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stands for Philippine Business for Social Progress.
It is the only business-initiated social development
foundation in the Philippines and perhaps the only
one of its kind in Asia. Founded in 1970 by 50 of
the country’s prominent business leaders,
PBSP is committed to promoting business sector involvement
in improving the quality of life among poor Filipinos.
PBSP programs focus on corporate citizenship, integrated
area development, technology management, capability
building, enterprise development and local governance.
Through the years, it has harnessed partnerships
among the government, NGOs, civil society and donor
institutions to expand the impact and relevance
of its work
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| The
PBSP Head Office is located in Intramuros, Manila.
It has regional offices in Cebu City in the Visayas,
and in Davao City in Mindanao. PBSP also operates
two technology centers: one in Calauan, Laguna and
the other in Catbalogan, Western Samar.
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| PBSP
is assisting programs in 65 provinces nationwide.
Its core program, the Area Resource Management Program,
is implemented in 10 of these provinces: La Union,
National Capital Region, Western Batangas, Vigan,
Cebu-Hillyland, Olango Island, Bohol, Negros, Samar,
and the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao.
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| PBSP
has a membership of more than 180 companies ranging
from big multinational corporations to small single
proprietorships. Most of these member companies
are also doing their own corporate social development
and philanthropic activities outside of their PBSP
commitments. At any given time, at least 50 CEOs
and/or representatives of these member companies
are directly and actively involved in the Foundation's
activities and programs.
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| PBSP’s
funds primarily come from membership contributions
and external sources. Member companies contribute
20% of 1% from their annual net income before taxes
to the Foundation. PBSP uses these membership contributions
to leverage more funds from external sources. Part
of the Foundation’s program and operating
funds are also sourced from internally-generated
mechanisms, such as training management and enterprise
fund management, among others. |
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| Member
companies can benefit from the following: technical
assistance in identifying a specific program or
project which the company will fund out of the restricted
donation to PBSP; ownership as donor of the program
or project funded; Certificate of Donation which
renders the donation as tax-exempt and deductible
in their entirety from the company's income tax
returns; and orientation on Corporate Social Responsibility
(CSR), Community Relations Programs, Corporate Volunteerism,
Managing Corporate Foundation, and other CSR topics.
For more details, please see Membership
Premiums. |
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| The
Center for
Corporate Citizenship was established by PBSP
in 1992 to promote the practice and critical review
of corporate citizenship among CEOs and their counterparts
in government and civil society. It encourages companies
to look at their core business policies and their
impact on society, on the environment and on development
in general. The Center works through consensus groups
of CEOs who discuss critical issues on education,
environment and local governance, and propose business-oriented
solutions to these issues. The consensus groups
submit their proposed action plans to the larger
community in periodically-held national conferences. |
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The
Training and
Consulting Group of PBSP manages its training
programs through the Social Development Management
Institute. It offers a range of courses for development
practitioners along the areas of Organizational
Development and Programs.
PBSP also offers training venues and facilities
at its Head Office in Intramuros, Manila and at
the Center for Rural Technology
Development in Calauan, Laguna. |
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| PBSP
provides financial assistance to partner organizations
--- organizations that do development work in our
priority provinces and whose work are in line with
our priority areas of program assistance. |
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| PBSP,
through the Small and Medium
Enterprise Credit (SMEC) Program, lends credit
funds to accredited rural and development banks
which in turn relend the same funds to eligible
small and medium scale entrepreneurs in the countryside.
Loan applicants can inquire and submit their applications
to any SMEC-accredited
bank in their locality or place of business.
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Indeed,
we need your support. Whether you are an individual,
a group, a business company, or a grant-making institution,
there are several ways in which you can help in
the Foundation's work. Find out how more you can
respond to our Call
for Support.
Are we able to answer your queries?
If you need more detailed information on any of
our program, please contact
us. |
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“PBSP
is one of the best examples in the world of a business-led
partnership that is tackling the problems of poverty at both
the grassroots and strategic policy levels.” |
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What
is PBSP? and What does it do?
