OUR COVER
“ENHANCING THE PRODUCTIVITY OF FILIPINOS THROUGH LIVELIHOOD PROGRAMS” In 2016, the Foundation, through its various core projects in social welfare, education, and health, has ensured the enhanced livelihood productivity of beneficiaries, mostly marginalized farmers, with the help of better technology and skills in environment and agroforestry management.
CONTENTS President’s Message 3 Social Welfare 10 Education 40 Health 68 Board of Trustees 74 Executive Officers 78 Vision, Mission, Core Values 79
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
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OOKING BACK ON OUR 30TH YEAR, we may have gone from one smile to countless lives touched, or one heart of compassion, through my father, to many stories of hope. On this 30th anniversary, I am happy to present to you the blessed work that we continue to take on for the year 2016
as we focused our efforts on helping the less privileged members of our community to become more productive through better skills and technical knowhow.
Now on its third year, the Dr. Lucio C. Tan Legacy
Forest Project is well-immersed in sustainable reforestation. With proper care and techniques, a huge number of timber, fuelwood, and fruit trees have now taken root in more than 500 hectares of formerly denuded forestland. Our farmers are seeing that as they invest in nature, they also receive back in terms of a stable livelihood. They have not only learnt a set of farming skills worthy of both self and formal employment, their own children are also receiving the fruits of their efforts in terms of receiving a good education. 3
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To introduce alternatives in livelihood sustainability,
we developed the Tan Yan Kee Model Farm Project where we trained forest planters and crop farmers alike in proper and safe farming methods, harvesting, and processing of root and vegetable crops.
As additional support to the farming sector, the
Foundation also rehabilitated an existing irrigation system under its Small Water Impounding Project, to help communities in their agriculture-related projects.
The Foundation also sought out the affected victims
of calamities during the year through Hope Caravan and sent hope to them through the distribution of food and much-needed materials to repair their houses, their farms, and their lives.
Under our education program, the Foundation and
Saint Teresita’s Academy, a private Catholic school in Nueva Vizcaya, welcomed 81 children of poor farmers as scholars for Grades 7 to 11. Our UE-Tan Yan Kee scholars together with our sixth grade graduates from Tan Yan Kee Elementary School in Nueva Vizcaya have both reached a milestone this year as they graduated strong and have come so far while showing no shortage of talent and determination.
We also continued projects in promoting Chinese
history, culture, and values through the Tan Yan Kee Library summer school program; in promoting a safe and learning-conducive school environment through its various projects such as Brigada Eskwela; and most especially for having projects like school supplies distribution and food gift-giving as these foster care towards the students’ enthusiasm, confidence, and discipline in school. Solidarity 5
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with the educational needs and rights of the impoverished children are evidenced in the Foundation’s efforts.
In support of our nation’s transition to the K-12
program, the Foundation granted financial assistance to 193 students from different schools to enroll and study in the Senior High School (SHS) department of the University of the East under the Top-Up Assistance Program.
This school year, the Foundation also granted full
scholarship to 11 students from prestigious law schools in the country. The TYKFI-FLP Scholarship Program was in partnership with the Foundation for Liberty and Prosperity (FLP).
Blessed with faith and hope, many have walked
through the Foundation’s livelihood training program under the Tan Yan Kee Manpower Development Center and have emerged as skilled workers in the job market today. These skills included bookkeeping, electrical installation and maintenance, and basic cosmetology including haircutting. Meanwhile, with the Foundation for Upgrading the Standard of Education, Inc. (FUSE), TYKFI was able to help 234 teachers from various schools enhance their teaching skills in English, Math, Chemistry, Physics and Elementary Science.
Heeding the call of duty, a team consisting of the
Foundation’s staff, employees from our partner company, and consultants from our partner medical center sought out the medically underserved in Lian, Batangas. Free consultations, medicines, and vitamins were properly dispensed. The TYKFI-ABI Medical Specialty Scholarship Program and the medical forum were our continuing projects this year. They continued to bring the latest knowledge and medical technological innovation updates 7
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from amongst the brightest and most compassionate of doctors to the Filipino people. I am happy to see such love in action as health is being brought to more and more people especially the poor and most vulnerable in our country.
