PBSP and HERSHEY'S launch Year 4 of Nourishing Minds

BRIGHT FUTURES START WITH BASIC NEEDS
PBSP and HERSHEY'S launch Year 4 of Nourishing Minds, a supplemental feeding project, in Manila Daycare Center V & VI, Brgy. 649, Baseco Compound. Around 180 daycare students will benefit from the supplemental feeding project.
Employee-volunteers from Hershey's also assisted the children in their seatworks and distributed hygiene kits.

"Most of our students come from impoverished families and lack nutritious food. The supplemental feeding project of PBSP and Hershey's really improved the health of the children. Since the project started in 2015, the children became more active and motivated to learn. Our Daycare students even participated and won in contests," said Geraldine Capones, Daycare Center worker.
#PBSPinHealth

WORLD TEACHERS' DAY

"Before Telstra Foundation and PBSP came to Pasay City North High School Main, about 30 percent of our students in all levels were not coming to class. Most of them came from poor families so they did not have money to buy school supplies and other requirements. The school also lacked facilities and materials for teaching and we were not ready when the K to 12 Basic Education Program was implemented. To make matters worse, many students were involved in drugs and gang wars.

Thanks to Telstra Foundation Philippines and PBSP, we received many interventions that improved our school and entire school community. My fellow teachers and I were able to receive Training Methodology Certification which enabled us to conduct institutional assessments of our students and of other schools before they take their National Certification at the Technical Educational Skills Development Authority. Our students also received remedial lessons and were able to harness their academic and extra-curricular skills through Interest Clubs established by Telstra. We were also able to receive equipment to improve our TechVoc livelihood tracks on Bread and Pastry Production, Food and Beverage Services, Accounting Business and Management (ABM), Bartending, Shielded Metal Arc Welding, Dressmaking and Information and Communications Technology (ICT). Our students are now eager to go to school to study and there are no more drugs and rumbles. We also became the first in Pasay City to have all its Grade 11 students NC-certified. Pasay North is now a model school for Senior High in Pasay.

I feel so fulfilled as a teacher especially when I am able to give my students the skills they need when they graduate, and seeing them come back to the school and telling me that they were able to use it to achieve their dreams." --BARBARA FELICIANO, Academic Group Head and Technology and Livelihood Education (TLE) Teacher of Pasay City North High School Main

#WorldTeachersDay2018
#ThankYouTeacher
#NationalTeachersDay
#PBSPinEducation

CDO AND ODYSSEY FOUNDATION SUPPORT PBSP'S UNITED FOR OMPONG SURVIVORS CAMPAIGN

CDO Foodsphere Inc. and Odyssey Foundation, Inc. donate 22 boxes of CDO corned beef for the affected families of Typhoon Ompong in Baggao, Cagayan. The donation was led by Ella Vergara, Foundation Officer of Odyssey Foundation Inc. and Allan Ladlip, Warehouse Senior Supervisor, and received by Lea Loreen Sacay, Relationship Management Officer.

The corned beef will be included in the "buckets of love" donation to 1,000 families affected by Typhoon Ompong. 

#UnitedforOmpongSurvivors

FELTA CONDUCTS LEGO WORKSHOP FOR NURSERY TEACHERS

Nursery teachers from Baseco, Manila attended FELTA Multimedia Inc.’s workshop in partnership with PBSP titled ‘Back to Basics with Bricks’. The workshop trained the teachers how to use the LEGO bricks in teaching nursery pupils to improve their analytical and spatial skills. These toys also enhance group activities and promote emotional intelligence. FELTA also donated boxes of LEGO bricks to eight nursery schools in Baseco to make learning more enjoyable for the students. This activity which is being conducted by FELTA since 2013, supports PBSP’s education program which aims to keep children in school.

