Tan Yan Kee Foundation, Inc. Annual Report 2015

OUR COVER

CONTENTS President’s Message Social Welfare Education Health Board of Trustees Executive Officers Vision, Mission, Core Values

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President’s Message

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n the tradition of caring and commitment for the Filipino people, I proudly present the continued work of your foundation, in its efforts to restore the environment and strengthen our community. Last year, Tan Yan Kee Foundation, Inc. began a program with the goals of mitigating climate change and the development of a satisfying, productive life for the people of the Philippines. “Rebuilding the Community and the Environment” is a three-year plan that was initiated in 2014, which sought to implement strategic and sustainable programs. The plan includes housing projects, reforestation activities, and livelihood programs. Your foundation kept this ambitious plan in mind and for the year 2015, we focus on the welfare of the people most vulnerable to the effects of the deterioration of our planet by giving them hope through projects that would provide them with sustainable livelihood.

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The images of the immense destruction of Typhoon Yolanda

remains, I am sure, as fresh in my memory as it does in yours, especially with the devastation brought on by the typhoons that ravaged Northern Luzon early in 2015. What had taken years and decades to build in the many affected areas were erased in a matter of hours. The communities that suffered these calamities are still slowly picking up the pieces and the people are doing the best they can to go forward. However, there is something more difficult for the people to rebuild than homes, businesses and schools, and that is hope. This is the challenge that your foundation has taken up: to give hope where hopelessness reigns.

In restoring hope to those who have lost it, your foundation has

continued, and expanded, a variety of livelihood training programs.

Trainees from northern Luzon were instructed in techniques for beauty enhancement, under the Ganda Mo, Hanapbuhay Ko program, which was conducted in partnership with Ang•Hortaleza Foundation. TYKFI partnered with the Technical Education And Skills Development Authority to engage trainees from Leyte, this time in the Motorcycle Repair Livelihood Training Program. The youth were the focus in another program, which was done in cooperation with the Christ Commission Fellowship and the Meralco Foundation, Inc. A group of unemployed youth were given a new opportunity with the Electrical Installation and Maintenance course. The first batch from each program has already completed their respective training cycles. In fact, the graduates of the Ganda Mo, Hanapbuhay Ko program have already put their skills to use, being participants in the foundation’s Gupitan sa Paaralan project. These 4

individuals now possess the skills that will allow them to restore hope, not only to themselves, but to their family, their community and those they serve. The Dr. Lucio C. Tan Legacy Forest Project, which launched in 2014, aims to plant over fifteen million trees over the span of ten years in several provinces of Luzon. This ambitious goal is only made possible by the work being done in the seedling nurseries. The nurseries are staffed by local residents, providing income for them and their families. Once planted, these reforested areas need special care and attention, and so provides another opportunity for livelihood generation. Forest caretakers provide the stewardship and protection for these newly planted areas.

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Even with this focus on providing livelihood skills, TYKFI con-

tinues its programs on improving education in the Philippines. Your foundation has sustained the efforts in providing the resources necessary for adequate education. Schools and young students throughout the country have been supplied with the tools for learning, tools which make education possible. These tools in the form of infrastructure development, equipment and students’ uniforms, shoes and school supplies are also the keys to a motivated student body, eager to go to school everyday and learn.

The University of the East - Tan Yan Kee Foundation, Inc. Schol-

arship is going strong, eighteen years after it was established. I am proud of our scholars and offer my congratulations to each and every one of them. I only ask that they pay forward their good fortune, by helping those in need through the service of our country.

There are many needs that must be satisfied in the Philippines and

TYKFI is doing its part with provisions of health care. The foundation, together with the Association of Asia Brewery Medical Scholars, sponsors the Asia Brewery - Tan Yan Kee Medical Forums, a series of seminars aimed at explaining the nature of various diseases and conditions, in a language that can be easily understood by those lacking medical or scientific training. TYKFI, along with specialists from the Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center, also undertook medical missions, which provided quality care at no cost to the beneficiaries.

