Modern-day hero: Lafarge Philippines names Delia Balonzo as this year’s “Tibay Hero”
Meet Aling Delia, the Tibay Hero of ‘Republic Tibay Mo, Inspirasyon Ko!
Panasonic eyes 20% growth
Panasonic Philippines said it expects sales to increase by as much as 20 percent in 2015 to P8.4 billion from P7 billion in 2014. Panasonic Philippines vice president Masaru Toyota said the company would expand exports to other markets, after the African market was affected by the Ebola scare. “For the African market, we believe…
Panasonic Phils. aims to double its sales to P14 billion in 2018
Panasonic Corporation, a worldwide leader in the development and engineering of electronic technologies and solutions, donated 2,376 solar lanterns to 18 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the Philippines as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) activity in the country. With the goal of donating 100,000 solar lanterns to various international organizations and NGOs to help…
Solar lanterns donation
To help improve the lives of people living in areas with limited access to electricity, Panasonic Corp. donated 2,376 solar lanterns to 18 NGOs in the Philippines in a simple ceremony held at the Jesus V. del Rosario Foundation Hall, Asian Instituteof Management, Makati City recently. The donation is part of Panasonic’s global 100 Thousand…
Philippines Typhoon: Families take shelter before storm hits Manila
A man secures a tarp over his plywood home just outside Manila as Hagupit pushes toward the city. The International Rescue Committee and Philippines Business for Social Progress distributed food supplies last Dec. 8 to families seeking refuge at elementary schools in Malabon and Navotas as Typhoon Ruby struck Metro Manila. Read more: International Rescue Commitee
Super Typhoon Haiyan Relief and Recovery
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Amid high hopes for peace, USAID scales back Mindanao program
The Philippines’ second-largest bilateral donor, the U.S. Agency for International Development has pumped upward of $500 million in development aid to Mindanao over the past decade — a massive assistance effort that has been part and parcel of the U.S. government’s counterterrorism and stabilization strategy in the Philippines’ conflict-ridden southern region. Against the backdrop of…
Australia helps Bohol ‘Build back better’ (Business Mirror)
The first anniversary of the 7.2magnitude earthquake that struck Bohol on October 15, 2013, approaches, Australian Ambassador Bill Tweddell returned to the province last week to launch the “Abot Alam” program for outofschool (OSY) youth, turn over 40,000 books under the Books for Asia program, lead groundbreaking ceremonies for the construction of classrooms under the…
Angelo King Building Foundation (AKBF) and Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) celebrates 20 years of partnership
The year 2011 marked the 20th year of partnership between the Angelo King Building Foundation (AKBF) and Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP). PBSP’s one and only training center in Calauan, Laguna established in the early 1990s inspired the joint venture with AKBF that saw this need as an opportunity to build more of such…