Vista Mall partners with LGUs for nationwide vaccination program
Vista Mall has become an official partner of the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination program, ResBakuna, as satellite vaccination centers for the residents of Taguig City and the municipality of Tanza in Cavite.
According to Vista Land Commercial Division Managing Director Miss Camille A. Villar, “We are a proud partner of the government in rolling out its nationwide vaccination program… (W)e accept this opportunity and responsibility whole-heartedly as we remain committed to our common goal of beating COVID-19.”
On March 31, the City of Taguig, through an official statement from the office of Mayor Lino Cayetano, announced Vista Mall as one of the city’s vaccination centers. The Mall has been repeatedly selected as a satellite center for various endeavors and programs of the local government due to its convenient location to the majority of Taguig residents.
Meanwhile, Vista Mall and the local government of Tanza along with DOH launched Vista Mall Tanza as an official satellite vaccination center for its “Bakunadong Tanzeño, Protektado sa Covid-19” program on April 22. The brief ribbon-cutting inauguration ceremony was led by Tanza municipal Mayor Yuri Pacumio and Vista Mall Tanza Cluster Operations Head Rhona Quilon.
The Villar Group also supports the nationwide vaccination campaign through its group-wide vaccination program, VHealthy, and has ordered vaccines from Moderna and Oxford- AstraZeneca for its existing workforce and for their families and household.
LCF sets CSR Expo
The League of Corporate Foundations (LCF) has announced the start of early bird registration for its annual event, the 2021 LCF CSR Expo and Conference, from July 6 to 8, 2021.
LCF once again places the spotlight on corporate social responsibility (CSR) as it leads the country’s celebration for the National CSR Week held every first week of July since 2001.
On its first-ever virtual three-day conference, the 2021 LCF CSR Expo and Conference aims to gather more than 500 participants from the LCF member organizations, corporations, national government agencies, non-government organizations, and the academe.
The LCF CSR Expo and Conference provides an interactive platform for the CSR community to share insights and best-fit practices, to bring people together for a common purpose and to collaborate for greater impact through its new features of plenary stages, virtual booths and networking lounges.
PDRF supports digitalization for MSMEs
The Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF) presented its various projects supporting micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) during the recent online launch of Aboitiz Foundation’s “Biyaheng Digiskarte” Project.
During the launch, PDRF program officer Michelle Vigilia presented SIKAP, Synergizing Recovery Initiatives, Knowledge, and Adaptation Practices for MSMEs–a unified online resilience hub that provides information on the latest available loans, programs, and online events specifically for MSMEs in the Philippines.
Similar to SIKAP, the “Biyaheng Digiskarte: Digitalization of Small Businesses for Recovery and Competitiveness” is a mentoring program which aims to equip MSMEs with the knowledge and skills in using appropriate digital tools and technologies to aid in their business recovery. It is designed to help individual entrepreneurs, cooperative members and officers, and community-based organizations assess their digital readiness in a time when digital transformation has become the key to success in the constantly-changing circumstances.
Aboitiz Foundation defines “Digiskarte” as the use of digital tools, approaches and innovations in doing business, incorporating gadgets, Internet, social media, and online platforms in business strategies. This new approach allows MSMEs to expand their customer base and sell their products and services online. It also enables more efficient and cost-effective coordination along the supply chain, streamlining raw materials sourcing, logistics, warehousing, payments, and remote work setups.
PLDT-Smart Foundation giving back to women sewers
PLDT-Smart Foundation (PSF), in partnership with Cloudera Singapore, gifted women sewers who stepped up at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, hand-weaving face masks with fresh produce harvested from the Batangas Organic Farming Cooperative.
Some 200 bayongs (native bags) of vegetables were distributed by PSF and Cloudera to women beneficiaries of the Kababaihan nasa Kamay mo ang Kaligtasan (KKK) which aims to augment our country’s supply of surgical face masks and PPEs.
PSF donated over 30,000 of these face masks to hospitals and underprivileged communities.
