The Aboitiz Group mobilized its Manila and Mindanao – based business units to provide assistance to over 35,000 individuals affected by the 6.5 magnitude earthquake that hit Mindanao last October 31.
The Aboitiz Group mobilized its Manila and Mindanao – based business units to provide assistance to over 35,000 individuals affected by the 6.5 magnitude earthquake that hit Mindanao last October 31.
“Ang Diyos, hindi kaming ginawang pangit. (God made us all beautiful, in his image)” With those six simple words, Cheska, who was born with a cleft lip and palate, managed to powerfully speak her truth and shatter the ignorance of a bully’s cruel taunts.
Senior high school (SHS) students, specifically Grades 11 and 12, will now have an opportunity to have a glimpse of the workforce life through a work immersion program by the Aboitiz Foundation in collaboration with the Department of Education (DepEd) and Philippine Business for Education (PBEd).
The Aboitiz Group reinforced its long-standing support for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in the country as it launched the ‘Kabataan Inyovator: An Aboitiz Robotics Competition’ — an initiative that aims to support the country’s young scientists, starting with the Davao leg.
Aboitiz Foundation and WeatherPhilippines Foundation concluded National Disaster Resilience Month (July) with collaborative efforts to empower schools and communities on disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM).
About 400 Grades 11 and 12 Aboitiz scholars converged in Cebu City last June 25 during the Aboitiz High School Scholars General Assembly and Career Clinic, where they gained valuable educational lessons applicable during and after college.
The Aboitiz Group brought honor to the country as the company was recognized as among the world’s most outstanding organizations for its livelihood program empowering the country’s soldiers during the recently held 2019 IABC Gold Quill Awards held in Vancouver, Canada.
The device, which is about the size of a finger, is wireless, lightweight, and has intuitive features that allow it to read printed and digital text aloud and recognize faces, products, and other things in real time.
A total of 20 technical-vocational (tech-voc) scholars are guaranteed full support for their education through a partnership between the Aboitiz Foundation and Dualtech Training Center in Calamba City in Laguna.
KINDer, Aboitiz Foundation’s crowdfunding website, gathered almost half a million pesos or Php466,599 during its “12.12 Double Your Kindness Day” fundraiser. This amount was matched by the Foundation, bringing the total amount raised to nearly one million pesos to fund various development projects.
Aboitiz team member volunteers trooped to Cayetano Sports Complex in Taguig City a few days before Christmas to bring cheer to nearly 300 kids in the area.
The Aboitiz Foundation, together with the Philippine Red Cross and Taguig City local government provided assistance to 130 families displaced by a fire in Barangay Bagumbayan, Taguig City last Nov. 23, 2018
More than 3,000 entrepreneurs from Benguet, Davao City, and Albay have received microfinance assistance from the Adopt-a-Branch program of CARD, Inc. and Aboitiz Foundation. The Adopt-a-Branch program aims to provide easy, affordable access, and friendly experience to microfinance clients who come from rural and unbanked areas.
The Aboitiz Group launched a number of sustainable livelihood programs to help Maranaos start anew, one year after Marawi City’s liberation from the armed siege. Dubbed “Kawiyagan: Biyaya ng Pagbabago”, the program is a series of sustainable livelihood initiatives for the residents of Sagonsongan Resettlement Site, which temporarily houses thousands of displaced families. It complements the government’s efforts to help the once bustling capital of Lanao Del Sur get back on its feet.
“The planned tour around the farm was a memorable one. Every step taken was a step towards understanding human compassion — of how the vision and action of the farm’s founders led to a community of equally compassionate individuals, whose social enterprises not only benefit their own families and the program itself but as well as that of the communities where they operate.”
Aboitiz Foundation believes that when hearts and minds are aligned toward advancing business and communities, the possibilities for growth are boundless. It is committed to creating boundless opportunities and partnerships through initiatives in the areas of education, enterprise development, and the environment.
The Aboitiz ABC Summit served as a venue to introduce the new Weather Solutions mobile application and KINDer, Aboitiz Foundation’s crowdfunding platform. Both projects demonstrate how the connection between people and technology is advancing business and communities in the digital space.
Applying for a job often makes graduates feel like an adult as it marks the initial step toward their goal of joining the workforce.
Basak Elementary School in Magpet, Kalaisan Elementary School in Kidapawan City, and Pigcawayan Central Elementary School in Pigcawayan, were beneficiaries of the classroom rewiring project.
Davao Light proves that ingenuity and commitment to sustainability can turn even the most mundane objects into something that brings added vibrance to the community.
Aboitiz Foundation, through Pilmico, has partnered with the TESDA Women’s Center to put up a business innovation center at the government agency’s compound in Taguig City.
The lack of equipment for technical-vocational classes is one of the challenges faced by the education department in the implementation of the K to 12 program.
