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Dear Partners in Development,

his year marks the 58th anniversary of the Gerry Roxas Foundation. We are happy to share with you significant milestones that we have achieved over the T years. VISION I keep close to my heart, the images of Gerry Roxas Leadership Awardees doing community outreach, of Barangay Justice Empowering Leaders and Transforming Advocates promoting community peace, and of empowered Communities for Nation-building leaders who are now advocates of transparency and accountability.

Thank you dear partners for believing in our vision of “Empowering Leaders and Transforming Communities for Nation-building”. MISSION Build capacities of Gerry Roxas Leadership In the years to come, we hope to continue the legacy of integrity, service and excellence that my husband, the late Awardees (GRLAs) Gerry Roxas began. There is still work to be done. With your help, we look forward to doing our share in developing leaders Engage citizen volunteers and local governments and helping more communities in the country. in alternative dispute resolution

Sincerely yours, Promote sustainable and broad- based development approaches

Assist communities in improving Judy A. Roxas their quality of life President Gerry Roxas Foundation

Celebrating 58 years of Integrity, Service, and Excellence.

1 Gerry Roxas Foundation GRF@ 58 REACH

Leadership Development he Gerry Roxas Foundation (GRF) is one of the oldest foundations in the LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Barangay Justice . It was founded by the late Senator Gerry Roxas in 1958. Over leadership awardees recognized Community Outreach the years, as its organizational competencies grew, GRF evolved into 42,627 Governance a premier social development institution with programs in Leadership partner high schools engaged 4,285 Philippine-American Fund TDevelopment, Barangay Justice, Community Outreach, and Governance. 1,299 college scholarships awarded For more than 12 years, GRF has been a recipient of various financial and provinces reached technical awards from local and international partners. In recognition to its 72 major role as technical service provider to civil society organizations, on August 463 TOYM awardees honored 2013, USAID awarded GRF a 5-year contract to manage a grant-making facility for non-state institutions through the Philippine-American Fund project. Under BARANGAY JUSTICE the Fund, GRF works with non-state institutions to implement local initiatives on economic growth, governance, education, biodiversity conservation, and 15,000 Barangay Justice Advocates anti-trafficking in persons. (BJAs) mobilized GRF is accredited as a donee institution by the Philippine Council for NGO 20,000 disputes resolved by BJAs Certification (PCNC) and is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and in Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). It is also affiliated with the COMMUNITY OUTREACH / LoGoTRI-PhilNet, Association of Foundations, CODE-NGO, Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and Canadian International Development GOVERNANCE Agency (CIDA). 3,000 communities reached 7,953 Barangay Health

Workers (BHWs) trained PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN FUND 26 grants awarded 7 - Biodiversity Conservation 6 - Economic Growth 5 - Governance 4 - Education 4 - Anti-trafficking in Persons

GRF 50th Anniversary Celebration with GRF Honorary Chair , August 2008. 2 3 MILESTONES (1958-2015) 2000

