201112.19
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Students get books for Christmas

Teresita Elementary School students pose with their new books

Student beneficiaries with their new book

BOOKS are like lighthouses built in the vast sea of opportunities. These gifts are valuable contribution as we seek knowledge said April Joy Calanza Grade 6 student of Teresita Elementary School one of the beneficiaries of Nestle s corporate citizenship efforts in South Cotabato.

Calanza spoke in behalf of the students during the recent book turnover by Nestle in its Nestle Truckers Reading Camp Project in partnership with the Department of Education DepEd Motolite and the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) through the BalikBaterya Program.

201112.16
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Public-Private Partnerships in Health

The headlines during this Christmas season regrettably dwell on the negatives, particularly in the political arena. Felicitously, there is one government agency who has decided to focus on the plight of the poor. In my humble opinion, the Department of Health led by Secretary Enrique Ona is on the right track in the spirit of…

201112.12
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Pag-IBIG provides Cebu water system

CEBU CITY, Philippines – In a bid to not only finance the construction of houses, the Home Mutual Development Fund (Pag-IBIG) has announced that it has turned over a spring box water system to upland farmers in Barangay Tabunan, Cebu City.

“As a financial and housing institution, we always stress how we maximize our efforts of completing a home by not only providing affordable shelter to our less-privileged communities,” said Pag-IBIG Fund Cebu Branch Manager III Rio Teves.

Teves — along with Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) Visayas Executive Committee Member Rogelio Lim, PBSP Senior Program Officer Olivia Jabido, members of the Sayaw Farmers Association, and 48 Grade 6 pupils of Cantipla Integrated School — attended the turnover last Dec. 2.

201112.05
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HIV/AIDS cases soar; Church launches chastity, fidelity campaign

Around 2,000 students from different colleges and universities in Manila form a giant human AIDS red ribbon during the launching of the “Catholic AIDS Sunday” at the UST grounds in Manila. (Photo by Roy Lagarde/CBCP News)   MANILA – “Chastity and fidelity” are the best solutions against the rise of HIV and AIDS in the…

201112.05
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Human AIDS ribbon to form at UST

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…

201112.02
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Challenges of rural health

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…

201111.29
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Cebu mangrove project receives IBM grant

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…

201111.28
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Accenture, PBSP to Lead Training for Promising Entreps

                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,…

201111.28
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Volunteers help SMEs

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…

201111.25
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PBSP grants P2B to small businesses

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…

201111.22
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DepEd, Bohol to spend P25.4M for classrooms

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…

201111.22
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Private sector turns over GILAS project to DepEd

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…

201111.03
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Smart, QC partner on e-referral system for health care services

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…

201111.03
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Epson completes 10 Elementary Schools beneficiaries in Batangas

LIPA CITY — Epson Precision Philippines has completed its precise target of 10 elementary schools in Batangas province as beneficiaries of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) project called Contribution to the Advancement and Restoration of Environment and Society (CARES), where each student received a set of school supplies and their respective schools got a treasure…

201110.17
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Aboitiz group to construct 45 schoolhouses

COTABATO CITY — The Aboitiz group of companies through the Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (AFI) is set to build at least 45 Silid Pangarap schoolhouses all over the country, with the first one recently constructed for the Cotabato City Central Pilot School (CCCPS), in partnership with the Cotabato Light and Power Co. and the Aklat, Gabay,…

201109.05
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Education legacy left by ELSA in Mindanao

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Jannie Corpus-Sampani, 12, was among the first one to arrive at the Paraiso Verde where a gathering of teachers, local officials and stakeholders of education will be held. The 45-minute jeep ride from Sto. Niño Elementary School where she is presently in Grade VI, did not dampen her eagerness to join in the daylong round table dialogue (RTD).

This will be her first time to speak before a big crowd, not of children, but of teachers, parents, local officials, dignitaries from USAID, the International Youth Foundation (IYF), Education Development Center (EDC) and other representatives from member-organizations of the Education & Livelihood Skills Alliance or ELSA.

201108.31
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PBSP, ICTSI proceed to round 2 in fighting malnutrition

MANILA— Malnutrition among children is an alarming health problem which poses an opportunity for private and non-profit organizations to provide immediate help and keep that help in the ring sustainable.

This is why the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), and ICTSI Foundation held a partnership to launch the Lusog Dunong Supplemental Feeding Project Year 2.

201108.25
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All Transport joins PBSP in Marikina watershed refo

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.

201108.24
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Lim graces ICTSI-FI, PBSP Lusog Dunong Year 2 kickoff

  City Mayor Alfredo S. Lim joined the Project Launch and MOA Signing of Lusog Dunong Year 2 which is a partnership between International Container Terminal Services, Inc. – Foundation Inc. (ICTSI-FI) and Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) at the Rosauro Almario Elementary School (RAES) in Tondo, Manila. Lusog Dunong Year 2 is a…