I am also pleased to report to you the celebration
of our 30th year this year through the performance of our many excellent talents in the country in a thanksgiving gala entitled, ‘A Hundred Million Miracles’ taken from a song in the play, ‘The Flower Drum Song’. At this point in our journey as a Foundation, I am most thankful to our partner agencies and individuals, members of the LT Group of Companies, and concerned individuals for their continued support and belief in our mission and vision.
Here at your Foundation, we see miracles at work every
day. We see how fragility turns into resilience, disadvantage into unlocked potential, poverty into opportunity, marginalized into skilled and competent, ailing into a healthier path, vulnerable victims of climate change into responsible agents of the environment, previously denuded forests into acres of thriving ecosystems and vegetation, and previously helpless into agents of compassion towards the less fortunate. Miracles may not be the easiest way but it mirrors the great need of our country and our generation, yet it also brings lasting, devoted, and far-fetching care and commitment to the Filipino people.
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SOCIAL WELFARE
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OW ON ITS THIRD YEAR, THE PROGRAM on “Rebuilding the Community and the Environment� continued its march forward into sustainability. Denuded forests are bearing trees and crops, families are improving their lives, and education is tak-
ing root amongst the young ones. Farmers are learning that through sustainability, the environment is also giving back to their communities in different ways. Farmers realize that they can stop being victims of climate change and a decaying world by becoming proactive citizens who help protect the environment to make the world of their children a better place to live in.
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The Dr. Lucio C. Tan Legacy Forest Project
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VERYWHERE it sets foot in to rebuild denuded areas, the LCT Legacy Forest serves as a model in terms of its best practices. Soil is carefully sampled
and studied, and seedlings are well taken care of in the nurseries by local indigents in places such as Nueva Vizcaya and Nueva Ecija where seedling mortality rates are low. The reforestation team’s plantation establishment activities included baseline establishment, lay-outing, strip brushing, staking, and hauling of seedlings before actual planting.
For 2016, they planted timber, fuel-
wood, and fruit trees on 223.71 hectares of land in Barangay R.A. Padilla, Carranglan, Nueva Ecija. Having planted seedlings on 278.45 hectares of land the previous year, the project already covered a total of more than 500 hectares of planted area in 2016. Meanwhile, the Legacy project team also covered the protection of an additional 285.22 hectares of a natural bio-diverse forest which is home to a variety of rare plants and wildlife.
To protect the planted areas, the team construct-
ed firebreak paths and conducted 24-hour foot patrolling in three shifts. There are now seven lookout sheds manned 24/7 in three shifts by two watchmen per shift. Professional foresters who supervise the planters and 12
evaluators were assigned to document the number of seedlings and tree planted by the different teams. There are also two checkpoints which monitor entry of people in the project area.
Nursery activities in 2016 included seedling clas-
sification, sorting and grading, potting, preparation of seed beds and continuous watering until they were ready for permanent planting. 2016 Performance of LCT Legacy Forest Project Total Planted Area by Species Species
Scientific Name
Area (Hectares)
1. Narra
Pterocarpus indicus
46.29
2. Batino
Alstonia macrophylla
19.61
3. Malaruhat Pula
Aglaia edulis
2.53
4. Bitaog
Calophylum inophyllum
2.07
5. Mamalis
Pittosporum pentandrum
2.82
6. Kalumpit
Termenalia microcarpa
4.54
A. Timber
Sub-Total
77.86
B. Fuelwood 1. Mangium
Acacia mangium
28.07
2. Ipil-ipil
Leucaena leucocephala
57.34
3. Antsoan Dilaw
Cassia spectabilis
26.07
Sub-Total
111.48
C. Agroforestry 1. Guyabano
Anonna muricata
11.20
2. Sampalok
Tamarindus indica
23.17
Sub-Total
34.37
Total Planted Area
223.71
Total Protected Forest Area
285.22
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Agroforestry Livelihood Training and Opportunities
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N September, the Foundation started to study new agricultural livelihood projects for unemployed farmers. Engaging professional agriculturists, it
sponsored a short training project in onsite vegetable farming on a medium-sized farm at a lowland area of Carranglan, Nueva Ecija.
