The 21st edition of the annual Graduates’ Forum was held on June 28, 2019 at the Penthouse of Manila Doctors Hospital in the City of Manila. A total of 38 scholars finished their respective undergraduate degrees. Of the 38 scholars, 17 finished with Latin Honors–6 magna cum laude and 11 cum laude. They were joined by Metrobank Foundation, Inc. (MBFI) and Pacific Paint (Boysen) Philippines officials seated in front row from 4th to 8th: MBFI asst. executive director Irene Labitad; MBFI executive director Nicanor Torres, Jr.; MBFI president Aniceto Sobrepeña; Boysen vice president Engr. Ruben Cueto; and Boysen office manager Natalie Lee.
Nine (9) GT Foundation scholars under its Scholarships for Technical-Vocation Education Program (STEP) were conferred formally with two-year certificate degree on general automotive servicing course by Toyota Motor Philippines School of Technology (TMP Tech). The ceremony was held during TMPTech’s 8th Commencement Exercises on May 30, 2019 at the TMP Tech campus in Sta. Rosa City, Laguna.
The Metrobank Foundation, Inc. (MBFI) launched the 3rd edition of Assistance for the Completion of College Education for Superior Students (ACCESS III) Scholarship Program through the formal signing of respective Memorandum of Agreements with five 5 academic partners. The ceremony was held on May 9, 2019 at the Penthouse of Metrobank Plaza in Makati City. Photo shows MBFI president Aniceto Sobrepeña (4th from left) leading the ceremony joined by (L-R) Technological Institute of the Philippines president Dr. Elizabeth Lahoz; Central Philippine University (Iloilo City) president Dr. Teodoro Robles; Ateneo de Zamboanga University president Fr. Karel San Juan; Saint Louis University (Baguio City) president Fr. Gilbert Sales; and University of the East–Manila president Dr. Ester Garcia. Partner institutions chosen for this program are accredited by CHED as the centers of excellence and development in the above mentioned courses. Through a PhP 20 million scholarship fund, fifty (50) scholars taking up courses in the fields of engineering, information technology, education, agriculture, and science and math will be selected. Established in 1995, a total of 946 scholars nationwide have graduated, 464 of which were ACCESS I and II scholarship program recipients.
GT Foundation, Inc (GTFI), together with De La Salle University (DLSU), inaugurated the George S.K. Ty Advanced Instrumentation Building through a marker-unveiling ceremony on April 11, 2019 at the university’s Laguna campus in the city of Biñan.
Winners of the 2019 Metrobank-MTAP-DepEd Math Challenge (MMC) national finals held last March 30, 2019. They were awarded by (standing) Mathematics Teachers Association of the Philippines (MTAP) president Flordelita Male (leftmost); MTAP President Emeritus Sr. Iluminada Coronel, F.M.M (2nd from left); Department of Education (DepEd) secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones (7th from right); Metrobank Foundation (MBFI) president Aniceto Sobrepeña (2nd from right); and MBFI executive director Nicanor Torres Jr. (rightmost).
Now on its 18th year, the Metrobank-MTAP-DepEd Math Challenge (MMC) will culminate with its national finals on March 30, 2019. A total of 22 students from 16 public and private schools all over the country successfully advanced to the competition’s final phase. The MMC is the most widely participated math competition in the country among elementary and high school students.
Guided by the theme, “Puso at Sigasig,” the heart for community that started it all continues to be MBFI’s rallying front, 40 years later. It is sustained by a greater zeal in order for the advocacies to move forward. The unique union of the heart and zeal forms the groundwork in the implementation of MBFI programs in public service excellence, education, healthcare, visual arts and heritage, and good governance.
The Metrobank Foundation, Inc. (MBFI) received six (6) trophies at the 54th Anvil Awards on January 30, 2019 at the Grand Ballroom of the Manila Marriott Hotel, Pasay City.
Organized by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines (PRSP), the Anvil is the symbol of excellence in public relations awarded by distinguished multi-sectoral jury to outstanding public relations programs and tools. MBFI received three (3) Gold Anvils and three (3) Silver Anvils.
GT Foundation, Inc. (GTFI), the Ty family foundation, and the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII) inked a memorandum of agreement to launch Share a Gift of Education (SAGE) III last September at the Federation Center in Binondo, Manila. Established in 2001 by GTFI’s sister foundation, Metrobank Foundation, Inc. (MBFI), in partnership with FFCCCII, SAGE is the brainchild of the late Metrobank and MBFI founder Dr. George S.K. Ty which aims to provide educational assistance to qualified members of the Filipino-Chinese families.
Metrobank Foundation, Inc. (MBFI), together with the Mathematics Teachers Association of the Philippines (MTAP) and the Department of Education (DepEd), concluded this year’s Metrobank-MTAP-DepEd Math Challenge (MMC) elimination round wherein more than 400,000 students competed on January 17 and 18 across 1,700 testing centers nationwide.
