News & Updates – Page 2 – Jaime V. Ongpin Foundation, Inc.

STRENGTHENING MULTI-STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION IN SMALL SCALE GOLD MINING GOVERNANCE IN BENGUET

Last September 2017, Jaime V. Ongpin Foundation, Inc. (JVOFI) participated in the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) call for proposals under the...

JVOFI R&R 2017

THIS IS IT. After being postponed twice due to some circumstances, it is but appropriate to say that June 19, 2017 was a “this...

AES, JVOFI Bring Water to Communities

Despite being bordered by bodies of water, Barangays Bani and Taltal in Masinloc, Zambales still struggle to have access to safe water. Yellowish, rusty...

A COMMITMENT SEALED

“Today, we will just end a chapter of the story but the next day we will have to open a new chapter.” A take...

CONTINUING THE PROJECT’S MANTRA

It has been three years since Jaime V. Ongpin Foundation Inc. (JVOFI) launched the USAID Phil-Am funded project, Protecting and Defending the Amburayan...

BREAKING FIRE

Previously, a portion of the communal forest in Barangay Sagpat, Kibungan was engulfed by fire and pine trees were burned. For this reason, vigilance...

BOT VISITS PROJECT SITES

Last March 17, Friday, JVOFI Board of Trustees visited our projects sites at Lubo, Kibungan; Cuba, Kapangan and microfinance clients from Shilan, La Trinidad....

GOING FURTHER, LOOKING BEYOND OURSELVES

Over the span of three weeks, we were at Sta Ana, Cagayan for a series of Water Search and Rescue (WaSAR) Training for the...

ACHIEVING SANITATION GOALS AND TARGETS

Economic losses due to illnesses, decreasing number of aquatic resources, and decreasing tourist visitors are just a few of the outcomes of river pollution....

HEARTFELT STORIES MADE KNOWN

“Protection of the environment goes beyond boundaries, cultural differences challenges faced, beliefs and experiences.” One lesson that was shared and given emphasis during the...