MANILA, Philippines—A giant human “AIDS Ribbon” will take shape at the University of Santo Tomas parade ground in Manila today (Sunday) as part of the observance of National AIDS by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) and the Archdiocese of Manila. Representatives of HIV-positive communities, families and civil society will form the AIDS…
Despite improvements in nutrition levels in recent years, malnutrition continues to debilitate very young minds and bodies in many rural communities around the country. National statistics indicate that as many as 3.35 million children suffer from one form of malnutrition or another. The impact of this is staggering, as mortality of children under five is…
Tech icon IBM recently turned over its ‘Community Grant’ to the social development foundation Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) in support of IBM’s environmental sustainability programs operated in the country. “We are grateful to our member and trusted partner — IBM and the IBMers who participated in the Blue Mangrove reforestation project. Awarding PBSP…
The Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) recently received a grant of PhP 3.49 million awarded by Accenture Philippines, to help set up and manage training development programs for promising entrepreneurs in the country. The grant is aligned with Accenture’s global corporate citizenship focus, Skills to Succeed,…
A businessman got a loan through the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP). Three years came and went but the small entrepreneur is still where he was when he started the business. Obviously, he needs professional help. This is where the PBSP comes in with its slew of volunteer advisers in practically all types of…
THE total amount lent out by the Philippine Business for Social Progress to small and medium sized enterprises SMEs has crossed P2 billion with more than 15000 borrowers during the past 22 years according to Rene Fortuno director for the development finance division. Fortuno said that the Small and Medium Enterprise Credit SMEC program started…
FOOD manufacturer CDO Foodsphere Inc and pharmaceutical firm United Laboratories have joined forces wit the business group Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) in deploying a quick response team to extend assistance to the victims of typhoons Pedring and Quiel in heavily flooded towns of Bulacan. The three organizations took the initiative as a part…
The Department of Education (DepEd) and the provincial government of Bohol are jointly spending P25.4 million for the construction of new public school classrooms in the province. Under an agreement signed by Education Secretary Armin Luistro and Bohol Governor Edgar Chatto, the partnership, which calls for a 50-50 sharing of costs, will start with the…
MANILA, Philippines – The Gearing Up Internet Literacy and Access for Students (GILAS) program will be turned over tomorrow by the private sector to the Department of Education (DepEd) with a milestone of connecting 3,306 public high schools around the country. Representatives from the 24 member organizations of the GILAS consortium, led by steering committee…
One day six years ago, Noel Percil and Jonah Nobleza separately surfed the internet and discovered there is a non-government organization (NGO) in The Netherlands that conducts a contest among foreigners to find out the best project the NGO could grant initial funding for. Percil was surprised when he was notified by the NGO, called…
MANILA, Philippines – The Quezon City government and its hospitals are set to use the Secured Health Information Network and Exchange (SHINE) of Smart Communications Inc. to maximize access to health service resources and provide better care for tuberculosis (TB) patients. Under an agreement signed with the Quezon City government, the Center for Health Development-Metro…
MANILA— Movement to reforest the denuded areas of the Marikina Watershed took another step forward through Adopt-a-Hectare Tree Planting Activity in Sitio Binayoyo, Barangay Calawis, Antipolo City.
Filipino-owned freight forwarding company, All Transport Network (ATN) teamed up with the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), the biggest corporate-led foundation, in a long-term program to transform the degrading forest of the Marikina Watershed areas into a densely green landscape.The Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) received the donated service vehicle from UnionBank’s Corporate Philanthropy and Social Responsibility (CPSR) for the technology demonstration farm, CRTD. The Center for Rural Technology Development was established by PBSP as the laboratory for developing, validating, and disseminating proper agricultural technologies to help farmers become self-reliant. UnionBank has been…
MANILA— In celebration of the International Youth Day, the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) and Philippine American Life and General Insurance Company (Philam Life) recently signed the Memorandum of Agreement to implement the Aid for Basilan Children (ABC) Project. The ABC Project is now a decade-old partnership between the largest corporate-led foundation and the…
Pioneer Hi-Bred Philippines, Inc. (PHPI) recently signed the Memorandum of Agreement for Ratsada sa Eskwela 35 with Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP). This corporate social initiative is aligned with PHPI’s Community Investment Project in celebration of its 35th year of operations in the Philippines. The project will support 35 scholars from Bacacay, Albay, Oton,…
The Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) held a more proactive greening event this 2011 through its annual tree planting activity in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
MANILA — One firm empowers waste hauling trucks running on used vegetable oil, while another converts its shampoo sachets and detergent bar wrappers from plastic wastes into cement pavements.
Others recycle used rubber tires or lead acid batteries to fund their various education projects, such as donation of books or building of classrooms in public schools.