The work that we have undertaken to restore the environment

and strengthen the community would not be possible if not for the help of well-meaning individuals and entities. I would like to convey 6

my thanks to our partner organizations, members of the LT Group of Companies, government agencies, and concerned individuals for their continued support of our activities. On behalf of the Board of Trustees, Officers, and Staff of the Tan Yan Kee Foundation, Inc., I wish to convey my deep gratitude to all of you. Through our combined efforts, let us do more than repair broken homes, let us do more than restore devastated forests. Let us inspire hope.

Dr. LUCIO C. TAN Chairman & President

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Social Welfare

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he Philippines has been called one of the few bright economic spots in a world of less than stellar financial standing.

Despite this compliment, many Filipinos still suffer hardship, especially in rural areas of our country, untouched by the growth of the economy. Tan Yan Kee Foundation, Inc. is mindful of the people that must not and should not be left behind and it is always aware of its responsibility for Social Welfare, its commitment to development. In 2015, the second year of “Rebuilding the Community and the Environment”, the foundation focuses on restoring the dignity of the community, not only through productive work but also through hope.

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Dr. Lucio C. Tan Legacy Forest Project

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he Dr. Lucio C. Tan Legacy Forest Project, which was launched in 2014, aims to plant over 15 million trees over a span of 10 years in selected reforestation areas and mangroves across the country.

The goals of reforestation through the Legacy Forest Project are:

mitigation of climate change, creation a renewable natural resource for future generations, and provision of short-term benefits such as improved water quality and prevention of erosion. The project is pro12

gressing at an impressive pace, with four hundred thousand square meters reforested in Nueva Vizcaya alone. However, the benefits of the Legacy Forest Project to the people of the Philippines do not need to take a long time, some can already be felt today.

It takes much more human resources, time, and funds to regrow a

forest compared to cutting one down. The foundation seized upon this opportunity in its implementation of the Dr. Lucio C. Tan Legacy Forest Project. Dozens of local residents in the areas of reforestation handled by the foundation have been hired to watch over and care for the delicate seedlings. Remote areas, with limited economic prospects, were 13

provided means of livelihood through the Legacy Forest Project.

In time, as the seedlings mature into magnificent new forests, the residents can reap the benefits of the regenerated lands. This is just one way that the foundation is fulfilling its commitment to Social Welfare.

According to government data, some eight million hectares, or eighty thousand square kilometers of the Philippines need to be reforested. However, even with so much land area to regenerate, not everyone in search of livelihood is located where potential reforestation activities are possible.

Type of tree

Area planted

Fuelwood

206 hectares

Timber

73 hectares

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Mangrove Rehabilitation Project

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he foundation continued to help sustain the greening of the countryside,

particularly through the rehabilitation of deteriorating mangroves in two areas: Boracay in Aklan and Las-Ud in Sta, Cruz, Ilocos, Sur.

Local residents and visiting members of the 2015 APEC tourism

group assisted the TYKFI in planting more than 1,000 mangrove seedlings which are native in Boracay Island.

The barangay officials of Las-Ud helped in the maintenance of the

mangroves, especially in the protection of the grown plants along the river which overflows during the rainy and typhoon season of the year.

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HOPE Caravan Project

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n giving hope to the hopeless, the foundation has not lost sight of more immediate needs. HOPE Caravan delivered relief assistance to areas in northern Luzon affected by Typhoon Lando in September.

The foundation mobilized four HOPE Caravan teams to various

provinces in Luzon most affected by the supertyphoon. Almost 4,000 families from Aurora, Ilocos Sur, Nueva Ecjia, Nueva Vizcaya, Pampanga and Quezon Province received an assortment of relief items like food, home supplies and building materials.

The set of relief items given to each family was based on the dam-

ages officially reported by the local government. Each package could be a combination of any of the following: assorted food items, mosquito nets, blankets with pillow cases, school supplies for schoolchildren, galvanized iron sheets and other roofing materials.

