President Marcos has encouraged the 2024 Metrobank Foundation outstanding Filipinos to influence their respective communities to dream bigger and take actions in various social challenges. As he led the awarding of medallion of excellence to the 10 outstanding Filipinos on Monday, Oct. 28, at the...
Television host and senatorial aspirant Willie Revillame donated P3 million to Angat Buhay Foundation chairperson and former vice president Leni Robredo to help the victims of Typhoon Kristine in the Bicol region. Former vice president and Angat Buhay Foundation chairperson Leni Robredo...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation Inc. (NWTF) is expanding to reach more women in the poorest and rural communities in the country. NWTF officials said they plan to open 50 branches in Mindanao and Northern Luzon to complement their 252 branches in the Visayas and...
Junrey Ubod's farm, resting at the foot of the hill. By DERCO ROSAL While sipping their coffee at dawn, their phones lit and vibrated simultaneously for a text blast. "Chance of rain: LOW," it read. It looks like today’s going to be clear, Cebu farmers thought as they set their...
SM Scholars turned SM employees. (L-R) Happily serving as SM Foundation employees are alumni of the college scholarship program—Cherry Antonio, Allen Bermejo, Roma Hierro, and Michael Lumahan. The picture was taken during the SM Scholars’ Alumni Homecoming 2024 Reinforcing its mission to...
In a startling report on climate adaptation, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change revealed warming-fueled disasters are already worse than scientists first predicted. Sudden shifts in weather patterns are not new, but they are happening at a rate and intensity that pose a growing risk to...
Japanese tech firm Spectee Inc.'s artificial intelligence (AI)-powered crisis management information system is expected to enhance disaster response in the Philippines, according to the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). In a statement, JICA Philippines said its senior representative...
SM Foundation and Mastercard have successfully launched Digital Learning Hubs in public schools across the Philippines, pursuing their shared mission of bridging the digital divide in education. Four public schools—Lemery Pilot Elementary School, Batangas; Tuba Central School, Benguet; Jugan...
Health advocates called on the government on Friday, Oct. 11, to implement screening mammography as a public health policy to increase breast cancer awareness. Workers install a breast cancer ribbon made of LED strips at the Philtrust Bank main branch along UN Avenue in Manila on October 11, 2024....
The Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Friday, Oct. 11, the renewal of its partnership with the Knowledge Channel Foundation, Inc. (KCFI), reinforcing its dedication to expanding video-based learning resources. (Photo from DepEd) DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara and KCFI President and...
The SM Foundation recently activated its Operation Tulong Express to provide immediate assistance to over 750 families affected by typhoon “Julian” in Ilocos Norte. AN employee-volunteer from SM City Laoag distributes Kalinga packs for victims of typhoon 'Julian' in Ilocos Norte....
DAVAO CITY – European raptor experts are now collaborating with the Philippine Eagle Foundation to boost its conservation efforts for the critically endangered national bird. Dr. Jayson Ibañez, PEF Director for Operations, said that Dr. Jan Hanel, Curator of Birds from Liberec Zoo in Czech...