Aetas and other students receive potable water from Coca-Cola Foundation and PBSP

Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines in partnership with PBSP, recently turned over two potable water systems to their Coca-Cola Little Red Schoolhouses in Malasa Elementary School in Sitio Malasa, Brgy. Anupul, Bamban, Tarlac and Diket Elementary School in Brgy. Diket, Umingan, Pangasinan. With the project, the school communities now have access to safe drinking water. The turnover was led by Ting Cabalza, Program Manager of Coca-Cola Foundation.

Before, the students in Malasa Elementary School and Diket Elementary School suffered from water-borne diseases due to lack of clean, drinking water. Barangay Councilor Noel Manabat from Sitio Malasa who helped formalized the partnership for the potable water system, is very thankful to the donors.

"Noong wala pa yung potable water system, nahihirapan yung mga estudyante kasi yung tubig na sinasalok nila galing sa sapa at ulan ay hindi naman malinis, kaya kadalasan nagkakaroon ng sakit. Lubos kaming nagpapasalamat sa tulong na binigay ng Coca-Cola Foundation at PBSP dahil meron na ngayong malinis na tubig na maiinom ang mga bata sa eskwela," Councilor Manabat said.

(Before we received the potable water system, the students had to fetch water from a nearby creek or collect rainwater but the water was not safe for drinking. We are very thankful for the help that Coca-Cola and PBSP gave our community. Now, our kids will have safe, drinking water in the school.)

#PBSPintheEnvironment

PARTNERS FOR SAFE MOTHERHOOD

PARTNERS FOR SAFE MOTHERHOOD

 

 Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) from Norzagaray, Bulacan attended the RCSI-PBSP USAPAN ‘Serye Training of Trainers for Safe Motherhood Caravan’ last September 6 and 7, 2018. The training, organized by Philippine Business for Social Progress in partnership with Republic Cement Services Inc., inculcated among the BHWs the importance of Safe Motherhood and equipped them with the skills and knowledge to ensure the safety of mothers in their communities.

The Safe Motherhood Caravan is one of PBSP’s flagship programs on health, which aims to contribute to the reduction of maternal mortality in the country. Through the conduct of caravan in various communities across the country, PBSP educates women of reproductive age on life-saving maternal and child health services such as pre and post-natal consultations, facility-based delivery, exclusive breastfeeding, responsible parenthood, and saving for health. The caravans also facilitate the access of women to quality health care services to help them be prepared before, during, and after pregnancy, in partnership with local government units.

SOLB: Forum on Sustainable Solutions for Water Security

Dr. Michael Angelo Promentilla discusses to the participants of SOLB: Forum on Sustainable Solutions for Water Security the importance of water sanitation in maintaining a healthy and clean community.

 

Mr. Paco Caparas shares how Bainbridge Management Partners provides safe drinking water to communities in coastal areas with water security problems

Tech pitch presenters discuss their innovations in solving problems on water quality and waste water treatment.

Ms. Sophia Angeli Dayrit from the Department of Environmental Science, Ateneo de Manila University discusses the significance of research methods and tools in developing sustanable solutions to water security

Mr. Carlos Ani, Country Director of Water.org, talks about financing to achieve water sanitation, especially among poor Filipinos across the country. It partners with microfinance institutions to provide easy-to-pay loans for Filipinos to put up their own water and toilet facility in their homes. By doing this, his organization tries to contribute to decrease the number of Filipinos with no access to water because of expensive processing of getting connected to water utility companies.

 

Mr. Auke Idzenga, of Alternative Indigenous Development Foundation, Inc. (AIDFI), discusses the importance of involving the community in having access to water. His organization, in partnership with Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines, provides poor communities with ram pump technology that filters water from a natural water source. They involve the members of the community to install their own water filters so that they will have a sense of ownership to the technology that gives them easy access to clean water.

 

 

 

 

 

Ms. Jenica Dizon, Director of Operations of Waves for Water, introduces the initiatives of her organization in solving water problems. Waves for Water helps communities, especially those with poor access to potable water, by providing low-cost water filter technology. They do it by partnering with private companies that have the same vision to help Filipinos to have access to clean and potable water.