Organized the Consortium of Centers for Local Governance 1958 1975 1994 (CCLG) Established partnership with the Congressman Gerry Roxas Awarded USAID grant for the Philippine Jaycees in the Search founded the Roxas Educational 3-year PARTNERS project in Panay 2001 for The Outstanding Young Men Advancement Committee (REAC) provinces and Guimaras Island 2008 2012 to start and manage a modest (TOYM) of the Philippines Accredited as a donee institution scholarship program for poor but by the Philippine Council for NGO HUBLAG CAPIZNON served over Awarded grant by USAID/UPEcon deserving students in Certification (PCNC) 21,000 clients through a network Foundation for the FP-MNCHN (KP 1982 1996 of 14 branches in Visayas and sa KYUSI) Project in Mindanao with an outstanding Renamed REWC to the Gerry Awarded USAID grant for the 2002 loan portfolio of P45.6 Million GRF organized a Family Health Roxas Foundation, Inc. after the 5-year Governance and Local Day at the Araneta Coliseum passing of Senator Gerry Roxas Democracy (GOLD) Project in the Expanded the Barangay Justice in 50th Anniversary Celebration of GRF attended by more than 6,500 that year province of Capiz the ARMM with additional funding conditional cash transfer (CCT) from USAID families from 27 barangays in 1987 Quezon City to celebrate the 2003 project milestone 1966 Established microfinance program in Capiz called HUBLAG Awarded grant by the Canadian 2013 Expanded the Scholarship CAPIZNON International Development Awarded a $24M, 5-year contract Program nationwide Agency (CIDA)–Canadian Society by USAID to manage the Phil- for International Health (CSIH) for Am Fund Project, a grant-making the Health Equity Reform (HER) facility that supports initiatives on Project in Capiz 1967 1998 2009 economic growth governance, anti- trafficking in persons, education, Conferred the first Gerry Roxas Received USAID grant for Received USAID grant for the and biodiversity conservation Leadership Awards to graduating 2004 Barangay Justice Service System Barangay Justice for Peace (BJP) high school students from 227 th (BJSS) Project. GRF began the Project covering other conflict- Recognized by DevEx as the 20 public schools project in 1998 in the Visayas Awarded grant by USAID/ Management Sciences for Health affected areas in Mindanao largest USAID local implementing Region and was replicated in partner in the world Registered Roxas Educational and for the Local Enhancement and Mindanao shortly Awarded grant by USAID/ Welfare Committee, Inc. (REWC) 1992 Development (LEAD) for Health University Research with the Securities and Exchange Expanded HUBLAG CAPIZNON Project Received first grant from USAID to Communications (URC) for Commission program operations in Mindanao operate the GRF Training Center HealthPRO Project in Capiz offering courses on Development and expanded in Visayas and Inaugurated the Roxas City 2007 and Management Mindanao Convention Hall, a GRF project Awarded grant by USAID for the 1969 with USAID and the Roxas City Mindanao Initiatives for Peace government 2011 Issued Gray Matter, the first 1993 (MinPeace) Project implemented scholars’ newspaper in Bangsamoro Communities HUBLAG CAPIZNON registered 2015 Established the GRF Center for with SEC as a separate program of Recognized and endorsed REWC Local Governance (CLG) Awarded 26 grants from leadership programs by the GRF Phil-Am Fund’s first and Department of Education second cycle solicitations

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LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

The Gerry Roxas Leadership Awards Program started in 1967. GRF empowers and engages Gerry Launched GRF 58th Anniversary celebration with a Fun Run for the benefit of the Gerry Roxas Scholars. Roxas Leadership Awardees (GRLAs) for community The event was attended by Gerry Roxas Leadership Awardees, development partners, staff, and friends. transformation and nation-building through scholarships, formation, mentoring and internship.

GRF develops the leadership and management capacity of GRLA partner school principals for effective school management.

GRF also supports the GRLA Students Society, an organization of awardees currently enrolled in college. The society ensures that awardees stay connected to support program activities Conferring of medal and certificate to a GRF Honorary Chair Mar Roxas with the GRLAs GRF supports Brigada Eskwela in Mindanao nationwide. GRF also engages GRLA, Inc. in its Gerry Roxas Leadership Awardee community outreach programs.

In partnership with the Philippine Jaycees since 1975, GRF supports the annual search for The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) Philippines.

A major partner of the leadership development program is the J. Amado Araneta Foundation.

Davao Region Educators’ Summit Principals’ Forum in NCR with the GRF Staff TOYM Awards 6 7 facebook.com/gerryroxasleaders twitter.com/gerryroxasleaders instagram.com/gerryroxasleaders in partnership with DepEd Congratulations! Congratulations! Gerry Roxas Foundation Gerry Roxas Foundation Leadership Awardees Leadership Awardees 2014 2015 Graduates with Distinction Graduates with Distinction HONOR SOCIETY HONOR SOCIETY

2014 Board Passers

5 Summa Cum Laude 20 Magna Cum Laude 6 Summa Cum Laude 50 Cum Laude 37 Magna Cum Laude 65 Cum Laude

8 Published in Philippine Star and Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 9, 2014 Issue Published in Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 17, 2015 Issue 9 SOME OUTSTANDING GERRY ROXAS LEADERSHIP AWARDEES

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle Bishop Prudencio Andaya Archbishop of DOJ Secretary DSWD Secretary Vicar Apostolic of Tabuk, Kalinga Apayao

2015 Leaders’ Forum with Secretary Leila de Lima as Resource Speaker

GRLA, Inc. Avelino Cruz, Jr. Joey Lina Austere Panadero Mario Deriquito Former Secretary of National Defense Former DILG Secretary DILG Undersecretary DepEd Undersecretary A Community of Leaders

