and scale up their contribution to make an impact on poverty reduction in the Philippines. “We in PBSP feel we need to make a shift in how we encourage…
The private sector should work together to help eradicate poverty by developing new, socially oriented strategic approaches and solutions, Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), a business-led social development organization, said on Friday. PBSP Executive Director Rafael C. Lopa said that the organization is now shifting its own strategy to more effectively address current social…
Sixty-six percent of the country’s total employment is sourced from small and medium enterprises. After all, MSMEs comprise 99 percent of business. Aptly described as the backbone of the economy, it merits all the support from government if only to promote the still elusive inclusive growth. In the recently concluded forum of the Department of…
The Australian government, the Department of Education (DepEd) and Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) are working together to build schools in Bohol. The BEST program steps up PBSP’s Bayanihang Pampaaralan campaign through an A$15million funding for the construction of 252 classrooms in Bicol, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Northern Mindanao and Metro Manila, with potential to grow in the…
Delivered by Rafael C. Lopa, Executive Director, PBSP The Philippine Launch and Press Conference of the 2014 Human Development Report Crowne Plaza, Ortigas, Quezon City August 20, 2014 Highlighting the vulnerability of recorded gains in human development all over the world definitely hits home here in the Philippines. In a few months, we will mark…
Grand Challenges Canada (GCC), funded by the Government of Canada, announced last May 22, 2014 the investments of $12 million in projects worldwide aimed squarely at improving the health and saving the lives of mothers, newborns and children in developing countries. Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) is one of the recipients of these social…
Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), in partnership with Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), recently constructed a vermiculture (worm farming) facility in Tublay, Benguet to enable farmers to produce organic fertilizer and reduce vegetable wastage.
The International Rescue Committe and our partner Philippines Business for Social Progress (PBSP) are providing vouchers to help 600 residents of San Dionisio, a municipality on the island of Panay, build back stronger after Typhoon Haiyan (locally known as Typhoon Yolanda) damaged their homes.
By: Rapa Lopa | Executive Director at Philippine Business for Social Progress | December 10th, 2013
I would like to take this opportunity give the Shared Value network an update on the latest developments regarding recovery and reconstruction efforts here in the Philippines and the evolving role that the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) is playing.
Just yesterday, PBSP has partnered with the Philippine Disaster Recovery Foundation and other non-PBSP member companies to help establish an institutionalized private-sector led coordinating mechanism that will serve as a collective impact backbone to coordinate CSR and possible CSV initiatives to address the multi-faceted and complex challenge of disaster recovery and reconstruction. This was done in response to the government’s call for the private business sector to play a major role in the rebuilding effort in the Central Visayas region.
By: Rapa Lopa | Executive Director at Philippine Business for Social Progress | December 10th, 2013
I would like to take this opportunity give the Shared Value network an update on the latest developments regarding recovery and reconstruction efforts here in the Philippines and the evolving role that the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) is playing.
Just yesterday, PBSP has partnered with the Philippine Disaster Recovery Foundation and other non-PBSP member companies to help establish an institutionalized private-sector led coordinating mechanism that will serve as a collective impact backbone to coordinate CSR and possible CSV initiatives to address the multi-faceted and complex challenge of disaster recovery and reconstruction. This was done in response to the government’s call for the private business sector to play a major role in the rebuilding effort in the Central Visayas region.
Epson Precision (Philippines) Inc., in partnership with the Philippine Business for Social Progress and the Department of Education, Culture and Sports, donated 405 school desks to three public schools in Lipa City, Batangas—Inosluban-Marawoy National High School, Pinagtungulan National High School and Pinagkawitan National HighSchool. The donation is in support of the President Corazon Aquino School…
Epson Precision (Philippines) Inc. (EPPD) in partnership with the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) and the Department of Education, Culture andSports (DECS) donated 405 schooldesks to three public schools in Lipa City Batangas: Inosluban Marawoy National High School, Pinagtungulan National High School, and Pinagkawitan National High School. Epson’s gift was in support of the…
THE MVP Group of Companieshas mobilized its resources, such as relief goods, financial donation, and rescue team to help victims of floods brought about by the tropical storm”Maring,” which has killed and injured some and left many others homeless. Michael Toledo, senior vice president at Philex Mining Corp. and head of the MVP Group ofCompanies…
ROLANDO Cervantes has always wanted to be an engineer but his dream had to be put on hold. At the age of 14, he stopped school and took on odd jobs just to help his parents make ends meet. During the day, he worked a ta convenience store and babysat at night. He also worked at a carinderia as a waiter, cashier, and dishwasher. This is a common scenario in Manila where not every child has the opportunity to go to school. Most low income families just could not afford the rising expenses in education. “This is one social need that we, at SCG, are trying to address through the SCG Sharing the Dream scholarship program,” said Anukul Kbngrit, country director of SCG in thePhilippines. “Now on its sixth year; this scholarship program in partnership with the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) provides financial and material assistance to a total of 150 public school students in Batangas, Bulacan, and Taguig where our Philippine subsidiaries operate. “SCG’s local subsidiaries include Mariwasa Siam Ceramics, United Pulp and Paper Co., CPAC Monier, and SCG Trading. In addition to this assistance, SCG also provides a life skills workshop to help students become socially responsible individuals. The scholarship program looks for students who don’t only have good academic standing, but are also motivated to rise above challenges and remain steadfast in reaching for their dreams no matter how their living situation makes it seemingly impossible. Kbngrit explains that this programs tands out from the others as it is more character based rather than focusing only on the student’s academic standing. “SCG is all about sustainability for the future, and what better way to build the future than to invest in the youth. They are our future leaders, and great leaders are not necessarily honor roll students. More importantly, they should have a strong character and a sense to overcome problems that the society is faced with.
THE monstrous downpour brought by southwest monsoon rains made even stronger by Tropical Storm Maring paralyzed Metro Manila and many parts of Luzon, with classes, work, flights, UAAP games and even doctors’ appointments canceled. Ondoy victims most especially are fearful of a repeat of their scary experience almost three years ago—something that residents of Cavite…
Businessman and sports patron Manuel V. Pangilinan yesterday led employees of the MVP Group of Companies, which he heads, in distributing relief goods to flood victims in Metro Manila and Cavite, as he called for more volunteers to join “Tulong Kapatid,” the group’s drive to help people in evacuation centers. “We have taken it upon ourselves to help the needy in times of disaster, a practice embedded in our cultureof responsibility among the group, “he stressed.” We started mobilizing our resources for the victims of typhoon ‘Maring’ yesterday, and we will continue with the distribution of relief goods as well as other donations for as long as our means allow us,” he said. Pangilinan, known for his initials, MVP, and who chairs the Board of Trustees of the Philippine Disaster Recovery Foundation (PDRF), visited victims in the Metro Manila cities of Mandaluyong, Taguig, and Paranaque, and the nearby province of Cavite, along with Michael Toledo, senior vice president for Corporate Affairs at Philex Mining Corp., and other officials of the MVP Group. Toledo, who is also head of the MVP Group of Companies’ Media Bureau, said this visit to the different evacuation centers was done after One Meralco Foundation Inc., the development arm of Manila Electric Co., prepared at least 3,000 bags of relief goods — basic food, water, hygiene kit — for deployment and the TV5 Alagang Kapatid Foundation sent two truckloads of goods to Cavite and Laguna respectively.
