201510.28
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Businesses commit to help sustain PH water resources

Philippine businesses have committed to help sustain water resources and to counter the effects of climate change with the expected increase in the demand for water. They have pledged to support government efforts to define the Intended Nationally Determined Contribution, in preparation for the country’s comprehensive climate change agenda for the United Nations Framework Convention...
201510.24
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Group launches Water Alliance to address looming supply problem

Twenty industry-leading companies in the Philippines on Friday launched the Water Alliance to address issues and solutions to looming water supply problems in the country. The Water Alliance was formed with help from the German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and with the recognition that...
201510.23
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Businesses launch Manila Declaration to back govt’s climate change agenda

By Philippine News Agency MANILA — The country’s business community has launched the 2015 Manila Declaration to support the Philippine government’s agenda on climate change. Among the largest business groups in the country, Philippine Business for Social Progress, Philippine Business Environment, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Management Association of the Philippines, Makati Business Club,...
201510.23
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Philippine firms pledge support ahead of UN climate meet

MEMBERS of the Philippines’ private sector pledged their commitment to the country’s environmental efforts in preparation for a vital United Nations discussion on climate change. Local business leaders gathered in Makati on Friday to officially announce their backing of the government’s groundwork, the Intended Nationally Determined Contribution, or INDC, to be revealed this December at...
201510.23
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Firms set climate change stance

BIG businesses have taken a united stand to mitigate the effects of climate change. They signed on Friday the Manila Declaration, the private sector’s statement of solidarity and support to low emission development. The declaration also calls for the implementation of concrete measures to mitigate the effects of climate change, such as the El Nino...
201510.16
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Foundation plants 2.5T trees

Advocacy. JIKFI volunteers gathered in the mountain barangay of Tagbao, Cebu City for a tree-planting activity last Sept. 26. (Contributed Foto) A TOTAL of 2,500 indigenous forest and fruit-bearing tree seedlings were planted by more than 100 volunteers from Juanito I. King Foundation Inc. (JIKFI) and partners in Barangay Tagbao, Cebu City last Sept. 26. In partnership...
201510.15
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Drug-resistant TB clinic opens in Lamitan

THE first drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) treatment facility opened in Lamitan City, Basilan, last week, the first of its kind that makes Programmatic Management of Drug-resistant Tuberculosis (PMDT) services accessible in the area, the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) said. In a statement, PBSP said the facility is the first satellite treatment center (STC) in...
201510.11
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PH wins major awards in United Way contest

​WINNING PHOTO - T​​his photo of Grades 1-3 pupils​ of Maliksi Elementary School in Bacoor, Cavite​ showing off their new books gets the Best Photo Award in the recent United Way Worldwide's (UWW) Asia-Pacific Day of Action Contest (APAC). The Philippines, through Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), bagged major awards in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) Day of Action contest of American non-profit organization,...
201510.09
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Assumption alumnae help sustain communities in Eastern Samar

FRUITFUL PARTNERSHIP - Assumption Alumnae Association (AAA) through its Assumption Cares program, recently held a memorandum of agreement signing and check turnover with Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) at the Assumption College in Makati City. The partnership is for a Php1.3 million project called 'Food for the Table' Bio-Intensive Gardening Project for Yolanda survivors...