The livelihood trainees learned the various sci-
entific steps and materials needed to produce various types of fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants in the Tan Yan Kee Model Farm Project. The first group of trainees produced organic vegetables like lettuce, corn, cabbage, gourd, luffa, upo, okra, string beans, chili, bell pepper, regular tomatoes and cherry tomatoes, and herbs like basil and lemon grass.
As another livelihood opportunity, the Legacy Forest planters grew cassava and fruit trees like sampaloc and guyabano along firebreak areas of the forest plantations.
The planters
were also trained in cassava production where the harvested cassava roots were crushed, dried and converted into granules. Individual planters may follow this production
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procedure to earn a livelihood by selling the granules.
After planting the seedlings along firebreaks, there
were no fire incidents reported in 2016 as the team also conducted protection activities through watch towers. With proper care and techniques, seedlings of timber, fuelwood, and fruit trees have now taken root on formerly denuded land.
The farmers are seeing that as they invest in na-
ture, they also receive back in terms of a stable livelihood. They have not only learnt a set of farming skills worthy of both self and formal employment, their own children are also receiving the fruits of their efforts in terms of receiving a good education.
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Small Water Impounding Project (SWIP)
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UCCESSFUL agriculture is dependent upon farmers having sufficient access to water. Due to drastic climate change, the competition for water re-
sources is much more intense nowadays. Many farms are dependent on rain feed and therefore experience water scarcity during dry seasons.
The Foundation continues to rehabilitate existing
water irrigation systems. In 2016, TYKFI rehabilitated LipitTomeeng Irrigation System at Brgy. Lipit-Tomeeng, San Fabian, Pangasinan under the Small Water Impounding Project (SWIP). This project aimed to provide irrigation to 100 hectares of cultivated lands and will benefit 80 farmers.
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HOPE Caravan: Typhoon Relief Efforts
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N times of calamity, TYKFI continued to be a beacon of hope, a source of help when needed, where needed.
After Typhoon Lando left a trail of devastation upon
the people of Northern and Central Luzon in late 2015, the Foundation saw that nearly 100% of the houses and infra-
structure were damaged in Casiguran, Aurora. By January 2016, TYKFI went to help the community of Bianoan as it was one of the most badly hit barangays of Casiguran where most homes were totally damaged.
Through the Hope Caravan, TYKFI distributed
roofing materials and grocery items like canned goods, instant noodles, sugar, coffee, and rice. The Foundation sought to be one with the victims of calamity, and hopeful that through compassion, these victims may find hope and courage to rebuild, rise again, and be more resilient and prepared.
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Livelihood Assistance for Calamity Victims and Seed Distribution
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N October 2016, two typhoons namely Karen and Lawin consecutively hit the same area in Northern Luzon, affecting the livelihood of the farmers. The Foundation went to
the province of Nueva Vizcaya in the aftermath of the typhoons after finding that the families of the TYK-STA Scholars as some of the most affected victims of the typhoons.
The TYKFI staff determined the amount of help to be
extended to the victims by asking them what crops were damaged, the area and extent of damage, their other sources of income, the size of family, and the items they needed immediately to revive their farms. After validation of their individual reports, the Foundation distributed seeds, farm inputs such as fertilizers, insecticides and a cavan of rice each directly to the affected farmers to ensure that they could start anew and rehabilitate their farms. 34
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Alangalang Day Care Center
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BOUT a year after the Foundation donated a multipurpose building to Barangay Holy Child II in Alangalang, Leyte, children started to oc-
cupy a ground floor space for pre-school learning. The building was designed to have a health clinic and daycare center. Through learning centers such as this, the children are taught the alphabet and numbers but more importantly, values on becoming good children and responsible citizens of our country in the future.
