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2/242 J a i m e V . O n g p i n F o u n d a t i o n , I n c .Since 1980

About Jaime V. Ongpin Foundation, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Message from the Chairman and the President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Major Programs

Ecological Enhancement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Enterprise Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Special Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Board of Trustees and Members of the Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Directory of Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Partners, Networks and Accreditations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s

Organic Farming

La Trinidad, Benguet

Tree Planting, Sudipen, La

Union

Heifer Passing of Gifts

Roxas, Isabela

Group Leaders as Partners

in the Upliftment of Filipino

Women,

Baguio City

IEC Installation for

Water, Trees and Life,



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About Us VisionJVOFI as a leading

instuon in the

formaon of self-reliant

communies capable of

harnessing resources forequitable development.

MissionGuided by the principle

of holisc development

and with utmost concern

for the environment, the

foundaon shall upli

the sense of dignity of

the Filipino communies

it serves.

GoalsOn Program/Project

Impact

Enhance the capacity

of client communies

to plan, implement,

manage and sustainprojects.

On Environment

Enable communies to

develop and conserve

their ecological

resources.

On Producvity

Assist impoverished

families improve their

incomes.

On Organizaonal

Eecveness, Eciency

and Sustainability

Enhance the capability

of the Foundaon to

pursue its mandate.

J

aime V. Ongpin Foundaon, Inc (JVOFI) was founded by BenguetCorporaon, the Philippines oldest mining company, on December17, 1980. Formerly known as BenguetCorp Foundaon, Inc., itscreaon was inspired by the late Jaime V. Ongpin, the companys

rst Filipino president, who envisioned the development of self-reliantcommunies.

The Foundaon adopts the Strategic Area Management approach witha well-dened geographic focus. As such, the Foundaon currentlysupports projects in selected areas in Northern Luzon. Its core programsare Enterprise Development, Ecological Enhancement, Internal Capacity-Building and Resource Generaon.

The Foundaon works in partnership with local and foreign donors,business, government, other NGOs, and peoples organizaons inpursuing development programs with target communies. It is a

non-stock, non-prot organizaon registered with the Securies andExchange Commission and the Bureau of Internal Revenue. As a dulycered foundaon by the Philippine Council for NGO Cercaon, itreceived in August 2006 the renewal of its 5-year tax-exempt doneeinstuon status from the Bureau of Internal Revenue.

JVOFI is a member of the Council on Foundaons and the MicrocreditSummit of Praconers, both US-based; the Associaon of Foundaons,the Micronance Council of the Philippines, Inc., the Cordillera Networkof Development NGOs and POs, the Baguio Regreening Movement, theBaguio City Solid Waste Management Council, and the Alay sa Kalinisan,Inc.

UPSURGE Sustainability

Planning Workshop,

San Fernando, La Union

Organic Awareness,


Succesful Micronance

Client, Baguio City

Partograph Training

PRISM



M essage from the Chairman and P resident

T

he last scal year was marked by fears of a worldwide recession. This threatened to worsen the crises

the country was already suering from the oil and rice price increases. Prudence dictated that the

Foundaon had to prepare for the impacts of a recession. At the same me, since 2008 marked the end

of the Foundaons ve-year strategic plan, it was opportune to take stock of what we achieved so far.

In the past ve years (2004-08), the Foundaon made signicant strides in achieving its three goals which are, to

enable communies to develop and preserve their ecological resources; enhance the capacity of client communies

to plan, implement, manage & sustain projects; and, assist impoverished families improve their incomes.

Relevant to these, JVOFI undertook several environmental projects funded by Texas Instruments (Philippines),

Inc.; TeamEnergy Foundaon (formerly Mirant Philippines Foundaon); the Philippine Tropical Forest

Conservaon Foundaon; and, the New Zealand Aid for Internaonal Development. The projects covered

seven (7) barangays or villages: one (1) in Baguio City and six (6) in La Trinidad, Benguet. All projects intended

to contribute to the protecon of remaining watersheds largely through community parcipaon. We are

proud to report that capacity building acvies, integrated with watershed protecon and water systems

installaon, were strategies that remained eecve in pung the communies at the forefront of environmental

protecon eorts. These led to a zero incidence of forest res and minimized encroachment on watersheds.

Ensuring project sustainability required close partnership with the local government unit being a key stakeholder.

During the ve-year period, JVOFI implemented the Localized An-Poverty Project funded by the World

Bank through CODE-NGO. The project enlisted community parcipaon in local development planning which

was later instuonalized in the La Trinidad local government unit. This resulted in a raonale process of

allocang budgets based on community needs and led to the conceptualizaon of a bigger project, the Water,

Trees & Life for La Trinidad Communies, funded by NZAID. The NZAID project produced favorable results

that encouraged the province of Benguet to consider environmental protecon among its major programs.