Close to 500 teachers and school heads from all over the country participated in a series of disaster preparedness trainings earlier this year.
For a disaster-stricken community still reeling from the aftermath of an earthquake, a disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) training is more than just a learning session — it means the key to survival.
Among hundreds of graduates, Hedcor scholar Patrick Anoba was the only one who marched as cum laude under the BS Agribusiness program in their batch.
In the next four months, AboitizPower subsidiary Therma Visayas Inc. (TVI) will work hand in hand with the Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (AFI) and Pilmico to provide high energy biscuits to these schoolchildren, with the main objective of being able to give nourishment not only to the body, but also to the mind.
Following the 1990 Luzon earthquake, members of Thanksgiving coop had to look for their main source of livelihood to meet daily needs. With willpower to overcome this challenge, 16 women came together to form a livelihood association and continue to rise above the circumstances.
The Aboitiz Foundation partnered with the Presidential Security Group to help provide sustainable livelihood and income opportunities to members of the PSG Enlisted Personnel Ladies Club.
On its 11th year as a partner in DepEd’s Brigada Eskwela, the Aboitiz Group introduced new activities for A-People who gathered in Manila, Cebu, and Davao to help our public schools prepare to open a new school year.
In its bid to advance business and communities, AboitizPower subsidiary Therma South, Inc. (TSI) amped up its annual Brigada Eskwela with First Aid and Fire Safety awareness trainings for teachers, parents, and students of Inawayan Elementary School (IES) last May 28, 2018.
Wilburt Wong, Bakery Technician at the Pilmico Research and Training Bakery, shared his one of a kind experience with the ‘noble bakers’, many of whom fought and were injured in the line of duty in Marawi.
Gero Torres has always considered family a treasure. Living the values espoused in his own family as guide, he ensures that his life and work philosophy reflects the Aboitiz Foundation’s goals of building inclusive and peaceful societies.
Four years ago, Amy Chua faced challenges that would seem insurmountable, yet she overcame and triumphed. Armed with unwavering faith in God, love for her son, and an indomitable spirit, Amy thrived amid the challenges life threw at her.
Science whiz kids from Taguig Integrated School have once again brought honor and pride to the Philippines by taking home major awards at an international exposition in Malaysia for their innovative yet practical household products.
Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine students of Central Mindanao University (CMU) will soon have a modern research and training facility in their campus thanks to a donation by the Aboitiz Group.
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The pawikan, since named Agdao, underwent a simple procedure to remove an 8-inch arrow that had been lodged in its neck, which caused a large lump to grow and leaving its head angled several degrees to the left.
The warm welcome of the first quarter of 2018 proves that we are on the right track. We expect that throughout the year, we will continue to focus on issues and initiatives that matter to our stakeholders, most especially to our communities.
On March 28, 2018, just before the Holy Week break, 76 pawikan hatchlings were released back to the sea by Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC).
The Aboitiz Group’s digital transformation takes another major leap forward with the launch of a.lab (Aboitiz Lab) last April 6 at the Taguig Corporate Center. The new facility is designed to be a center for innovation and to help promote collaboration and interaction in an agile work environment.
Key executives of the Aboitiz Group and TESDA-RTC recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement to implement the Masonry Skills Training project for the San Pedro Multipurpose Cooperative.
PAGKAIN Para Sa Bayani, a livelihood program by the Aboitiz Group, distributed egg-laying machines to various military camps to provide entrepreneurial opportunities for soldiers wounded in action.
The debut of Project Let Environment Generate Opportunities (LEGO), coneceptualized by a group of Aboitiz FOundation scholars, highlights how sustainability is embedded in our students’ mindset.
Junie Valendez was also among the ten engineering students from CTU chosen by AboitizPower subsidiary Therma Visayas, Inc. to be part of its college scholarship program, which began in 2016 and will run until 2019. Read Junie’s story of triumph and opportunity.
Under KISS ME is the Aboitiz-led livelihood project dubbed P.A.G.K.A.I.N. Para Sa Mga Bayani livelihood program, featured at the launch of the TIENDA project at Camp General Manuel T. Yan in Mawab, Compostela Valley Province with President Duterte and Agriculture Sec. Manny Piñol as guests of honor.
The Aboitiz Group’s thrust to provide quality and accessible public education for the Filipino youth was manifested in the 441,840 students it assisted from all over the Philippines in 2017.
AP Renewables, in partnership with the Aboitiz Foundation, held the Youth Leaders Summit in Batangas and Albay, where 122 youth participants from host communities of APRI MakBan and Tiwi showcased their skills and presented their ideas on how they can innovatively solve pressing problems of their communities.
A child living in poverty can only dream so much — such as going to college, landing a good job, and eventually helping the family find its way out to a more comfortable life. But for Jeselle Benabaye, nothing is impossible with hard work and determination.
