Marking 63 years of empowering Filipinos

To celebrate its 63rd anniversary, LANDBANK mobilized employees nationwide for a series of Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives throughout August under its Volunteerific Program. The program encourages meaningful participation in community development and environmental activities nationwide.

Around 4,000 LANDBANK employees contributed their time, skills, and resources to school improvement projects, blood donation drives, community outreach activities, tree-planting efforts, and coastal clean-up programs. They also raised P1.32 million in voluntary cash donations for selected communities and beneficiaries.

“At LANDBANK, service goes beyond banking,” said LANDBANK President and CEO Lynette V. Ortiz. “Through the Volunteerific Program, our employees come together with compassion and a shared sense of purpose to support communities, help protect the environment, and contribute to a more inclusive and sustainable future for the Filipino people.”

Among those reached were residential care facilities in Iloilo and Cavite, senior citizens in Rizal, persons with disabilities in Pangasinan, and students in Misamis Occidental.

The employees also organized feeding and gift-giving activities, wellness and recreational programs, and distributed essential supplies.

The Volunteerific Program also supported environmental conservation through coastal clean-up drives in Sulu and Surigao del Sur, along with tree-planting activities across the country, including the planting of 500 seedlings at the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) watershed in Peñablanca, Cagayan.

Meanwhile, LANDBANK formally turned over renovated classrooms at New Alimodian Elementary School in Cotabato on August 19, in support of the Department of Education’s Adopt-A-School Program.

The project is the sixth completed school improvement initiative under the Bank’s P6-million financial assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of 12 last-mile schools in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas nationwide.

Other completed school improvement projects are the San Francisco Elementary School in Isabela, Arew Elementary School in Zambales, Mampurog Elementary School in Camarines Norte, Osman Elementary School in Aklan, Sal-ing Elementary School in Bohol, and Tudela Central School in Misamis Occidental.

LANDBANK will continue to conduct volunteer activities throughout the remainder of the year, giving employees opportunities to serve communities beyond their roles in banking.

Through the Volunteerific Program, the Bank advances inclusive community development and environmental sustainability.

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Editor’s Note: This article was provided by LandBank of the Philippines.