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

SM Foundation, represented by Executive Director Debbie P. Sy and Executive Director for Health and Medical Programs Connie Angeles, turned over a renovated and refurbished 60-bed Basa Airbase Hospital to the Commanding Officer of the Hospital, Colonel Augustus de Villa. A memorandum of agreement was signed by the partners witnessed by Brigadier General Enrique C. … Continued

SM Foundation and partners Forever 21, Global Hope Inc., and TTokamsa Mission Church recently turned over two 2-storey, 20-classroom school buildings to Pedro E. Candido Memorial High School in Hernani, Eastern Samar. A fifth-class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Hernani is comprised of 13 barangays with a population of 8,070. Three hours away … Continued

SM Foundation turned over its 63rd school building, a newly-built and fully furnished two-storey, four-classroom school building, to Ibajay National High School in Kalibo, Aklan on December 16, 2014. The building included 200 student armchairs, 16 wall fans, eight blackboards, four teachers’ desk sets, and four toilets. The school buildings of Ibajay National High School … Continued

SM Foundation launched its 86th Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan (KSK) Farmers Training in Sitio Sagpat, Brgy. Poblacion West, Sta. Ignacia, Tarlac on February 3, 2015. Participants included marginalized farmers and Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries from nearby municipalities and barangays. Now on its 8th year, SM Foundation KSK Farmers’ Training Program continues to equip small-scale farmers with the … Continued

SM Foundation welcomed farmers and Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries from La Union and its neighboring communities into its 87th Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan (KSK) Farmers’ Training Program last February 5, 2015. The KSK training program is in collaboration with partner agencies, namely: Harbest Agribusiness Corporation, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Agriculture, and local government units. Through … Continued

After a year of holding classes in two Department of Public Works and Highways bunkhouses or under the shades of trees, 846 students of Pedro E. Candido National Memorial High School have moved to two newly constructed school buildings in a site built by SM Foundation with funds from partners Forever 21, Global Hope Inc. & TTokamsa Mission … Continued

The 81st batch of Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan Farmers Training Program (KSK-FTP) launched in Barangay San Agustin, Betis, Guagua, Pampanga last January 16, 2015 attracted 200 small scale farmers from neighboring barangays and municipalities including residents of Villa Santiago, a village built by the Rotary Club of Loyola Heights for marginalized families. Seventy-two (72) families residing … Continued

About 200 farmers attended the launch of SM Foundation, Inc.’s Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan (KSK) Farmers’ Training Program in Barangay San Agustin, Betis, Guagua, Pampanga. The Pampanga training marks SM Foundation’s 81st batch and its first KSK training in 2015. Trainees for this batch include residents of the nearby community of Villa Santiago, a residential area for marginalized … Continued

Residents of Barangay Katilingban and its neighboring communities can now avail of medical services and wellness consultations in the newly-renovated Molo District Health Center in Iloilo. Catering to the health and wellness needs of Molo’s 25 barangays, the Molo District Health Center is a mother center to 10 catchment health stations in the area. It … Continued

Despite the onslaught of a strong typhoon, 141 participants of SM Foundation’s 80th Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan Farmers Training Program finished the season-long training program in Balangiga, Eastern Samar. The graduation ceremony was held recently at the Barangay San Miguel Plaza, Balangiga, Eastern Samar. A Harvest Festival usually precedes the graduation ceremony. Unfortunately for the KSK Batch 80 … Continued