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Balete Hanging Bridge
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HE Foundation’s social welfare program continued to bridge gaps in the lives of the poor. Children used to get wet crossing the river to get to school up in the
mountain, while farmers had difficulty carrying their heavy produce wading in the water to reach the road going to the market. In May 2016, the TYKFI inaugurated the Balete Hanging Bridge which has given the students and the farmers better access to and from the national highway.
The hanging bridge project was completed in coop-
eration with the Local Government Unit of Balete, Sta. Fe, Nueva Vizcaya. More than a matter of safety and well-being, the Foundation also recognized the need of the community to uplift and motivate the spirit of the hard working folks, to bridge their daily lives with possibilities and hope, and to better their quality of life.
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EDUCATION
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HE FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO INVEST in the education of the poor and deserving throughout all ages. The focus continued to be on quality education and one that will produce values-laden, responsible, inspired, and compassionate individuals.
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UE-Tan Yan Kee Foundation Scholarship Program
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OR the past 17 school years, TYKFI has been con-
tinuously helping talented and deserving individuals attain a top-notch college education through full
and partial scholarships without which a college education may simply not be possible.
This year’s UE-TYKFI scholar graduates consisted
of 39 bright young individuals who earned their degrees in the fields of Accountancy, Liberal Arts, Engineering, Computer Studies, and Dentistry. From UE-Caloocan, two scholars graduated summa cum laude, nine as magna cum laude, and two cum laude. From UE-Manila, eight scholars graduated as magna cum laude, and 16 as cum laude.
Continuously proving their tradition of excellence,
three of these graduates ranked in the 2016 licensure examinations in their respective fields. Dr. Nissa D. BoĂąaga ranked 7th place in the July 2016 Dentistry Licensure Board Examination. Engr. Neil M. Delos Reyes placed 8th in the Electronics Engineering Board Exam last October 2016 and Evangeline Ko, CPA, was on the 9th place in the CPA Licensure Examination last October 2016. UE-TYK Graduates for SY 2015-2016 College
Number of Graduates
Arts and Sciences
6
Computer Studies and Systems
4
Dentistry
1
Business Administration
21
Engineering
7
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TYKFI-STA Scholarship Project for Farmers’ Children
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N line with the Chairman’s long term vision of greening the environment and helping eliminate poverty in the country, the Foundation launched its first-ever scholarship
project exclusively for children of poor farmers.
In partnership with Saint Teresita’s Academy (STA),
a Catholic private school in Aritao, Nueva Vizcaya, the Foundation accepted a total of 81 children of farmers as scholars into Grade 7 to 11.
The scholars passed through a specially-designed
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grade of 80 or at least no grade below 75 in any subject. The scholars, many of whom be-
TYK-STA Scholars for SY 2016-2107 Grade Level
Number of Scholars
Grade 7
50
Grade 8
14
Grade 9
8
free tuition and miscellaneous fees and received
Grade 10
8
Grade 11
1
books, sets of uniforms and shoes, and school
TOTAL
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long to indigenous groups, are from Kayapa, Aritao, and Sta. Fe in Nueva Vizcaya. They enjoyed
supplies at the start of the school year.
The school continues to adhere to its mis-
sion of teaching its students the old basic values geared towards responsible citizenship. The Foundation sees these children’s intellect and character as no different from the soil and the seed that is full of potential and must be cultivated, allowed to take root, and perfected. Ultimately, as the families reap the educational fruits of their children, lives will change for the better one farming community at a time.
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K-12 Top-Up Assistance Program
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N support of our nation’s transition to the K-12 program, the Foundation granted financial assistance to scholars from different schools to enroll and study in the Senior
High School (SHS) department of the University of the East.
