Bloomberry Foundation boosts Roots to Shoots collab

Bloomberry Foundation boosts Roots to Shoots collab | Daily Tribune

Recognizing the power and impact of collaborative social projects, the League of Corporate Foundations honored three members with a CSR Guild Award.

Pilipinas Shell Foundation Inc. (PSFI), Metrobank Foundation Inc. and Manila Water Foundation (MWF) Inc. received the award for Outstanding CSR Collaboration Project as their Roots to Shoots (RTS) program tackles childhood malnutrition through nutrition, water access, sanitation and agriculture interventions.

RTS was demonstrated by MWF in another collaboration with Bloomberry Cultural Foundation, Clark Water, World Vision Philippines, Clark Development Corporation and PSFI. The consortium has put up the first deep well water system Sitio Burog in Bamban, Tarlac, giving 127 Ayta Mag-antsi households the benefits of potable, reliable and safe water.

The same infrastructure nurtures a communal vegetable garden, a component of the RTS that ensures food and check malnutrition among local children.

Through RTS, the Ayta families also received livelihood assistance, such as fertilizer and plant care training to help them grow food, earn and build a healthier, more resilient future.

Other CSR Guild Awardees honored during the LCF 2025 CSR Conference and Expo on 1 to 3 July 2025 were Ayala Foundation for its Iraya Mangyan weaving program supporting indigenous artisans; Vivant Foundation for Project Liadlaw, which brings solar power to off-grid schools; Metro Pacific Investments Foundation for expanding its MPIC Guardians Program to strengthen coastal conservation in Siargao and Mabini; Oscar M. Lopez Center for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management Foundation for developing inclusive preparedness tools for the deaf community; Aboitiz Foundation, in partnership with the Hedcor Group for reviving traditional textiles through Project Tahi ‘Ta; and Sun Life Financial-Philippines Foundation for helping boost the resilience of near-shore fishing communities through financial literacy training and livelihood support under Building Household & Resilience Among Near-shore Fishers (Phase 2) and for expanding access to basic medical services by establishing Sun Barangay Health Stations in remote and underserved communities.

LCF also honored non-member organizations through the CSR Medal of Recognition, awarded to programs demonstrating high impact across LCF’s key CSR focus areas including disaster resilience, enterprise development, environment, education, and health.

This year’s awardees included Pioneer Adhesives Foundation for Angat Sining Tibay at Galing and WRAP in School, which promotes waste reduction and sustainability through student engagement and environmental awareness; First Gen Corporation for Threads of Change, supporting indigenous weavers in Jabonga; Fluor Daniel Philippines for promoting environmental conservation through mangrove reforestation, coastal cleanups, and education initiatives; Pascual Laboratories for the SEED program on environmental education and sustainable agriculture; and Juanito I. King Foundation for Project Healthy Smile at Bittang Elementary School, providing dental health education and services to underserved children.