First Gen Joins Marikina Watershed Refo Campaign

This year, First Gen joins our roster of supports as the company adopted 5 hectares for reforestation in Brgy. Calawis, Antipolo City  --- 2 hectares agro-forestry and 3 hectares for native trees in Mt. Purro.

Last August 27, 52 employees planted a total of 1,875 trees. The 1,250 native trees will be planted by partner, Tulungan sa Kabuhayan ng Calawis, Inc. (TSKC), in the upper portion of Mt. Purro.

 

Deloitte Adopts Again Marikina Watershed

Last August 26, 61 employees of Deloitte trooped to Brgy. Calawis, Antipolo City, to plant 1,875 fruit-bearing trees.

 

Accenture Marks Fourth Year in the Marikina Watershed

For the past 3 years, Accenture has adopted a total of 15 hectares in the Marikina Watershed. This year, the company has added 2 hectares for adoption.

Thus, last August 20, employee volunteers planted a total of 1,875 fruit-bearing trees in last year's remaining one hectare and the 2 new hectares adopted.

 

SMC Yamamura Fuso Molds Gives Balik Baterya Assistance to San Francisco ES

Last 22 June 2016, SMC Yamamura Fuso Molds Corporation, represented by its Plant Manager, Engr. Redentor I. Sioson, turned over sports equipment and 27 teachers kits to San Francisco Elementary School in General Trias, Cavite.

The school received sports equipment consisting of: 10 volleyballs, 10 basketballs, 10 (5 pairs) badminton rackets with shuttle cocks, 10 (5 pairs) table tennis rackets with table tennis balls, 1 foldable standard-sized table tennis table with wheels, 10 chess boards. 

Ms. Antonette Adao, principal of San Francisco ES, was extremely grateful for the donation of the sports equipment. She emphasized the need for them in order to prepare the school for the upcoming Municipal Meet and West Cavite Sports Unit this August. The school principal also mentioned that they want their students to be active in both academics and extra-curricular activities such as sports. Mrs. Adao promised to draft a maintenance and utilization plan, with guidance from PBSP, to ensure the upkeep of the donation. She also thanked the provision of the twenty-seven teachers kits that will surely be of aid to the teachers in their lessons.

Also present from SMC Yamamura Fuso Molds were the following: Engr. Nestor R. Bico, PTS Head; Ms. Angelina M. Estole, HR Head; Ms. Joyce E. Ebilane, Finance Manager; Ms. Myra M. Leabres, Logistics Manager; Mr. Rainier B. Torres, Safety Officer PCO. PBSP was represented by Mr. Paneilo C. Tunac, Regional Portfolio Coordinator for Education, alongside with Ms. Nicole F. Dungo, Project Officer for Education, and Ms. Ave C. Repoquit, Admin Assistant.

Megawide Adopts 5 Hectares in the Marikina Watershed

Megawide Construction Corp. recently joined the roster of supporters of PBSP's reforestation efforts in the Marikina Watershed.

Megawide adopted 2 hectares of agro-forestry sites and 3 hectares for native trees in Mt. Purro.

 

ICTSI Adopts 5 Hectares in the Marikina Watershed

ICTSI and ICTSI Foundation, Inc. adopted 3 hectares of fruit-bearing trees in Brgy. Calawis, Antipolo City and 2 hectares of native trees for Mt. Purro.

Last July 16, 70 employees planted a total of 1,875 seedlings. Partner-organization Tulungan sa Kabuhayan ng Calawis, Inc. (TSKC) will plant the additional 1,250 native trees in the upper portions of Mt. Purro.

The grant provided will ensure the maintenance of the planting sites for the next 3 years.

7-Eleven Plants 711 Trees in the Marikina Watershed

As part of the celebration of the company's 7-Eleven Day worldwide, country licensee, Philippine Seven Corporation and its corporate social responsibility arm, PhilSeven Foundation, launched the Go Green Initiative "Hike.Plant.Save"to support PBSP's efforts in the Marikina Watershed.

The volunteers planted 711 fruit-bearing trees in Brgy. Calawis, Antipolo City, benefiting farmers organization Tulungan sa Kabuhayan ng Calawis, Inc. (TSKC).

This activity also signaled the start of tree-planting activities in the PBSP-adopted sites in the Marikina Watershed.
 

Nestle and Truckers Balik Baterya Assistance for Katutubo Village ES

It has been seven years since Nestlé Philippines Inc. and its transport partner companies started participating in the Motolite-PBSP Balik Baterya Program. To date, their 10 collection events have turned over at least 46 tons of used lead-acid batteries amounting to almost one million pesos.

They also have  already implemented six (6) projects benefiting eight (8) public schools from different parts of the Philippines.

This year, Nestlé and its transport companies have decided to adopt Katutubo Village Elementary School (KVES) located in Porac, Pampanga. Katutubo Village, where the school is situated, is one of the resettlement sites that served as refuge of Aeta communities affected by the Mt. Pinatubo eruption in 1991. The school currently has 261 students and 8 teachers. About 90% of the pupils are Aetas. KVES is a PBSP-adopted school since 2011.

In preparation to the start of classes, representatives from Nestle Philippines, its 12 transport partners, Motolite and PBSP, distributed school supplies kits and snacks  in a visit last June 2, 2016. And since the month of June is also the start of the rainy season, rain protection gears were also distributed. The students also received one pair of slippers each from transport partner, WF Agro Freight.

