As part of Metrobank’s 60th anniversary celebration, its corporate social responsibility arm Metrobank Foundation, Inc. (MBFI) and the Ty family foundation GT Foundation, Inc. (GTFI) turned over PhP35 million worth of development grants to 28 development partners during the George S.K. Ty Grants Turnover on September 5.
In celebration of the Metrobank’s 60th anniversary, its diamond year, the 2022 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos Award was conferred to four (4) teachers, three (3) soldiers, and three (3) police officers in a hybrid ceremony on September 5. Each received P1 million cash prize (net of tax), gold medallion, and “The Flame” trophy.
The “2021 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos (OF)” recognition program was nominated for the Top Division Award at the recent 19th Philippine Quill Awards. Garnering the Excellence award, the OF is a career-service award that recognizes the persistent work of exemplary teachers, soldiers, and police officers, especially during a national crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic. The award was given during the virtual awarding ceremony held last August 18, 2022.
Camarines Norte — For 120 schoolchildren in barangays Masalong and Calangcawan Sur, the opening of classes also marks the beginning of a four-month school-based supplemental feeding program led by Food for the Hungry Philippines (FHP) in partnership with the Metrobank Foundation, Inc.(MBFI).
The 2022 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos were introduced to the public through a virtual press conference on August 4, 2022. Ten awardees of this career-service award—comprising of four teachers, three soldiers, and three police officers—were presented to the members of the media. Each awardee will receive a cash prize of PhP 1 million each (net of tax), a golden medallion, and “The Flame” trophy during the conferment ceremonies in September coinciding with Metrobank’s anniversary celebration.
Complete nutrition and appropriate care are essential in the growth and development of children, especially in their first 1,000 days. This is why the Metrobank Foundation supports Caritas Manila’s “Integrated Nutrition Program” for food supplementation and access.
The Metrobank Foundation, Inc. (MBFI) intensifies its efforts in alleviating food insecurity and malnutrition in the country. A grant assistance worth PhP 588,000.00 was granted to the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction to support its “Gulayan sa Barangay Kontra COVID-19” program.
Metrobank Foundation, Inc. (MBFI) and GT Foundation, Inc. (GTFI) jointly recognized Class 2022 scholar-graduates during the 22nd Graduates’ Forum from July 26 to 29, 2022.
With the theme “Ang Pagtatapos!? Meaningful Ending and New Beginnings,” a hybrid program with face-to-face and virtual components was organized to cater to scholars from NCR and the regions. It was an eventful week characterized by engagements, exchanges of stories, and sharing of insights from executives and industry professionals, and meaningful conversations.
Metrobank Foundation president Aniceto Sobrepeña presents the recent accolades received by the institution in the 57th Anvil Awards to its vice chairman Alfred Ty and trustee Fabian Dee. The foundation received its third Grand Anvil for its public relations program that provided supplemental aid to 10 community pantries in Metro Manila in 2021.
Under the program MADE CARES (Community Aid and Relief for Emergency Situations), PhP1 million will be donated to Visual Arts HelpingHands Foundation (VAHHF) to support the medical needs of local artists.
