THE PHILIPPINE Business for Social Progress (PBSP) reported that it has implemented P60 million worth of projects in Mindanao between 2016 and 2017, including social services and livelihood support. “We gained more traction in health, education, environment, and livelihood projects implemented in Mindanao,” Miguel Rene A. Dominguez, PBSP Mindanao operations regional executive committee chair, said during PBSP’s Mindanao Membership Meeting last week in Davao City. Among the projects implemented were the provision of services and information to more than 8,000 women of reproductive age; career orientation and education assistance to students; installation of potable water facilities; and livelihood development programs, including access to capital and skills training. PBSP has also distributed P20 million worth of support items to families affected by the Marawi crisis. “We have raised P20 million in cash and in kind for families staying at the evacuation centers and those based in the homes of their family,” PBSP Executive Director Reynaldo D. Laguda said. The donations came from 84 corporate sponsors and 102 individual donors. — Carmencita A. Carillo

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