Another oshoot of the NZAID project was the idencaon of a growing sector of organic vegetable farmers in Benguet

province who belonged to an organizaon called the La Top Mul-purpose Cooperave. Last year, the Foundaonfor a Sustainable Society, Inc. (FSSI) and the Philippines-Australia Community Assistance Program began supporng

the upscaling of organic farming through JVOFI and La Top. This was in response to the need for farmers to produce

higher-value vegetables due to the s compeon from cheap vegetable imports exacerbated by the rising prices

of chemical farm inputs. The project capitalized on the increasing number of consumers who have become health-

conscious and the acknowledged need to reverse the damage of inorganic inputs on the soil and the environment.

It also opened up opportunies to earn more for farmers who owned small farm lots typically only 0.25 hectare.

During the period, JVOFI connued to support the Baguio City local government unit in its solid waste

management program. It entailed advocacy; monitoring of the operaon of the Citys composng

plant which JVOFIs donors supported; and, assisng in the formulaon of its 10-year solid waste


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management plan. The FSSI played a crucial role in providing funds and technical assistance.

In a related manner, the Foundaon assisted the City of Baguio in formulang its Water Code as one

of the major components of the Citys Sustainable Water Integrated Management project funded

by the Asian Development Bank and the Internaonal Cies for Local Environment Iniaves.

JVOFIs micronance project operated for the rst me last year without any subsidies from donor grants.

Following the compleon of the ve-year DISOP-funded project, both its Baguio and La Trinidad branches were

able to sustain their operaons and earn modest incomes. As of June 2008, the cumulave amount of loans

released by the Foundaon since the start of its micronance program was P154,894,072 and its repayment

rate was 99.69%. For the last scal year alone, total loans released was P34,972,875 and its repayment rate

was 98.68%. Porolio at risk comprising balances of loans overdue for at least one day was signicantly

reduced from 13.86% to 6.40% as of June 2009. Acve clients totalled 1,640 as of the end of the scal year.

A highlight of JVOFIs operaons in the past ve (5) years was its expansion

to other areas which broadened its presence as well as honed its experse.

Following the Foundaons experience in environmental and capacity building projects, it was

ready to oer its experse to Philip Morris Philippines Manufacturing Co., Inc. beginning in

September 2008. The project entailed organizing and strengthening four (4) farmers organizaons

to establish and manage their fuelwood plantaons in the provinces of La Union and Ilocos Sur.

The Foundaon also begun implemenng the Integrated Livestock Producon Project funded by Heifer

in the town of Roxas, Isabela province. Anchored on the principles of PASSING-ON-THE-GIFTS, an inial

batch of 55 partner families were able to pass on the benets of the project to other needy families. As of

June 2009, almost three years into its implementaon, a total of 165 families beneted from the project.

A new area that JVOFI explored during the past scal year was urban poor housing under the UPSURGE Project (Urban

Partnerships for Sustainable Upliment, Renewal, Governance and Empowerment). Funded by the World Bank

through PHILSSA (Partnership of Philippine Support Service Agencies), the projects goal was to instuonalize in

local government units a viable model of civil society-local government-community partnership in addressing shelter

needs, improving the physical and environmental condions, improving social well-being, and enhancing economic

opportunies of urban poor communies. The target site was the Fishermans Village in the City of San Fernando, La

Union. As of June 2009, the project completed the improvements on 43 core shelter units; re-acvated the Fishermans

Village Associaon; and, assisted in the operaonalizaon of a local government structure catering to local housing needs.

During the scal year, the Foundaons engagement with the USAID-funded Private Sector Mobilizaon for Family Health

project was completed. Among the key accomplishments were the training of midwives; provision of loans to enable them

to engage in private pracce; and, the orientaon of JVOFIs micronance clients on family health by the trained midwives.

Looking back, the Foundaon has indeed gone far. Our more than 28 years in development work have enriched ourknowledge and understanding and give us the condence to connue pursuing our goals. While the Foundaon has

delved into new territories, we have remained true to our triple boomlines: the social, the economic & environmental

aspects of development. Partners who share our vision, communies who are willing to put in their stake and are

commied to carrying the benets forward always inspire us. As we close this scal year and embark on a new chapter,

we are reminded of the late Jaime V. Ongpin who aptly said, If we pull together as a naon(our) dream of prosperity

and dignity...(for) every Filipino can be fullled. Thank you to our partners for being one with us in achieving this dream.

