Our Craft
May 18, 2008 News No Comments
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Heritage Survivor in Oslob
May 4, 2008 News No Comments
The Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church in Oslob grabbed headlines just last March after a fire hit part of the structure.
Ironically, the tragedy happened during the Fire Prevention Month. What made the story even more of an eye opener was that the town’s fire station was just a few meters away from the church. But no thanks to a defective fire truck, the people had to literally push the vehicle towards the site of the fire. Read the rest…
My Kiddie Crew Experience
May 4, 2008 News No CommentsBy: Aaron Zachary Laguna<br>9 years old, USC South Campus
I joined the kiddie crew workshop at McDonald’s South Road. I belonged to the second batch. It started April 14 and ended April 18.
We were taught simple crew work like opening the door for customers and greeting them, cleaning tables and trays in the lobby area, greeting customers in the drive-thru area, and doing simple counter work. Read the rest…
Skills Training
May 4, 2008 News No CommentsBy Tita Dulce Festin-Baybay
That’s right, Kidsters!
Skills training are two words that means learning to make use of your hands to make something. An example is sewing, typing or recycling newspapers into bags or decor. Using your skills is also using your artistic talent to make something out of ordinary materials. Read the rest…
Bank’s e-waste brings hope to poor kids
March 10, 2008 Events, News No CommentsBPI Foundation turns old computers into learning tools
WHAT fate awaits computers at the end of their valuable life?Some end up in surplus shops selling second-hand units; others in junkshops where workers smash and pick apart electronic waste to scavenge for gold, copper, and other precious metals. Worse, some electronic harvesters pull out wires and plastic parts, burn them at night, fouling the air with toxic smoke.When Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), one of the country’s biggest banks, upgraded and replaced its systems, old computers found their way into the hands and minds of those who need them most. BPI Foundation, the bank’s philanthropic arm, and BPI’s Information Systems Group (ISG) run a program called e-Donate where old but working computers (with Windows 98 OS software programs) and unusable ones are donated to schools and recycled into learning tools. Read the rest…