Motolite Holds Donors Recognition Night

A Donors Recognition Night was held last September 4 at the SGV Hall of the AIM Conference Center in Makati City. The company's president, Mr. Ramon Agustines, hosted the night cum dinner.

Around 150 guests from donor companies, partner organizations and prospective supporters gathered to witness the awarding of recognition plaques and the launch of Balik Baterya Program's Project LEAP (Learning Enhancement Assistance Package). PLDT, represented by its Senior Manager for Community Relations, Ms. Evelyn del Rosario, delivered a speech of support to the program on behalf of the donors. A signing of the MOU involving Oriental and Motolite Marketing Corporation (represented by its President Mr. Ramon Agustines), PBSP (Ms. Isabel C.Y. Cu, Member of the PBSP Luzon Regional Operations Committee), DepEd (Hon. Sec. Jesli Lapus) and DENR (EMB Dir. Julian Amador) highlighted the event.

The evening was capped with a performance by children beneficiaries from PBSP's STEP UP (Strategic Private Sector Partnerships for Urban Poverty Reduction Program) community in Pasig.

PLDT ARAL TB Reaches 288 PUV Drivers, Trains 42 TB DOTS Educators

PBSP Luzon Regional Operations, with the assistance of the Training and Consulting Unit, had recently completed the implementation of the TB Prevention Program for PUV Drivers in STEP UP Areas. A total of 288 PUV drivers (97 in Caloocan City and 191 in Pasig City) were oriented on tuberculosis.

To complement this, 42 individuals from the STEP UP sites were also trained on TB DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment Short Course) --- the World Health Organization’s prescribed strategy for ensuring proper diagnosis and cure of TB.

After these individuals were equipped with the information and skills on TB education, they were able to facilitate the conduct of 3 echo seminars in their respective homeowners associations (HOAs).

A monitoring and evaluation meeting after 6 months shall be organized to determine the progress of the project in the adopted areas.

The project was made possible through PLDT’s ULAB donation. All savings incurred shall be allocated to PLDT’s infrastructure projects in the company’s adopted STEP UP site in Malabon.