ICTSI donates for feeding programs and scholarships
Christian R. Gonzales (left), of the International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) hands over to Rafael C. Lopa, Executive Director of the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), 6.7 million pesos to be used for the 6-month feeding of 1,828 daycare, kindergarten and Grade 1 pupils from Parola and Isla Puting Bato in Tondo, Manila. The sum will also go to assist the 100 indigent scholars from Manila, Batangas, Olongapo, Misamis Oriental, Davao and General Santos. This is all part of ICTSI's on-going Educational Assistance Program and “Lusog Dunong 3” - Supplemental Feeding Program.
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The Philippine Business for
Social Progress (PBSP) was founded in 1970 by 50 captains of industry who
shared a common vision of reducing poverty through various social development
programs. Today, the PBSP has evolved into the largest corporate-led social
development foundation in the Philippines. It also has the distinction of being
the first of its kind in Asia advancing initiatives and best practices of
corporate social responsibility (CSR).
240 large, medium-scale and
small business companies comprise the PBSP. United in a common cause, PBSP
members uplift the lives of Filipinos through social development projects and
green agendas. Since its founding in 1970, PBSP has efficiently managed PhP 5.5
billion in grants. The United Nations (UN) has tapped PBSP to encourage
business sector support in meeting the challenges of the Millennium Development
Goals Program (MDG). PBSP also manages the multi-billion Peso - Global Fund in
support of the National TB program of the Department of Health.
Leading the way in the theory
and practice of good corporate citizenship, PBSP has been influencing the
Filipino business community to integrate CSR into their core businesses and
advocating the strategy that collective engagements can lead to more
sustainable impact. PBSP’s Platforms for
Collective Engagements (PlaCEs) scales up individual initiatives through
collective impact strategies focused on four clusters: Health, Education, Environment, and Livelihood and Enterprise Development.