HOPE Celebrates Everyday Heroes Making an Impact with the HOPE Hero Awards

HOPE Celebrates Everyday Heroes Making an Impact with the HOPE Hero Awards

Posted by Ria Hazel on 11:41 AM in Advocacy, awarding, Filipino, Hope, HOPE Awards, impact, modern day heroes,

(L-R, top) HOPE chairperson Nanette Medved-Po, HOPE hero of the year winner Cynthia Caridad Abdon-Tellez (L-R, bottom) HOPE hero of the year runners up Anton Mari Lim and Zacarias Mansing

HOPE, an impact organization that invests 100% of its profits for the building of public school classrooms and environmental interventions, awarded three outstanding everyday heroes during the recent virtual HOPE Hero Awarding Ceremony.

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GCash, HOPE and Century Pacific Food, Inc., celebrate one million coconut trees planted

GCash, HOPE and Century Pacific Food, Inc., celebrate one million coconut trees planted

Posted by Ria Hazel on 3:56 PM in Advocacy, Century Pacific Food Inc, Gcash, Hope, one million coconut trees, tree planting,

From left: Century Pacific Agricultural Ventures, Inc. (CPAVI vice president and general manager Noel Tempongko, HOPE founder and chairwoman Nanette Medved-Po, Friends of Hope, Inc. Managing director Ilusion Farias and GCash sustainability head CJ Alegre 

The Philippines is one of the world’s largest exporters of coconut productsm. This industry, however, faces multiple challenges such as low productivity due to a host of social, financial and logistical factors. To further support and promote the country’s coconut industry, leading fintech superapp GCash, through its in-app sustainability feature GForest, in partnership with HOPE and Century Pacific Food, Inc. (CPFI), has planted one million coconut trees in Mindanao alone, co uplifting the lives of over 7,600 smallholder farmers, of whom 32% are women.

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Embrace change and find joy in uncertainties in Jollibee Studios’ “My Crush is A Cactus Killer”

Embrace change and find joy in uncertainties in Jollibee Studios’ “My Crush is A Cactus Killer”

Posted by Ria Hazel on 7:34 AM in #KwentongJollibee, Hope, inspiration, Jollibee, Jollibee Studios, joy, Pandemic, youtube,

It goes without saying that change is the only constant thing in life. There are times when it brings people to difficult situations they need to overcome, but there are also moments when it leads them to the answers of their greatest whys. Either way, adapting to change can be an uncomfortable process — but the beautiful, empowering love that we find in the midst of it all is what makes the experience worthwhile.

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Watch How Globe Helps Filipinos Recreate the #ChristmasWeLove This Holiday Season

Watch How Globe Helps Filipinos Recreate the #ChristmasWeLove This Holiday Season

Posted by Ria Hazel on 2:46 PM in Christmas, Christmas We Love, Globe, Globe At Home, Hope, joy, kindness, Video,

 

Filipinos are known to have the grandest (and longest) Christmas celebrations out there, complete with all kinds of traditions and merry-making. Now that safety restrictions are still in place, however, we are definitely looking at a very different kind of celebration this year. While it’s hard not to feel deflated in the absence of the usual Christmas buzz, maybe we can take it as an opportunity to cherish those in our lives, while also giving a bit of ourselves to people around us, extending kindness and support in any way we can. 

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