Other recipients of the bayongs of vegetables included the senior citizens of the Islamic Center in Quiapo, in support of their observance of Ramadan. With assistance from TV5 Alagang Kapatid Foundation, Inc., PSF and Cloudera also provided 100 bayongs to solo parents, vendors, and Sta. Lucia Parish volunteers in Brgy. Sta. Lucia, Novaliches, Quezon City.
Toyota announces Car Maintenance Weekend
Toyota owners are in for a treat this May 27 to 29, 2021 as Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) announces its Car Maintenance Weekend in all Toyota dealers and service centers nationwide.
During Toyota’s Car Maintenance Weekend, all Toyota customers who will avail of Periodic Maintenance (PM) or Express Maintenance (EM) service will automatically receive 40 percent discount on Toyota Genuine Motor Oil – Mineral Grade.
Customers will also receive special discounts if they avail any of the following products: 20 percent less on Toyota BactaKlenz Service; 20 percent less on UV Lamp and Air Purifier Bundle; 10 percemt less on UV lamp and air purifier if purchased separately.
Smile Train on radio broadcast
Smile Train, the world’s leading cleft charity, in partnership with RMN Foundation (RMNF), the corporate social responsibility arm of RMN Networks, Inc., is launching Cleft Con Radio, a series of discussions covering topics pertaining to comprehensive cleft care.
Leveraging the wide network of RMNF in the country, Smile Train aims to reach more patients and parents of children with clefts and educate more communities in the country through Cleft Con Radio. Aside from comprehensive cleft care, Smile Train utilizes its learnings from its telehealth program by discussing topics which may be of help to people with cleft as well as their loved ones who may need more information on how to assist and interact with them in their daily lives. Topics such as feeding and nutrition, surgery and post-surgery care, speech therapy, oral hygiene, among others, will be discussed with each one skewed towards the specific needs of those with clefts.
Cleft Con Radio started May 25, 2:30 p.m. on RMN DZXL 558 and will be on air every other Tuesday thereafter, until July 27. Each discussion is designed to help more people understand the cleft community better. Starting with basic topics such as What is a cleft? to more in-depth ones such as breastfeeding and nutrition of infants with a cleft and challenges cleft-affected individuals face such as bullying.
FHFI, Security Bank celebrate National Heritage Month
Security Bank Corporation, in partnership with the Filipino Heritage Festival Inc. (FHFI), celebrates the National Heritage Month with the theme “Victory and Humanity: Upholding Filipino Heritage and Identity.”
This year’s theme commemorates the 500th anniversary of two important events in Philippine history: the victory at Mactan and the first circumnavigation of the world. The celebration highlights the Filipinos’ bravery in their quest for freedom, and their humanity towards others.
This year’s national heritage festival features online competitions, virtual presentations, webinars and performances to be hosted by various institutions. For its part, Security Bank is co-sponsoring a youth essay-writing contest and co-sponsoring an online trivia game that will run until May 31.
A virtual tour presented by the Ayala Museum on their YouTube channel is available to the public until August 31.
CIC bags Global Business Outlook award for excellence
Credit Information Corporation (CIC), the country’s public credit registry and repository of credit information, was recognized for its excellence in credit reporting under the finance category of the 2021 Global Business Outlook (GBO) Awards.
The London-based publication recognizes innovations, achievements, and strategies within the global business community, covering sectors on banking, finance, insurance, brokerage, technology, and leadership, among others.
The CIC is the only institution from the Philippines which won in this year’s GBO Awards.
“This is the first time for CIC to receive such accolade and we are honored and grateful to the Global Business Outlook for recognizing the vital role of the credit registry in the country’s financial system,” Senior Vice President for Business Development and Communications Atty. Aileen L. Amor-Bautista, said.
She likewise emphasized the credit registry’s potential to contribute to making credit truly inclusive, given its database which now covers 25 million unique borrowers with 80 million contract data.
“The wealth of data that we manage and provide from a diverse set of contributors can lead to streamlining and simplifying loan processes for individual borrowers, MSMEs, cooperatives, and even overseas Filipinos,” she explained.
