MANILA, Philippines, 08 March 2024 — Coca-Cola Philippines, in partnership with Basic Environmental Systems and Technologies, Inc. (BEST) and the Philippine Association of Stores and Carinderia Owners (PASCO), has launched the Tindahan Extra Mile (TEM): Balik PET Bottle Program in Bacolod City. By engaging 500 sari-sari stores and carinderias as new collection partners, consumers in…
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Sharing gifts and giving hope through My Dream in A Shoebox
Education campaign My Dream In a Shoebox has once again brought cheers and smiles to communities during its recent gift-giving activities. In the last quarter of 2023, volunteers converged at the Ascension of our Lord Parish in Parañaque, joined by partner organizations Genpact and Indian Women in Enterprise Philippines (IWE Philippines). The most recent gift-giving…
UST tops off Henry Sy, Sr. Hall at Manila campus
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) held the topping off ceremony of the Henry Sy, Sr. Hall last October 7, 2023. The ceremony is a builder’s tradition that highlights the placement of the final beam on top of the structure. The seven-storey building is a tribute of the Sy family, the SM Group, and UST…
New SM scholars recently joined the contract signing event in Pasay.
“I desire to become an educator not just to fulfill a dream but also to be a blessing to the next generation.” These inspiring words come from 18-year-old Princess Eunice Motel, an SM scholar currently pursuing her education at the Philippine Normal University. She is one of two children of Hildajane, an on-call factory re-packer,…
SM scholars from Roxas City volunteer to clean the new school building ahead of its turnover.
In time for the school year opening, SM Prime through SM Foundation turned over a fully furnished two-storey building to the President Manuel Roxas Memorial Integrated School-South in Roxas City, Western Visayas. The 104th school building made through the collaboration is built in accordance with specifications set by the Department of Education (DepEd). It holds…
Education campaign My Dream in a Shoebox answers call for future-ready classrooms
In the Basic Education Report (BER), the Department of Education (DepEd) pointed out the difficulties it faces in providing basic education to Filipino students, which includes school facilities and learning resources. These issues were also echoed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in his recent State of the Nation Address where his solution to the age-old…
Ronald McDonald House Charities Builds Small Houses for Big Dreams
MANILA, Philippines – Early childhood development is an essential part of a child’s growth that starts at home and is further strengthened in schools and community centers. Since 2002, Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Philippines, Inc. (RMHC) has recognized that not all Filipino children have equal access to opportunities that support their development and…
Art Impact for Health: Celebrating 75,000 cleft surgeries in the Philippines
31 JULY 2023, QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES — Art has the power to heal and uplift the spirit. As it celebrates supporting more than 75,000 cleft surgeries in the Philippines, Smile Train – the world’s largest cleft-focused organization – is bringing the transformative power of art to the Philippine cleft community through Art Impact for Health…
PMCC (4th Watch) launches nationwide bloodletting activity supported by Philippine Red Cross
Mandaluyong City, Philippines—With the beginning of the month-long observance of the National Blood Donors’ Month, the Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ (4th Watch) or PMCC (4th Watch) reiterated the life-saving importance of blood donations during its National Bloodletting Activity last July 8. The blood drive was launched at the Philippine Red Cross main office in…
PMCC (4th Watch) invites Filipinos to participate in its nationwide bloodletting activity
The Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ (4th Watch) or PMCC (4th Watch) is calling on Filipinos to give the gift of blood through its nationwide bloodletting activity on Saturday, July 8. The bloodletting activity will be conducted in partnership with the Philippine Red Cross and will happen simultaneously across 30 locations across Luzon, Visayas, and…