Continuing its commitment to helping elevate the country's education system, SM Foundation, Inc. (SMFI), in partnership with SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SMPHI) and the Department of Education (DepEd), have recently collaborated to construct two new school buildings in Laguna and Batangas.
Upon the completion of the joint initiative, two two-story four-classroom school buildings will be donated to the Laguna Resettlement Community School in San Pedro City, Laguna and the San Antonio Elementary School in Sto. Tomas City, Batangas.
Each of the school buildings is set to be equipped with learning materials, armchairs, handwashing facilities, emergency equipment, and PWD-friendly facilities to ensure that students, especially from low-income communities, gain access to modern, safe, and conducive learning facilities.
Formalizing the partnership, representatives from the SMFI, DepEd, and the local government units of said provinces attended the memorandum of agreement signing last April 28, 2023, at the National Educators Academy of the Philippines (NEAP) in Malvar, Batangas.
SM Foundation, through its School Building Program, is an active partner ofDepEd in various educational programs. This social good initiative aims to promote quality public education by building classrooms nationwide. To date, it has turned over more than 100 school buildings to grassroots communities.
The National Book Development Board (NBDB) will hold the Philippine Book Festival (PBF) on 2-4 June 2023 at the World Trade Center, Manila, and on 18-20 August 2023 at the SMX Davao.
The PBF provides a platform for publishers, writers, illustrators, and readers to come together and showcase their works, share ideas, and have a conversation. The festival will feature various booths from hundreds of publishers, and activities such as book launches, book signings, panel discussions, workshops, and exhibits. It aims to promote literacy and reading, encourage the development of the Philippine publishing industry, and showcase the richness and diversity of Philippine literature and culture.
Interested attendees may visit the Philippine Book Festival Website (http://www.philippinebookfest.com) to register. Admission is Free.
For more information, agencies may coordinate with the NBDB at the telephone number (02) 8641-3443.
Visit the EU in two days as it launches its first ever exciting and dynamic Euro Village!
Want to visit the EU? Look no further, this May 2023, you will have every chance to visit the whole European Union for two days!
On June 3-4, 2023, the Capital Commons Park, Pasig will be converted into a Euro Village. Admission is open to the public for free from 4pm to 12 midnight.
The Euro Village offers an exciting and dynamic sample of European Union culture, arts, music, food and gastronomy, products, crafts, languages, sports – all in two days and in one hub.
You can find the best novelties from Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Hungary, the Netherlands, Austria, Romania and Finland. In solidarity with Ukraine in these dire hours, Euro Village will also feature Ukrainian participation.
Dr. Ana Isabel Sánchez Ruiz, Deputy Head of Delegation of the European Union to the Philippines said that “The essence of the Euro Village is to make these vibrant and diverse cultures accessible to the reach of Filipinos and to open up markets and trade opportunities."
“Culture has always been at the core of our unique diversity as Europeans. We want to share this uniqueness with the Filipinos," she said explaining that the Euro Village project is in celebration of the anniversary of the founding of the European Union on 9 May.
From bread and rye, waffles, sausages, dairy products and beer, to special concerts and sports demonstration, the Euro Village has lovely surprises in one go.
And for those yearning to learn a European language but who have not yet had the time to try, the Euro Village cultural and language center will bring French, German, Italian and Spanish lessons in a snap, thanks to the collaboration of Alliance Française de Manille, Goethe Institut, Instituto Cervantes Manila and the Philippine-Italian Association.
Those who are interested on European music or would like to jam with artists, the Euro Village will have guest performers from Romania, Ukraine and a serenade from the Manila String Machine, who will be rendering European songs and pieces.
Fantastic mimes and buskers will also be available to entertain guests and participants throughout the two-day European Village festival.
To ensure that this EU’s initiative promotes a sustainable lifestyle and reduction of greenhouse emissions, the EU has engaged with Green Space, Scholars of Sustenance Philippines and EcoNest as sustainability partners.
What are you waiting for? Come on board, for more details, visit the FB page facebook.com/EuroVillage. A digital passport is also in store for you in your journey through the borderless EuroVillage.
Takbo Para Sa Kalikasan in four elements series (Fire, Water, Air and Earth Run) will hold its 5th year. This is a yearlong benefit run series organized by Green Media Events Company.
Despite the pandemic and current situation we have right now, we still aim to urge the public to partake in environmental conservation amid the drastic impacts of global warming.
Fire Run is the first element series of Takbo Para Sa Kalikasan happening on May 7, 2023 at Liwasang Ulalim, CCP Complex in Pasay City. This event for a cause aims to raise Global Warming awareness, Promote health and wellness campaigns and Execute environmental activities such as, Tree Planting, Coastal Clean-Up, Recycling, BYOB (Bring your own Hydration Bottle) and more.
As we face this endemic season, we still want to continue the environmental initiatives such as Tree Planting (Sponsor a Tree), Coastal Clean Up, Recycling, BYOB 'Bring Your Own Bottle', Save Pawikan Creatures, Support Homemade resources, Donate to Conservation Projects, Plogging Activities, Proper education about climate change, Conduct Share a Care Programs and extending corporate partnership to duplicate our efforts.
Be part of our advocacies and save mother earth even in simple ways.
PHINMA Education, a leading education network in the Philippines, has launched a new unified brand for its NCR schools at the #GritToGlory Partners’ Launch, jumpstarting a campaign that highlights the value of courage and perseverance in the face of seemingly insurmountable challenges.
During the brand launch held last April 26 at Light of Love Events Place, PHINMA Republican College unveiled its new name, PHINMA Saint Jude College Quezon City, alongside PHINMA Saint Jude College Manila, the original campus located in Sampaloc, Manila.
"We are thrilled to present our PHINMA NCR schools’ unified brand in the launch of our campaign that highlights the virtue of Grit,” said Ana Chua, PHINMA Education NCR schools Chief Operating Officer. “This virtue, which is what we nurture among our students in the new PHINMA Saint Jude College Manila and PHINMA Saint Jude College Quezon City, is one that is reflected amongst our students - young people, many of whom hail from low income households, coming from all over the country and courageously staking their claim to a better life through quality education in Metro Manila.
“As we continuously expand to new markets, what remains constant is our resolve to deliver our brand of accessible, flexible, and supportive education to more of the underserved market," Chua continues. “This time, as we establish our presence in the country’s capital, we intend to serve those from humble backgrounds in this bustling, highly-competitive environment, and provide them with equal footing among their peers. That is why our battle cry is Hamon, Tapang, Tagumpay - because we believe that with grit, kasama ang PHINMA Ed, they can.”
PHINMA Saint Jude College and PHINMA Republican College are two of the nine (9) PHINMA Education schools in the Philippines, along with Horizon Education in Indonesia. PHINMA Saint Jude College was acquired in 2017 while in 2019, PHINMA Republican College became part of the network.
For more information about PHINMA Education and its #GritToGlory campaign, please visit www.phinma.edu.ph or follow PHINMA Education's official social media accounts.
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