The grantees are deserving graduates of Public Ju-
nior High Schools (JHS) and grade 10 graduates from Education Service Contracting (ESC) participating schools. There were 192 Grade 11 grantees – 132 from the Manila
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campus and 60 from the Caloocan Campus. These students are now taking different tracks and strands in Academic (ABM, GA, HUMSS, STEM) and Technical-Vocational-Livelihood (HE, ICT) Tracks.
The scholarship serves not only to prop up the
brightest and most deserving students amongst the less fortunate, but through this the Foundation also stands in unanimity and collaboration with the students in developing their areas of interest. By giving these diligent and determined young students the chance to pursue their own intellectual curiosity, it tells of a brighter and deeper benefit to the country’s future possibilities.
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TYKFI-FLP Scholarship Fund Assistance
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N February 2016, TYKFI helped fund the scholarship program of the Foundation for Liberty and Prosperity (FLP), an organization of leading practitioners and lu-
minaries in the field of law. The scholarship was meant to give the brightest and most deserving scholars the opportunity and capacity to enact change for the common good while upholding the liberty and nurturing the prosperity of the people under the rule of law.
The FLP panel of judges consisting of Supreme Court
Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes P.A. Sereno and former Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban among other prominent lawyers, picked 11 applicants to form the first batch of FLP scholars starting school year 2016-2017. Each scholar will receive two hundred thousand pesos for each school year which will fully cover tuition fees, book allowance, and stipend.
TYKFI’s Legal Counsel, Atty. Ma. Cecilia L. Pesayco,
also assisted in the screening and evaluation of the first set of scholars.
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School Supplies Distribution Project
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HE Foundation continued to provide support and boost the morale of selected poor families in Ilocos Sur and Nueva Vizcaya by giving school sup-
plies to their children which they could use for school year 2016-2017.
In September, 2016, the Foundation distributed
more than 500 sets of school supplies to students of Macdu Elementary School and Tan Yan Kee Elementary
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School in Nueva Vizcaya and 766 sets to students of Babayoan Elementary School, Nagtenga Elementary School, Sidaoen Elementary School, and San
TYKFI School Supplies Distributed Province
School
Recipients
Nueva Vizcaya
Macdu Elementary School
239
Tan Yan Kee Elementary School
134
Babayoan Elementary School
173
Nagtenga Elementary School
186
Sidaoen Elementary School
138
San Julian Elementary School
269
Ilocos Sur
Julian Elementary School in Ilocos Sur.
The set of school supplies given
to each student included a school bag,
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notebooks, pad paper, pens and pencils, slippers, TYKFI jackets, and uniform shirts.
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Tan Yan Kee Elementary School Graduation
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TOTAL of 16 sixth graders reached their milestone at the Tan Yan Kee Elementary School (TYKES) last April 2016 as they received their diplomas to go to
secondary school. Ten of them received the TYKFI-STA full scholarship to continue high school at Saint Teresita’s Academy. They now carry with them the potential and ability to complete their secondary school education and to move on to live productive lives.
The Foundation knows that they would someday
make their community and their country a better place, a passion that their teachers at TYKES have tirelessly instilled in them, besides their desire for intellectual pursuit and academic triumph.
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Food Distribution Project
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N December, 2016, the Foundation conducted its annual food distribution project that benefitted hundreds of families from poor communities of Ilocos
Sur and Nueva Vizcaya.
The beneficiaries from Nueva Vizcaya are families
of students from Tan Yan Kee Elementary School, Macdu Elementary School, Saint Teresita’s Academy, and Nueva Vizcaya State University. Beneficiaries from Ilocos Sur were families of Babayoan Elementary School, Nagtenga Elementary School, Sidaoen Elementary School, and San Julian Elementary School.
Each beneficiary received a TYKFI anniversary
bag containing a spaghetti package, cheese, cream,
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fruit cocktail, condensed milk, a box of chocolate chip cookies, lollipop, chocolate bars, yoghurt, vitamilk, and a toy.
