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SAN Miguel Corporation (SMC), through its San Miguel Foundation (SMF), has formally turned over a newly-renovated school building and upgraded learning facilities to benefit student-inmates at the Medium Security Compound of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP).<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The facility, now known as Better World Bilibid, is operated as the Bilibid Extension School (BES) and managed by the University of Perpetual Help System Dalta (UPHSD) in partnership with the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) since 1984. Over the years, the school\u2019s condition deteriorated due to lack of funding.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The renovation is part of SMC\u2019s \u20b1150-million donation to NBP and the Women\u2019s Correctional. It follows a pledge made by SMC chairman and CEO Ramon S. Ang during his visit in 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Recently unveiled in simple turnover rites, the upgraded school now features new classrooms, a computer room, library, audio-visual room, and a spacious multipurpose hall.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The event was led by SMF chairperson Cecile L. Ang, UPHSD president Dr. Anthony Jose M. Tamayo, UPHSD founder Dr. Daisy M. Tamayo, BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang, Jr., Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Karl B. Miranda, and UPHSD School Director Arnaldo S. de Guzman.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hundreds of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) enrolled in tertiary education and skills training programs are expected to benefit from the upgraded facilities.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n At the same time, the recurring donation for learning materials, uniforms, and TESDA-certified skills courses will benefit over 6,000 PDLs.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n In her message, Ang expressed SMC\u2019s commitment to support reformation efforts through education and skill-building.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cReal change begins within each of us. We\u2019re here to support you, to provide the facilities and materials that can help. But beyond what you now see \u2014 beyond the new buildings and tools \u2014 the most meaningful transformation must start from inside you. It\u2019s your dreams, your choices, and your will to grow that will make this truly work,\u201d she said in Filipino.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Of the total donation, P50 million was allocated for the BES program, including the school\u2019s renovation and learning tools.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n An additional P85 million is funding a five-year meal augmentation program that benefits 31,219 PDLs over 48 days.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Last Christmas, SMC also distributed P15 million worth of food packs as holiday gifts to the PDLs.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Better World Bilibid joins SMC\u2019s growing network of community centers under the Better World initiative, which includes facilities in Tondo, Smokey Mountain, Diliman, and Cubao that address hunger, education, health, and livelihood needs in underserved communities.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Better World initiative is one of the ways SMC is pursuing its major sustainability goals, which includes helping uplift the lives of 15 million Filipinos by 2030.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" SAN Miguel Corporation (SMC), through its San Miguel Foundation (SMF), has formally turned over a newly-renovated school building and upgraded learning facilities to benefit student-inmates<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13662,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/smc-ang.jpg",2048,2048,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/smc-ang-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/smc-ang-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/smc-ang-768x768.jpg",640,640,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/smc-ang-1024x1024.jpg",640,640,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/smc-ang-1536x1536.jpg",1536,1536,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/smc-ang.jpg",2048,2048,false],"kreeti-slider-full":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/smc-ang-1280x720.jpg",1280,720,true],"kreeti-featured":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/smc-ang-1024x1024.jpg",1024,1024,true],"kreeti-medium":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/smc-ang-720x530.jpg",720,530,true],"kreeti-medium-square":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/smc-ang-350x350.jpg",350,350,true]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"National<\/a>","tag_info":"National","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13661"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13661"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13661\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13663,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13661\/revisions\/13663"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}