ABS-CBN Bayan Foundation Inc. kicked off its “Bagong Bayan Para sa Bayan: Building The Nation From below” program with a press briefing at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on April 27, 2007.

In his remarks, Gov. Tetangco commended Bayan for continuing to “evolve and implement new initiatives that would not only sustain, but extend the reach of microfinance” to the country’s “e-poor” or entrepreneurial poor.

“Given its commitment to microfinance and the extensive reach of the ABS-CBN network, the ABS-CBN Bayan Foundation is in a unique position to accelerate the growth of the microfinance sector in the Philippines,” Gov. Tetangco said.

51 underprivileged children from Hapay na Mangga Elementary School Taytay, Rizal will be having a different Christmas this 2007. Because of Philec’s “Share a Noche Buena Project” ( a Corporate Social Responsibility program of Philec HRMD), these children will be having a modest feast with their family on Christmas.

by Diane Año

ABS-CBN Bayan Foundation, Inc. (Bayan) partnered with 71 Dreams Foundation on August 2, 2006 to provide economic opportunities to the bereaved families of the WoWoWee tragedy.

Manila North Tollways Corporation (MNTC)

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is at the heart of MNTC’s business strategy and objective. The company believes that good CSR should combine the delivery of excellent service with the development of programs that support MNTC’s core business while, at the same time, promoting people’s welfare and well- being.

The road to Infanta is now cleared. As our team chugged along the frilly sides of the mountains of Quezon province, we saw several warnings of falling rocks and susceptibility to landslides and tsunamis broadcasted by road signages.

The ABS-CBN Bayan Foundation (also known as Bayan Microfinance) started as a micro-financing program of the ABS-CBN Foundation in 1997, and was spun off into a separate foundation in the year 2000.

Sagip Kapamilya (Family Rescue)” is the program mounted by ABS-CBN in response to the devastation brought about by the four destructive typhoons in 2004: Unding, Violeta November 22-26, 2004, Winnie November 28-30, 2004, and Yoyong December 3, 2004, hitting hard the areas of Bicol, Central, and Southern Luzon. Eight regions were damaged with 53,037 families displaced and properties destroyed were valued at Php 5.7B. There were 1,062 people dead, 1,161 injured, and 552 missing.

ABS CBN Foundation Inc. (AFI) initiated a nationwide one-week fundraising telethon thru their mother corporation’s TV, radio, and web channels: ANC, DZMM, Studio 23, The Filipino Channel, Regional Network Group stations, and ABS CBN Interactive. Strategic collection centers such as those in Petron Gas stations, Asian Spirit, WG&A, banks, malls, and schools were set up.