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Location

Relief Packs and Building Materials Distributed

Sta. Fe, Nueva Vizcaya

1, 050

Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija

750

San Luis, Pampanga

750

Casiguran, Aurora

500

Sta. Cruz and Tagudin, Ilocos Sur

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3,926

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Assistance to Leyte Province After providing for the immediate needs in Leyte after Typhoon Yolanda, the foundation’s attention to reconstruction resulted in the turnover of a new multi-purpose building to the residents of Barangay Holy Child II, in the town of Alangalang. The Dr. Lucio C. Tan Building now houses the barangay hall and a day care facility. Alangalang is a second class agricultural municipality in Leyte whose residents have always suffered from the effects of typhoons and floods that destroy their crops and properties.

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Affected by the supertyphoon as well, beneficiaries of the foundation’s housing project in Barangay 89 and 90 in Tacloban City will now sleep much easier. The foundation successfully completed permanent homes for sixty families who lost their homes and some members of their families after the storm surge struck the city. The project has benefitted marginalized residents who are mostly fisherfolk, small vendors, pedicab drivers and sari-sari store owners.

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nswering the call to pay their good fortune forward, TYKFI trainees who have finished their courses in the Hortaleza Ganda ng Buhay Project participated in TYKFI’s Gupitan sa Paaralan.

The trainees lent their skills to the program, one that provided for lowcost or no-cost quality haircuts for over four hundred students from Tan Yan Kee Elementary School, Sinapaoan Elementary School, and Macdu Elementary School. What started out as a simple haircut did not result in just a job. The programs gave the students confidence and gave hope to the trainees.

The effects of the foundation’s efforts can be seen in every face

that attends relief operations, school supplies distributions and building dedications. However, accolades are still appreciated, especially one as prestigious as the one bestowed upon our Chairman. On behalf of Dr. Lucio C. Tan, the foundation would like to thank the staff of People Asia Magazine for their recognition of the Chairman as the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Awardee. It is satisfying to know that the good work Dr. Tan has not gone unnoticed, and that recognition will allow for the advocacies of the foundation to receive the proper attention.

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Small Water Impounding Project

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ue to the harsh climate and topography of the country, lowincome farmers continue to suffer from frequent natural calamities, including droughts and floods. Thus, TYKFI’s Small Water Impounding Project helps communities to make effective use of water resources, particularly in irrigation and agricultural production.

TYKFI funded the Lasip Small Farm Reservoirs Project aimed to improve four small-

scale reservoirs currently used for irrigation in rice plantation areas in Barangay Lasip, Lingayen, Pangasinan The project, covering total of 50,000 cubic meters, will improve availability of water for irrigation during the second cropping season (October to January).

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he foundation continued its support of measures that addressed accessibility and quality of education for the Filipino people.

Various programs were conducted by the foundation and sometimes with the cooperation of other organizations and government agencies.

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Train the Trainors Program

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n addressing the needs for quality education, the foundation, in partnership with the Foundation for Upgrading the Standard of Education (FUSE) and the Department of Education, sponsored the Train the Trainors program, a fiveday training program that intended to upgrade the expertise of eighty-eight public elementary school teachers.

The subjects included in the program were Science (Physics, Bi-

ology, Chemistry, Earth Science), Mathematics, and English. Public school teachers that participated in the training series came from the Ilocos Sur municipalities of Sta. Lucia, San Juan, Sta. Cruz, Bantay, Masingal, San Vicente and the city of Vigan. Teachers from La Union and Pangasinan also took part in the program.

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Chua King Ha Educational Centers

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he foundation also embarked on infrastructure development in support of education.

In Leyte, where recovery from Yolanda is still in progress, Alangalang I Central School and Sulpa National High School both inaugurated their Chua King Ha Educational Centers. Named after the late mother of Dr. Lucio C. Tan, these centers are meant to address schoolroom shortages. In the case of Alangalang I Central School, the addition of five classrooms, made possible by the Chua King Ha Educational Center, reduced classroom sharing and allowed the Grade 1 students uninterrupted instruction time.

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Brigada Eskwela 2015 Project

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he foundation also continued its programs of providing various forms of assistance to deserving communities.

Babayoan Elementary School, Nagtenga Elementary School and

Sidaoen Elementary School, located in Sta. Cruz, Ilocos Sur, were the beneficiaries of the Brigada Eskwela 2015 Project. Foundation officers, DepEd and School officials, along with volunteers, set about making repairs and painting the roofs of the school buildings. The foundation provided needed construction materials to support the project.

