SMDC Weekend Market According to studies of international organizations, farmers in grassroots communities often lack access to profitable, value-added markets. In the absence of critical supporting functions – such as infrastructure and service provision – farmers struggle to shift from subsistence and barter to more productive forms of exchange. SMDC Weekend Market Because of this … Continued

SM scholar graduate Axl Rose Villanueva In line with its commitment to help deserving students get access to quality education, SM Foundation provides scholarship opportunities for the students of The Sisters of Mary Schools in Cebu and Cavite. Composed of four campuses, the Sisters of Mary Schools (Girlstown and Boystown) offer basic secondary and technical-vocational … Continued

  SMFI medical caravan SM Foundation, in close collaboration with SM Development Corp (SMDC), brought basic health services to the elderly and other vulnerable residents of SMDC properties during the COVID-19 pandemic. Aside from providing basic health services, this social good initiative aims to lessen the risk of exposure of the target beneficiaries by providing … Continued

SMFI’s KSK program launch in Camiling, Tarlac SM Foundation’s Kabalikat Sa Kabuhayan (KSK) on Sustainable Agriculture expanded its reach by welcoming new batches of farmer trainees in Tarlac and Pampanga. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the KSK program aims to provide the marginalized farmers with agri-based skillset and livelihood opportunities through market linkages, enabling them … Continued

SM scholar Jhon Christian Garcia (lower right) with his parents and sibling. At the recently concluded SM College Scholarship awarding virtual event, Atty. Epitacio Borcelis—one of the very first SM scholars and who is now the senior counsel of SM Investments Corporation—reminded the scholars to strive and persevere not just in their studies but also … Continued

Montage of new SM scholars SM Foundation, through its Scholarship Program, officially awarded scholarship grants to 200 incoming college students nationwide for this School Year 2020-2021 last August 15 via Zoom platform. This virtual gathering aimed to officially welcome and orient the new scholars about the benefits of the program, how to maintain their scholarship … Continued

SM Foundation distributed 30,500 Kalinga packs of rice and other food essentials to several communities across the country to augment the recipients’ food supply during the COVID-19 pandemic. The barangay recipients include Brgy. Culiat, Quezon City; Brgy. Tunasan, Muntinlupa City; Brgy. Mayamot, Antipolo; Sitio Tungkong Mangga, San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan; Brgy. Burol 1, Dasmariñas, … Continued

SM Foundation distributes 24,000 Kalinga packs—each containing 5kg of rice and food essentials—to jeepney, tricycle and UV Express drivers across the country due to route disruptions caused by COVID-19. This effort forms part of Operation Tulong Express (OPTE), a social good program of SM Foundation in collaboration with SM Supermalls and SM Markets to address … Continued

Tarlac Provincial Hospital in Tarlac City SM Foundation (SMFI) donates 25 ICU-grade ventilators to hospitals with high COVID-19 cases across the country, as part of its continuing COVID-19 response. This additional donation of ventilators will help augment each hospital’s capacity to manage severe COVID-19 cases, particularly with patients who require intubation. The hospital recipients include Tarlac … Continued

  SM scholar alumnus Sylvester Charlon with his students before the pandemic. SM scholar alumni Sylvester Charlon and Darmae Tan still carry with them this principle instilled in them by SM Foundation—People Helping People. With this culture, both Sylvester and Darmae went the extra mile in order to help others, in their own ways, during this pandemic. Through … Continued

“Faith is like a solid rock where a community can be built on.” Words famously uttered by Mrs. Felicidad Sy. Mrs. Felicidad Sy or “Nanang” as the SM family fondly calls her, is the better half of the late mall magnate Henry Sy. Nanang’s unwavering dedication to the Catholic faith brought about the creation of … Continued

KSK farmer Les Buena Lee showing his Chinese cabbage crops. Les Buena Lee is a farmer-graduate of SM Foundation’s Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan (KSK) program Batch 147 in Tacloban. Not only has he used his knowledge to improve his life, he is also a great example of resilience. Through the knowledge he acquired from the program, … Continued