Maria Isabel G. Ongpin Reynaldo C. Bausta, Sr.

Chairperson President



Only 1% of the worlds water is usable

for human consumpon. That 1% of

the worlds water supply is a necessary

commodity for our survival. Water is an

indispensable element because it culvates life,

nourishes growth and sustains existence.

Water, Trees

& Life forLa Trinidad

Communities

Ecological Enhancement



The people of La Trinidad need not worry anymore

of water supply shortage because control over

having sustainable water is now largely in their

hands.

The Jaime V. Ongpin Foundaon, Inc., with the

nancial support from the New Zealand Agency for

Internaonal Development (NZAID), implemented

the Water, Trees and Life for La Trinidad Rural

Communies to help the people of La Trinidad

improve their environmental and socioeconomic

condions by implemenng changes that will

ensure the presence of trees, water and life for

future generaons.

Five water systems were completed for La Trinidad.

Inially, the project targeted a Level II water system

but because of the demonstrated willingness of thecommunity members to provide counterparts for

distribuon pipes and water meters, a level III water

distribuon system was installed instead.

As of June 2009, out of the 617 households or 3,100

esmated individuals received water from the

Level III water systems in the target communies.

In addion, 750 school children from 3 elementary

schools, 4 day care centers and 1 high school

beneted from the water systems.

Despite threats of encroachment, illegal logging

and land conversion due to agricultural expansion

and rapid populaon growth, the Communal

Forests in La Trinidad, Benguet sll hold ecosystem

integrity and ecological sustainability because of the

communies will to protect the forest.

As of December 2008, a total of 37,397 seedlings

were planted within barren areas of the communal

forests of the target barangays. The aggregate area

covered was 22.43 hectares of bare and eroding

porons of the 102 hectares watershed area. The

trees planted contributed to an 11% increase in

forest cover.

Regular monitoring and replacement planng were

conducted by the commissioned forest ranger and

brigades. These brigades were legally authorized

and depuzed by the barangay captains through

cercaon.

A few incidents of forest res were reported, but

these were quickly taken care of by the forest

guards and community residents.

Forest cleaning and weeding conducted by the

communies greatly helped in prevenng forestres during the dry season.

With the high parcipaon among the people of La

Trinidad, the project was able to achieve increased

availability of safe drinking water, savings in cost of

water, improved sanitaon pracces and behavioral

changes that spurred community acon among

village community members.

The partners in the water and livelihood projects

were mostly women whose families lived below or

slightly above the poverty line. The savings gained

from the lower cost of water were used for other

household needs such as food and their childrens

educaon.

Moreover, the project had also indirect benets,

such as: improved gender equity with more women

able to parcipate in livelihood and improved health

prole in the communies.



Benguets vegetables faced intense

compeon from imported vegetables

which threatened the local industry.

Added to this was the fear of consumers

that local vegetables were heavily laced with

chemicals from pescides and ferlizers;

hence, steps were made to restore the trustof consumers and to make Benguet the

organic capital of the country.

The project Upscaling Organic Vegetable

Producon in Metro Baguio and Benguet

aimed to promote the economic viability of

organic farming in order for farmers to adopt

environment-friendly agricultural pracces

that would yield chemical free vegetables. The

project, which targeted the municipalies of

Buguias, La Trinidad, Atok, Sablan and Tublaystarted last June 2008.

The Philippines-Australia Community Assistance

Program and Foundaon for Sustainable Society

Inc. funded grants for the Upscaling Organic

Vegetable Producon in Metro Baguio and

Benguet program iniated by the Jaime V. Ongpin

Foundaon Inc. (JVOFI), with members of the

La Top Mulpurpose Cooperave as the main

partners.

Upscaling Organic Vegetable

Production in Metro Baguio &

Benguet

The projects main goal was to contribute to

poverty reducon by promong organic farming

as an alternave to convenonal farming. Organic

farming oers farmers opportunies to earn

more since dependence on expensive chemical

inputs is eliminated and produce can be sold at apremium.

The project which aimed to provide green

nancing to farmers to expand their exisng

organic farms was able to help 38 farmers for the

period.

Loans were extended under the Green

Financing component where La Top members

availed of P25,000 each for the construcon

of greenhouses, compost sheds, nurseries andpacking areas which are essenal to organic

farming.

With the green nancing, there was a remarkable

increase in sales of La Top from P1,708,557

(January to June 2008) to P3,616,997 (October

to March 2009). Meanwhile, individual farmers

income increased from baseline of P4,500 per

month to P7,183.52 per month.