 

 

 

Mr. Kevin Lee, Executive Director of A Single-Drop for Safe Water, Inc., highlights the importance of tapping and partnering with the local government units, especially as they provide safe and affordable water in waterless communities in Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
 

#UnitedForWaterSecurity #SOLB #WaterAlliance

Deloitte Philippines supported PBSP's Marikina Watershed Program

KEEPING IT GREEN
Around 100 employee-volunteers from Deloitte Philippines supported PBSP's Marikina Watershed Program by planting 1,875 seedlings in Brgy. Calawis, Antipolo City. This tree planting activity is part of the company's activities in celebration of its "Impact Day" today. The initiative aims to inculcate among its employees the importance of taking care of the environment.
"The Impact Day is a year-round celebration of Deloitte's commitment to local communities. This tree planting activity is already our fourth year with PBSP and we are thankful that we have been given this platform to make an impact in our environment. This will help in the reforestation of the Marikina Watershed and raise environment awareness," said Atty. Fredieric Landicho, Managing Partner & CEO of Deloitte Philippines.

#PBSPintheEnvironment

PBSP Holds Symposium at the 25th PHILCAT Convention

PBSP HOLDS SYMPOSIUM AT THE 25TH PHILCAT CONVENTION

The symposium titled "It's not about you, It's about them: The How's and Why's of Client-Centered Care" attended by mostly health care workers, encouraged the adoption of a client-centered care approach in their facilities to enhance the delivery of TB care services. 

PBSP Director for Operations Elvin Uy formally launched the ACCESS TB Project. ACCESS TB or the Advancing Client-Centered Care and Expanding Sustainable Services for TB is a three-year project by PBSP that aims to reduce mortality and incidence of TB, and achieve zero catastrophic costs among families with TB patients. It strives to help the DOH-NTP in finding the missing TB cases.  

DR. JOSEFINA ISIDRO-LAPENA of the UP College of Medicine discussed the methods of client-centered approach, developed by the Canadian College of Family Physicians. She pointed out that patient or client-centered care must be done in partnership with doctors and the patients to ensure that diagnosis and treatment will be delivered.

#ACCESSTB
#EndTB #TBayTuldukan
#PBSP
#UnitedToEndTB

PBSP joins the 25th PhilCAT Convention

PBSP joins the 25th PhilCAT Convention. Visit our booth to get some freebies from us. Private doctors from NCR, Region 3 and Region 4A can also register and become part of our efforts to find missing TB cases.
#ACCESSTB #EndTB #TBayTukdukan #PBSP #UnitedToEndTB

National Lung Month

PBSP supports the National TB Control Program and other stakeholders in helping the country achieve its goal to end TB!

In the coming days, you will learn important facts about TB, what we do and how we engage people through the
Advancing Client-centered Care and Expanding Sustainable Services for TB (ACCESS TB) project.

#PBSPinHEALTH
#EndTB
#SolvingProblemsTogether

"Getting to Scale: Creating Enabling Environments for Smallholder Farmers and Businesses to Grow"

ATM: Over 100 representatives from government, private sector, academe, and civil society gather today in Makati City for a learning event that aims to help 10 million smallholder farmers increase yields and net income by 2020.

The event dubbed, "Getting to Scale: Creating Enabling Environments for Smallholder Farmers and Businesses to Grow" is organized by Grow Asia and PBSP, secretariat of the Philippines Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture (PPSA).

Former Ambassador Howard Dee

Congratulations to our founder, former Philippine Ambassador to the Holy See and Malta, and government peace negotiator Mr. Howard Dee!
He was recognized as one of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Awardees "for his quietly heroic acts of services to the Filipino people, his abiding dedication in pursuit of social justice and peace in achieving dignity and progress for the poor and his being by his deeds, a true servant of his faith and exemplary
citizen of this nation."

