Many smallholder farmers in the Southern Philippines live in poverty because of small farm plots, ageing farmers, lack of knowledge, and lack of economic opportunities. To help address this problem, PBSP, in partnership with Kennemer Foods International, Mars Foods and Agronomika Finance Corporation, has gotten the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark…
In spite of the Philippines’ rich and bountiful agricultural lands, majority of Filipino farmers still live in poverty. Many smallholder Filipino farmers even have difficulty selling their crops in the market and lack opportunities to supply their produce to the food manufacturing industry. In the Southern Philippines, some of the common problems among farmers include…
Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Steven Robinson AO recently travelled to Lambunao in Iloilo to visit the classrooms built at the Don Eugenio Ladrido Memorial Elementary School (DELMES) in 2015 through the support of the Australian Embassy in partnership with Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP). Mr. Robinson is the first ambassador from any country…
Around 200,000 teens aged 15 to 19 and 2,000 children aged 10 to 14 get pregnant every year. This was reported recently by Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) Executive Director Dr. Juan Antonio Perez III, MD, MPH during the policy agenda workshop on population, health and environment last October 21, 2019 at the Sequoia…
Life has been difficult for Mary Ann Razos, a mother of eight from Baseco, Manila who has to work hard to support her children. At exactly two in the morning, Razos would wake up and begin her day by storing water, preparing food for her children, and cleaning their small sari-sari store which also doubles…
Freshwater is only 2.56 percent of the world’s water based on a report of the National Geographic. As population continues to grow, demand for water also increases despite the diminishing water resources. In the Philippines, there are only 146 billion cubic meters of freshwater for over 107 million people, leading the country to experience what…
The Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) and NALCO Water Philippines (NALCO) recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement for a water system project in Calauan, Laguna. The project titled ‘NALCO Brings Safe Water to Site 2 of Southville 7,’ aims to build a water treatment system that will provide safe drinking water to at least…
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…
In the town of San Vicente, Catbalogan City, there is an abandoned jailhouse with nine hectares of mostly forested land. Archimedes Fabellar did not know why he signed up for the monumental task of transforming it into a senior high school for agriculture but from the way things have turned out, he is glad he…
Over 600 employee-volunteers from the Aboitiz Group and several of its business units communed with nature last July 13 for the Aboitiz group-wide Simultaneous Tree Planting (STP), in partnership with Philippine Business for Social Progress. The Cebu-based employees planted 12,000 native tree seedlings in Barangay Pamutan, Cebu City as part of the Aboitiz Group’s A-Park…
For their 7-Eleven Day celebration, employee-volunteers of Philippine Seven Corporation (PSC or 7-Eleven) joined the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) during the organization’s kick-off of this year’s reforestation caravan in the Upper Marikina River Basin Protected Landscape (UMRBPL), popularly known as the Marikina Watershed in Calawis, Antipolo, Rizal. The company’s executives led their 45…
To improve the global competitiveness of future employees in Negros Oriental, business leader Edward Du pushed for the digitization of the basic education system in all public senior high schools in the region. Du, who serves as the Regional Governor of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce in Central Visayas, underscored that digitization is the answer…
“I was in Grade 2 when they first came to help us, and since then, we never really had much problems with school supplies and bags anymore. Brother International Philippines (BICP) also provided us with boots and umbrellas during the rainy season. We are very thankful to them and they are the reason why we…
In the Philippines, more than 15 million people are still living below the poverty line. Limited job opportunities and low income are some of the reasons why many Filipinos are having a hard time meeting needs of their families and sending their children to school. But in spite of their situation, the Filipino poor should…
Around 300 volunteers from at least 20 companies and institutions will join Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) in the kick off of its 28th Cebu Hillylands reforestation caravan tomorrow, June 29, 2019. The environmental conservation event engages corporate and individual volunteers to plant 7,500 tree seedlings and ensure their growth at Barangay Buhisan in…
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…
For the longest time, children in Latangan Elementary School (ES), would carry one-liter bottles of water to school every day for their drinking, handwashing and toilet needs. Because of the lack of clean and safe drinking water, there were even instances when some of the students would experience stomach pains and loose bowel movement. “We…
From the lack of classrooms, overpopulated students and the area being in a muddy, and grassy location, Ricardo P. Cruz Elementary School in Taguig was able to overcome numerous challenges and transform as the Best Implementer awardee of Brigada Eskwela, offering a better learning environment for the students in Taguig City. Brigada Eskwela Coordinator Leila…
With over 10,000 students, EM’s Signal Village Elementary School is the biggest school in the division of Taguig and Pateros. The large number of students can prove to be a challenge for the 262 teaching staff and 15 utility personnel of the school. “If our enrollees continue to increase, we are not sure if our…
