Primary Structures Educational Foundation, Inc.

AAC Lightweight Block Corporation employees celebrating       their tree planting endeavor  Experiencing excessive heat from the sun as early as 7 o'clock in the morning is nowadays typical. It is believed to be attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels. Many of the activities we do everyday such as turning the lights on, cooking food, or cooling our homes rely on energy sources like coal and oil that emit carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere. Each of us should be reminded that we have the responsibility to be good stewards of the Earth.                               Planting trees is one of the easiest and most sustainable ways to positively affect the environment. Trees are like the lungs of the planet. They breathe in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen. Aside from this, it improves...

It is the right of every Filipino to pursue and continue his or her education. Living to its vision of providing globally competent Filipino workers equipped with knowledge and skills, the Primary Group of Builders (PGB) created and established the Bunkhouse Intensive Literacy Development Program or BUILD. Workers of Primary Structures Corporation (PSC) are offered this great program that helps them continue their studies. This is a preparation for students to pass the Accreditation and Equivalency Test and a step closer to their dreams. Employees of the PGB who were not able to finish their studies in basic education (elementary and junior high school) are given the privilege and opportunity to participate and be the beneficiaries of the BUILD program.    Volunteer teachers need patience and determination as each student has a different personality and style of learning. Mr. Marison Donaire, RN, and Ms. Maria Rochelle Cabatingan, both Senior High School teachers in SKI...

PSEFI-SKILLS' staff had an enriching morning two Saturdays ago, May 7, 2016, along with the members of Primary Structures Corporation's (PSC) Manufacturing Department (MD) who organized this community clean-up drive, the second corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative for this year. The destination for this CSR was the riverside of Guindaruhan, Minglanilla, Cebu and Cantao-an, Naga City, Cebu. PSC's MD was led by Mr. Rene Verano, Jerry Años and Myrna Pitaluna. PSEFI was led by Dr. Maritess H. Requina, Executive Director, and Engr. Steve Y. Banzon, Technical Training Director, together with 13 volunteers from PSEFI-SKILLS: Sir Bobby Cabangon (Academics), Sir Rene Arcenas and Sir Marben Manabat (Technical Trainers), Rhea (Registrar), Mayline (Documentation-Cooperative-in-Charge), Jackie, Danielle and Denesse (Accounting Staff), Grace (Support Staff) June (Librarian), Annaliza, Marison, Angeila (Senior HS Staff). Before heading to the riverside for the clean-up...

Cordova, Cebu --- Fifteen (15) volunteers from Primary Structures Corporation's (PSC) Site Management Department and Alegria Palms Dos Project  in Cordova, Cebu joined the Coastal Clean-Up Drive dubbed as, "Punit Basura sa Cordova," last Saturday, April 9, 2016. This is the first Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activity initiated by one of the affiliates of the Primary Group of Builders, in collaboration with the Municipality of Cordova, Cebu.  PSEFI-SKILLS was represented by Engr. Teddy Taray, Ms. Mayline Lipnica and Ms. Michelle Salon. Everyone was happy with the turnout of the activity as Cordova's Roro Port was obviously swept clean and free of plastic after a little more than an hour of cleaning. Alegria Palms Dos volunteers with PSEFI-SKILLS representatives April 9 was actually a national holiday, with the entire country celebrating Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor), and people who want to enjoy the summer sun were flocking to the port since it...

Mrs. Paulette D. Liu and Mr. Joel Baring during Home Run 2016's presscon Primary Homes, Inc. (PHI) organized a mini-press conference held at the lecture room of SKILLS' Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB) yesterday, March 30, 2016, Tuesday, from 2:00-4:00 pm, launching Home Run 2016, a benefit fun run for the scholars of PSEFI-SKILLS. The event was well-attended by Cebu's mediamen as all the newspaper dailies were duly represented. PSEFI-SKILLS' COO, Mrs. Paulette D. Liu, first gave an introduction about the thrusts and advocacies of Primary Structures Educational Foundation, Inc. (PSEFI), the corporate foundation of the Primary Group of Builders (PGB). Mrs. Liu explained that PSEFI is bent to make a dent in Cebu province, and in the country as a whole, by promoting and implementing various poverty reduction initiatives. This is being done now through the provision of technical-vocational scholarship opportunities, in partnership with TESDA, for the construction (Carp...