Philippine Star Features CITI's Global Community Day

In just five days, Citi volunteers painted desks and chairs, cleaned schools, and refurbished textbooks. They also helped build and paint 10 homes and prepare for planting lots in Cavite; conducted workshops on career readiness, finance and legal matters; donated clothes and toys; showed a movie to street children; and took part in the Freedom Walk to raise awareness of and respect for persons with disabilities.

CITI Philippines is a PBSP member-company and an active partner of its "Ready for School" program in support
to Department of Education's Brigada Eskwela.

#PBSPinEducation

PBSP Tree Planting with 7-Eleven Philippines and PhilSeven Foundation

PBSP kicks off the tree planting season at the Upper Marikina River Basin Protected Landscape (Marikina Watershed) with 7-Eleven Philippines and PhilSeven Foundation! #CertifiedTreeHugger #PBSPintheEnvironment

International Day of Cooperatives

 

 

Since PBSP began in 1970, we've been partnering with cooperatives all around the country. We recognize their significance in uplifting lives. This photo from 1973 shows PBSP member-companies visiting the Kaunlaran Multi-Purpose Cooperative in Sta. Ana, Manila where PBSP helped develop a training center. #CoopsDay #UpliftingLives

ACCENTURE RESOURCES IG AND GAMES CLUB TURN OVER 30 STORYBOOKS FOR THE CHILDREN OF MARAWI

ACCENTURE RESOURCES IG AND GAMES CLUB TURN OVER 30 STORYBOOKS FOR THE CHILDREN OF MARAWI - This is in support to the "Sa Pagbasa, May Pag-asa Campaign" of a consortium composed of various organizations including Philippine Business for Social Progress. SPMP is a nationwide storybook donation drive for public school students. Through this campaign, we hope to help foster a culture of reading and a love for learning, and in so doing, help a generation of young Filipinos achieve their hopes and dreams. In photo, Accenture Games Club Lead Ricky Basallo III turns over the books to PBSP Relationship Management Officer Susan Francisco. With them are Accenture employees Kenz Villena and Charlaine Tiongco.
#PBSPinEducation Accenture in the Philippines

Sun Star Pampanga Features PLDT's support to PBSP

July 2, 2018

Thank you Sun Star Pampanga for featuring PLDT's support to PBSP's "Ready for School 2018" activities in Navotas National High School.
#PBSPinEducation

Fluor Daniel Philippines

June 22 , 2018

We would like to thank our member-company, Fluor Daniel Philippines, for providing 600 sets of school supplies to pupils and conducting fun activities at Bayanan Elementary School in Muntinlupa City. #PBSPinEducation

Water Alliance Secretariat

June 7, 2018

     PBSP is currently looking for a COORDINATOR for the Water Alliance Secretariat. This is our multisectoral platform for collaboration to help address issues relating to water security.

     There are four clusters as part of this alliance focusing on the ff areas: 1) Water for waterless municipalities; 2) water demand management advocacy and training for companies and industries; 3) policy and governance reforms; and 4) action research and data analytics for decision making.

Each cluster has members and partners working on various projects.

     The role of the secretariat is to support each of these clusters and to convene joint meetings and conferences throughout the year.

     The Coordinator will have a one-year contract, with the option to renew. He/she will have two staff reporting to him/her.

Qualifications needed are as follows:
- substantial project management experience in water and/or environment-related work
- demonstrated capacity in dealing with government and private sector at various levels
- excellent communicator, with analytical and facilitation skills
- can lead a team and deliver results

     PBSP is the largest business-led NGO committed to poverty reduction and sustainable development through relevant and responsive programs on health, education, environment and livelihood.

For inquiries, email hrrecruitment@pbsp.org.ph

Ready for School 2018

May 29 2018

The school year is starting soon! Invite your friends and co-workers and avail of our volunteer packages. Help us make public schools ready for another year of learning! #RFS2018 #PBSPinEducation #VolunteerForSocialProgress

PBSP's Ready for School 2018 goes to Navotas National High School! Join us online for updates. Use the official hashtag #RFS2018 when you post your group shots and selfies at the activity!

