Shell garners new award
Pilipinas Shell was recognized as “Asia’s Community Care Company of the Year” during the Asia Corporate Excellence and Sustainability or ACES Awards held Friday.
The event was a gathering of Asia’s most inspiring business leaders and sustainability advocates.
Pilipinas Shell was particularly recognized for two of its long-running social investment programs, both implemented by our Pilipinas Shell Foundation Inc.
These programs were the “Gas Mo, Bukas Ko” (You Fuel My Future), a technical and vocational skills training program for Shell’s forecourt crew, and the “Movement Against Malaria” (Kilusang Ligtas Malaria).
Under the Gas Mo, Bukas Ko program, some pump attendants have progressed to becoming station managers after undegoing the skills trainings. Others have used the training received as a stepping stone to find better employment opportunities locally and abroad.
On the other hand, the “Movement Against Malaria” (Kilusang Ligtas Malaria) has significantly reduced malaria cases and deaths in the country, and has become a nationwide program instrumental for the Philippines to meet the UN Millennium Development Goal (MDG) to combat malaria ahead of the target date. The Philippines is now moving towards the elimination of the deadly malaria disease.