201910.04
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Bridging the learning gaps

Every day for 15 years, Babylin Palban would cross a small portion of the Sapangdaku river in Cebu several times just to monitor her teachers and teach students who are attending classes in two different locations. Her kindergarteners as well as the first, second and third graders are housed in the barangay hall on one…

201906.18
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Telstra Philippines ties up with PBSP for school clean-up in Pasay South HS

Telstra Philippines recently gathered around 80 employee-volunteers to participate in Philippine Business for Social Progress’ (PBSP) 12th Ready for School activities held at the Pasay City South High School (PSCHS) in Pasay City last Saturday, June 1, 2019. The event turned out to be a surprise challenge for the volunteers as they were tasked to…

201904.12
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300-meter swim for kids to highlight 12th Olango Challenge

For the first time, a 300-meter swim for young swimmers aged 11 to 13 will be included in the 12th Olango Challenge, the country’s premier open-water swimming event in Pacific Cebu Resort, Lapu-lapu City, Cebu. The Olango Challenge is an open-water swimming event jointly organized by Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) and Philippine Swimming,…

201902.19
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Bayanihang Pampaaralan

Platform for Collective Engagement Bayanihang Pampaaralan The Bayanihang Pampaaralan is focused on capability building of public schools as well as influencing systems of change to contribute to the attainment of desired education outcomes and impact. This program shall enable HS graduates to be ready for work or entrepreneurship, fit for jobs or ready for college....
201705.17
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A meaningful weekend

But some, including Project Management Analyst Ryan Allen Mariano, are willing to sacrifice this precious time once in a while to do something special for people whom they’ve never even met.

201705.13
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PBSP’s ‘Ready for School’ turns 10

Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) kicks-off today its 10th Ready for School (RFS) campaign at Sto. Niño Elementary School in Marikina City. The annual initiative which will run throughout the month of May will engage various companies from all over the county. RFS will also gather over 700 employee-volunteers from participating companies who will…

201703.22
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From trash to cash for a cause

Motolite and PBSP mark 10th year of recycling program   Imagine if 4,000 tons of used lead acid batteries (ULABs) were disposed indiscriminately in our waterways over the last 10 years. The lead content in these batteries would have leaked into our rivers and poisoned animals. Worse, it may have caused health injuries to people…

201610.03
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Teaching Teenagers to Cope With Social Stres

Almost four million American teenagers have just started their freshman year of high school. Can they learn better ways to deal with all that stress and insecurity? New research suggests they can. Though academic and social pressures continue to pile on in high school, teenagers can be taught effective coping skills to skirt the pitfalls…

PBSP kicks off school clean-up week.
201609.29
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PBSP kicks off school clean-up week.

Over 200 employee-volunteers from the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) and its member-companies including Accenture, Inc., Dupont Far East, Inc., and SGS Philippines, Inc. will take part today in the annual kick-off event of Ready for School 2016 at the Esteban Abada Elementary School (EAES) in Quezon City.

201609.17
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Standard Chartered Bank kicks off ‘Banca ng Buhay’ in Samar

The Standard, September 17, 2016 Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) recently turned over 38 fiberglass boats to families living in five island barangays of Sierra Islands, which are among the most remote communities in Catbalogan City in Samar province. SCB donated the boats to support the community’s need to transport the children to school and augment…

201607.14
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P2.5-M MVP Digital Classroom to rise on Apalit public school

PLDT chairman Manny Pangilinan demonstrates how gadgets can enhance learning as he spent his birthday touting a futuristic digital classroom in his home province of Pampanga Thursday morning. BERNARD TESTA, INTERAKSYON.COM By: Jess Malabanan, InterAksyon.com July 14, 2016 2:42 PM APALIT, Pampanga, Philippines – Funded by the PLDT “Balik-baterya” program, a “futuristic” digital classroom with...