Bakod Bayan Integrated School SM Foundation (SMFI) understands the importance of executing a holistic approach for its School Building program and that its commitment to providing a conducive learning environment for Filipino learners does not end on the turnover of SM school buildings to grassroots communities. Jugan Elementary School As an active partner of the … Continued

Manila City Health Department To show their appreciation to our courageous frontliners, SM Foundation (SMFI) and The Body Shop recently distributed several hygiene kits to frontliners in Metro Manila. Each hygiene kit contains a facial wash, shower cream, and shampoo. The Body Shop hygiene kit When asked what fuels their goal of extending help to … Continued

The challenges brought by the pandemic did not hinder the graduates of the SM Foundation, Inc. (SMFI) Scholarship Program for 2020 and 2021 from achieving their goal of finishing their college education. In “Stand With Grit,” a virtual presentation of graduates held last May 26, 2021, the passion and perseverance of these scholar-graduates from different … Continued

KSK farmers from Davao harvesting their produce. Agriculture plays a significant role in the Philippine economy. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), agriculture contributes an average of 20 percent to the Gross Domestic Product of the country. This output comes mainly from agribusiness, which in turn accounts for about … Continued

SM scholar alumna Rosemarie Lacsamana with her parents SM Foundation, through its SM College Scholarship Program, enables its scholars and their families to have a 180-degree turn in their lives, completely breaking through the intergenerational poverty cycle. Carrying their wits and aspirations in life, SM scholars develop their skills and talents, and get their college … Continued

Staying true to its commitment to being one of the first responders during disasters, SM Foundation, through its Operation Tulong Express Program (OPTE), distributed Kalinga packs to more than 140 families affected by the recent fire incident in Sitio Seaside, Brgy. Basak, San Nicolas, Cebu City. OPTE is a social good program of SM Foundation … Continued

(L-R) SM SAVP for Mall Operation South Regions Engr. John Jason Terrenal, San Pablo City General Hospital Chief of Clinics Dr. Lucy Celino, and San Pablo COVID Task Force Assistant City Health Officer  Dr. Mercydina Caponpon at the turnover of medical supplies from SM Foundation to San Pablo City General Hospital during the City’s Inoculation … Continued

Veterans Memorial Medical Center SM Foundation (SMFI) and Brownies Unlimited highlighted the importance of establishing and sustaining a social good collaboration in order to reach more COVID-19 frontliners during this difficult time. Through this partnership, a total of 210 boxes, and still counting, of assorted brownies have been delivered to various hospital since April 2021. … Continued

Through the SM College Scholarship Program, SM Foundation (SMFI) offers equal education opportunities for students in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. From free tuition to enrichment activities, from job opportunities during semestral breaks to exclusive job offers upon graduation, SMFI got that covered. In the Visayas region, one of the covered areas of the program is … Continued

KSK farmer graduate Flordorada Payar of Dinalupihan, Bataan. For Flordorada Payar, the SM Foundation’s (SMFI) Kabalikat Sa Kabuhayan (KSK) on Sustainable Agriculture has not only helped her advance her knowledge in farming, but it has also widened her network which is vital for her agri-enterprise. Payar finished the KSK training last 2018 under the Batch … Continued

SM founder Mr. Henry Sy, Sr. believed that education is the greatest equalizer and the key to end the intergenerational cycle of poverty among Filipinos – which also includes our youth in the Cordilleras. According to studies, students in the Cordilleras are geographically challenged because of the terrain and location of their region – which … Continued

Through its sustained collaboration with Uniqlo Philippines, SM Foundation (SMFI) recently distributed several Kalinga packs in lockdown areas of Brgy. San Isidro and Brgy. San Roque in Angono, Rizal. This effort is under SMFI’s Operation Tulong Express program (OPTE), a social good program in collaboration with SM Supermalls, SM Markets, and other partners which aims … Continued