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For a brighter life
It takes two to three hours for Warik Pan, a twelve-year old student at Sapang Uwak Elementary School in Porac, Pampanga, to travel home from school on foot. With no access to electricity, she uses a portable battery-powered flashlight to do her homework at night....
Fighting malnutrition with Alaska Milk Corporation
According to UNICEF, 95 children in the Philippines die every day because of malnutrition. This is one of the reasons why Alaska Milk Corporation supports the advocacy of ABS-CBN Foundation-Bantay Bata 163 in taking care of the welfare of the Filipino children. These...
Bantay Bata 163, Philippine Dental Association collaborate to promote child oral health
ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc. (AFI) inked an agreement with the Philippine Dental Association (PDA) for the “Aqua Run: Splash for Smiles” to be held on January 26, 2020 at the Quirino Grandstand, Manila. Bantay Bata 163, AFI’s child welfare program, was named the...
Bantay Bata 163 Laguna celebrates 27th Children?s Month
“Masaya po ako dahil na-sorpresa po kami ng Bantay Bata 163. Nagkaroon po ng palaro at nagbigay po sila ng pagkain at laruan. Masayang masaya po kami. Natutunan ko po ang aming mga karapatan bilang mga bata na makapag-aral, maglaro, at kumain.” (We’re happy that...
Finally home
“Masaya po ako dahil na-sorpresa po kami ng Bantay Bata 163. Nagkaroon po ng palaro at nagbigay po sila ng pagkain at laruan. Masayang masaya po kami. Natutunan ko po ang aming mga karapatan bilang mga bata na makapag-aral, maglaro, at kumain.” (We’re happy that...
The greater the sacrifice, the greater the love
“Puno ka ba? Kasi di ako mabubuhay nang wala ka.” This is how Albert Guma, Environment Manager of Samsung Electro Mechanics Philippines (SEMPHIL) highlighted the importance of tress during his speech after conducting the tree-planting activity in one of Bantay...
Denso Techno Philippines Inc says YES to ULABs proper disposal
Denso Techno Philippines Inc., a company that creates programming embedded software for automotive components has turned over 272 pieces of used-lead acid batteries (ULABs) from their Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) to Bantay Kalikasan’s (BK) Bantay Baterya...
Bantay Bata, Globe activate child helpline for free
Children are the most vulnerable population in the society. In 2015, Unicef and the Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) conducted the National Baseline Study on Violence Against Children in the Philippines. Research shows that eight out of ten children have...
Bantay Kalikasan supported communities in Leyte now ATI sites
Two supported communities of Bantay Kalikasan in Dulag, Leyte have been recognized as Learning Centers by the Agricultural Training Institute of the Department of Agriculture. Congratulations to the Sabang Daguitan Surf Camp and San Jose Farm. Soon the sites will be...
First but definitely not the last for Marsh & McLennan Companies
ABS-CBN Foundation- Bantay Kalikasan has found an ally in Marsh & McLennan Companies. 80 employees from their two sites planted 400 Malapapaya and another 400 Kalumpit seedlings at the La Mesa Watershed. “It was a very good idea for us to be part of this initiative. I...