Primary Structures Educational Foundation, Inc.

Bayawan City, Negros Oriental - Senior High Scouts from SKILLS attended the 3 rd  One Visayas Jamboree last October 20-29, 2017, with this year’s theme:” Growth and Stability.” This Jamboree is a large gathering of Scouts that aims at providing Boy Scouts with opportunity to experience outdoor life in an environment of cooperation, friendship, and camaraderie where they will learn to work together to overcome difficulties and to grow in critical thinking, judgment, and decision-making skills that will last a lifetime. Towards the week-long Jamboree , our Senior Highs Scouts namely: Chief Scout Rocky Daclan and S2 Jimmyl Otom bagged the 1 st  Runner Up for the Gate Campfire and Grand Camp Fire Championship. Kudos for making your SKILLS family proud!

Primary Structures Educational Foundation Incorporated has been instrumental in helping women realize their potential, inspiring them to go beyond their limits, improving their quality of life and pursue their dreams of a better and brighter future.  O ne of its flagship programs on women empowerment. The foundation opened the 2nd batch of Strong Work Group for Women Project that aims to train and certify women in non-traditional program particularly on construction work as well as empowers women by providing technical skills in the construction trade and mainstream them in a male-dominated industry, thereby helping them to earn a livable wage and be able to support their family and children and develop dignity at work.   The training program will allow fifteen (15) women beneficiaries to acquire multi-skills in Carpentry NC II, Masonry NC II, Tile Setting NC II and Plumbing NC II from Sept. 4, 2017, to  February 2018 . Part of its advoca...

SKILLS Senior High School Tech Voc celebrated Buwan ng Wika at SKILLS campus last August 2017 with this year's theme: " Wikang Mapagbago."  Wikang  Mapagbago  evokes Filipino dignity and patriotism as citizens of our beloved Philippines. It separates us from other nations, cultures and races. Filipino culture is enriched with a diverse custom and ethnicity yet unified as one; one country, one hope, one dream. Wikang Mapagbago reflects on Filipino flexibility to global change and innovation yet keeping at heart the Filipino spirit. The event  was perpetuated with a series of activities. Filipino games like "palo sebo" and "patintero" were played by teachers and students.  Showcased at the event were the different Filipino festivities, dances, and  beauty pageants. The celebration aimed to indulge the students on the values and traditions our country and the beauty of being part of such a multifaceted tradition.

Primary Home Run is a yearly fundraising affair spearheaded by Primary Homes Inc. in cooperation with Primary Structures Educational Foundation, Inc. This year's theme: "Run, Dance and Conquer. Run to Build Their Future" seeks to generate funds to support the Senior High School Program of SKILLS.  The event kicked off at 4am on  July 2 , 2017, at Cebu Business Park. More than 1,400 runners signed up for the event with the bulk of the participants competing in the three-kilometer, six-kilometer, and twelve-kilometer distance. A dded challenges for  this year's runners were a number of obstacles placed along the route. The twelve-kilometer distance runners went uphill with their route’s turning point located near Marco Polo Hotel in Nivel Hills, Lahug.  Cash prizes were given to the top three finishers in each distance while non-winners won raffle prizes during the awarding ceremonies. All Women’s Ultra Marathon (AWUM) champion ...

Trees are like the lungs of the planet. They breathe in carbon dioxide and breathe out      oxygen. Planting trees are one of the easiest and most sustainable ways to affect the environment. June 17 , 2017, marked the event with an  early morning run by some staffs from Autoclave Aerated Concrete Lightweight Block Corp. (ABC),  Primary Structures Educational Foundation Incorporated-School of Knowledge for Industrial Labor Leadership and Services' staffs as well as Senior High Scouts  and some Local Government of the City of Naga Cebu. The run kicked off at Naga City Hall passing Barangay Taghaguimit towards their destination in celebration of:  Run 2 Plant on Arbor Day  at NAVA City of Naga Cebu.  The event was signified through a  Tree Planting Program organized by Autoclave Aerated Concrete Lightweight Block Corp. (ABC) in partnership with Meridian 123 Corporation, Primary Structures Corporation, Primary Prop...

We would like to congratulate our Senior High School Scouts who had their Investiture Ceremony yesterday, May 29, 2017, Monday, at the Naga Valley Industrial Park in Brgy. Cantao-an, City of Naga, Cebu. SKILLS' SHS Scouts has been officially registered with Unit Number RS-95.  Joining the scouts in their investiture were Dr. Eunice B. Raz, Academic Director, Mr. Marben C. Manabat, Head Scout Master and SHS trainer, and Mr. Gerard Paul Sentillas, Company Nurse of the Primary Group of Builders. Our SHS scouts started their Advancement Training Course since May 15, 2017 and will officially end on June 3, 2017, the weekend before the first day of school starts on June 5, 2017.  Way to go, scouts! Keep the SKILLS flame burning!

During the 45th General Assembly of the Association of Foundations Makati City, Metro Manila --- The Association of Foundations (AF), one of the newest organizations which PSEFI-SKILLS joined as a member, convened its 45th General Assembly last May 22-23, 2017 (Sun-Mon) at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) Center in Makati City. PSEFI-SKILLS' COO, Mrs. Paulette D. Liu, and Dr. Maritess H. Requina, Executive Director, represented the foundation in the said event. Induction of new members of AF           Mrs. Liu joined the induction of new members which was one of the highlights of the two-day program. Other activities that transpired were the Executive Officers' Meeting, a forum on the thematic poverty alleviation activities of the Zero Extreme Poverty by the Year 2030 (ZEP2030) Movement, a networking exercise, and a business meeting where the network's new 5-Year Strategic Plan was approved.