More than 120 volunteers from BDO branches and various departments recently planted trees in Antipolo City in an environmental event organized by BDO Foundation with SM Foundation. Assisted by members of the People’s Organization in the community, BDO volunteers planted narra and cacao saplings on approximately 20 hectares in the mountains of Sitio San Ysiro, Barangay San … Continued

The SM group, in partnership with Banco de Oro (BDO) Foundation, will be planting 10,000 trees in Antipolo, Rizal as part of its Grow A Million Trees (GAMT) campaign. This project is being undertaken by BDO Foundation, SM Supermalls, SM Development Corporation, SM Investments Corporation, SM Markets, SM Foundation, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and the … Continued

SM Foundation Medical Missions.  Residents of Sta. Rosa, Laguna (left) and Bacoor, Cavite (right) check their names in the list of beneficiaries of the medical and dental mission conducted by SM Foundation in their respective locality recently. The medical missions that are regularly conducted by the Foundation bring doctors, dentists and other medical personnel closer to the … Continued

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