TYKFI Food Packs Distributed Province
School
Recipient Families
Nueva Vizcaya
Macdu Elementary School
252
Tan Yan Kee Elementary School
143
Saint Teresita’s Academy
101
Nueva Vizcaya State University
3
Babayoan Elementary School
173
Nagtenga Elementary School
186
Sidaoen Elementary School
138
San Julian Elementary School
269
Ilocos Sur
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The distribution of food packs
for students of Nueva Vizcaya was held in Brgy. Digdig, Carranglan, Nueva Ecija. In Ilocos Sur, the distribution was conducted either at the school grounds or the barangay hall in coordination with local government officials.
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Tan Yan Kee Library Summer Cultural Classes
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HILDREN filled the air with sounds of excitement and motivation as they learned more about their Chinese cultural heritage in the Summer Cultural
Classes hosted by the Tan Yan Kee Library. The kids also gained new friends as they develop their social skills over the summer. Parents could not express their appreciation enough for the chance that their kids were able to blossom as a whole new aspect of their heritage unfolds in their hearts and senses through this experience.
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TAN YAN KEE FOUNDATION, INC. MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Special Training in Bookkeeping and Values Enhancement
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ECOGNIZING the demand for competent accountants and bookkeepers, the Foundation sought out the poor among the youths in Regions 1, 8, and Cordil-
lera Autonomous Region (CAR) for a 40-day training from April to May 2016. This was made possible through partnership with King’s College of the Philippines in La Trinidad, Benguet, a TESDA accredited training center for Basic Bookkeeping.
The Basic Bookkeeping course covered basic, com-
mon, and core competencies. All scholars were passers
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of the NC-III assessment by TESDA, and are now well equipped with concepts and skills in basic bookkeeping.
The scholars were also privileged to receive a sec-
ond phase in their training, which was a three-day Values Enhancement Training facilitated by a team from UpNorth-Baguio and conducted at Hotel Elizabeth, Baguio City. The participants were led to look introspectively into their person and their dreams, and were given tools, values, and insightful strategies as to how to become better individuals and achieve their goals.
Today, some trainees have joined the Foundation,
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TYKFI-Ang•Hortaleza Livelihood Training Project Number of TYKFI-AHF Trainees by Barangay Barangay
No. of Participants
Amarao
7
Babayoan
6
Daligan
8
Lalong
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Las-Ud
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Pidpid
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HIRTY-TWO housewives from six barangays in Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur were selected to participate in a livelihood training program in part-
nership with Ang•Hortaleza Foundation. At the end of the three-day program in May 2016, the participants gained the skills and techniques of haircutting, manicure, pedicure, foot spa, and hair coloring.
The training graduates also received a free starter
kit from Ang•Hortaleza Foundation to begin their home service businesses. The participants now feel empowered with their training as they can now earn a living in other areas or even abroad through the new skills they acquired.
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TYKFI and CCF-UPLIFT Livelihood Training Project
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YKFI, in partnership with Christ’s Commission Fellowship (CCF) through its ministry, Uplift Cares Global Movement Foundation (UPLIFT), spon-
sored the training of 10 out-of-school youth who are passers of the Alternative Learning System (ALS). The trainees completed their course in Building Wiring Installation and Maintenance at the Meralco Foundation, Inc. (MFI) and passed the assessment tests given by TESDA to get their NC-II TESDA Certificates in Electrical Installation and Maintenance. They also received free electrical tools from TYKFI to start a livelihood. Most of them have been employed after graduation.
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FUSE Training Programs
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N 2016, the Foundation for Upgrading the Standard of Education (FUSE) continued to uphold the goal of enhancing the standard of education in the country
through several trainings and seminar-workshops for educators across the country.
The year also witnessed FUSE’s alertness to the
challenge posed by the newly-adopted K-12 basic education curriculum to its teacher-training strategies.
