Sibol Teachers Honored

	GBG Top Sibol Teacher Awardee Jenylyn Elinon		GBG 2nd Place Sibol Teacher Awardee Primo Dinopol		GBG 3rd Place Sibol Teacher Awardee Katiang Dimalanes

The top three outstanding and ten excellent Sibol school teachers from the different Gawad Kalinga (GK) communities nationwide were honored with the “Gawad Bayaning Guro” (GBG) recently during the GK Global Summit 2006 at the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City. Sibol is GK’s early childhood education program to provide quality education for children from the poorest of the poor. The Sibol school teachers in each GK village are the unsung heroes behind the GK pre-school program. As part of the Prudentialife-GK PAGASA project, the efforts of these unsung heroes are recognized for the first time with the GBG. The Couples for Christ – Education Foundation, Inc. (CFC-EFI) which is the educational arm of GK that oversees the Sibol program selected the top three outstanding national and ten excellent Sibol teachers from the different GK villages nationwide.

In 2006, Prudentialife implemented its new creative strategy through an Integrated Marketing Communications campaign known as the “PAG-ASA” Campaign which is again pegged to the core values of the company – Nobility,Culture of Excellence and CSR. With a theme “Sa Prudentialife, Buhay ang Pag-asa”, the campaign embedded a unique CSR concept centering on education - the Prudentialife-GK PAGASA project. The Prudentialife-GK PAGASA stands for PAaral, GAwad and SAgip and is a significant step in sustainable community development for the Prudentialife-GK Village in Baseco. The JATA Sibol School at the Prudentialife Village in Baseco serves as the project pilot center.