In their effort to help and assist the victims of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) Realpage employees turned over their contribution to Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP). Photo shows Jenny Constantino (right), RealPage Philippines’ Vice President for Operations handing the check over to Maria Lourdes G. Arroyo (left), Finance Director, PBSP
Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) collaborated with Australian AID – Philippine – Australian Community Assistance Program (PACAP) and the Asia Foundation (TAF) to build the capacities of urban poor communities on disaster risk reduction and climate change mitigation. The project, entitled Strengthening Disaster Prevention and Response for Safe and Resilient Urban Poor Communities, aims…
Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) collaborated with Australian AID – Philippine – Australian Community Assistance Program (PACAP) and the Asia Foundation (TAF) to build the capacities of urban poor communities on disaster risk reduction and climate change mitigation. The project, entitled Strengthening Disaster Prevention and Response for Safe and Resilient Urban Poor Communities, aims…
Ikebana International (I.I.) is a non-profit cultural organization dedicated to the promotion and appreciation of the Japanese art of flower arrangement. In line with the organization’s philanthropic endeavors, Ikebana International Manila Chapter 108 through Parity Values, Inc. partnered with Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), a foundation which has an ongoing mangrove conservation and rehabilitation…
In commemoration of the 13th signing Anniversary of R.A. 9003 or The Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) and the National Solid Waste Management Commission of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) have partnered in a Solid Waste Management (SWM) exhibit with the theme “Effective SWM…
The sustainable waste reduction efforts by cement manufacturer CEMEX Philippines at its APO Plant in Cebu did not go unnoticed by the Zero Basura Olympics for Business. CEMEX took home the ‘Grandmaster’ Award during the awarding ceremonies held recently at The Bay Leaf inIntramuros. In particular, CEMEX was recognized for its solid waste management program…
Photo shows some of the Accenture employee volunteers and guides from the Ayaas Kayrofa Farmers Association (AKFA). Accenture in the Philippines, a member of the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), recently conducted a tree planting activity at Rodriguez, Montalban, Rizal. Some 60 Accenture employee volunteers enthusiastically came together to plant 1,550 fruit bearing…
In Photo are (from L-R): Rafael Lopa, Executive Director, PBSP; Jeremiah Dwight Sebastian, President, PCAPI; Judith Imperial, Human Resource Director, The Cravings Group of Companies; Susanna Guerrero, President, The Cravings Group of Companies; Mario Lumines, Facilities and Safety (Cadet) Section Manager, Toyota Auto Parts (TAP); Marlon Padilla, Facilities Admin Team Leader, TAP; Emmanuel Mendoza, GAD…
Photo shows (from L-R): Roy Taala, Managing Director , Accenture; Rafael Lopa, Executive Director, PBSP; and Manolito Tayag, Country Managing Director, Accenture. In line with corporate firms’ social awareness and development projects integrated into their core businesses, Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) and Accenture in the Philippines recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement…
Recognition and Awarding later at 2 P.M. at the Bayleaf Intramuros.Congratulations and see you there, awardees!
Boysen, represented by its Vice President Johnson Ongking (seated third from left), met with the 6 community beneficiaries of the Boysen Site Greening Project. The project, implemented by the Philippine Business for Social Progress, aims to promote site greening through urban vegetable gardening in PBSP’s STEP UP areas. Boysen awarded additional garden inputs and supplies…
Earth Day is celebrated annually every April 22nd. This year, Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) once again shows their support for Earth Day Network Philippines in demonstrating their appreciation of Mother Earth through showcasing notable environment programs in an exhibit: Zero Basura Olympics/Solid Waste Management, World Food Program (WFP) policy on Disaster Risk Reduction,…
Nature has been serving us for millions and millions of years, it is time we pay back.
It was believed to be extinct because of massive deforestation in Cebu. But in 1998, bird ecologists rediscovered the existence of hawk owls in the small patches of forests in the town of Alcoy in the southern part of the island.
On Aug. 17, the Cebu Hawk Owl (Ninox rumseyi) was formally introduced to the world. It joins two other endemic bird species-the Cebu Flowerpecker (Dicaeum quadricolor) and the Cebu Black Shama (Copsychus cebuensis).
“The Cebu Hawk Owl might be critically endangered. The discovery tells us that we really have to go to the islands and implement separate conservation efforts because each island has its own endemism,” said Filipino bird ecologist Lisa Marie Paguntalan.
“Each island has its own provincial treasures which people should be proud of and take good care of,” she added.
Over 800 employees from 34 Philippine-based companies set aside their paperworks for a while and took off their suits to get garbed as eco-volunteers in the 20th run of the massive Cebu Hillylands Reforestation Caravan.
This joint effort to mobilize the various employee volunteers in a single cause to save the Tabunan forest was spearheaded by the non-profit Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) in partnership with the Visayan Electric Company (Veco), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and KEEP Foundation.
About 15,000 native and endemic tree seedlings were planted in slopes of sitio Cantipla 2 in barangay Tabunan, Cebu City yesterday, the start of a series of Saturday planting sessions by volunteers of the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP).
The kick-off of PBSP’s annual Cebu Hillylands Reforestation Caravan was participated in by 750 volunteers from 35 companies.
The site is part of the 29,062-hectare Central Cebu Protected Landscape (CCPL).
Employees from member companies will continue to take turns planting in different parts of Tabunan every Saturday until October 27 to maximize the rainy reason.
“We don’t just plant trees; we let them grow.” This is the headlining campaign of the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) as it launched the 20th run of its Cebu Hillylands Reforestation Caravan.
The annual event engages corporate and individual volunteers to not only plant trees but also help ensure their growth.
The event, also in partnership with the Visayan Electric Company (Veco), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and KEEP Foundation, will kick off on Saturday, June 23 in sitio Cantipla 2, barangay Tabunan, Cebu City. It will run for 18 Saturdays until Oct. 20.
It is an obvious reality that the Philippine’s waste nightmare is caused by a behavioral problem most of us have. This concept of Filipinos not being disciplined enough with their own garbage was emphasized by Earth Day Network Philippines President Bert Guevarra during the launch of Zero Basura Olympics (ZBO) for Business 2012 last April…