Aside from equipping farmers with technical

skills in organic farming, the project also

aimed to register the La Top farmers with the

Organic Cercaon Center of the Philippines,

the countrys naonally accredited organic

cercaon agency to ensure that harvested

vegetables from Benguet are organically raised;

hence, safe and healthy to eat.

The project also conducted a sub-sector study on

organic farming nancing support, producon,

cercaon and markeng. The validaon and

presentaon of the sub-sector study data which

was held last June 18, 2009 at the Kisad Hotel,

Baguio City, revealed the areas where support is

needed to further promote an organic farming

movement in the province.

The entry of the project to Benguet is

undoubtedly important and mely as free

trade dislocates the local market due to cheap

imported vegetables. Organic produce has a

growing market as more consumers become

health conscious.



Enterprise Development

T

he micronance project of the Jaime V. Ongpin

Foundaon, Inc. aims to promote economic

growth, reduce poverty, support humandevelopment and improve the status of women

in Baguio City and La Trinidad through small loans

micronance and technical assistance which enables

them to increase their nancial stability.



Enterprise development evolved as one of the

core programs of the Foundaon in mid-80s

when the Foundaon received a grant from

the United States Agency for Internaonal

Development (USAID) to fund for community

and livelihood development projects in the

province of Benguet. Organizaonal and

nancial assistance (through capability building

trainings and collateralized loans) were

provided to farmer cooperaves and peoples

organizaons then.

The implementaon of the program was

successful; however, the Foundaon felt that

the project did not have a strong impact on the

community because the assistance was just

limited to the members of the cooperaves and

the bulk of the loan was given to the person

who provided the collateral. Due to this, the

Foundaon adopted Bangladeshs Associaon

for Social Advancement (ASA) scheme and

found a more eecve means to nance small

businesses of enterprising women.

ASA provides an integrated package of services

to clients consisng of savings, loans and mutual

aid. The adapted ASA methodology enabled

women secure loans with aordable interest to

expand their small businesses. Under this new

approach, there were notable improvements

in terms of the number of acve clients,

parcularly in the number of savers. Because ofASAs simplied and standardized methodology,

and delivery of services at the barangays the

outreach had increased and operaonal and

nancial performance improved.

As of June 2009, the project had 1,559 clients

composed of 1,275 borrowers and 284 savers.

Loan guarantee fees or clients savings was

P4.56 million while total loans outstanding was

P8.44 million.

The Micronance Unit of the Foundaon plays a

great role in improving the small entrepreneurs

in Benguet. Micronance helps improve

womens self-employment and are provided

access to savings services.

For this year, the program had a total number

of 102 micronance groups composed of an

average of 15 clients per group. Clients are

mostly engaged in sari-sari stores, weaving,

kning, handicra, culower and other small

scale businesses.

From interviews with JVOFIs clients it was

found out that the clients especially the women

were sased with the Micronance program

because it enabled them a way to earn and help

the family breadwinner.

Although many clients did not nish their

college or high school studies, through the loan

program of the Foundaon they were able

to expand and sustain their business without

worrying where to get their capital.

Clients generally used their loans to improve or

expand their business by buying more products

to sell. Also, some of their addional incomeand savings were used to pay for the educaon

of their children and daily basic needs.

Their lives considerably changed, improved and

became comfortable.



life hasbecome morecomfortable,there is nowalways someone

you can relyon in times ofneed.

The Foundaon provides

an opportunity for women

empowerment through its

Micronance program. Economic

parcipaon and empowerment are

important in upliing the status of women

in the society.

The Micronance program improved the status

of poor families, specically women in the

municipalies of la Trinidad and Baguio by

providing access to resources and facilies like

micro-credit, savings and training.

A good way to capture the eects of

Micronance to clients is to narrate their

experiences.

Mrs. Rosita Balanggi, a mother of ve, make

ways to provide for her family through her

tailoring business. Even though her husband is a

carpenter, they somemes are unable to meet

their needs.

She joined the Micronance program on

February 2007, since then she used the

loans she received as capital. Mrs. Rosita has

Storie Suces



expanded her tailoring shop by purchasing

sewing machines. As of June 2009, she already

had three sewing machines.

Mrs. Rosita said that life was hard before she

joined Micronance, she was paying her debts

daily to a local lender at 20% interest. However,today, she no longer worries where to get her

payments. The income she gets from tailoring

is even enough for her to send her children to

school and pay their tuion fees.

With these changes in her life, she said, Life has

become more comfortable, there is now always

someone you can rely on in mes you are in

need.

Another life changing experience was that

of Mrs. Luzbe Ordonio. As a member of the

Foundaons lending program for ve years, she

thoughully used her loans for her eatery.

