Responding to the pandemic the Lopez wayOn July 15, 2020, around 49 participants attended the first Lopez CSR Council virtual meeting. Those who met via Zoom were movers of the Lopez Group of companies’ CSR departments who reported on what they have done and are doing to assist their employees, host communities and those who sought their help.

Jay Tumanda: Engineered for successHERE is the story of one of PhilAsia Assistance Foundation Inc.’s (PAAFI) successful scholars, engineer/professor Jay Tumanda. It took weeks to get hold of him as he was quite busy. Finally, when he responded to our email, he was on his way abroad for a seminar. PAAFI, one of Lopez Group Foundation Inc.’s member foundations, was started by the late Roby M. Lopez, then continued by the late Presy Lopez Psinakis with the support of friends in the Philippines and abroad. PAAFI is now chaired by Maritess L. Lopez, wife of Lopez Group chairman Manuel M. Lopez.

Marjon DayoIN the field of culture and the arts, Ang Misyon Inc.’s (AMI) Orchestra of the Filipino Youth has shown how cultivating the talents of the youth can lead to a better future as citizens of this country. Marjon Dayo shares his journey from salesman to printing shop worker and, finally, communication and partnership assistant at AMI.

Irene Garcia Opeña says being a Lopez scholar changed her life in many waysTwenty years ago, Irene Garcia Opeña became a First Philippine Industrial Park(FPIP) scholar. Today, she is back a sa First Industrial Science and Technology(FIRST) School industry program coach or mentor. She is one of the individuals who planted a seed of hope to achieve her goal. Here is another impact story of the good that aL opez Group company has done.