Press Releases from Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc (RAFI) (11 total)
RAFI declares winners of blogging contest
The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) announced the winners of the 5th RAFI Triennial Awards Blogging Contest.
The first place was awarded to JR Lopez Gonzales of South Cotabato with his post entitled "Drawing Mindanao's Portrait of Change" in his blog, Politikalon. The blog features 10 RAFI Triennial Awardees who are from Mindanao. Gonzales is currently teaching at the Mindanao State University (MSU)-Iligan Institute of Technology and serves as editor-in-chief of…
RAFI holds Moonwalk to advocate breast cancer awareness
In observance of Breast Awareness Month in October, the Eduardo J. Aboitiz Cancer Center (EJACC) of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) held the 8th annual “Moonwalk: A Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness” last Oct. 18.
The Moonwalk assembled nearly 3,000 people on the lot beside Pag-Ibig Fund Tower in Cebu Business Park at 5 p.m.
At 5:30 p.m., the “Moonwalkers” walked to The Walk in Asiatown I.T. Park, passing by…
RAFI to hold Moonwalk for breast cancer awareness
In observance of Breast Awareness Month in October, the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) will hold the 8th annual “Moonwalk: A Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness” on Oct. 12.
Moonwalk is open to the public. Participants are encouraged to wear pink shirts.
Moonwalk, a unique advocacy campaign of RAFI, through its Eduardo J. Aboitiz Cancer Center (EJACC), held every full moon of October, aims to promote the importance of observing monthly…
RAFI, Missionaries of the Poor ink MOU for new elderly home
The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Missionaries of the Poor (MOP) last Sept. 5, which signalled the start of the building of a home for elders and persons with disabilities on a newly purchased 4,500-square meter lot in Poblacion, Talisay City, Cebu.
Fr. Joseph Ssali, Superior, Missionaries of the Poor (MOP) Cebu; Fr. Kulandairaj Ambrose, Superior, MOP Philippines; Roberto Aboitiz, RAFI president; and…
RAFI Triennial Awards calls on entries for blogging contest
To promote the inspiring stories and work of recognized development workers in the Visayas and Mindanao, the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) is calling on individuals between 13 and 35 years old based in the Visayas and Mindanao to join the RAFI Triennial Awards Blogging Contest.
The contest highlights the RAFI Triennial Awards and its awardees and finalists. Guided by the theme, “Shaping the big picture of change”, entrants are expected…
RAFI holds 3rd run of Kabataan, Kultura ug Kabilin Heritage Tour
To provide the youth expanded learning on cultures from different periods by visiting local museums, the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. (RAFI) held the third run of its Kabataan, Kultura ug Kabilin (KKK) Heritage Tour last Sept. 24.
The event was initiated in partnership with the Cebu City Government and University of San Carlos-Department of Anthropology, Sociology and History (USC-DASH).
Close to 2,000 students from the University of San Carlos joined and…
RAFI’s Kool Adventure Camp holds urban backpacking challenge
The Kool Adventure Camp (KAC) of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) conducted a back-to-back Urban Backpacking Challenge for the Grade 4 to Grade 6 student leaders from Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu and the Dutch and Belgian youth delegates of the Multi-city Youth eXchange (MYX) Program last July.
The participants of the backpacking challenge walked through various areas of downtown and uptown Cebu City to gain a deeper understanding and…
RAFI’s COO recognized as one of the 100 Cebuana Trailblazers
Dominica B. Chua, chief operating officer (COO) of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), is one of the 100 Cebuana Trailblazers. She is recognized for her work in the field of “Economic Engagement.”
Dubbed as the Practical Development Worker, her background in finance and ability to conceptualize innovative, sustainable, and holistic development programs, and passion for social development has enabled her to manage a big foundation, thereby, reaching out to…
RAFI conducts internal brand cascades
The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. (RAFI) conducted the internal brand cascades in eight batches attended by all team leaders and team members from the five focus areas and support teams.
The sessions ran from February to April 2011 and facilitated by the RAFI Brand Management Team headed by Chief Operating Officer Dominica Chua; Human Resources Officer Jeanette Zulueta; and Communications Officer Haidee Emmie Palapar.
Carol Ballesteros and Trixie Ylaya of…
RAFI conducts Leave No Trace Trainors Training
The Kool Adventure Camp of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) conducted a Leave No Trace (LNT) Outdoor Ethics Trainors Backpacking program last June 20-23 in the Central Cebu Protected Landscape covering Barangays Taptap and Tabunan in Cebu City and Barangay Magsaysay in Balamban, Cebu.
This is the first LNT Trainors Course to be held in the Philippines as sanctioned by the LNT Center for Outdoor Ethics based in Boulder, Colorado,…
Cebu City, RAFI break ground for Bajau community project
After more than five years of living in wooden houses built on bamboo stilts, the Bajaus in Puntod, Alaska Mambaling, Cebu City will soon reside in concrete, socialized houses through the Bajau Integrated Area Development Project (BIAD-P), a partnership project of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), Cebu City Government, University of San Carlos-College of Architecture and Fine Arts, Presentation Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and partners from Kortrijk,…