Over 234 teachers from 27 private and public elemen-
tary and high schools attended the regular pedagogical content knowledge training in teaching English, Mathematics, and Science (Chemistry, Physics, and Elementary Science). The first batch was from Unified Schools of Lipa (USAL) on 62
April 4-8, 2016 held at the Sta. Teresa College under the supervision of FUSE trainers. The other group came from Don Bosco and CEAP Schools (Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines) participated in a similar five-day training program on May 23-27, 2016 at the FUSE Learning Center for Teachers (FUSE-LCT).
During the Foundation’s general assembly held
on June 28, 2016, participants were introduced to “brainbased learning” and how neuroscience could be applied to education. As it piqued their interest, a follow-up seminarworkshop was held in October attended by 46 participants. Meanwhile, the FUSE trainers also attended a workshop in enhancing their skills in the use of technology and multimedia at University of the East’s POD-CIT Building.
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Brigada Eskwela 2016
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S classes began in June 2016, TYKFI also continued with the annual Brigada Eskwela project with partner schools in Ilocos Sur. For Nagtenga Elementary
School in Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur, the Foundation donated materials and supplies for the repainting of classrooms and roofs as well as for the replacement of some faulty ceilings and roof flashings.
Meanwhile, the Foundation donated the materials
for the construction of a steel gate, plant boxes, and concrete pavement, while the LGU provided free labor services for Bantay East Central School.
The project continues to promote not only a safe
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TYKFI-ABI Medical Specialty Scholarship Program
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HREE medical doctors completed their medical specialty program abroad through the TYKFI-ABI Medical Specialty Scholarship Program in 2016.
Dr. Jeremy James Munji worked under the tutelage of
Dr. Laurent Lafosse as a scholar in Orthopaedics, Arthroscopic, and Reconstructive Shoulder Surgery. He trained and operated in the Clinique General in Annecy, France and Clinique General Beaulieu Geneva, Switzerland.
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Dra. Maria Benita Gatmaitan-Arcangel completed
her fellowship at Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Singapore under the Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Department. She was under the supervision of Dr. Teo Li Tserng, chief of Trauma and Acute Care Service and Director of Hi-Dependency unit.
Dra. Maria Blanca de Guzman finished her fellow-
ship training in Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology with emphasis on Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) / Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) at the National Heart Centre Singapore. She was under the guidance of her supervisor Dr. Ho Kah Leng and other renowned senior EPS consultants.
The TYKFI -ABI scholars felt privileged to be working
with the best medical practitioners abroad and are passionate to bring their world class medical training and specialty back home for the benefit of the Filipino people.
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HEALTH
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HE FOUNDATION’S ADVOCACY ON HEALTH continued to be that of bringing the best of medicine to the Filipino people, and that included disseminating awareness on the latest issues in healthcare, as well as providing good and proper healthcare to those in most need.
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Medical Forum
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N the area of Health Services, the Foundation in partnership with the Association of Asia Brewery Medical Specialty Scholars conducted TYKF-AABMSS Medical
Forum to further expand the medical knowledge of ordinary citizens on illnesses, medical condition, or current medical issue. A seminar is held every month and a medical expert is invited to discuss various medical topics so that the laymen can have better understanding of common diseases, trends, and available treatment options.
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Medical Forum Series of 2016 n Medical Forum No. 276: Colon Cancer: The Best Treatment Is Still Prevention Resource Speaker: Stephen Wong, M.D. n Medical Forum No. 277: Common Rheumatologic Disorders Resource Speaker: Joenavin Ngo, M.D. n Medical Forum No. 278: Alopecia and Anti-Aging: Updates Resource Speaker: Susannah Ong-Salvador, M.D. n Medical Forum No. 279: Coronary Artery Disease Resource Speaker: Francis Marie A. Purino, M.D. n Medical Forum No. 280: Diabetes: A Growing Epidemic Resource Speaker: Cristina C. Chua, M.D. n Medical Forum No. 281: Gallbladder Disease Resource Speaker: Eric G. Cu, M.D.