She used to rely on the income her family

gained from renng a part of their house to

fund her eatery. However, what they earned

from renng their house was no longer enough

due to the increasing prices of commodies and

higher cost of living.

She joined the Micronance with the goal

of helping her family meet their daily needs.

From her daily capital of P1,500 she is now

able to generate P3,000 of gross sales. Mrs.

Luzbi said that what helped her succeed in

her business was what she has learned from

the Micronance program that, You have to

connually invest in your business because this

would result in prot.

Today, she is not only able to provide for her

familys needs but she is now also waing for

her children to graduate due to Micronance

aid. Mrs. Luzbe said that she is very grateful for

having the opportunity to be a part of JVOFIs

micronance program.

At age 57, Mrs. Nieves Sulitas sees to it that

her family and even relaves are provided withfood on their table. At rst, she was hesitant to

join the Micronance program, but in the end

joined due to the inuence of members from a

womens organizaon.

While Mr. and Mrs. Sulitas do not have any

children, she narrated that she helps her

relaves who were nancially depending on her.

She thought of expanding her sari-sari store by

using the loans from the Micronance program

as another source of capital.

According to Mrs. Sulitas, one of the benets

of the Foundaons Micronance program

was it provided several training programs for

improving both character and entrepreneurial

skills. Today, she now successfully manages her

sari-sari store and is able to generate a monthly

prot of P8,000-P10,000. With the thought of

helping her relaves, she is now even planning

to open-up a gi shop in Baguio City.

There are other more stories untold, but what is

more important is that the program has steadily

improved the quality of life experienced by

clients. Through the program, it was noted that

the clients of the Micronance program earned

higher income resulng in more food on the

table. They are now capable of sending their

children to school, pay their childrens tuion on

me, and provide for their daily expenses and

even that of their relaves. Also, they were able

to improve their dwelling units.



JVOFI, in partnership with the City of

San Fernando, La Union, the Philippine

Support Service Agencies (PHILSSA)

and the World Bank, undertook the

project Urban Partnerships for Sustainable

Upliment, Renewal, Governanceand Empowerment (UPSURGE) at the

Fishermans Village.

With the assistance from the Japan Social

Development Fund of the World Bank,

Urban Partnerships forSustainable

Upliftment, Renewal,

Governance andEmpowerment

Special Projects



UPSURGE provided improvements to the

housing, physical and environmental condions

of the urban poor. It was also geared towards

providing beer economic opportunies and

enhancing their overall social well-being.

Phase I of the project was implemented by

the Philippine Business for Social Progress

(PBSP) in 2004-2006. The Fishermans

Village was established in Barangay Poro

with the construcon of core houses, a road

network, water system, drainage system and

embankments.

Phase two of the project implemented by Jaime

V. Ongpin Foundaon, Inc. (JVOFI) completed

the improvement and development of a total

of 43 core houses to make them livable for the

recipients and encourage them to relocate to

the site immediately.

A total of 86 families living in high risk areas

along the coast of the City were targeted to

benet from the 86 houses built through the

project. Each family was alloed a two-storey

core house cosng an esmated PhP145, 000.00

payable in 20 years. The costs recovered by theCity will be used for other improvements at the

Fishermans Village and similar projects in the

City.

The UPSURGE project provided the residents of

the crical areas an opportunity to be relocated

to a safer and more secure place not far from

their livelihood.

As part of the project, a two-storey

Mulpurpose Center was constructed. The

structure will serve as the venue for meengs

and other organizaonal acvies of the

associaon. It is envisioned to house the

planned cooperave store and lodging facilityfor visitors. It will also serve as a livelihood

center for the residents.

Integrated in the overall project was the

phasing-out of JVOFI and sustainability of

the project. In line with this, a sustainability

planning workshop conducted last June 2-3,

2009 at La Union enabled the Fishermans

Village Associaon, the City Renewal

Implemenng Team, and the Execuve

Commiee to formulate their plans for

sustaining the project.

The Foundaon prepared the FVA by helping

them formulate organizaonal development

plans; organizaonal policies, systems and

procedures; strengthen their organizaonal

structure; and put in place a monitoring and

evaluaon system for the organizaons future

sustainability.

Crucial to ensuring project sustainability

was instuonalizing a structure in the local

government unit to aend to housing concerns.

The project paved the way for the LGU to

consider housing as a major concern and to

realize the need to update their Comprehensive

Land Use Plan more so that the City of San

Fernando is among the fast growing areas in the

country.



