From campus to community: Aboitiz Foods, Aboitiz Foundation expand support for agri education and farmer learning in Central Luzon
For 26 years, the Aboitiz Future Leaders Scholarship Program has supported young individuals with strong academic performance and leadership potential.
SHAPING future agri leaders Aboitiz Foundation and Aboitiz Foods, through Pilmico Animal Nutrition Corporation, together with Pampanga State Agricultural University, awarded scholarships to outstanding undergraduate students under the Aboitiz Future Leaders Scholarship Program.
PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF PAMPANGA STATE AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY/FB
Education and collaboration play a vital role in strengthening the future of agriculture. Guided by its brand promise, Together, We Nourish the Future, Aboitiz Foods continues to invest in education and capability-building through forging multi-stakeholder partnerships in areas where it operates.
In Central Luzon, Aboitiz Foods, through Pilmico Animal Nutrition Corporation (Pilmico), recently launched two initiatives: awarding scholarships to outstanding undergraduate students from Pampanga State Agricultural University (PSAU) and partnering with the Department of Agriculture (DA) on a digital agri-learning program that equips farmers and agripreneurs with practical knowledge and tools.
Investing in future agri champions
In Magalang, Pampanga, 12 undergraduate students of PSAU were awarded scholarships under the Aboitiz Future Leaders Scholarship Program — a collaboration among Aboitiz Foods, Aboitiz Foundation and PSAU.
The scholars for Academic Year 2025 to 2026, taking up Bachelor of Science (BS) in Agriculture, Major in Animal Science, and BS Forestry, will be provided with full tuition coverage, financial assistance, internship opportunities, and industry exposure.
THE future of agriculture The first batch of Aboitiz Future Leaders Scholars from Pampanga State Agricultural University — bright, driven, and ready to lead the next generation of agricultural innovation and sustainability.
During the awarding ceremony last 23 February 2026, Aboitiz Foods’ assistant vice president for People Experience-Business Partner Christopher John De Villa highlighted the importance of grit, passion, and commitment to reliability and kindness in his message to the scholars.
“This scholarship is an opportunity to learn, to shape your future, and to have a seat at the table,” he said, adding, “We are excited to see the amazing things you will accomplish as the next generation of innovators and the future of Philippine agriculture and forestry.”
For 26 years, the Aboitiz Future Leaders Scholarship Program has supported young individuals with strong academic performance and leadership potential by providing full tuition support, allowances, leadership development, and opportunities for personal and professional growth.
“The Aboitiz Future Leaders Scholarship Program is not about assistance. It’s about transformation,” said Aboitiz Foundation Impact Lead for Education Jowelle Ann Cruz, adding, “Investing in young people’s education means shaping leaders, who will influence their community, their field, and eventually the country.”
For scholar Chelsea Sanchez, the program represents opportunity and responsibility.
“This is my way of giving back to the hands that feed us. As an Aboitiz Future Leader Program Scholar, I want to contribute and help out our fellow farmers toward food security and sustainable production.”
The scholarship program builds on Aboitiz Foods’ earlier collaboration with PSAU to support future agricultural professionals — reinforcing long-term academe-industry partnerships that help develop future talent.
Empowering farmers through Gen XP
Complementing its investment in education, Aboitiz Foods, through Pilmico, also formalized a memorandum of agreement with Department of Agriculture (DA) Regional Field Office (RFO) 3 for the Gen XP TV Series — a youth-led digital agri-learning initiative designed to make agriculture more relatable, innovative, and accessible.
Held at the Pilmico Tarlac Plant on 19 February, the signing marked a strategic alliance to develop educational content promoting sustainable, competitive, and resilient livestock and agribusiness practices for farmers across Region III.
