Malnutrition among schoolchildren can be considered as one of the leading barriers to effective learning. Their bodies need to receive the proper sustenance to function well. Mondelez Philippines (formerly Kraft Foods Philippines) and Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) entered a partnership to counter this and other concerns faced by schools through the 3-year Joy…
Asean conglomerate SCG recently announced the new batch of cholars of its 6th SCG Sharing the Dream scholarship program to continue enabling the Filipino youth in pursuing their dreams. In partnership with the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), SCG Sharing the Dream program aims to provide financial and material assistance to incoming 1st to…
Every child has the right to receive proper nutrition but factors like economic stability sometimes prevent a child to obtain this right, and they become malnourished. With this concern in mind, private corporations and NGO groups have been doing their share in eradicating malnutrition through various programs that focus on child health and nutrition. CDO…
Preparations for school opening can be a tedious task but this task is made easier with the collective efforts of public and private organizations. East-West Seed Company Inc., a member of Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), among other companies, recently worked together in this year’s Brigada Eskwela. 128 individuals from different corporations were able…
The students of Katutubo Village Elementary School in Porac, Pampanga will surely have brighter smiles, thanks to Lamoiyan Corporation, the makers of Hapee toothpaste and a member of the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), after the recently concluded Brigada Eskwela 2013. PBSP’s Brigada Eskwela at the Katutubo Village was participated in by 128 employee…
Visual reminders are more often easier to recall, especially for the younger age group. In celebration of National Schools Maintenance Week, Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) and Blue Thumb Creative Agency Inc. and other corporations recently participated in the kickoff event at Katutubo Village Elementary School in Porac, Pampanga. The mural which reads: “The…
Classrooms play a vital role in the educational process of students, this is why maintaining these venues for learning is considered a necessary priority. In line with this, Asalus Corporation (Intellicare), a Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) member-company recently volunteered in Brigada Eskwela 2013. Participated in by other corporations, activities organized aside from classroom…
Learning while having fun is one way for students to enjoy being in school. Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) and Richwell Trading Corporation recently took part in Brigada Eskwela 2013. The kickoff was held at Katutubo Village Elementary School, where volunteers from other corporations also joined in activities like painting of chairs, covering of…
Summer break is over and it only means that school season is about to start again. Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) and I-Remit, Inc., along with other corporations recently joined Brigada Eskwela 2013. The kickoff was held at Katutubo Village Elementary School in Porac, Pampanga with activities like painting of chairs, covering of books,…
In celebration of Brigada Eskwela or National Schools Maintenance Week, Ramcar Inc., a member of Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) participated in not only the accustomed act of providing donations to the students of Katutubo Village Elementary School in Porac, Pampanga but in exciting activities like painting of chairs, covering of books, classroom clean-up,…
Student survivors of Typhoon Sendong have more reasons to rejoice. On Friday, May 24, 2013, officials and representatives from CLSA Chairman’s Trust and TEN Moves! formally handed over a two-storey, four classroom-building at Angelico J. Medina Memorial Elementary School, which serves the educational requirements of children in Barangay Sta. Elena, Iligan City. The newly completed…
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Cathay Pacific employee volunteers spend their weekend helping improve the reading comprehension skills of public school students of the Kapt. Eddie Reyes Palar Annex Elementary School in Taguig, Metro Manila. Aside from employee volunteering, Cathay Pacific also donated supplemental reading books, bags, and other school items for the kindergarten students. This is part of Cathay…
Baker & Mackenzie Global Services Manila Inc. turned over a thousand new books and references, shelves, tables and chairs, and other educational materials to Goa National High School in Taytay, Goa, Camarines Sur. This is part of Baker & Mackenzie’s Library Improvement Project to further assist the students and provide them with additional learning equipment.
In photo: Vivian Lee-Tiu, Metrobank Executive Vice President and Human Resources Management Group Head, signs a Memorandum of Agreement for an educational partnership initiative with the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), represented by Rafael Lopa, Executive Director, PBSP Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) and Metrobank recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement for…
Christian R. Gonzales (left), of the International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) hands over to Rafael C. Lopa, Executive Director of the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), 6.7 million pesos to be used for the 6-month feeding of 1,828 daycare, kindergarten and Grade 1 pupils from Parola and Isla Puting Bato in Tondo, Manila….
The monsoon season has begun and floods and landslides are once again making headlines. For many schools in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan, the after-effects of the devastation caused by Tropical storm Sendong are still evident. In support of DepEd’s goal to restore normal operations in the affected schools, the Australian Agency for International Development…
The Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) and Philam Foundation recently signed a memorandum of agreement for the 11th and final year of the Aid for Basilan Children (ABC) Project.
The now more than a decade-old partnership between the largest corporate-led foundation and the leading life insurance company in the Philippines aims to support the education of less-fortunate children in the Basilan Island.
EVEN public school students and teachers are pitching in to build more classrooms for public schools under the “The Entire Nation [TEN] Moves” campaign spearheaded by the private sector. The target: Build 10,000 classrooms all over the country from a P10-donation a day from 2 million donors for 10 months.
Students, teachers pitch in to build more classrooms under DepEd’s TEN Moves
TEN Moves cash donations and pledges as of June 20 totaled P18.3 million.
Education Secretary Bro. Armin A. Luistro, FSC said the Ayala Foundation, on behalf of the 57-75 Education Reform Movement, has released part of the funds to the Philippine Business for Social Progress for the construction of a two-story, four-classroom schoolbuilding at the Indahag National High School in Cagayan de Oro.
The Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) recently conducted the 5th Olango Challenge, an open-water swimming competition that aims to benefit the Olango Island residents in Cebu.
