Employee-volunteers prepare school for opening of classes
Jay Al Malasabas graduated decades ago from Esteban Abada Elementary School (EAES) in Quezon City. Last week, he returned to his alma mater, not for a reunion but for a far nobler purpose – to give back. Together with his officemates, the Junior Operations Executive of SGS Philippines, biked his way from Makati to EAES...
EDITORIAL: Pitching in
If Brigada Eskwela was in full swing, could the opening of classes in public schools be far behind? The yearly activity of the Department of Education, conducted in cooperation with volunteers in the private sector to get the schools ready for the new school year, was concluded yesterday. It had for its theme ensuring “safe,...
Partners for education and environment
PARTNERS FOR EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENT – The Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) recently turned over its initial donation of over PHP1 million worth of used lead-acid batteries (ULABs) to the Motolite-Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) Balik Baterya Program. The funds will be used to support One Meralco Foundation’s solar electrification of remote public schools in...
Accenture’s donation: A gift that keeps giving
Champions for education
CHAMPIONS FOR EDUCATION – Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) and the Contact Center Association of the Philippines (CCAP) strengthen their partnership for the implementation of projects on Senior High School (SHS) and disaster management. Under the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the two parties last December 7, 2015 at Accenture Philippines’ office in Mandaluyong...
Insular Life turns over disaster resilient school building in Tacloban
Source: Manila Bulletin
New school building soon to rise in Siargao Island
DEL CARMEN, Surigao del Norte, Nov. 20 (PIA) - Students and residents of Del Carmen in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte cannot hide their joy and excitement during the groundbreaking event held November 05, 2015 at the campus of Surigao State College of Technology (SSCT) here. A one-storey two-classroom school building will soon rise in...
Play is Cool at the Joy Schools
Why Mondelez Philippines believes in Play and Why You Should Too Iring-iring is a game where the players sit in a circle with their hands behind their backs. The “Taya” or “It” drops a handkerchief behind one person and he/she must catch the “Taya” before the latter sits in his vacated spot in the circle...
PH wins major awards in United Way contest
WINNING PHOTO - This 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,...
PBSP cops major awards in United Way contest
Deutsche Bank partners with SM Prime, SM Foundation to build new Valenzuela school building
SCG awards 200 ‘Sharing the Dream’ Scholars
Accenture Teams up with PBSP, DepEd for IT project
Accenture partners with PBSP for computer skills training project
IN CELEBRATION OF THE DAY OF ACTION PBSP gives storybooks to schoolchildren
Every 21st of June, people from different walks of life around the world take time out to volunteer for the Day of Action. The global campaign of nonprofit organization United Way Worldwide encourages everyone to work together and improve the building blocks for a good quality of life – education, financial stability, and health. In Durham, North…
From the slums to the university
Former scavenger and now UP incoming freshman Francis Nicole Maga shares how she triumphed over life’s challenges FULL OF DREAMS - From being a scavenger, SCG scholar Nicole Maga is an incoming Behavioral Science student in UP Manila, and on her way to fulfilling her dreams for her family and other poor people like her. The...
Intel puts up tech-reinforced school buildings in Yolanda-hit Leyte town
THE FOUR school buildings, which can stand storms with winds of 250 KPH and Intensity 7 earthquakes, house a total of 10 classrooms. In what could be a first undertaking of such kind for the company, chipmaker Intel has inaugurated four disaster-resilient and digitally equipped school buildings in the coastal town of Tanauan in Leyte...
4 Yolanda-destroyed school buildings reconstructed
By MIRIAM GARCIA DESCADA TANAUAN, LEYTE, Philippines – Close to 700 elementary grade pupils of Sto. Niño Elementary School in this town became the beneficiaries of the newly re-constructed four school buildings, which were severely destroyed by super typhoon Yolanda in 2013. The rebuilt school buildings, consisting of 10 classrooms, were set up on an…
Lapu-Lapu holds 8th Olango Challenge
By ISTE S. LEOPOLDO THE eighth edition of the Olango Challenge will be on May 23 at 10 a.m. at the Pacific Cebu Resort in Lapu-Lapu City. The event features the competitive men’s and women’s 6K and 2K divisions, and the 6K and 2K fun category. The first open water swimming competition in the Philippines…