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…
PBSP introduces socialized insurance for maternal health Motherhood is perhaps one of the most difficult yet fulfilling part of a woman’s life because of the huge responsibility it entails, especially in raising a child to be the best person that he can be. Hence, it would be wise to prepare for this vocation the moment…
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…
Gexel Rose Gonzales, a Petron Tulong Aral scholar is part of a team that won 5th place in the Hyundai New Thinkers Camp, besting 20 other schools in the country. Beyond excelling in school, he is also thankful for Petron’s Best U Can Be (BUCB) life skills workshops that inspired him to carry on amid his struggles In his freshman year…
Department of Health Secretary (DOH) Janette L. Garin received from Gloria D. Steele, USAID Mission Director/Philippines and the Pacific Islands, the TB Champion award during the national World TB Day 2015 celebration in Batangas City. USAID commended the Philippines for its outstanding work in the fight against tuberculosis, which kills 23,000 Filipinos annually. The DOH…