On Jan. 15, 2018, Aboitiz turned over 2,300 protective eyewear to Sec. Lorenzana at the Department of National Defense Main Building in Camp Aguinaldo.
As part of its support to the Department of Education’s (DepEd) K-12 program, Davao Light and Power Co., Inc. in partnership with the Aboitiz Foundation, formally turned over electrical laboratory tools to Sto. Tomas National High School (STNHS) on Jan. 10, 2018.
Three cooperatives from the humble community of La Trinidad, Benguet will soon start selling sumptuous breads and pastries after receiving a boost from the Aboitiz Group through starter kits and skills trainings necessary to start up small businesses.
The year 2017 marked several turning points for the Aboitiz Foundation. From the change in leadership to the innovations in our CSR strategies, we took a more challenging course to translate the Aboitiz Group’s brand promise of advancing business and communities into co-creating safe, empowered, and sustainable communities nationwide.
Sgt. Eric Ubalde was chosen as one of the beneficiaries of the Noble Bakers Project of the Aboitiz Foundation in partnership with the SOCOM Foundation, under which he, along with 59 other wounded soldiers, underwent a comprehensive bakery management training program provided by Pilmico Foods Corporation.
Under CARD’s Adopt-a-Branch Program, the Aboitiz Foundation has been helping microfinance units in Tiwi, Calinan, and La Trinidad, benefitting the branches’ 2,846 members. The story of Elizabeth Cuya and how she succeeded in providing for her family’s needs is a shining example of the fruits of the Foundation and CARD’s partnership.
The year 2017 saw 1,450 pawikan hatchlings released from the Aboitiz Cleanergy Park, beating 2014’s record of 1,301 hatchlings.
Over a hundred Aboitiz Group team members spent their holiday break volunteering for the relief operations to assist 6,000 families affected by flash floods brought by TS Urduja and Vinta in Visayas and Mindanao.
AboitizPower, in partnership with the Aboitiz Foundation, turned over computers for the benefit of the 760 students of Lakewood Central Elementary School, many of whom are members of families of the Subanon tribe in Zamboanga del Sur.
Aboitiz Foundation and Aboitiz Group business units responded to families severely affected by Typhoon ‘Urduja’ and delivered emergency relief to ‘Vinta’ in Leyte, Cagayan de Oro, and Davao City.
Embracing the brand promise of advancing business and communities by co-creating safe, empowered, and sustainable communities, CSR representatives of various Aboitiz Business Units are determined to develop and implement development projects that are integrated, inclusive, and solution-focused.
Over 550 kids from Barangay Bagumbayan and the Children of Cebu Foundation, Inc. joined the outreach activities at the Cayetano Sports Complex, Barangay Bagumbayan in Taguig City, and at the Aboitiz Corporate Center in Cebu City.
The Aboitiz Group, through Aboitiz Foundation, has granted 12 bakery livelihood packages to the Office of Participatory Governance in support of the government’s Biyaya ng Pagbabago Program, a poverty alleviation program spearheaded by the Office of Cabinet Secretary.
On Dec. 6, 2017, in partnership with Agusan de Sur Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ASELCO), the Energy Trading and Sales team turned-over 10 rewired classrooms to the Loreto Central Elementary School.
More than two thousand senior high school students participated in the recently conducted Career Clinic at the SMX, Mall of Asia in Pasay, and the Taguig Education Fair at the Lakeshore Hall, Taguig City.
Bonifacio Day marked the release of 98 pawikan hatchlings from 2017’s nest number 9 at the Aboitiz Cleanergy Park.
The only bakery in the sitio, the Sunshine Bakery caters the sitio and its neighboring communities. But Sunshine’s breads are more than how they look. Behind the making of these breads is a story of hope and new beginnings.
In 2017 alone, 11 nests have been discovered and 1,121 pawikan hatchlings have so far been released back into the sea, with more expected to emerge from their incubation in December 2017 and January 2018.
On Nov. 10, 70 pawikan hatchlings emerged from the seventh Aboitiz Cleanergy Park nest for the year 2017, bringing the total number of released hatchlings from to 1,023 year to date.
More than 900 students are using refurbished classrooms at the San Rafael Technological and Vocational High School, made possible with the help of the Aboitiz Foundation and the Aboitiz Power Corp.’s business unit Therma Mobile, Inc.
The Aboitiz Foundation and Pilmico Foods Corporation, The food business unit of the Aboitiz Group, partnered with the Department of Agrarian Reform to provide sustainable livelihood opportunities for more farmers in the country, as well as help improve the country’s agricultural sector.
The Aboitiz Foundation has joined forces with the Department of Education and the Cebu Private Power Corporation to give opportunities to public school students to pursue their secondary education.
Through the Aboitiz Foundation’s enterprise development program, PAMULCO was granted its first loan of PHP150,000 in 2010. They used this to improve the cooperative’s profitability and gain financial stability.
