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Voyage of the Balangay: Adventure with a purpose

Love of history and zest for adventure. These were combined in the “Voyage of the Balangay.” The people behind the successful Mt. Everest expeditions pooled their talents together to help link today’s Filipinos with the country’s pre-colonial past. According to John Ray Ramos, a historian,...

SM Foundation: The road to health and wellness

The year was 2001 and Connie Angeles—public servant and erstwhile film and television actress—was about to embark on a new career at the end of her term as Vice-Mayor of Quezon City. “After serving as public official of Quezon City, I did not want...

Facts & figures about SM Foundation health and medical programs

There are six areas of health and wellness covered by the SM Foundation’s health and medical programs. These include: Medical Missions with Mobile Clinic Services, Felicidad Sy Wellness Centers for the Elderly, Felicidad Sy Activity Centers for Children, Hospice Units, renovation of Community...

In war and in peace

It started with timely visits from SM Foundation’s Health and Wellness Program Executive Director Connie Angeles. “I get invited to many military functions,” Angeles said, “My husband is a retired colonel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), while my son-in-law and his...

Henry Sy, tycoon (1924-2019)

Eighty-two years ago, a 12-year-old boy had 10 centavos in his pocket when he traveled from China to Manila. In his prime, he was the richest man in the Philippines for 11 years in a row. By the time of his death, he...

By the scanning of your thumbs: Election tech

  If the Commission on Elections (Comelec) had everything it wanted for a fully automated election system, the biometrics it collected from registered voters (which it continues to collect from new voters annually) would be fully integrated in the Automated Election System (AES)....

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A matter of constituent interest

Flashback 2015: In the run-up to the 2016 presidential elections, then Laguna 1st District Representative Danilo Ramon Fernandez can be seen in many an...

SM Bears of Joy: a present of love from SM Cares for children in need

This year’s collection features four adorable ‘FamBears’ inspired by ‘family’ Good news, holiday shoppers: SM Cares is bringing back the SM Bears of Joy to...

Let’s Save San Nicolas (Manila)

The district of San Nicolas has great historical value. The interaction of Spanish andChinese influences that largely contributed to the Filipino identity took place...

Love, Social Justice & Corporate Social Responsibility in the time of global challenges

“There she is,” the woman in the car told her son, as she pointed to a petite and thin sampaguita garland vendor sitting on...