Employees of Ace Insurance of the Philippines work together to cover donated books for the students of Ususan Elementary School. The Brigada Eskwela campaign of the Department of Education, in collaboration with the private sector, has already ended after school opening in June, but Insurance Company of North America (Ace Philippine Branch) continues to implement it…
Through its Joy Schools Program, Mondelez Philippines invests in, or more appropriately, builds the future of young people. A school in Tacloban, Leyte, is their newest success story. In less than a month, it will be exactly one year since super typhoon Haiyan (locally known as Yolanda) hit the Philippines. During its aftermath, international aid…
Representatives from Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), Dow Chemical Philippines and the local government of Las Piñas City sign the Memorandum of Agreement on Strengthening Community Preparedness and Response Project Phase 2. The project aims to provide Las Piñas with equipment and training that can help them in times of disaster. In photo (from left) are: Rafael “Rapa” Lopa,…
Peer to peer participants are divided into smaller groups to facilitate the sharing and lessons. Preparing young students for the future by unlocking their full potentials. In partnership with Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), Petron recently conducted another BUCB leadership and life skills development activity at the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) in…
United States Ambassador to the Philippines Philip Goldberg on Monday led the inauguration of projects that support rehabilitation efforts in areas devastated by typhoon Yolanda. Goldberg then announced the establishment of the Micro Enterprise Disaster Assistance Fund for Resiliency, or the MIDAS Fund, amounting to US$4 million or P176 million. The ambassador said this project…
As the nation commemorates the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) underscored the need to support the cause of poverty abolition in the country, which has been its mission and purpose since its inception. PBSP also realizes the need for a concerted effort from the business sector and government to…
Palo, Leyte — United States Ambassador to the Philippines, Philip Goldberg led Monday inauguration of projects supporting rehabilitation efforts in areas here devastated by super typhoon Yolanda. He also announced the establishment of a P176 million ($4 million) Micro Enterprise Disaster Assistance Fund for Resiliency (MIDAS Fund) which Goldberg said will be implemented by the United States Agency for International Develop ment…
Guests and organizers of Gabay Nutrisyon Advocacy Campaign recently launched the 22nd leg of the supplemental feeding program in Paso de Bias, Valenzuela City led by (from left) Barangay Chair Fernando Esteban, Valenzuela City Mayor Rex T. Gatchalian, CDO Foodsphere Inc. President Jerome D. Ong, United Laboratories Senior Manager for External Affairs Claire de Leon Papa and…
Corporations traditionally exist for their self-interests. The classic mission of governing corporate boards is to make their stockholders happy by providing them more returns on their investments. But the concept of corporate social responsibility had changed this old-school role of corporations – from merely profit-churning machines into instruments of social change. The idea is not…
Even though they were among the first to extend aid to Filipinos affected by Typhoon Yolanda last year, the United States and Japan are set to give more assistance to help disaster victims rebuild their lives. The US will establish a P176-million Micro Enterprise Disaster Assistance Fund for Resiliency, in partnership with Philippine Business for…
Brother Philippines employee holds a seedling. Employees from Brother International Philippines Corporation and Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) teamed up last Saturday, October 11 for a noble cause – to save the Marikina Watershed. A total of 575 seedlings were planted in Sitio Binayoyo, Barangay Calawis, Antipolo City, as part of Brother Philippines Marikina Watershed Project….
Organizers, facilitators, and participants of Petron’s ‘Star Struck (Dream, Believe, Thrive)’ training. Preparing young students for the future by unlocking their full potential One of the most valuable lessons that can be passed on to a person is to provide him with the courage to pursue his dreams. Although no amount of preparation will ever…
Last August 2014, PLDT has turned over 3 classrooms in Bicol as continued support to the call for better access to quality education. Cogon Elementary School in Irosin, Sorsogon was granted 2 classrooms and Colegio de Sta. Rita in Del Gallego, Camarines Sur was given assistance for 1 classroom of their 24-classroom building. “In line…
The Joy Schools Program from Manila to Tacloban It’s not every day that you see a school like Sampaloc Site II Elementary School. Sure, the scenes of crowded alleyways filled with people leading up to the school may be commonplace in most urban areas. The sight of some 60 children squeezed into too hot and…
QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA — The Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) has been pursuing several social programs aimed at improving the country’s education sector. During the local celebration of the World Teachers’ Day, the organization honored several Filipino educators who have dedicated their lives to being role models to students but as agents of…
Quezon City’s socialized housing program is set to be conferred the prestigious Galing Pook award of the country’s best governance programs and the award from the Home Development Mutual Fund for the city government as one of the Top 20 Developers in the Philippines. The program is precedentsetting in scale and deeply rooted in terms…
MOA signing with Dondi Alicpala (Chief of Party, Be Secure), Tony P. Tompar (Chairman, Mactan Rock), Rene Fortuno (Director, PBSP), Arlene Castillon (HR Manager, Dow Chemical), and Cyril Arradaza (President, EVAWD) Dow Chemical, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, together with Brenntag, have provided financial and in-kind resources to build a mobile water treatment…
THROUGH a shared passion for education, Lo-ok Elementary School principal Rustico Entero and his teachers work together with Petron Foundation and Philippine Business for Social Progress to rebuild their school and the lives of their students in Lamitan, Basilan. A principal and teachers’ collective efforts to rebuild their school A classroom is a place where…
Maribel Daisog, P. Manalo Elementary School’s remedial coordinator, passionately strives to help students become proficient in reading. How a teacher’s passion imparts more than reading proficiency to her students How crucial is education in a child’s formative years? Many would agree that the first five years are when milestones are supposed to occur—one of them,…
The Australian government, DepEd, and Philippine Business for Social Progress partner to build schools in Bohol. (Read more) Source: Manila Bulletin, www.mb.com.ph, October 3. 2014