Following 56 days in incubation, the first batch of pawikan hatchlings for the BER months have been released back to the sea at the Aboitiz Cleanergy Park. This batch of baby pawikan emerged from nest number 5 for 2017, which was found on July 29.
As the CSR arm of the Aboitiz Group, Aboitiz Foundation has spent nearly three decades making lives better for communities where Aboitiz companies operate. The mission remains focused on helping people help themselves but the method continues to evolve with the needs of the changing times.
The Aboitiz group volunteers assembled sleeping kits, which were turned over by Hands On Manila to the International Care Ministries (ICM) and Community and Family Services International.
Made possible through the partnership between Aboitiz Foundation and UnionBank of the Philippines (UBP), credit card rewards points can be redeemed as a donation to a cause of the foundation.
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The Aboitiz Foundation and Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc.’s Government Relations team recently joined forces with the Philippine Army’s Army Artillery Regiment and the Department of Education-Division of Nueva Ecija to distribute learning kits to five elementary schools in Tarlac and Nueva Ecija.
One of the hightlights of the National Clean-Up Day celebration at the Aboitiz Cleanergy Park was the warm welcome of the pawikan eggs during today’s validation of Nest number 7, which was discovered on Sept. 14, 2017.
More than 130 Special Science Elementary School (SSES) scholars from Grades 1 to 4 in Tiwi Central School received their complete set of learning kits from AP Renewables, Inc. (APRI) and Aboitiz Foundation.
Aboitiz-supported Ricardo P. Cruz Sr. Elementary School (ES) in Taguig City was recently recognized as the Best Brigada Eskwela Implementer 2017 (Division Search, Mega School Category) by the Department of Education (DepEd) Division of Taguig City.
The rewiring project was provided to help review and asses the wires and electrical connection as well as help improve the lighting conditions of the rehab facilities.
The bakery training will re-equip the soldiers or the Noble Bakers with essential baking skills which will enable them to actively contribute to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the community where they serve.
The sixth pawikan nest for 2017 was discovered at the Aboitiz Cleanergy Park! The nest is expected to hatch in the third or fourth week of October.
The Aboitiz Group and PBSP are in its 46th year of working together for social progress, the former being a founding member of PBSP.
Cebu’s premier football tournament Aboitiz Football Cup will officially open on September 16 at the Cebu City Sports Center, with local football fans to expect an exciting and more action-packed games this 19th season.
The Aboitiz Foundation supports M/V Amazing Grace through the ship management services of Abojeb, which includes ensuring the efficiency of the vessel, arranging for maintenance and repair, assigning technical consultants, and developing and implementing a safety management system.
Aimed at increasing the household income of farmers through the provision of livelihood kits, the community-based partnership is under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) initiative of the government.
The presence of a nesting mother pawikan in the Cleanergy Park is an indicator that the park is safe for propagation of the next generation of sea turtles.
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Exciting things are ahead for the Aboitiz CSR Group as it continues its journey to drive change for a better world. The interactive and fun-filled Midyear CSR Forum 2017 introduces a shift in development program’s strategies towards co-creating safe, empowered, and sustainable communities.
The Aboitiz Foundation has long been a staunch supporter of Philippine education reform, believing education is where the Group can make the biggest impact. This, in turn, supports the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, specifically on Quality Education (ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all).
Hedcor’s effort of delivering free medical services to the communities was made possible with support from the local government units, municipal and barangay health workers, Bethesda Optical Clinic, Emergency Medical Services-Baguio Chapter, Ilocos Sur Medical Society, Philippine Dental Association-Benguet and Vigan Chapters, Police Dental Team of Camp Bado Dangwa, Philippine Nurses Association-Ilocos Sur Chapter and the Rotary Club- Baguio and Vigan Chapters.
For us, the ultimate measure of our CSR efforts is in knowing that our beneficiaries have made a better life for themselves because of the empowering options they were given through our education projects.
Making our surroundings greener and more sustainable is a community activity. In June, people from different walks of life gathered at the Aboitiz Cleanergy Park to do their part in protecting the planet in celebration of the country’s environment month.
Distribution of Pilmico’s The Care Package High Energy Biscuits began on May 24, and to date, a total of 70,000 packs have been donated to various groups to help provide food for affected families.
We ultimately do our part in co-creating safe, empowered and sustainable communities by providing students with an environment that not only provides safe and well-maintained classrooms but also fosters lifelong learning.
Aboitiz Foundation formally turned over sewing kits along with a two-storey multi-purpose building last May 8 to PAMULCO cooperative to provide further support to its growing operations.
The Foundation and TMO assisted the school in the refurbishment of classrooms into baking and cookery, dress-making, and cosmetology laboratories, which over 900 students in all levels are currently utilizing. The Aboitiz Foundation also donated the equipment needed for each vocational class.