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he students of several elementary schools also received packages containing assorted food items under the Food Distribution Project.

More than 1,000 pupils from the elementary schools of Babayoan, Nagtenga, Sidaoen and San Julian in Ilocos Sur and Tan Yan Kee and Macdu in Nueva Vizcaya were the beneficiaries of the project.

Beneficiaries of the Food Distribution Project Recipient

Food packs distributed

Babayoan Elementary School

193

Nagtenga Elementary School

202

Sidaoen Elementary School

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San Julian Elementary School

270

Tan Yan Kee Elementary School

150

Macdu Elementary School

247

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School Materials Distribution Program

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nother form of assistance the foundation continued to provide was the School Materials Distribution Program.

Students from Ilocos Sur National High

School, Vigan East National High School, Vigan West National High School and Sulpa National High School received new school uniforms, school bags and other supplies.

In addition to the high school students, the students from Babayoan Elementary School, Nagtenga Elementary School, Sidaoen Elementary School, Sulpa Elementary School and San Julian Elementary School also received school supplies. The foundation has tirelessly provided support to students who only want to achieve their goals.

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School Supplies Distribution Beneficiaries*

Number of Supplies

Ilocos Sur National High School

1,075

Vigan East National High School

122

Vigan West National High School

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Babayoan Elementary School

194

Nagtenga Elementary School

220

Sidaoen Elementary School

127

San Julian Elementary School

270

Tan Yan Kee Elementary School

150

Macdu Elementary School

244

Northridge Elementary School

4,227

Sulpa National High School

204

Sulpa Elementary School

146

Total

7,052

*The students received different combinations of school supplies, uniforms, raincoats, shoes and personal hygiene kits, except those from Northridge who received school bags only.

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Summer Cultural Classes

The foundation’s support for education can also be found in its

other programs. This past summer saw the conclusion of the Summer Cultural Classes, which intended to expand the knowledge and familiarity of Chinese culture. The program was hosted by the Tan Yan Kee Library. Parents expressed their appreciation and for the program, grateful for the chance to have the present generation learn and value their cultural heritage.

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University of the East-Tan Yan Kee Scholarship Program

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he end of another year brings another group of fresh faces to one of the foundation’s signature programs.

The University of the East - Tan Yan Kee Scholarship Program

has been providing full and partial scholarships to gifted and deserving students, and has been doing so since 1998. In 2015, the UE-TYK Scholarship alumni grew by twenty-eight new members. Out of the 28

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graduates, nine scholars from the UE Manila campuses and two scholars from the UE Caloocan campuses finished Magna Cum Laude.

For the School Year, 2015-2016, the foundation welcomed 69 new

scholars, 10 grantees and one UERMMMCI scholar who have been enrolled in various colleges in the Manila and Caloocan campuses of the University and at the UERMMM College of Medicine. The new scholars and 191 continuing scholars complete the year’s total number of beneficiaries of the UE TYKF Scholarship Program.

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UE - Tan Yan Kee Foundation, Inc. Scholars for SY 2015 – 2016 College

Scholars

Arts and Sciences

7

Computer Studies and Systems

4

Education

2

Dentistry

12

Engineering

25

Business Administration

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UE Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center

1

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Livelihood Training Program

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he foundation understands that many unemployed youth who cannot support themselves and their families for lack of good education are in urgent need of short training for immediate livelihood.

Thus in 2015, the foundation launched short train-

ing projects like the Motorcycle Repair Livelihood Training Program, Dressmaking Training Project, Ganda Mo, Hanapbuhay Ko Livelihood Training Series and the Practical Electricity with Workshop Math - Electrical Installation and Maintenance Course.

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Motorcycle Servicing Training Project

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he disaster that befell the eastern and central Philippines during Typhoon Yolanda was massive, both in scale and destruction.

A few years removed that tragic day, the response has turned from relief to reconstruction. A symbol of the efforts towards rebuilding is the Motorcycle Repair Livelihood Training Program, which benefitted eighteen unemployed residents of Alangalang and two teachers from the Sulpa National High School, in Leyte province.

