Cathay Pacific Airways, U freight Philippines and Transglobal Consolidators, with the collaboration of the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) recently brought Christmas cheer as well as fun learning to the students of Poo Elementary School on Olango Island, LapuLapu City. After building the first library on the island and turning it over in June…
Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines, Inc. (CCFPI), in collaboration with Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) and Department of Education (DepEd), recently turned over a two-storey, six-classroom school building to school officials of the Yolanda-torn Marasbaras Elementary School (ES) in Tacloban, Leyte to help bring back a better and more conducive learning environment to its schoolchildren. Leading the turnover…
Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines Inc., in collaboration with Philippine Business for Social Progress and the Education Department, turned over a two-story, six-classroom school building to the Yolanda-torn Marasbaras Elementary School in Tacloban City. Shown during the turnover ceremony are (from left) PBSP project management office director for education Marylin Muncada, CCPFI president Ma. Cecilia Alcantara, Education…
PBSP directs early recovery response in hard hit areas More than the gift of education, the schools in the country once again provided the much-needed refuge to victims of Typhoon Ruby (International name Hagupit) who had nowhere to go the past few days as the typhoon destroyed their houses and temporary shelters. Eighteen schools of…
In San Fernando Central Elementary School in Tacloban City before super typhoon “Yolanda” struck some provinces in the Eastern Visayas region in November last year, around 2,940 students had been trying to fit themselves in only 35 classrooms. Their situation was only one among other schools suffering from congested classrooms and overpopulation. When the whole…
Education stalwarts – Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), Insular Foundation and the Department of Education partner for the construction of a classroom building to help Typhoon Yolanda survivors in Leyte. In photo during the Memorandum of Agreement signing are: (from left) Rafael C. Lopa, PBSP Executive Director; Vicente R. Ayllón, Insular Life Chairman of the Board…
Filipinos never expected the damage brought by super typhoon Yolanda. People in Luzon and Mindanao helplessly watched as the typhoon ravaged the Visayas region on Nov. 8 of last year. Immediately after the storm, help came pouring in from concerned locals, international aid organizations, and governments from around the world. According to recent reports, a…
The students of Marasbaras Elementary School have their own sad stories to tell about Typhoon Yolanda but the new school building donated by Coca-Cola Foundation/Coke Atlanta in partnership with Philippine Business for Social Progress gives them something to look forward to each day. It has been a year since Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), one of the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
The Australian government, in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) is stepping up the construction of new classrooms in at least seven regions as part of the joint “Basic Education Sector Transformation” (BEST) program. (Read more) Source: Alexander Villafania, local.ph, October 3. 2014
