Tacloban City:  Eastern Visayas State University (EVSU) is now a partner university of SM Foundation when a memorandum of agreement is signed to forge this partnership. SM scholars from Samar and Leyte don’t need to travel far to enroll for Engineering, IT and Education courses. In photos: (left): Dr. Segunda A. Lacaba, EVSU Vice-President for Academic Affairs, … Continued

Early morning on March 24, 2015, students of Pasong Kawayan II Elementary School in General Trias, Cavite crowded eagerly in front of the newest addition to their campus—a fully-furnished, 2-storey, 4-classroom school building donated by project partners SM Foundation and SM Development Corporation (SMDC). Pasong Kawayan II Elementary School receive new school building from SM Group (In … Continued

Bringing along bags of gifts and goodies, 64 SM employees visited pediatric wards 9 and 11 of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) to spread cheer to children patients. Before the gift-giving activity, the group celebrated mass under Fr. Reynaldo Reyes, SSP at the Immaculate Conception Chapel of PGH. Employees trooped to the pediatrics section afterwards … Continued

Over 1,751 patients benefited in SM Foundation’s medical mission held in SM Center Muntinlupa on April 15, 2015. Sixteen volunteer doctors lent their expertise through free dental extractions and other medical procedures such as urinalysis, x-ray, electrocardiograph, complete blood chemistry, complete blood count, and bone density testing. Meanwhile, volunteer employees from SM Center Muntinlupa helped … Continued

Just months after the completion of their training, SM Foundation’s Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan (KSK) Farmers’ Training Batch 74 now helps supply fresh watermelons to SM City Cagayan De Oro (CDO) Supermarket and Savemore stores. In October 2014, 120 farmers from Opol, Misamis Oriental graduated from their 12-week training under the KSK Program. KSK-graduate Carol Yu, who volunteered … Continued

The La Trinidad Main Health Center in Benguet, which caters to 16 barangays, has been renovated and accredited with PhilHealth for its out-patient benefit package (OPB). This means that the 21,425 households comprising these barangays can now avail of treatment in the Health Center. Thanks to SM Foundation and BDO Foundation who undertook the complete renovation, quality … Continued

Last month, SM Foundation turned over its 66th school building to the Tacloban City National High School in Leyte. The newly-constructed and fully-furnished 2-storey, 4-classroom building was a joint undertaking among partners SM Foundation, SM Prime Holdings, Inc., and BDO Foundation. Included in the turnover of the new school building were 200 student armchairs, 16 wall fans, four blackboards, … Continued

The San Roque Elementary School in Tanauan, Leyte received a 2-storey, 4-classroom school building from partners SM Prime Holdings, Inc., Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), Inc., PSE Foundation & SM Foundation (SMFI). The donation was complete with 200 armchairs, 4 sets of teacher’s tables & chairs, 4 blackboards, 16 wall fans and assorted textbooks with each … Continued

The turnover of the new 2-storey, 4-classroom school building by project partners SM Foundation, SM Prime Holdings, Inc. and Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) was met with cheers and smiles of gratitude from the students of San Roque Elementary School in Tanauan, Leyte on February 27, 2015. PSE President Hans Sicat and the students of San Roque Elementary School … Continued

One hundred and twenty (120) SM scholars from Leyte and Samar enjoyed a lunch treat at the Shylaer’s Sizzling Steak Restaurant in Savemore Tacloban City with SM Foundation representatives last month. Out of the 120, one hundred scholars were the recipients of additional scholarships under SM Foundation’s Yolanda Rehabilitation Program in 2014. To date, SM … Continued

Over a year into the recovery of the Visayas region after Typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan), 141 farmers from the calamity-stricken area of Balangiga, Eastern Samar finished their 12-week training under SM Foundation’s Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan (KSK) Farmers’ Training Program. KSK farmer-graduates from Eastern Samar share their story of hope after being part of SM … Continued

Felicidad T. Sy Foundation, Inc. (FTSyFI), SM Foundation‘s division for its religious affairs, held its third Lectors’ and Commentators’ (Lecoms) Formation for SM employees last February 23 at Arzobispado de Manila, Manila. The formation program was conducted by Rev. Fr. Genaro O. Diwa, SLL, Executive Secretary of the Episcopal Commission on Liturgy (CBCP) of the … Continued