Organized in conjunction with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), the program sought to impart skills to young men and women that will allow for sustained income generation. The trainees also received a complete set of tools, donated by the foundation, as a form of start-up capital. They used this tools during their 40-day on the job training at different TESDA partner entertprises engaged in production, sales and service of motorcyles.

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Dressmaking Training

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he foundation, in support of the welfare of the students of the Sulpa National High School in Villaba, Leyte, sponsored the training of a teacher in dressmaking at the TESDA National Training Center in Taguig City in prepapration for the new K-12 curriculum.

The Dressmaking Course included skills in drafting and cutting

pattern of casual apparel, setting up/operating sewing machines, sewing casual apparel and applying finishing touches to casual apparel.

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TYKFI-CCF-MFI Training Project

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his past November, nine out-of-school youth received training under the Practical Electricity with Workshop Math Electrical Installation and Maintenance Course.

The foundation partnered with the Ministry Uplift Cares Glob-

al Movement Foundation of the Christ’s Commission Fellowship (CCF) and the Meralco Foundation, Inc. to arrange this training program. As our economy moves forward and infrastructure is built, expanded or renovated, demand for the skilled trades will increase.

This program is a way that not only links economic growth to expanded employment but more importantly, the program is a way to transform lives.

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TYKFI-Ang Hortaleza Foundation Training Project

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he transformative power of skilled work is most evident in the Ganda Mo, Hanapbuhay Ko Livelihood Training Program.

This program was conducted in partnership with Ang•Hortaleza

Foundation and benefitted trainees from Nueva Vizcaya. The courses included in the program were quite extensive and included Basic Facial Cleaning, Basic Hair Relaxing, and Salon Management. The recipients of this program’s value extended beyond the trainees as they participated in outreach activities and offered free haircut as a sign of reciprocity for their free training.

TYKFI Livelihood Training Program

Graduates

Motorcycle Repair Livelihood Training

20

Ganda Mo, Hanapbuhay Ko Livelihood Training

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Electrical Installation and Maintenance Course

9

Dressmaking Training Project

1

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Health

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he foundation continued its programs promoting knowledge of health care issues and facilitating accessible medical services.

Organized in partnership with the Association of Asia Brewery Medical Specialty Scholars, the TYKF AABMSS Medical Forums provide an avenue for the everyday citizen to acquire knowledge and a better understanding of common diseases. A seminar is held every month and a specialist invited to speak about various conditions in a way that can be easily understood by people lacking a medical or scientific background.

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n Medical Forum No. 265: Breast Conservation Surgery for Early Breast Cancer

Resource Speaker: Derrick Chua, M.D. n Medical Forum No. 266: Updates on Allergic Rhinitis

Resource Speaker: Johanna Co, M.D. n Medical Forum No. 267: Approach on Diabetic Foot

Resource Speaker: Luinio S. Tongson, M.D. n Medical Forum No. 268: Overcoming Barriers and Optimizing Care for Children with ADHD and Autism

Resource Speaker: Elizabeth Go-Tan, M.D. n Medical Forum No. 269: Dengue Myocarditis

Resource Speaker: James L. Angtuaco, M.D. n Medical Forum No. 270: Allergic Rhinitis, Asthma and Sinusitis: How are They Linked?

Resource Speaker: Nanneth Tiu, M.D. n Medical Forum No. 271: Neurologic Diseases Not to be Ignored

Resource Speaker: Herminigildo Gan, M.D. n Medical Forum No. 272: Challenges in the Treatment of Bronchal Asthma in Children

Resource Speaker: Christine T. Quien-Sua, M.D. n Medical Forum No. 273: Ocular Stem Cells, Corneal Transplant and Refractive Surgery of the Eye

Resource Speaker: Jessica AbaĂąo, M.D. n Medical Forum No. 274: Head Injury

Resource Speaker n Medical Forum No. 275: Hearing Loss

Resource Speaker: Antonio Chua, M.D.

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TYKFI- Asia Brewery Inc. Medical Specialty Scholarship Program

Dr. Jeremy James C. Munji

Orthopaedics, Arthroscopic and Reconstructive Shoulder Surgery

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he Tan Yan Kee Medical Specialty Scholarship Program continues to make it possible for many specialists and doctors to pursue medical specialty education abroad.

