Petron brings holiday cheer to 3,000 scholars all over the country

PETRON Corporation, through its corporate social responsibility arm Petron Foundation, continues to make Christmas more special and meaningful for thousands of scholars through its annual Christmas project dubbed Project JOY (Jesus, Others, and You). For the past 20 years, Petron Foun- dation in cooperation with the Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and other implementing partners, has been mounting this event to share the spirit of the Season with TAP scholars from different parts of the country.

- rate social responsibility programs in education, TAP aims to give underprivileged children from the company’s fenceline communities a brighter future by sending them to school and providing them with the necessary tools for learning.

Through this year’s Project JOY activities, nearly 3,000 TAP scholars. The schools’ principals and teachers, as well as LGU social workers also received packages to bring home to their families.

In December, scholars from Manila, Pasay, and Navotas likewise enjoyed a full day of learning and discovery at the National Planetarium. Officials from DepEd led by Atty. Tonisito Umali, Undersecretary for Legislative Liaison Office, External Partnerships Service and School Sports, as well as some members of the Petron Blaze Spikers joined the festivities and witnessed the performances of the students.