President Benigno Aquino III found a formidable ally in Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) which promotes its Inclusive Business Imperative (IBI) campaign to reinforce his inclusive growth agenda. During PBSP’s Mindanao Membership Meeting (MaMM) and Inclusive Agribusiness Launch last September 8 at the SMX Convention Center in Davao, the President urged businessmen to invest…
GROUNDBREAKING. L’Oreal Philippines Managing Director Rowel Viajandre (center) leads the groundbreaking of two one-storey two classroom school buildings in Tanauan, Leyte. As part of the company’s commitment to support education in the country, L’Oreal Philippines broke ground for the construction of two one-storey, two-classroom school buildings in Tugop Elementary School (ES) of Tanauan, Leyte. The…
CEREMONIAL TURNOVER. Madridejos Mayor Salvador de la Fuente (center, in grey shirt) led the ceremonial turnover of shelter repair kits with representatives from PBSP, Habitat for Humanity, and Fluor Daniel, Inc. (Philippines). As part of our Project New Dawn efforts, PBSP distributed 331 shelter repair kits (SRK) to affected households in Barangay Pili, Madridejos, Cebu. The shelter…
Photo shows employees of Cathay Pacific Airways and representatives of PBSP and DepED during the official turnover of Olango’s first public library. A Hong Kong-based airline contributes to the development of Cebu’s Olango Island by building a facility that fosters better learning through reading. Cathay Pacific Airways, Ltd. with Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP)…
Photo shows PBSP Visyas Regional Center Director Jessie Cubijano (left) and Lear Corporation Senior HR Manager Amabel Abella (right) during the turnover of a learning resource center in Tingo Elementary School of Olango Island. Lear Corporation inspires learning of students through reading by providing learning resource centers (LRC) to three schools in Cebu’s Olango Island:…
Photo shows employee volunteers of Brother International Philippines during the turnover of boats to Malapascua fisherfolk . Prior to the turnover, employees painted the boats as part of their volunteering work. To help address the livelihood concerns of fishing families in Malapascua affected by Typhoon Yolanda, Brother International Philippines turned over boats to 10 fishermen…
Photo shows teachers of Palapag I Central School with PLDT Head of Community Relations and Public Affairs Evelyn del Rosario during the turnover activity of a two-classroom building for the school. To support the Department of Education’s (DepEd) aim to bring more students to school this coming year, Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) Company with…
To ease the difficult situation that school children face in Mindanao, Coca-Cola Foundation built a 4 classroom, 2-storey school building (shown in photo above) in Lumbia Elementary School, Cagayan de Oro City, and another 3 classroom, 1-storey school building in San Roque Elementary School in New Corella, Davao del Norte. The classroom buildings is funded…
The country’s largest corporate-led foundation, Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), recently held an Inclusive Agribusiness Financing Forum at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel last April 28, 2014. “The private sector needs to reexamine its corporate-social responsibility (CSR) programs and redevelop models for inclusive growth that go beyond corporate philanthropy,” said Rafael Lopa, Executive Director of…
Grand Challenges Canada (GCC), funded by the Government of Canada, announced last May 22, 2014 the investments of $12 million in projects worldwide aimed squarely at improving the health and saving the lives of mothers, newborns and children in developing countries. Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) is one of the recipients of these social…
On May 17, 2014, around 160 swimmers from all across the country trooped over to Mactan, Cebu for the 7th OLANGO CHALLENGE. The OLANGO CHALLENGE started in 2008 when Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) Visayas Executive Committee (VIXCOM) Chairman Jose Antonio Aboitiz thought of a unique way to address the classroom shortage in Cebu’s…
In photo (L-R): Sudip Mall, General Manager, Mondelez Philippines ; Mario Deriquito, Undersecretary, Department of Education ; Rafael Lopa, Executive Director, Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP). Mondelez Philippines, Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), and the Department of Education (DepEd), signed a memorandum of agreement to adopt Panalaron Central Elementary School in Tacloban, Leyte….
Metrobank and Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) recently turned over new classrooms to benefit more than 400 students of Bolbok Elementary School in Tuy, Batangas through the Metrobank Build-A-Classroom Project. The Metrobank Build-A-Classroom Project is a legacy project undertaken by Metrobank and its employees in celebration of the company’s 50th anniversary that started last…
In commemoration of the upcoming World Tuberculosis Day, Sinehan Advocacy Media Projects Inc. (SAMPI), the Department of Health (DOH) National TB Program and National Center for Health Promotion, and Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) through the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis, recently held the regular cinema screening of “FLYING KISS.” This…
Ikebana International (I.I.) is a non-profit cultural organization dedicated to the promotion and appreciation of the Japanese art of flower arrangement. In line with the organization’s philanthropic endeavors, Ikebana International Manila Chapter 108 through Parity Values, Inc. partnered with Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), a foundation which has an ongoing mangrove conservation and rehabilitation…
In commemoration of the 13th signing Anniversary of R.A. 9003 or The Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) and the National Solid Waste Management Commission of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) have partnered in a Solid Waste Management (SWM) exhibit with the theme “Effective SWM…
The aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda (International name: Haiyan) not only left considerable damage to residential structures but it also paralyzed the commercial segment of the affected areas. In a recent visit to the affected areas, Hapinoy President Mark Ruiz shares the positive news: “People start to make do – we see the emergence of makeshift…
Due to the damage caused by Super Typhoon Haiyan (Local name: Yolanda) in the Visayas region last November that destroyed vital infrastructure in the region, YesPinoy Foundation (YPF), a youth-focused organization, turned over PhP 1.6M for the construction of a typhoon-resilient classroom building in Iloilo. In photo are (from L-R): YPF Chairman Dingdong Dantes and…
In their effort to help and assist the victims of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) Realpage employees turned over their contribution to Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP). Photo shows Jenny Constantino (right), RealPage Philippines’ Vice President for Operations handing the check over to Maria Lourdes G. Arroyo (left), Finance Director, PBSP
