One takeaway from working on this month’s Knowledge Channel Foundation Inc. (KCFI) feature is that the 16- year-old foundation led by Rina Lopez Bautista has gone way beyond helping teachers teach the three Rs to public school students.
Outside of the classroom, KCFI is able to grab a much bigger audience in the parents and other household members who are exposed to the Knowledge Channel through ABSCBN TVplus. But even in the classroom, getting the Knowledge Channel today has become a simple matter of plugging in the “mahiwagang black box”—a win-win for everyone involved.
Through the Learning Effectively through Enhanced Pedagogies (LEEP) program, KCFI also inculcates the importance of disaster preparedness awareness in our young. This is important not only because our generation is facing the prospect of experiencing the Big One in Luzon, but more so because of climate change and its effects—and it’s certainly not limited to just Luzon. This is why KCFI is expected to take LEEP and the 4K ng Kaligtasan: Kaalaman, Kakayahan, Kahandaan, Katatagan program to schools all over the country.
Bautista, along with Transmedia director Edric Calma and channel head Danie Sedilla-Cruz, updates us on these goings-on and all other things new from KCFI.
During their 50th wedding anniversary last year, Lopez Group chairman Amb. Manuel M. Lopez and spouse Maritess L. Lopez had asked friends to donate to Sagip Kapamilya in lieu of gifts. The result is the latest batch of typhoon-resistant classrooms recently turned over by Energy Development Corporation (EDC) to school officials in Passi, Iloilo. Read the details on page 8.
After getting our hands on the list of Dr. Ted Esguerra, we updated our emergency kit according to his “Lucky 9” items. Check out the must-haves prepared by the lead of EDC’s Disaster Preparedness and Response unit on page 10.
Still on preparedness, of the things we’re watching for is the Metro Manila-wide earthquake drill on July 30. As far as we remember, an exercise of this magnitude is a first for the metro, although the different cities have conducted their own independent simulations from time to time. The final scenario for the simulation is still shifting as of this writing but things should jell within the next few days.
There are a few kapamilya around who had the pleasure of knowing and working with Eugenio Lopez Sr. (EL Sr.). Thus, we rely on books such as those written by Raul Rodrigo to paint a picture of the Lopez Group founder. We see beyond the man who established a slew of enterprises that contributed towards nation-building, especially during the postwar years. We pay tribute to EL Sr., The Man, whose 114th birth anniversary we are commemorating this month.
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Kapamilya love reached more Filipinos as ABS-CBN Foundation Inc.’s (AFI) “Pantawid ng Pag-ibig: Isang Daan, Isang Pamilya” campaign distributed food packs and ligtas bags outside Metro Manila for those greatly
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Local government units (LGUs) found it challenging to quickly provide relief to families affected by the quarantine. That is why several mayors in Metro Manila and nearby provinces have expressed
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As Filipino families continue to struggle with the loss of jobs, ABS-CBN Foundation Inc. (AFI) moves to the second phase of the “Pantawid ng Pagibig” campaign with the aim of
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The “Pantawid ng Pag-ibig” campaign of ABS-CBN and ABS-CBN Foundation Inc. (AFI) has raised P350 million in cash donations and pledges for the benefit of over 600,000 families in Metro
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NO evacuee will be left behind. This is the promise of ABSCBN as it launches the “Tulong-Tulong sa Taal” campaign, which aims to unite the nation in helping Filipinos affected
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ABS-CBN Foundation Europe CIO joins public and private support for the victims of the massive fire that hit the 24-storey residential London Grenfell Tower in West London on June 14
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A state of calamity has been declared by the Mayor of Surigao City. Relief and rescue operations are underway for the barangays that have been affected.
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The Rural Workers Association of San Rafael (RWASR) based in Bulusan, Sorsogon, which runs Nasipit Eco-Agri Farm, has a simple message for their fellow Filipinos: “There is no problem we
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ABS-CBN helps arm Filipinos with relevant information to stop the spread of disease through its “Ligtas Pilipinas sa COVID-19” campaign on radio, TV and online.
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HELP came through for health workers in East Avenue Medical Center after ABS-CBN delivered masks and other protective gear and snacks to show support and Kapamilya love to those leading
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“Maraming, maraming salamat po sa award na ipinagkaloob ninyo sa amin. Alay namin ito sa kapatid kong si Gina Lopez,” said “G Diaries” host and Bantay Bata 163 executive director
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She could hardly contain her joy and excitement when she saw her son walking towards her. She welcomed him with tight hugs and happy tears as a loving mother would
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ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation Inc. (ALKFI) renamed its building Gina Lopez Building in honor of its late chairperson and founder of ALKFI programs Bantay Bata 163 and Bantay Kalikasan.
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ACCORDING to UNICEF, 95 children in the Philippines die every day because of malnutrition. This is one of the reasons Alaska Milk Corporation supports the advocacy of ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya
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IN 2015, Unicef and the Council for the Welfare of Children conducted the National Baseline Study on Violence Against Children in the Philippines, which indicated that eight out of 10
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For the Love of Children For the Love of Children These children live everyday making ends meet without losing hope that a better future awaits them. Together, let’s keep their hopes alive
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