PBSP executive director Rafael C. Lopa shakes hand with BDO senior vice president and Transaction Banking Group (TBG) head Emmanuel T. Narciso as they seal another mutually beneficial partnership. Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), the largest business-led social development organization in the Philippines, recently signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with BDO Unibank, Inc. (BDO) for various…

The Philippine-American Chamber of Commerce (PACC) based in the United States has sent a 12-member business mission to the country—the first time in about eight years—to explore anew various investment opportunities here. PACC president Michael Nierva, who led the delegation, cited as a reason for their return the good news they had been receiving about…

United States Ambassador to the Philippines Philip S. Goldberg will join the commemoration of the 70th Leyte Gulf Landings Anniversary on October 20 in Palo, Leyte. Aside from this historic event, he will also lead the inauguration of projects in said municipality in support of the rehabilitation efforts in areas devastated by typhoon Yolanda. A…

United States Ambassador to the Philippines Philip Goldberg will visit Palo, Leyte tomorrow to join in the commemoration of the 70th Leyte Gulf landing anniversary. While in Leyte, Goldberg will also preside in the inauguration of projects that support rehabilitation efforts in areas devastated by typhoon Yolanda. He will visit Barangay Poblacion where he will…

United States Ambassador to the Philippines Philip Goldberg will visit Palo town in Leyte this Monday, before attending the 70th anniversary of the Leyte Gulf Landing.The US Embassy in Manila said Goldberg will inaugurate rehabilitation projects in areas hit hard by super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) last year.Palo was among the areas hit hardest by Yolanda,…

President Benigno Aquino III will be in Leyte this coming week to attend the anniversary of the Leyte Gulf Landing, Malacañang said Saturday. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said Aquino will be at the event this coming Monday. “I understand the President is scheduled to attend the anniversary of the Leyte Landing…,” she said on…

He remembers Butch Abad from the old days. He came across him from time to time in the course of hanging out with his older brother. Bimbo and Butch are old friends. Their affinity stretches back to the old days around the time of martial law when they worked as community organizers working along a…

Corporate Affairs intern Nina Laenen orients UST students about PBSP’s projects at the NGO Fair I study in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and decided to take one trimester off to use the knowledge I gained from my International Business Administration course to support a culture in need. Through the non-profit student organization AIESEC (Association Internationale des étudiants…

As we celebrate World Humanitarian Day this month, we honor the people we work with in reducing poverty in the Philippines. They are our Messengers of Humanity: “I consider my work here in PBSP to be a haven for my desire to help people uplift their living conditions. It is more fulfilling when I see…

As we celebrate World Humanitarian Day this month, we honor the people we work with in reducing poverty in the Philippines. They are our Messengers of Humanity: “Whenever I do field work, I get to see firsthand the human side of various social problems beyond its statistics — be it on a lola who cries helplessly for…

As we celebrate World Humanitarian Day this month, we honor the people we work with in reducing poverty in the Philippines. They are our Messengers of Humanity: “I am blessed to be in an organization that allows me to see and know better how underserved some communities are. These people I meet – farmers, fisherfolks,…

As we celebrate World Humanitarian Day this month, we honor the people we work with in reducing poverty in the Philippines. They are our Messengers of Humanity: Meet Ms Lemia Simbulan, Executive Director of the Andres Soriano Foundation, our partner in distributing shelter repair kits in northeast Palawan. We met her over the weekend when…