JOPA Enterprises Inc. supports a range of socio economic, educational and environmental initiatives. Among these are the Malapapaya tree planting program, the establishment of a cooperative committee called the CALUTASAM that implements programs for the poor, and government and NGO initiatives in social services and disaster response. Its employees are encouraged to volunteer in these…
Juanito King and Sons, Inc. through Juanito I. King Foundation Inc. (JIKFI) implements programs for the poor, including children with developmental disorders. Its flagship is the Dental Mobile Van Project that is staffed by Cebu Dental Society volunteers. The van travels around Cebu regularly to visit communities and public schools, serving an average of 21,000…
FRESH (Future Resilience and Stronger Households) Philippines is a three-year project of Kraft Foods Philippines, Save the Children and Kraft Foods Foundation. This project was recently awarded Best Poverty Alleviation program by the 9th Asian Corporate Social Responsibility Awards held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Launched in 2009, FRESH is implemented in partnership with Paranaque City,…
Mabuhay Vinyl Corporation targets to serve the communities proximate to its base of operations. Aside from maintaining a pool of community volunteers, it participates actively in the Department of Education’s “Brigada Eskwela” program at the Francisca Paradela Elemtary School in Taytay, Iligan City where the company’s main plant is located. The employees helped in the…
Forefronting Mercury Drug’s CSR programs is its involvement in the annual Operation Bigay Lunas (OBL), an initiative of Mercury Drug Foundation that provides free medical consultations and drugs in selected barangays of Metro-Manila, Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Since its launch in 1999, the undertaking has benefited more than one million patients of all ages. Mercury’s…
Metro Stonerich Corporation, with Jainnudin Nuño Foundation, helps deserving but financially challenged college students of Zamboanga City by providing scholarships and allowances. This program is administered by the La Hermandad Zamboangueña Foundation. Metro Stonerich today sponsors 37 scholars and provides for the financial needs of elementary and high school students in Payatas. Quezon City. The…
Mt. Kitanglad Agri–Ventures Inc. began launching community development programs in 2008 and has since implemented 28 community projects. These include programs in social infrastructure, livelihood and skills training, short term courses on animal dispersal, the set up of health and sanitation facilities, and educational programs in several municipalities in the provinces of Bukidnon and Lanao…
Pfizer, Inc. implements the Blue House Project that tags “Buildings for Health and Wellness,” a joint venture community development project with PBSP. In 2009-2010, Blue House benefited 623 households from Barangay Sula, Bacacay, Albay. A new Barangay Health Station with a complete line of medical equipment was constructed. More than 50 Barangay Health Workers…
Philex Mining Corporation focused on the development of various agricultural business centers, namely: Livestock Techno-Business Center which includes a gene transfer unit to improve livestock breed; Coffee and Agro-Forestry Center to produce Robusta and Arabica coffee varieties and other forest products; a Meat Processing Center; and the Integrated Agri-Aquaculture Center which includes organic vegetables and…
In 2010, Ramcar’s Balik Baterya Program collected 521 metric tons of used lead-acid batteries (ULABS) from 60 corporate partners and donors to ensure their safe disposal and proper recycling. Thus, more than 740 cubic meters of landfill space has been saved. Some of the funds generated in turn are used to support Motolite-PBSP BaliK…
St. Theresa Credit Consultancy organized a team of doctors, pharmacists, and dentists to conduct a medical mercy mission for the poor residents of Barangay San Juan, Ternate, Cavite. Along with free medical consultations and diagnoses, the medical mission conducted health education and sanitation lectures and distributed medicines and vitamin supplements. Vegetable and other garden seedlings…
Sagittarius Mines, Inc. (SMI) granted financial support to some 14,332 students from elementary to college and paid for the monthly salaries of 18 teachers in Tampakan, Tupi, Columbio and Malungon during the time that the local governments were seeking the regularization of their pay. A total of 608 farmers and tribal members were trained…
Tinapayan Festival took steps to address the spiraling prices of flour and bread products by investing in a core program in aid of the average Filipino consumer. The company developed its own “Wonder Flour”, a compound of wheat flour and sweet potato (camote) flour. This initiative also contributes to the sustainability of poor farmers…
Union Galvasteel Corporation collaborates with academic institutions and NGOs in the conduct of skills training and development. The company supports students who major in electro-pneumatics and hydraulics at the Dualtech Center, Laguna. It partners with University of the Philippines-Los Baños, Mindanao State University–Iligan Institute of Technology, Batangas State University, Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University,…
Over 30,000 employees are now benefiting from smoke-free workplaces, as 44 companies adopted the Quit Smoking Support Program (QuitsS).
The Quitss program addresses smoking problems and help employees enjoy healthier lifestyles!
Smoking cost employers money. There are direct and indirect costs resulting from employees’ smoking. These include more employee absenteeism, decreased productivity on-the-job, increased early retirement due ill health, higher annual health-care costs for smokers and higher health insurance costs, higher life insurance premiums, higher maintenance and cleaning costs, higher cost of fire damage, explosions, and other accidents related to smoking.
Over 30,000 employees are now benefiting from smoke-free workplaces, as 44 companies adopted the Quit Smoking Support Program (QuitsS).
The Quitss program addresses smoking problems and help employees enjoy healthier lifestyles!
Smoking cost employers money. There are direct and indirect costs resulting from employees’ smoking. These include more employee absenteeism, decreased productivity on-the-job, increased early retirement due ill health, higher annual health-care costs for smokers and higher health insurance costs, higher life insurance premiums, higher maintenance and cleaning costs, higher cost of fire damage, explosions, and other accidents related to smoking.