Giftsfor a

Better LifeIntegrating Livestock

Production, Environmental

Protection and

Enterprise Development

for Poverty Reduction

The Passing of Gis is a pracce

wherein the parcipang families

become donors themselves by

passing on the ospring of their original

livestock and other supplies to another

family. This process extends the benets

of the project to other families in the

barangay and other neighboring barangays.

This ceremony of passing embodies the

spirit of sharing and caring.



Heifer Internaonal Philippines and Jaime V.

Ongpin Foundaon in the project Integrang

Livestock Producon, Environment Protecon,

and Enterprise Development for Poverty

Reducon (InLivesPro) helped a total of 165

families of Roxas, Isabela. The parcipang

families were residents of barangays WestMunoz, San Jose and San Pedro. The project had

signicantly resulted in improved health status;

decreased malnutrion cases, increased income,

contributed to environmental awareness; and

developed the Cornerstone values.

From the original 55 partner families, the

passing of the gis ceremony beneted another

110 families of the said barangays achieving the

165 target families for the three-year duraonof the project. These families are also to rear the

animals for livestock producon and pass on the

benets again to other deserving families.

The gis consisted of cows, carabaos, goats,

and chickens. In addion, the partner families

were provided with livestock support, farm

equipment and agricultural supplies.

Several training programs were also conducted

such as livestock producon, animal

management, bookkeeping, environmental

awareness and organizaonal management

which aims to foster leadership and bind the

community as one. Community animal health

workers were trained to provide technical

support to the parcipang families.

The project aimed to strengthen the Filipino

values among the parcipang families and

enable them to work for their own sustainable

and holisc development by helping one

another through gis in the form of animals,farm materials and livelihood inputs. The project

allowed them to pass on the ospring along

with resources, skills and knowledge to another

family in need. It created a network of hope that

would eventually touch a thousand lives and

create a bond that would bridge communies.

Heifer Internaonal seeks to insll the values

of the Passing on the Gis, which comprise the

following: Passing on the gi, Accountability,Sharing and caring, Sustainability and self-

reliance, Improved animal management,

Nutrion and income, Gender and family

focus, Genuine need and jusce, Improving the

environment, Full parcipaon, Training and

educaon and Spirituality.

In addion, partner families also learned to

pracce environmental protecon acvies and

sustainable agricultural producon pracces

like use of livestock manure for agricultural

producon, agroforestry and proper waste

disposal eorts to improve community health

and sanitaon. Simultaneous with these was the

formaon of Savings and Loans Groups among

the parcipang families.



The project tled Integrang

Micronance & Health Educaon to

Empower Women & Reduce Poverty

in Metro Baguio was implemented over

a period of 20 months from December

2006 to August 31, 2008. The United States

Agency for Internaonal Development(USAID) provided the grant under the

Private Sector Mobilizaon for Family Health

Program (PRISM).

The project was anchored on the premise that

micronance services, coupled with business

Integrating

Microfnance &

Health Education

to Empower Women& Reduce Poverty

in Metro Baguio



development training and family health

intervenons will contribute to the improved

income earning potenal of women ulmately

leading to higher family income, beer family

welfare & quality of life.

Fiy partner midwives in Metro Baguio were

selected by PRISM and the Foundaon at the

beginning of the project. They were trained in

Business Enhancement Support Training (BEST),

the rst of a series of training programs for the

midwives. Training modules on Maternal and

Child Health Care and Family Planning (MCH/

FP) followed to improve further the capability

and condence of the midwives to conduct the

community Health orientaon meengs thatwere planned under the project.

Signicantly, 17 out of the 50 trained midwives

were convinced to put-up their family health-

related small enterprises as a result of the

project. They were supported by the Foundaon

through loans given by its Micronance

Program.

With the dierent acvies undertaken by the

Foundaon, the trained midwives parcularly

Mrs. Rebecca Dakiwas, who was the rst private

pracce midwife to establish her own birthing

clinic in Baguio City and the Cordillera region

said that the program was a big help in helping

her aain her dream of being able to pracce

her profession as a midwife. At the same me,

she was able to meet the basic needs of her

family. She also recounted that through the

project she was no longer known as the market

lady but as a midwife, an ambion she hoped to

fulll by the me she reached her senior years.

Although the results of the training in

parcular and the project in general did not

specically show increases in repayment rate of

micronance clients, actual indicators pointed

to improved family health management among

those who aended the trainings. One of these

was the openness of clients in the discussion

of FP/MCH services, another was the increase

in health seeking behavior by availing of the

midwives services. It is expected that this will

be translated to beer health for the families or

reducon of diseases among members whichwill result in beer repayment rates for the

micronance project of the Foundaon in the

long-term.

