Corporate Social Responsibility

"I am grateful that in our small way, we help narrow the gap between lack of knowledge and a good education; between lack of medical treatment to access to equipment and better health services; between a decaying world and a healthier environment we can leave to the next generation."

Dr. Lucio C. Tan

The Companies under LT Group, Inc. and other companies that are majority-owned by the Tan family conduct some of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities under the Tan Yan Kee Foundation, Inc. (TYKFI). The Foundation and its partners pursue projects that focus on four advocacies: Education, Health Services, Social Welfare and the Environment.

The individual companies within LTG also engage in their own CSR activities to be socially responsible to its employees, the communities where they operate in and other stakeholders.

Tan Yan Kee Foundation, Inc.

TYKFI-Asia Brewery, Inc. Medical Specialty Scholar

Dr. Evangelyn Grace M. Matias completed her oneyear training in Transplant Nephrology at McMaster University – St. Joseph Healthcare Hamilton in Ontario, Canada.

Foundation for Upgrading the Standard of Education (FUSE) Update

FUSE continued to reach out to educators by conducting several online activities and learning sessions. These include:
• Language Match Baseline Study in the Bangsamoro of Muslim Mindanao
• Of Math and Memes
• Making the World Better through Extreme E-Service Learning
• Aral (Doctrine), Asal, (Manners) Dasal (Prayer): Problematizing Philippine Education in a Post-Truth Era
• Updated the Teaching Support Materials for Teachers in English, Mathematics, and Science
• Partnered with Philippine Normal University for STEM Teaching Fellowship

Dr. Lucio C. Tan Legacy Forest Project

The forest project, now in its seventh year, covers 930 hectares and 56 hectares in Caranglan, Nueva Ecija. Species planted include Alibangbang, Narra, Sampaloc, and Falcata. A new planting site is located in Tanay, Rizal. In 2021, 31 hectares were planted with 77,748 seedlings.

Meanwhile, at the Fortune farm in Barangay Digdig, Caranglan, Nueva Ecija, the growing of vegetables and fruits continued. In 2021, an estimate of 15,000 kilos were produced and were sold to various markets, including employees of several Lucio Tan companies.

Asia Brewery, Inc.

Brigada Eskwela (School Brigade), Bayanihan Para sa Paaralan (Cooperation for Schools), Tugon sa Hamon ng Ligtas na Balik Aral (Response to the Challenge of Safe Back-to School)

ABI Employees participated in various activities to help public schools for the school opening.

In August, employees in Cabuyao helped in the rehabilitation of classrooms and clean-up drive in preparation for the class opening.
From August to September, the Company donated bond paper, printers, and reading books to public schools in various areas where ABI plants are located.
World Teachers’ Day Celebration in October in Cabuyao
Balik Eskwela participation of El Salvador employees in August

On-the-Job Training

ABI allowed thirteen students from Polytechnic University of the Philippines’ (PUP) Sta. Rosa and Sto. Tomas campuses, AMA University – Calamba, and National University – Calamba to get on-the-job training in its Cabuyao, Laguna facility.

Plant a Tree, Save the World

From June to August 2022, employees in the plants in Pampanga, Davao, El Salvador, and Cabuyao were encouraged to plant trees.

Eton Properties Philippines, Inc.

Group Home for Abandoned Older Women

Eton donated vegetables and fruits purchased from the Dr. Lucio Tan Legacy Forest farmers to the Group Home for Abandoned Older Women in San Juan City. It is a communitybased residential care facility for abandoned and indigent older women. The donation included over 90 kilos of green beans, okra, gourds, cucumbers, snow cabbage, papaya, and bananas. Fifty kilos of rice were also donated.

Masaganang Palayan (Prosperous Ricefields) Project

Eton continued to support the Masaganang Palayan Project in Nueva Ecija. For 2022, around 150 kilos of hybrid palay seedlings were donated.

Kanlungan ni (Shelter of) Maria

Eton Properties extended its blessings to Kanlungan ni Maria, a non-profit organization that helps the poor, abandoned, neglected, homeless, and sick elderly, located in Antipolo City. Eton donated fresh vegetables in December, that included 95 kilograms of squash, okra, cucumbers, string beans, gourds, and sweet potato leaves that were bought from the farmers of the Dr. Lucio Tan Legacy Forest, as well as two sacks of rice. There are currently 23 elderly people under the care of the organization.