Joining the #RFS2018 today are PLDT, TSM Group, and Medicard Found. This event is also supported by the Philippine Stock Exchange Foundation and Unilever Philippines.

Thank you, PLDT, TSM Group, Medicard Found, The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc., and Unilever Philippines for supporting today's #RFS2018 at Navotas National High School. #PBSPinEducation

250 #CitiVolunteers celebrate their Global Community Day by supporting PBSP's Ready for School 2018. Leading the activity is Citi Philippines CEO and PBSP Trustee, Mr. Aftab Ahmed. #RFS2018 #PBSPinEducation

#CitiVolunteers paint desks at Upper Bicutan Elementary School in support to PBSP's #RFS2018. Thank you, Citi Philippines!

Marikina Family Fun Run Event

May 20 , 2018

THE MARIKINA WATERSHED FAMILY FUN RUN (MWFFR) 2018
 May 20, 2018, Sunday at 5:30 AM
Marikina Sports Center, Marikina City

In partnership with Marikina City, this will be the first year of the MWFFR. The MWFFR is an effort to raise funds for the benefit of improving the Marikina Watershed and the families residing in its communities.

PBSP has been working in and with the Marikina Watershed communities as a response to Typhoon Ondoy in 2009. To date, PBSP, with its members, friends and partner farming groups, has reforested almost 300 hectares in the Boso-Boso and Montalban-Wawa Subwatersheds.

By joining this event, you help plant trees by running!



Actual photos from the event:

Runners are warming up for the Marikina Watershed Family Fun Run #MWFFR2018. This event is organized by PBSP in partnership wih the City Government of Marikina.

Runners of all ages join the Marikina Watershed Family Fun Run 2018 to support PBSP's initiatives to rehabilitate the Marikina Watershed. #MWFFR2018 #NeverForgetOndoy — with Emmanuel Soriano, John Michael Beriña, Jeffrey Saises and Dred Caspillo Java

 

Our runners receive pre-run instructions and reminders from Engr. Gil Munar, OIC-PESO of Marikina City and Race Director. The Marikina Watershed Family Fun Run 2018 is organized by PBSP in partnership with the Marikina City LGU. It aims to support PBSP's initiatives for the rehabilitation of Marikina Watershed.

#MWFFR2018 #NeverForgetOndoy

PBSP Executive Director, Reynaldo Antonio Laguda, thanks our corporate sponsors, Marikina City and over 700 runners who participated in the first ever Marikina Watershed Family Fun Run - employees, relatives, friends, walk-in participants, health and environment advocates.

This event aims to support PBSP's initiatives to rehabilitate the Marikina Watershed.

#MWFFR2018 #NeverForgetOndoy

Marikina PIO

10K Run winners

10k Run Winners with the Organizers 

Men's Category:                                                                Women's Category:

1st Jackson Chirchir (Middle)                                           1st April Rose Diaz (5th from the left) 
2nd Zamy de Tomas (5th from the right)                          2nd Vanessa Almarvez (4th from the left) 
3rd Carlo Castrillo (4th from the right)                             3rd Dea Mechelle Cuenco (3rd from the left)

 5k Run Winners

 

5k Run Winners

 

Men's Category:                                                              Women's Category:

1st Joseph Mumuri (3rd from the right)                          1st JRachel Samarro (5th from the right) 
2nd Jojit de Asis (2nd from the right)                             2nd Vanessa Almarvez (4th from the right) 
3rd Oliver Correx  (5th from the left)                             3rd Dea Mechelle Cuenco (4th from the left)

 3K Run Winners

 3K winners

 3K Men's category:                                                        3K Women's category:

  1st Rey Zonio                                                                  1st Jeanine Barbara

  2nd John Zonio                                                                2nd Marissa Munda

  3rd Aduwoli Liongson                                                     3rd Shiela Mae Bernardino