The trained midwives did not only provide

their services in the clinics. They oered

their voluntary services in the communies

and rural health centers and assisted the

government-hired midwives in providing quality

services to the community. In addion, the

project gained headway in introducing private

pracce to midwives whose services were

tradionally given by the government for free

in the Cordilleras. Eventually, it is hoped that

this opon will be an opportunity for freeing

up scarce government resources for other

programs.



Tobacco Farmers

Cooperative

Organizing

and Capability

Building Program

Philip Morris Philippines

Manufacturing, Inc. (PMPMI) has

been supporng reforestaon eorts

since 2001 in its tobacco growing regions

and other parts of the country as well.

In 2008, the company went a step further

by supporng the organizing of farmers forthe establishment of fuelwood plantaons in

four target areas in the provinces of La Union

and Ilocos Sur. The project was envisioned

to address three (3) goals: to make fuelwood

accessible thereby migang forest destrucon;

Adressing poverty and

environmental protection



provide opportunies for organized farmers to

earn addional income from other livelihood

acvies; and, to contribute to the protecon of

the environment.

These goals focused on the three (3) pillars of

sustainable development, i.e. the social, theenvironmental and the economic which are

consistent with the Foundaons mandate. The

project was also considered as the companys

contribuon to goals 1 and 7 of the Millennium

Development Goals which aim to reduce

poverty and protect the environment.

In partnership with PMPMIs suppliers, Universal

Leaf Philippines, Inc. and Trans Manila, Inc.,

four target areas were idened: Santol and

Sudipen, La Union and San Juan and San Emilioin Ilocos Sur.

The project covered the following components:

Coop/PO Organizing and Reforestaon/

Fuelwood Plantaon, the laer extended with

the Cordillera Green Network, Inc. (CGNI),

another partner NGO of PMPMI.

As of June 2009, a total of three farmers

organizaons were organized and legally

registered while the fourth, the San Emilio

Mul-Purpose Cooperave which was pre-

exisng, was supported. By strengthening the

local structures, the farmers shall be enabled

to self-manage their fuelwood plantaons and

their organizaons.

The farmers organizaons were able to

successfully negoate with private landowners

for the conversion of their idle lands into

fuelwood plantaons. The contracts span

at least 15 years and spulated a mutually

benecial arrangement on the sharing of

benets. The San Emilio Mul-Purpose

Cooperave, on the other hand, was assisted

in following through their applicaon for

a Community Based Forest ManagementAgreement with the Department of

Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

From the training on nursery establishment by

DENR, the farmers were able to produce 78,500

seedlings for the fuelwood plantaons. An inial

15,005 seedlings were planted in the sites and

weekly acvies are scheduled unl the target

of 12,500 for each area is achieved.



Board of Trustees

DENNIS R. BELMONTETrustee

Past President & CEO,Benguet Corporaon

Past President, Naonal ResourceManagement Corporaon

RAY DEAN D. SALVOSATrustee

Managing Director,Consuelo Foundaon

DANIEL Z. URQUICOTrustee

President & CEO,Child & Family Service Philippines

CORAZON S. DE LA PAZ-BERNARDOTrustee

President & CEO,Social Security System

NARCISA L. ESCALERTrustee

Former Philippine Ambassadorto the United Naons

NORBERTO A. VIERAVice Chairman

President & Managing Director,Texas Instruments (Phils.), Inc

MA. ISABEL G. ONGPINChairperson

Civic Leader, ColumnistBusinesswoman

REYNALDO C. BAUTISTA, SR.President

Chairman and President,Rural Bank of Itogon

PresidentSunstar

SALVADOR P. PABALANTreasurer

Senior VP-Finance & Treasurer,Benguet Corporaon

RENATO S. RONDEZFoundaon Secretary

OTHER MEMBERS OF THE FOUNDATION:

Nene S. Bowman, Amado S. Lagdameo, Jr., Deln L. Lazaro, Francisco A. Paraan (deceased), Emily P. Pimentel