Through this program, each and every doctor who leaves and re-

turns to the country with renewed medical knowledge makes modern, up-to-date and quality medical service available for our countrymen.

With the newly-acquired medical skills of our scholars and state-of-theart facilities of our hospitals in the country, the Philippines will also emerge as a top option for medical tourism in Asia.

In 2015, Dr. Jeremy James C. Munji , a TYKFI-ABI scholar in Or-

thopaedics, Arthroscopic and Reconstructive Shoulder Surgery, was accepted in a world-class fellowship in Annecy, France. He had the opportunity to work with Dr. Laurent Lafosse, a noted surgeon from Paris and an inventor of several surgical instrumentations for shoulder treatments and author of many studies and book chapters.

Dr. Muji operated and trained in the Clinique General in Annecy, France and Clinique General Beaulieu Geneva, Switzerland, both known for delivering first-class medical care.

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he foundation also organized a Medical Mission to Sta. Fe, Nueva Vizcaya, with the support of doctors from the UE Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center (UERMMMC) and local doctors residing in the town.

Approximately one thousand residents were present at the event to avail of medical advice, as well as reading glasses, vitamins, antibiotics, and medication for eye care, pulmonary ailments, hypertension and heart ailments at no cost.

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Board of Trustees

Lucio C. Tan

Harry C. Tan

Chairman of the Board

Vice Chairman

Joaquin G. Bernas, S.J. Trustee

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Frank C. Chan Trustee

Shirley T. Chua

Artemio V. Panganiban

Marixi R. Prieto

Paul Dean Riley

Trustee

Trustee

Trustee

Trustee

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Board of Trustees

Gabriel C. Singson

Washington Z. SyCip

Trustee

Trustee

Carmen K. Tan

Tan Eng Chan

Trustee

Trustee

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Tan Hui Bin

Mariano C. Tanenglian

Trustee

Trustee

Cesar E. A. Virata Trustee

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Executive Officers

Lucio C. Tan Chairman & President Harry C. Tan Vice Chairman & Executive Director Jaime J. Bautista Treasurer Juanita Tan Lee Corporate Secretary & Assistant Treasurer

Executive Committee

Harry C. Tan Chairman

Marixi R. Prieto Vice Chairman

Joaquin G. Bernas, S.J. Member

Gabriel C. Singson Member

Cesar E. A. Virata Member

Washington Z. SyCip Alternate Member

Artemio V. Panganiban Alternate Member

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Vision The Tan Yan Kee Foundation, Inc. envisions a legacy of caring and commitment by the Lucio C. Tan Group of Companies for the Filipino people.

Mission The Tan Yan Kee Foundation, Inc. commits itself to the corporate social responsibility of the Lucio C. Tan Group of Companies for the Filipino people in the fields of education, culture and sports, research, health, social welfare, and manpower development.

The Foundation shall assemble all available resources at its command from the generous support of the Lucio C. Tan Group of Companies and other funding sources to carry out its mission.

Core Values The Foundation’s core values are development, transformation, and capacity-building.

These values help define Tan Yan Kee Foundation, Inc. as an institution, the people who work at the Foundation, and how they relate to each other in pursuit of common purposes.

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TAN YAN KEE FOUNDATION, INC. Head Office: 7/F Allied Bank Center, 6754 Ayala Avenue, Makati City, Philippines Telephone Numbers: (632) 816-5520; (632)816-5522 Facsimile: (632) 815-3582 Email: tanyankee@asia.com Website: http://www.tanyankee.org

TAN YAN KEE LIBRARY 19/F San Fernando Tower 514 Plaza del Conde cor. Muelle de Binondo St. Manila, Philippines Telefax: (632) 243-9110 Email: tykflib@pldtdsl.net

TAN YAN KEE FOUNDATION, INC Manpower Development Center 540 Padre Faura cor. Adriatico Sts. Ermita, Manila, Philippines Telefax: (632) 527-6682 Telephone Number: (632) 528-1634 A certified donee institution duly accredited by the Bureau of Internal Revenue

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