Thousands of schoolchildren and hundreds of women entrepreneurs in Metro Manila are among the beneficiaries of a number of corporate social responsibility projects aimed at promoting children’s health and support for women going into business.
“Kung anong kinamulatan, siya ring pagkakatandaan” (Whatever you grew up with will be with you until old age). This folk saying underlies the BEST project of the Small Enterprises Research and Development Foundation (Serdef). BEST stands for Building an Enterprising Society Today, an enterprise education program for children at pre- and grade-school levels.
I wouldn’t exactly include it in my “bucket” list. I was, however, extremely glad that I was part of the fourth Cobra Ironman 70.3 Philippines held in Mactan last August 5. Don’t get me wrong. I am no triathlete (the only bicycle I ride is the stationary one for aerobics!). I had the chance to hobnob with world triathlete champions like Pete Jacobs of Australia and Arland Macasieb of the Philippines, Formula One star Jenson Button and actor Piolo Pascual because my nephew Mike Arcenas of Nike Palace asked me to manage an amateur team of professionals in their fifties and sixties who participated in the relay portion of the triathlon event.
When is the best time to teach kids about personal finance? And how?—Joey Villarinte via Twitter
I was talking to a friend, whom I was supposed to meet for brunch at her office. She called to say that she couldn’t make it, because she had to take her godson Timmy to the hospital emergency room (ER). The boy, a lad of six, is the only child of her family’s long-time household helper, and was in the throes of a nasty allergy attack—his right eye was so swollen that his poor face looked like a smaller version of Manny Pacquiao’s mug after a particularly vicious sparring round.
I just got a letter from a male reader who asked on how to teach his daughter to drive without crashing his precious ride. What caught my attention was his fear of going into the driving school thinking that his darling daughter might be mistreated by the instructors. Now that I have an adolescent son, I am starting to think about issues parents have when their precious offspring starts to spread their wings and start driving.
Filipino children have taken control—of their digital lives, at least—and can influence the purchasing patterns of their guardians, according to the New Generations 2012 survey of Cartoon Network.
As the mercury soars and the mountains and beaches beckon, many a family will find a road trip irresistible. This is also a good time to review just how safe you keep your children as you drive in the city and on highways. After all, they are your most precious cargo-and keeping them safe should be your top priority.
With your children safely in their car seats, you can get down to driving.
Since 2001, Maria Fe Morejon has been tirelessly accompanying her daughter Joaida Ziv to the Philippine Children’s Medical Center in Quezon City.
Whoever said that treasures are hidden in the garbage could not have predicted what lay in store for Efren Peñaflorida. The driving force behind Dynamic Teen Company’s Kariton Klasrum and 2009 CNN hero, “Kuya Ef” was one of the most-anticipated speakers at the first-ever ARC (Asiawide Refreshments Corporation) Young Leaders Camp conducted recently in Antipolo City.
What is the best way to help my child grow up to be money-wise and avoid the ruts that I fell into while I was growing up?—Concerned parent
