SM Investments Corporation (SMIC) won five awards during the Alpha Southeast Asia’s 5th Annual Southeast Asia Institutional Investor Corporate Awards including Best Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility for its development arm, SM Foundation. SMIC Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Jose T. Sio (1st photo, left) named Best Chief Finance Officer in the Philippines for the fourth … Continued

For the victims of Typhoon Yolanda in Leyte and Samar, rebuilding their lives has not been easy. But they find comfort in the various non-government organizations and private institutions that are committed to help them move forward and overcome the trauma caused by the destruction of Yolanda. Rebuilding the lives of the victims involves not … Continued

SM Foundation started conducting its farmers’ training program in six areas for the second half of 2015. The program targets to train over 700 additional farmers in sustainable backyard farming by the end of the year for a total of over 2,000 farmer-graduates for 2015. More farmers expected to be trained in new and doable agri-methods by the … Continued

A new, fully-furnished auditorium for Sacred Heart School (from front, left): Sister Lorna Genovate, FI; Sister Emelinda Falsis, FI; Sister Joji Silorio, FI; Jose Sio; Lydia Echauz; and Attorney Marianne Guerrero (back): Attorney Stephen Lao Yu; Elizabeth Sy; and Sister Rosario Justinian, FI. The Henry Sy Foundation signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) and deed … Continued

More than 100 farmers including Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries will join a 3-month farmers training in Cauayan, Isabela under the Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan (KSK) Sustainable Agriculture Program of the SM Foundation. Launched last July 7, the KSK farmers training will be conducted every Friday starting July 17, 2015. Cristie Angeles, SM Foundation Assistant … Continued

Scholars from different areas of Luzon including Batangas, Bulacan, Cabanatuan, Cavite, Laguna, Lucena, Metro Manila, Olongapo, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Quezon, Rizal, Tarlac, Zambales and NCR gathered at the Mall of Asia grounds on June 28, 2015 to usher in a new school year. 700 SM scholars gathered at the SM MOA grounds to welcome the new … Continued

Almost two years after Typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) devastated the Visayas region, survivors in Tacloban still struggle to rebuild their lives, more specifically their livelihood. As a continued effort to help rehabilitate the area, SM Foundation recently concluded its 90th Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan training in Sta. Elena, Tacloban, training 167 farmers, from 15 barangays, in effective … Continued

SM Foundation’s sustainable agriculture program teaches farmers effective farming Farming was farthest from Lemie Leonida’s mind back in 2009 when she retired from teaching Math after 21 years at Lambunao National High School in Iloilo. Leonida, 53, said she looked to other sources of income after Typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) literally swept away her … Continued

Gloria Joyce Masiglat or Joyjoy has big dreams. Despite being an only child, Joyjoy’s family’s expenses were greatly limited by her father’s earnings as a driver. She was even worried that her parents would not be able to support her through college. But this didn’t deter Joyjoy’s dream of pursuing college. To lessen their expenses, … Continued

Two hundred sixty-four (264) SM scholar-graduates gathered at the SMX Convention Center recently for an exclusive job offer event held by the SM Foundation. Graduates of accountancy, computer science, information technology, education, computer engineering, electronics and communications engineering, electrical engineering, civil engineering and mechanical engineering were interviewed by the human resources team of participating SM companies. These … Continued

Continuing its commitment of bringing accessible health services to more communities, SM Foundation welcomed its fourth mobile clinic during its recent medical mission at the Earnshaw Health Center in Manila on May 27. This new addition is expected to create more opportunities for the Foundation’s medical missions to reach out to more areas to provide free, accessible … Continued

One hundred and eighteen (118) farmers from San Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan capped off their 12-week training under SM Foundation’s Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan Farmers’ Training Program with a harvest festival on May 28. SM Foundation’s sustainable agriculture program strengthens farmers’ knowledge in backyard farming With an estimated population of 454,553 in San Jose Del Monte City, … Continued