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SM Foundation School Buildings: Edifices of Hope
“An SM Foundation school building is more than just a structure with four walls. It is an edifice of hope for the youth, a place that brings them one step closer to achieving a brighter future.”
SM Foundation’s School Building Program donated its first...
Q&A with Glenda Galino-Tayongtong
Portrait of an SM Foundation Scholar
Politics, a natural calamity, and continuing peace and order problems shaped the first six months of the Philippines in 2002. Manila, the country’s seat of power, still rippled with the after-effects of the 2nd People Power Revolution that...
SMFI scholars & the pursuit of happiness
“Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.”—Warren Buffet
Forty years ago, in 1983, the late visionary business leader and philanthropist Henry Sy, Sr. lovingly called “Tatang” by his family and those he employed, established the SM...
Labor Group calls for PHL acceptance of Afghan Refugees; stands in solidarity with Afghan workers
Citing provisions on equality in employment and occupation agreed upon in the recently concluded International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention 111 in Geneva, Switzerland, the Federation of Free Workers (FFW) called for the acceptance of Afghan refugees in the Philippines.
“Despite opposition of Vice President...
Q&A with Japanese Ambassador Kazuhiko Koshikawa
In this exclusive Philippines Graphic interview, the Japanese envoy shares his views on the volatile West Philippine Sea issue, peace and unity in the Asia-Pacific region, Official Development Assistance, national security, peace in Mindanao, the Mindoro oil spill, continuing support for COVID-19 pandemic...
The lighter side of PHL-Japan relations: of sinigang, tinola, and “volting in” to achieve shared goals
He arrived in the Philippines in November 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, during the incumbency of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
More than two years and a different President later, Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Kazuhiko Koshikawa remains unrelenting in working to...