n Medical Forum No. 282: Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer Resource Speaker: Johnson L. Sy, M.D. n Medical Forum No. 283: It’s Not Just Botox and Nose Jobs: A Beginner’s Guide to Plastic Surgery Resource Speaker: Brian Christopher Ang, M.D. n Medical Forum No. 284: Movement Disorders in the Elderly Resource Speaker: Criscely L. Go, M.D. n Medical Forum No. 285: Dengue and Other Viral Infections from Mosquito Bites Resource Speaker: Endymion Tan, M.D. n Medical Forum No. 286: Basic Life Support for Lay Rescuers Resource Speaker: Henry Chan, M.D. n Medical Forum No. 287: The Aging Eye Resource Speaker: Nikki Angbue Te, M.D. 71
Medical Mission
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N January 2016, the staff of TYKFI and Absolut Distillers together with specialists from partner institution, University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memo-
rial Medical Center (UERMMMC), brought basic health care and compassion to Barangay Marulahatan in Lian, Batangas. Around 500 barangay residents received free consultation, medicines for various ailments and different kinds of vitamins for adults and children alike.
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The doctors included pediatricians, general physi-
cians, and obstetrician/gynecologists. The Foundation recognizes that good health is an essential right for all, and medical care can be extended to the less privileged and handicapped through the generosity and cooperation of different sectors of our society.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Lucio C. Tan
Harry C. Tan
Chairman of the Board
Vice Chairman
Joaquin G. Bernas, S.J.
Frank C. Chan
Trustee
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Trustee
Roman Militsyn
Shirley T. Chua
Trustee
Trustee
Marixi R. Prieto
Artemio V. Panganiban
Trustee
Trustee
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Washington Z. SyCip
Carmen K. Tan
Trustee
Trustee
Tan Eng Chan
Tan Hui Bin
Trustee
Trustee
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Cesar E. A. Virata
Mariano C. Tanenglian
Trustee
Trustee
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Lucio C. Tan Chairman & President
Harry C. Tan Vice Chairman & Executive Director
Juanita Tan Lee Vice President & Corporate Secretary Jaime J. Bautista Treasurer
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Harry C. Tan Chairman Artemio V. Panganiban Vice Chairman
Marixi R. Prieto Member
Washington Z. SyCip Member
Fr. Joaquin G. Bernas, S.J. Alternate Member
Roman Militsyn Alternate Member
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VISION The Tan Yan Kee Foundation, Inc. envisions a legacy of caring and commitment by the Lucio C. Tan Group of Companies for the Filipino people.
MISSION The Tan Yan Kee Foundation, Inc. commits itself to the corporate social responsibility of the Lucio C. Tan Group of Companies for the Filipino people in the fields of education, culture and sports, research, health, social welfare, and manpower development. The Foundation shall assemble all available resources at its command from the generous support of the Lucio C. Tan Group of Companies and other funding sources to carry out its mission.
CORE VALUES The Foundation’s core values are development, transformation, and capacity-building. These values help define Tan Yan Kee Foundation, Inc. as an institution, the people who work at the Foundation, and how they relate to each other in pursuit of common purposes.
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TAN YAN KEE FOUNDATION, INC.
Head Office: 7/F Allied Bank Center, 6754 Ayala Avenue, Makati City, Philippines Telephone Numbers: (632) 816-3311 local 520/522 Facsimile: (632) 815-3582 Email: tanyankee@asia.com Website: http://www.tanyankee.org
TAN YAN KEE LIBRARY
19/F San Fernando Tower 514 Plaza del Conde cor. Muelle de Binondo St. Manila, Philippines Telefax: (632) 243-9110 Email: tykflib@pldtdsl.net
TAN YAN KEE FOUNDATION, INC Manpower Development Center 540 Padre Faura cor. Adriatico Sts. Ermita, Manila, Philippines Telefax: (632) 527-6682 Telephone Number: (632) 528-1634
A certified donee institution duly accredited by the Bureau of Internal Revenue