Sun Life Foundation teams up with Forest Foundation
SUN Life Financial-Philippines Foundation Inc. (Sun Life Foundation), Sun Life Philippines’ philanthropic arm, opens the year with an intensified commitment to make lives brighter for more Filipinos as it awards a financial grant to the Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation Inc. (Forest Foundation), its collaborating partner in implementing the “Increasing capacity of Calamianes watersheds toward resilience” project.
The project aims to enhance forest management in the Calamianes Group of Islands through sustainable conservation and protection initiatives. This covers the Sinibayan Watershed in Barangay New Busuanga, Busuanga; Mabentangen Watershed in Barangay 6, Coron, Palawan; and Dita Watershed in Barangay Malaking Patag, Culion, Palawan.
Benefiting from this project are 4,362 households or a population of 18,904 individuals, who reside in these neighboring barangay.
The signing event held on Jan. 17, 2024 was graced by Sun Life executives, namely Benedict Sison, Sun Life Philippines chief executive officer and country head and Sun Life Foundation chairman of the board; Alex Narciso, Sun Life Foundation president and trustee; Joy Castillo, Sun Life Grepa chief operating officer and Sun Life Foundation treasurer; Ed Tordesillas, Sun Life General counsel; and Kristine Millete, Sun Life Foundation executive director.
Representing the Forest Foundation were Jose Andres “Onggie” Canivel, Forest Foundation executive director, and Maria Aurora Francisco-Tolentino, Forest Foundation secretary, treasurer and board of trustee.
The Sun Life Foundation has always been at the forefront of uplifting the lives of marginalized Filipinos through its holistic and sustainable community development initiatives encompassing health and wellness, education and environmental sustainability.