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August 13th, 2009

Most child-friendly town now home to Little Red School

Maitum, Sarangani is the home of the 79th LRS

Recognized three times for being the most child-friendly municipality in the region, Maitum in Mindanao’s Sarangani province easily became a hall of fame awardee for the said distinction last 2008. Maitum Mayor Elsie Lucille Perrett said that this would not have been possible if not for the people themselves who are dedicated to their work at improving the life of the community through the collective efforts of local government agencies like the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office, the Municipal Health Office and the Department of Education District of Sarangani.

Rainwater harvesting for the poorest in Bohol

'The Coca-Cola global commitment to water stewardship includes supporting access to clean water and sanitation for communities'

Pablo Escaño, a resident of Brgy. Villa Milagrosa in Carlos P. Garcia (CPG) municipality in Bohol, recalls a time when because of scarce water supply, they had no choice but to cook rice with salt water. Despite the severity of the water problem in their community though, Escaño is still able to rib about the situation. “At least if we cooked rice with seawater, it would already have a taste,” he said.

July 4th

Coca-Cola and Boy Scouts of the Philippines team up for the environment

Undeterred by the continuous downpour of rain last June 6, Saturday, a total of 23 Coca-Cola employee volunteers from Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines (CCBP) Head Office and Greater Manila Area (GMA) showed up for the Go Green! Go for the Real Thing tree-planting activity held at the San Francisco High School in Quezon City.

June 3rd

SEPTEMBER

The GK-Coke Barkada Tambayan is our response to the call for support to Gawad-Kalinga’s objective of building a secure and productive “tambayan” for the underprivileged youth of Smokey Mountain. Join us as we welcome them into what we envision to be their second home on Sept. 5, 2009 at 7 a.m. For details, please call Kat Reyes at 866-2585 or kathryn.reyes@ccbp.com.ph.

Barkada is a group of friends – but not just ''a group of friends''. As with many Filipino words, it is difficult to translate barkada to a single English word - ''clique'' and ''gang'' come close, but do not quite capture the essence of barkada. Clique connotes exclusivity and snobbishness. Gang, in the informal sense, mimics barkada but lacks the lifelong bond that differentiates barkada from a mere social group. The best definition of barkada is probably ''family'', minus the pre-requisite blood relationship. Barkada is the group of peers that one is always comfortable with, knowing that he will be accepted no matter what.