Directory of StaffOffice of the Executive Director

MA. ROSARIO R. LOPEZExecuve Director

JESSY M. BALANAGDevelopment Communicaons Assistant

ROGELIO L. CARIASODriver

Finance and Administration

MA. TERESA B. TENEDEROFinance and AdministraveManager

JANICE S. SERGIOAccounng Supervisor

LEIZEL T. BULLODCashier

SHAYNE N. CARONONGANAdministrave Assistant

MARK DENJO S. ALGAYANProject Auditor

EMILOU D. CACDACBookkeeper

EMILIA C. BARCARSEBookkeeper

ARVEE GAYE B. TRINIDADBookkeeper

FIELD OPERATIONS

Ecological Enhancement

RHODA FE D. BUENAVISTAProgram Manager

JEFFREY H. JAVIERProject Ocer

CORAZON P. SAJONASCommunity Organizer


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Enterprise Developement

NANCY B. DIZONProgram Manager

JOVILYN C. ALCEDOBaguio Branch Ocer

VINCENT T. PAMOBaguio Branch Loan Ocer

ABNER B. ABADBaguio Branch Loan Ocer

ALVIN S. CHOCKBaguio Branch Loan Ocer

LORNA P. BAYANGANBaguio Branch Loan Ocer

GILBERT T. IMPERIALBaguio Branch Loan Ocer

DANTE T. FRIASLa Trinidad Branch Ocer

CHERYL ANNE E. MABLILa Trinidad Branch Loan Ocer

MYLYNE P. PARANLa Trinidad Branch Loan Ocer

TERENCE JANGGO S. ESPIRITULa Trinidad Branch Loan Ocer

Special Projects

ESTER C. LIBERATOProject Manager

JORGIE Z. GUMIRANCommunity Facilitator (HeiferInternaonal Project)

ADELYN I. DUMNGALONCommunity Organizer (PHILSSAProject)

BEHILDA V. MIANA,Community Organizer (PMPMIProject)

SALLY D. VILLENACommunity Organizer (PMPMIProject)

A. DONORSAustralian Agency for InternaonalDevelopment - Philippine-AustralianCommunity Assistance ProgramAyala Corp/GLOBE*Baguio Country Club*Benguet Corporaon*BMW Premier Cars Pampanga*Bureau of Fisheries & Aquac

ResourcesCanadian Internaonal DevelopmentAgencyCaucus of Development NGONetworksConsolidated Industrial Gases, Inc.*Crosslink Electric Co.*DHL Global Forwarding*DISOP-BelgiumDownunder DrillingEdgeworth*Fernando Rosa Bausta Foundaon*Foundaon for a Sustainable Society,Inc.INGASCO, Inc.*

Kintetsu World Express*Lepanto Consolidated MiningCorporaon*New Zealand Agency forInternaonal DevelopmentPACSPORTS*Peace & Equity Foundaon, Inc.Philex Mining Corporaon*Philippine Airlines*Rural Bank of Itogon*SN Aboiz Power*Taikisha Philippines*Team Energy*Texas Instruments (Phils.), Inc.University of Baguio*

PHILSSA/World Bank

*Donors of the 4th Golf for a CauseTournament

B.PEOPLES ORGANIZATION

Ambiong-La Trinidad Mul-PurposeCooperaveApugan-Loakan Mul-Purpose

CooperaveAtok Trail Spring Associaon, Inc.Balukas Farmers Mul-PurposeCooperave

Barangay Alno Water SystemAssociaonBeckel Neighborhood Mul-PurposeCooperave

Happy Hallow Tribal Council, Inc.Irisan Community EnvironmentalMul-Purpose

Cooperave, Inc.Lamtang Neighborhood Mul-Purpose CooperaveLa Trinidad Strawberry Mul-

Purpose CooperaveWangal Community Mul-PurposeCooperave

Water Consumers Associaon of Kias

C. GOs/NGOs/BUSINESS/ACADEME

Baguio City Local Government UnitBenguet CorporaonBenguet State UniversityBrent Internaonal School

Cordillera Network of DevelopmentNGOs and POsDepartment of Environment andNatural Resources

La Trinidad, Benguet LocalGovernment UnitTexas Instruments (Philippines), Inc.

University of Baguio

D. ACCREDITATIONS AND

MEMBERSHIP

INTERNATIONAL

Council on Foundaons

Microcredit Summit of

Praconers

NATIONALAssociaon of Foundaons

Internaonal Training

Network on Water and

Sanitaon

Micronance Council of the

Philippines, Inc.

Philippine Council on NGO

Cercaon

Partnership of Philippine

Support Service Agencies

Upland NGO Assistance

Council

LOCAL

Alay sa Kalinisan, Inc.

Baguio Solid Waste

Management Board

Baguio Regreening

Movement

Cordillera Network of

Development NGOs and POs

Regional Cooperave

Development Council

Regional Development

Council

Sectoral Commiee on

Environment and Social

Development

Partners


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Jaime V. Ongpin Foundation, Inc.27 Soa de Veyra St. corner Road 2

Quezon Hill, Baguio City 2600

Philippines

Phone: +63 74 446 2807/ 2843

Fax: +63 74 446 2843

E-mail: [email protected]

[email protected]

Website: www.jvo.org

NNUAL REPORT FY 2008-2009

Since 1980

jvofi annual report 2008-2009

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