DAVAO CITY — Surigao del Sur is targeting about 10,000 hectares (ha.) of cacao acreage within the next five years as the province rides a wave of private and government initiatives to develop the crop as a major commodity. Governor Johnny T. Pimentel said the provincial government is gathering the support of municipal leaders…
By MIRIAM GARCIA DESCADA TANAUAN, LEYTE, Philippines – Close to 700 elementary grade pupils of Sto. Niño Elementary School in this town became the beneficiaries of the newly re-constructed four school buildings, which were severely destroyed by super typhoon Yolanda in 2013. The rebuilt school buildings, consisting of 10 classrooms, were set up on an…
By ISTE S. LEOPOLDO THE eighth edition of the Olango Challenge will be on May 23 at 10 a.m. at the Pacific Cebu Resort in Lapu-Lapu City. The event features the competitive men’s and women’s 6K and 2K divisions, and the 6K and 2K fun category. The first open water swimming competition in the Philippines…
CEBU, Philippines – Veterans and new-comers are expected to see action in the eight edition of the Olango Challenge, the country’s premiere open water swimming competition on May 23 at the Pacific Cebu Resort in Lapu-Lapu City. Same as the previous edition, the swimming event hopes to build more classrooms for the children of Olango…
By IRISH D. TORRES All is set for the 8th edition of the Olango Challenge open-water swimming event on May 23 at the Pacific Cebu Resort in Suba Basbas, Marigondon, Lapu-Lapu City. The Olango Challenge is the country’s first open-water swimming meet spearheaded by the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) and the Philippine Swimming…
DAVAO, Philippines – Top of her class. Finishing high school as a scholar of the International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) Foundation was only one of the many challenges that Shaina Jane Hugo had overcome. Hugo not only earned and maintained her scholarship, but also surpassed everyone’s expectations when she graduated as the batch topnotcher,…
The country’s largest drugstore chain, The Generics Pharmacy (TGP) joined the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) and the local government of Marikina in their community-based Health activity, “Babae: Ligtas. Malusog. Handa.” (MANILA BULLETIN/Press Release from TGP)
By Ali G. Macabalang Cotabato City – Six provinces in the country including Maguindanao stand to benefit from a tripartite project the American government through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) initiated recently to provide residents of the recipient-provinces safe drinking water sources, citing a report that some “15.7 million Filipinos lack access”…
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EARTH DAY CELEBRATION. Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) member-company, Oriental & Motolite Marketing Corporation (OMMC) recently joined the 35th National Annual Convention and General Assembly of the Pollution Control Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PCAPI) in Baguio City to showcase the ‘Balik Baterya’ project. (From left) PCAPI president Joseph Dinglasan, Motolite CSR officer Connie…
THE MANILA Electric Co. (Meralco) recently donated its used lead acid batteries (ULABs) to Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) in support of the PBSP-Motolite Balik Baterya project. The ULABs were valued at P484,102, according to PBSP data. PBSP said the turnover ceremony held last April 22 at the Meralco compound in Pasig City was…
Victory Liner is reputedly the bus company of choice that has been servicing Northern Luzon for the past 70 years. As a way of giving back to the community, its philanthropic arm, the Doña Marta T. Hernandez Foundation (DMTHF), has been reaching out to more Filipinos. DMTHF was established in 1997 by the Hernandez children…
