Bag of Dreams: The joy of getting brand new school supplies as a kid
Remember the excitement of getting brand new school supplies as a kid? The thrill of unwrapping fresh notebooks, sharpening new pencils, and organizing colorful crayons in your backpack? Sadly, not every child gets to experience this joy. In the quiet town of Guinayangan in Quezon Province, the start of a new school year is a bittersweet time for many chil…
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Sony Music Entertainment Philippines and Shoti spread holiday cheer with this year’s ‘Season of Giving’ campaign
The initiative is part of a campaign to engage the country in a fight to alleviate food insecurity and malnutrition Sony Music Entertainment Philippines (SMEP) continues to give back to disadvantaged communities through food aid and relief. This comes as part of Sony Music Group’s global ‘Season of Giving’ campaign, where the company and its artists are pay…
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Smile Train Launches First Cleft Leadership Center in the Philippines
Bound by a shared commitment to increasing access to cleft care, Smile Train, the world’s largest cleft-focused organization, and Noordhoff Craniofacial Foundation Philippines, Inc. (NCFPI) launches the country’s first Cleft Leadership Center (CLC). As Smile Train celebrates a milestone of supporting more than 75,000 cleft surgeries in the Philippines, the…
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Manulife moves with Pride as part of its continuing diversity, equity, and inclusion journey
Global financial services provider Manulife reaffirms its commitment to prioritizing and reinforcing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in its products, services, and employee programs to help create an inclusive work environment and safe spaces for all. Since 2020, Manulife’s global investments of over US $3.5 million promote DEI across markets where …
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SNAP-Magat supports Ligtas Buntis Congress in Ramon Isabela
As part of its commitment to extend care and support to women and children in its host communities, renewable energy solutions provider SN Aboitiz Power-Magat (SNAP-Magat) supported the Ligtas Buntis Congress Medical and Dental Mission of the Municipality of Ramon, Isabela under SNAP-Magat’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program. Participating …
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The Oola Dream Tour arrives in the Philippines with the goal of collecting one million dreams.
The Oola Dream Tour, a personal development and empowerment tour created by the Oola Guys and International best-selling authors, Dr. Dave Braun and Dr. Troy Amdahl, has arrived in the Philippines with a surfboard to collect hand-written dreams to add to their world-famous Oola Bus, which is currently covered in 31 layers of aspirations. The Oola Dream Tour…
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Grassroots esports teams play to help feed the hungry, break stigma on mental health
Who would have thought that a mobile game tournament could be an opportunity to change lives? For GameLab and Redlist, winning the recent GIGA Arena Street League, an esports tournament powered by Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) allowed them not only to showcase their skills in Mobile Legends, but also to extend help to those in need. “Even if we are…
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For equal opportunities, we built a fashion school in the Philippines
This message from Ayumi Nishigawa, President, Non-Profit Organization DEAR ME, a social contribution through fashion. On the 5th of this month, we opened the fashion school “coxco Lab”. We are so happy to have the opening day with our wonderful students, teachers, colleagues and sponsors. Thank you to everyone who came to the opening ceremony and to all…
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ASIAN CULTURAL COUNCIL AUCTION February 18, 2023
Benefiting Filipino artists increasingly through the ACC cultural exchange grants program, Chairman Ernest Escaler and President Ma. Isabel Ongpin leads ACC Philippines Foundation to a series of program fundraisers this year commencing with the Asian Cultural Council Auction. Leading up to its momentous 25th year, ACC Philippines revs up to the highly antic…
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Sinag Schools program powers up school in Batangas
SM Foundation (SMFI), the corporate social responsibility arm of the SM group, together with Maxeon Solar Technologies, recently powered up the Lemery Pilot Elementary School (LPES) in Batangas through the Sinag Schools program. This social good collaboration between SMFI and Maxeon aims to provide clean and renewable energy to schools in grassroot commun…
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SM Cares holds Emergency Preparedness Forum for senior citizens, PWDs anew
In celebration of the National Disaster Resilience Month, SM Cares held its annual Emergency Preparedness Forum for PWDs and Senior Citizens, aimed to teach these most vulnerable groups on how to become prepared and resilient in times of emergencies and disasters. This is the 6th iteration of the project. The event attended by more than 700 people was held…
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Smile Train Ambassadors and Miss Universe Queens Reunited to Continue Spreading Smiles in the Philippines
Smile Train ambassadors and Miss Universe Queens, Pia Wurtzbach (2015), Iris Mittenaere (2016) and Demi-Leigh Tebow (2017) pose with Smile Train beneficiaries during their special meet and greet event before hosting the Miss Universe Philippines 2022 coronation night. Before hosting the grand coronation night of the Miss Universe Philippines 2022 pageant, …
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Plastic waste collection drive now in SM Telabastagan and SM Pampanga
SM Cares, the corporate social responsibility arm of SM Supermalls, recently added SM Telabastagan and SM Pampanga to the growing list of SM malls that are part of its Plastic Waste Collection Program. Customers from nearby communities may now drop off their clean and dry plastic waste at Parking D, near the SM Store Entrance in SM Telabastagan, or near the…
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Putting smiles on faces when we all need it most
The global pandemic has created a lot of disruptions, but the one thing it could not shut down is the power of volunteerism – people overcoming challenges to give their time and services to aid those impacted the most. For Operation Smile Philippines (OSP), this means continuing to provide free reconstructive surgery, post-surgery speech therapy and relat…
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More companies join Mastercard's Priceless Planet Coalition sustainability efforts
Mastercard puts its global network to work by managing a rapidly growing Coalition of 100+ partners to tackle forest restoration, while its Carbon Calculator helps consumers to reduce their carbon footprint Ahead of Earth Day on April 22, Mastercard’s Priceless Planet Coalition, which now includes more than 100 global banks, fintechs and merchants, is annou…
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