Guided by its core values of service, teamwork, and responsibility, close to 870 CitySavings team member volunteers helped prep 230 public schools nationwide become better learning spaces for the coming school year through the Department of Education’s (DepEd) ‘Brigada Eskwela’ held from May 20 to 25.
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FEATURE: Fulfilling dreams through DepEd’s Alternative Learning System
A typical morning for 19-year-old Shajhana from Concepcion, Iloilo starts with preparing breakfast for her child and husband while young people her age would be preparing for school. At 17, she’s had to set aside studies when she became a teenage mother.
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DepEd recognizes partnership with SacaSun
AboitizPower subsidiary San Carlos Sun Power, Inc. (SacaSun) was lauded for its efforts to support education in its host community.
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Aboitiz and EJAP hold workshop on spotting “fake news” for campus journos
The Aboitiz Foundation, EJAP and DepEd together conducted a business writing seminar for student journalists, focusing on spotting fake news and best practices in journalism.
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AboitizPower units turn over e.Lab to high schools
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.
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500 teachers trained in disaster resilience
Close to 500 teachers and school heads from all over the country participated in a series of disaster preparedness trainings earlier this year.
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Cebu school looks to top ‘Brigada’ for 4th time
Behind the simple and unassuming façade of Mabolo Elementary School on the corner of M.J. Cuenco and Juan Luna Avenues in Cebu City, is a community of teachers, students, and volunteers who eagerly prepare the school well in time for the opening of classes every year.
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Aboitiz Group, RAFI, and DepEd pursue green partnership for Cebu’s youth
As an organization that aims to engage Filipinos to take care of our country’s forests, we in Aboitiz seek to create the ripple effect needed to impart the value of environmental sustainability to our communities, starting with the youth.
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AboitizPower amps up Brigada Eskwela for 2018
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.
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AboitizPower backs disaster education program
This year, the DepEd Lapu-Lapu City Schools division conducted a five-day workshop on DRRM Education and integration of DRRM to the school curriculum to primary school teachers from April 16 to 20 and for secondary school teachers on April 23 to 26.
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Therma South to implement P10-M projects in 2018
Harvey Lanticse | April 30, 2018 In its bid to co-create safe, empowered, and sustainable communities, AboitizPower subsidiary Therma South, […]
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How educators are taking the lead in creating a #WeatherWiser nation
Aside from disaster response units, the Department of Education (DepEd) can be considered one of the frontliners during disasters in the country. Find out why our educators play an important role in building a #WeatherWiser nation!
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Aboitiz education projects help over 400,000 students in 2017
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.
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Young community leaders innovate sustainable solutions
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.
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Guiding senior high school students to find career paths
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.
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Enabling a school’s big turnaround
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.
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Aboitiz inks agreements with PBSP and RAFI to further strengthen A-Park
On Oct. 26, 2017, Aboitiz signed an agreement with Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) for an adopt-a-watershed project and, through RAFI, also partnered with DepEd-Cebu to establish school-based tree growing nurseries.
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Aboitiz-supported school recognized as Best Brigada Eskwela Implementer
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.
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WeatherPhilippines and CitySavings partner to make Educators #WeatherWiser
Through a tripartite partnership with the CitySavings (CSB) Bank and the Department of Education, WeatherPhilippines is transforming schools into disaster-proactive communities.
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CitySavings heeds DepEd’s call to help Marawi learners
We understand that access to school supplies and hygiene kits can be difficult nowadays with the situation in Marawi and so it is our hope that these items would alleviate some of the needs in order for the students to learn and focus on their studies better.
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Aboitiz Group extends assistance to displaced citizens of Marawi
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.
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DepEd commends TSI for support of the country’s education system
Three AboitizPower business units were recognized during the Stakeholder’s Forum and Awarding Ceremony of the Department of Education (DepEd) of […]