Nestlé and the transport companies also conducted safety school sessions to the Grades 4 – 6 students to equip them with knowledge on how to avoid accidents inside the school premises. Simultaneously, an session on obedience was also conducted for the Grades 2 – 3, while PBSP and Hakbang volunteers conducted storytelling and arts sessions for Kinder – Grade 1 students. Lunch packs were also distributed to culminate the activity.

Participating transport partners include Fast Cargo Logistics Corporation, WSI, MSA Lorry and Hauling Services, Trakwell Transport Link, Inc., SSR, WF Agrofreight Services Corporation, NMC Container Lines, Inland Corporation, Milaor Trading Corporation, Sultan Kudarat Milling and Trading Inc., XVC Logistics Inc. and Tri-bar One Logistics Company.

PLDT Turns Over Classrooms in Bicol

“Hangad ko po lamang sa inyo, Maging bantayog ang gusaling puti at pulahan, Sa Mga lugar na lubos na nangangailangan… Salamat, buong puso naming sinasambit…Hinding-hindi ko malilimutan PLDT ay nariyan.”

These are some of the lines of the poem delivered beautifully by visually-impaired Grade 3 student Danica Mae Arias for the guests during the turnover of 2 classrooms for the Special Education (SPED) pupils of Banquerohan Elementary School in Legazpi City.

This is a special classrooms project for PLDT since these will be benefiting at least 70 SPED pupils and teachers who, for the past years, have been utilizing the school’s makeshift structures for their everyday classes.

The turnover was attended by PLDT’s Community Relations Head Ms Evelyn del Rosario, Legazpi City Vice Mayor Vitto Roces, Department of Education – Legazpi City Schools Division Superintendent Dr Cecille Rivera, Motolite’s CSR Officer Ms Connie Deligero and PBSP Luzon Regional Center Manager Kristine Rivadelo.

A day earlier, another classroom was turned over to Colegio de Sta Rita in Del Gallego, Camarines Sur. This is the 2^nd classroom donated by PLDT to help support the completion of its two-storey 24-classroom building.

Run by the Franciscan Apostolic Sisters led by its school directress, Sr. Irene Anapi, the school caters to students from average to poor households of the different barangays of Del Gallego. PLDT’s support to the school is its response to improve accessibility to quality education through supporting private institutions to absorb pupils and students that could have been additional children for the public school system.

As of February 2016, PLDT has turned over 23 new classrooms that were made possible by its donation to the Motolite-PBSP Balik Baterya Program. PLDT remains the biggest donor of the Program with almost 2 million tons of used lead-acid batteries amounting to PhP 45 M. PLDT’s Balik Baterya projects range from classrooms donation to reading corners and computer laboratories to urban road and drainage projects to reforestation projects in the Marikina Watershed.

Unilever Misis Walastik Launched in 6 Barangays

From December 2015-January 2016, Unilever, in partnership with PBSP, launched its solid waste recovery project in the 6 pilot barangays in Manila, Paranaque and Pasig.

 Dubbed by Unilever as “ Misis Walastik,” the project aims to collect flexible plastics and sachets from households through their selected barangay sweepers. The 6 barangays that will pilot the project are the following: Barangay 649(Baseco) in Manila, Barangays 868, 850 and 849 in Pandacan, Manila and Brgy. Pinagbuhatan in Pasig City.

Participants to the event were treated to simple and fun games wherein winners were able to receive Unilever products as prizes. Uniforms were also distributed to the barangay sweepers.

 

 

Monde Nissin MY San Adopts Exodus ES

Last January 15, Monde Nissin MY San turned over 36 reading nooks to Exodus Elementary School in Cainta, Rizal.

Exodus ES is one of the underserved schools in Cainta identified by the DepEd-Division of Rizal. The school also has a significant number of frustrated readers and the reading nooks will assist the school in its remedial reading activities.

Turning over the reading nooks to the school are the company's Pollution Control Officer Mr. Ric Cartilla and HR Coordinator Ms Sheva Batislaon.

Laur Farmers Assisted After Typhoon Lando

In response to the destruction caused by Typhoon Lando, a total of nine (9) companies donated cash assistance to the affected families in the municipality of Laur, Nueva Ecija. Laur is one of the most affected municipalities of the province.

A total of 200 families, mostly whose livelihood depend on farming, were provided with relief packs that follow the SPHERE standard and of these, 82 families were granted shelter repair assistance in the form of voucher amounting to P10,000 plus P2,000 cash assistance.

The Hershey Company, through United Way Worldwide, provided the grant for the family food packs while donations from Cats Motors Inc., Mabuhay Vinyl Corporation, Fluor Daniel Inc., Philips Electronics, The Philippine Stock Exchange, Insular Life Assurance Corp., Airlift Asia Inc., and Sta. Maria Industrial Park, Inc. were pooled to cover the shelter repair kits assistance plus P2,000 cash assistance.

A distribution event last December 21 in Brgy. San Vicente were joined in by employee volunteers from Hersheys, Insular Life and Airlift. The event was undertaken in partnership with Laur LGU and Kadre Development Cooperative, Inc (KDCI). KDCI and Laur LGU were tasked to identify the beneficiaries of this early recovery assistance.

Incidentally, the municipality of Laur is one of the Luzon Regional Center’s Collective Impact (CI) site.