A recent study shows that about 81 percent of Filipino senior high school graduates are able to continue to college. However, roughly 35 percent of them fail to complete their degree, largely due to financial constraints and other uncertainties. This reality is familiar to Gerald Mallari and Carlo Kristian Napucao. Once faced with the same … Continued

A multidisciplinary team of doctors, nurses, nutritionists, therapists, fitness coaches, and counselors mans the Wellness Hub built through the collaboration of San Juan Medical Center and SM Foundation. Eradicating diseases is like going into battle: the best path to victory is to prevent the conflict from erupting in the first place. And who could be … Continued

Once crowded in dim rooms or on gym floors during outages, Grades 5 and 6 students now learn in a bright, spacious classroom built through the SM Foundation, SM Prime, and DepEd’s Adopt-A-School Program. On hot days, when the power goes out, classes spill into the open gym. Children unroll doormats on the cement floor, … Continued

The newly opened San Juan Medical Center (SJMC) Wellness Hub, built with SM Foundation, delivers care through a multidisciplinary team of doctors, nurses, nutritionists, therapists, fitness coaches, and counselors. SM Foundation, in partnership with the San Juan Medical Center and the Local Government of San Juan, officially opened the hospital’s new Wellness Hub on October … Continued

SM Foundation’s new four-classroom building provides Bayanan II Elementary School’s Grades 5 and 6 students with learning spaces that meet modern educational needs. The SM Group, through SM Prime and SM Foundation, has turned over a newly built two-story, four-classroom school building to Calapan, Oriental Mindoro’s Bayanan II Elementary School. Constructed under the Department of … Continued

With its social good partners, Watsons Personal Care Store, Unilab, and  the local government of Lapu-Lapu City, SM Foundation brought its services to Olango Island. The SM Foundation conducted medical missions in Cebu this September, further bolstering its health and medical programs following the recent turnover of the San Remigio Primary Care Facility and the … Continued

Philippine Navy staff and medical personnel at the facade of the newly renovated Naval Base Rafael Ramos Medical and Dental Dispensary. It is said that the best kind of care is the one that does not discriminate. Regardless of status in life, every Filipino deserves to receive only the best when it comes to their … Continued

Learning beyond 6 p.m.? Not anymore for Grade 6 students at Iligan City’s Sta. Filomena Central School (SFCS), who now have their own classrooms in the newly constructed SM School Building. At Iligan City’s Sta. Filomena Central School (SFCS), teachers and students have carried the weight of a challenge too familiar: not enough classrooms for … Continued

In San Remigio, SM Foundation returned to the facility it had first rehabilitated in the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda, when the local rural health unit was severely damaged. SM Foundation turned over two newly renovated public health facilities on September 2 and 3: the San Remigio Primary Care Facility in San Remigio, and the Naval … Continued

Christian Cornelio, Jr. has made a full recovery from surgery for his imperforated anus and is now attending school. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives are shifting from one-time donations toward long-term, structured partnerships that are designed to address persistent gaps in healthcare and social services.  One such partnership is the social good collaboration between the … Continued

Teachers and Grade 6 students of Sta. Filomena Elementary School in Iligan City gather in front of their newly refurbished school building, turned over through the support of the SM Prime and SM Foundation. No more emergency classes. More than 200 Grade 6 students of Sta. Filomena Central School (SFCS) in Iligan City, Lanao Del … Continued

Social good storytelling honored. Representing the foundation, SM Foundation trustee Ramon Gil Macapagal, SM Investments Senior Assistant Vice President Victor Chan (second and third from left), SM Foundation Assistant Project Manager Jennelyn Lizardo, and SM Investments’ Santiago Vibandor (first and fourth from left) received the Quill Awards at the ceremony held at the Manila Hotel … Continued