Philippine National Bank

Employee Voluntarism

In 2022, 845 employees rendered an estimated 2,775 volunteer man-hours in their respective communities. An estimate of 1,665 individuals from 832 families and 48 communities benefited from these activities, which include:

• Packing and distributing relief goods
• Planting trees
• Coastal clean-ups
• Community clean-up drives
• Gift-giving
• Feeding children and families
• Bloodletting
• Medical and dental missions.

PNB CommuniTree: Together as One for the Environment

In celebration of PNB’s 106th anniversary, in partnership with TYKFI, 833 Falcata (Paraserianthes falcataria) seedlings were planted on July 30 in Barangay Mamuyao, Tanay, Rizal. Bank employees in other areas were also encouraged to participate in their localities bringing to 1,150 the number of forest and fruit-bearing tree seedlings that were planted.

Project PLANET (Protect, Love, And Nurture the Environment Together)

This is an internal environmental awareness and carbon footprint reduction campaign among bank employees focusing on energy efficiency, water conservation, banning single-use plastic, and proper waste management that was formally launched in July 2019. In 2022, the campaign’s messaging made use of global and local ESG observances like World Wetlands Day and Plastic-Free July.

PMFTC Inc.

Whole-of-Nation Approach in Disaster Relief and Response

Behind the scenes of every crisis, a wholeof-nation approach is needed for efficient response and recovery. It requires partnership with various government agencies and members of society to avoid duplication of efforts and inefficiencies. In addition to food rations, medical support, and other response paraphernalia mitigating the impact on rural communities that bear the brunt of natural disasters, our interventions also included capacity-building measures to enhance the communications infrastructure of our civil-military units for more rapid and comprehensive disaster response.

Mechanization Key to Sustainable Food Production

In September 2022, PMFTC donated harvesters and tractors to the Provincial Government of Nueva Ecija to upgrade the post-harvest tools of farmer groups. Approximately 2,000 rice farmers and farm workers will benefit from this donation. Maintenance of the equipment and other consumables will be provided by the Provincial Government of Nueva Ecija.

In partnership with different local government units and other like-minded organizations, at least 161,000 vulnerable individuals (the majority are women and children) received free health checkups. During these medical-related events, patients were given the opportunity to consult health practitioners and, at the same time, receive proper prescription-based on the outcome of diagnostics tests performed on the same day and on-site.

Preventive Healthcare for Children and the Elderly

Preventive health care helps maintain good health. Screenings are important to avoid future health problems or catch them early when they are easier to treat. But the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a decrease in preventive screenings because some patients have been hesitant to seek preventive checkups. PMFTC has leveraged the flexibility and adaptability of portable diagnosis systems to fill in gaps to reach social-economically underserved populations in both urban and rural areas, particularly children and the elderly.

Tanduay Distillers, Inc.

Adopt-an-Estero (Estuary) Program

Adopt-an-Estero Program is a quarterly collaboration among the residents living near the estero, Tanduay El Salvador, and the Department of Energy and Natural Resources -Environment Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) of Region X. The objectives of the program are to clean the estero of wastes, debris, and silt, to mobilize communities in cleaning the estero, and to enlist their active participation in maintaining a clean estero for the future.

Various Fire Responses by Tanduay’s Firemen

TDI’s firetrucks and firemen responded to various fire incidents near the areas where the factories are located.

City-Wide Multisectoral Tree Planting Activity in Cabuyao, Laguna

On August 1, 2022, TDI Cabuyao joined the Multisectoral Tree Planting activity where 500 seedlings of Dita, 135 seedlings of Kabuyaw, and 1,000 Palo Santo seedlings were distributed to barangays, subdivisions, and selected locations/landmarks in the area.

COVID-19 MASKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TEMASEK FOUNDATION

To help the Philippines in its continuing COVID-19 response, Singapore’s Temasek Foundation International (TF) partnered with LT Group, Inc. (LTG) to donate eight million face masks to various local government units in the country. During simple turnover rites, TF Chief Executive Officer Ng Boon Heong signed the Deed of Donation together with LTG President Michael G. Tan. The event was witnessed by Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Joseph M. Yap and TF Senior Director Gerard Yeo. Based on the Deed of Donation, each BYD Care surgical mask is for single-use only and provides three layers of protection with a particle filtration efficiency of >95%. “We are making available up to 8 million pieces of the masks to the LT Group Inc for deployment to the local government units and communities in the Philippines,” the Foundation said. Temasek paid for the masks while LTG handled freight costs from Singapore to Manila, as well as the cost of distributing the masks to various LGUs throughout the Philippines.