The Gerry Roxas Leadership Awardees, Inc. Some projects of the GRLA Inc. and the Gerry Roxas (GRLA, Inc.) was organized in 2008 and registered Foundation Leadership Development Program with the Securities and Exchange Commission in include: 2009. As the professional group of Gerry Roxas Florencio Miraflores Joy Belmonte Manuel Tordesillas Charo Santos-Concio Leaders, it guides student awardees in pursuing 1. isKOLehiyo – College Scholarship Program. Aklan Governor Quezon City Vice Mayor Maybank President & CEO ABS-CBN President a single vision and identity for the GRLAs. 2. Leaders’ Forum – Gathering of Gerry Roxas Leaders with a prominent awardee as a GRLA, Inc. supports the GRF Leadership resource speaker Development Program in providing assistance, 3. Community Outreach – Feeding Programs, advisory and mentorship to the GRLA Student Medical and Dental Missions Society. Through the conduct of Leaders’ Fora, 4. Publication of Leader’s Digest GRLA, Inc. provides a venue for students to 5. Coaching and Mentoring Program - A career Josette Biyo Antonio Meloto Tonisito M.C. Umali Ramon Isberto Phil. Science High School Executive Director Gawad Kalinga Founder DepEd Assistant Secretary PLDT & Smart Executive Vice President interact with prominent GRLAs to seek advice counselling program for Gerry Roxas Leaders in personal, academic, and professional advancement.

GRLA, Inc. also works with the GRF as mentors and coaches in training a community of leaders and as partners in the community outreach Gary Granada Malou Mangahas Nicasio Conti programs of the Foundation. Singer/Composer Broadcast Journalist Maritime Industry Authority OIC Former AFP Chief of Staff

www.grlawardees.org facebook.com/GRLAInc. Gerry Roxas Leaders’ Forum with Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle

Anthony Pangilinan Marissa Fernan Juan Mayo Ragragio Sitti Navarro 10 Media Personality SM Prime Holdings Vice President Governance Specialist Singer 11 GRF customized a model using culturally-sensitive • Positive behavioral changes of community on modes of dispute resolution among multi-ethnic local alternative dispute resolution models groups of BJAs to promote peace. After 12 years, • Increased awareness of communities on the BJP model in Mindanao has been assessed availability of alternative dispute resolution as a speedy, inexpensive, culturally-responsive models such as BJAs for conflict mitigation and alternative dispute resolution mechanism that management prevented community conflicts from escalating into • Declogging of cases filed with the Katarungang violence. Pambarangay (KP) resulting to improvement in access to community justice In 2011, GRF became an accredited service • Representation of BJAs in local peace and order provider of the Local Government Academy for the councils Foundation’s barangay justice training modules. • LGUs in Mindanao provided funding to finance With the increasing demand for training from expansion and replication of BJP Program LGUs that have not been served by the Project, GRF shall continue its work in conflict affected areas to help reduce violent conflicts and promote community peace through the BJAs. By design, local government units and resource partners are engaged in all phases of the Program to sustain the gains in conflict reduction.

Program Impact The Barangay Justice Program (BJP) promotes • BJAs helped resolve disputes most of BARANGAY JUSTICE governance and rule of law through community which would have escalated into violence if participation and citizen empowerment. unresolved • Enhanced role of women mediators as active Under the Program, GRF mobilizes and trains catalysts of peace in the community community-endorsed citizen volunteers called Barangay Justice Advocates (BJAs) on mediation, peace counseling and various aspects of the law. As a peace advocate, a BJA facilitates the conflict settlement process appropriate to the nature of the dispute between parties to prevent conflict from escalating into violence.

With funding from USAID, the Program started in Panay Island in 1998 to improve access to justice of high-risk families particularly of women and children who are victims of domestic violence.

In 2002, GRF responded to the call for BJP expansion in Mindanao initially starting in the ARMM and later on expanding to other conflict affected areas to help address community conflicts. Muslim women undergoing BJA Training on Counseling and Mediation (Opposite) GRF Honorary Chair Mar Roxas, GRF Chair Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno, and GRF President Judy A. Roxas with partners and BJAs at the Barangay Justice Congress in Davao City 12 13 COMMUNITY OUTREACH

The Community Outreach program focuses on creating opportunities to improve the quality of life of selected communities. These include support to Kalusugan Pangkalahatan Program of the Department of Health, corporate partnership building for community outreach, disaster management response and engagement of GRLAs for community development. Since GRF also extends disaster assistance through 2003, GRF has worked with USAID, CIDA, and relief and reconstruction activities. The DOH for the implementation of health projects Foundation has assisted family victims of nationwide. Habagat in Quezon City, Typhoon Sendong and Pablo in Mindanao, and Super Typhoon Yolanda in Capiz and Iloilo.

GRF’s major donor in its relief operations is the J. Amado Araneta Foundation. Others who have given support include Smart and PLDT. GRF Honorary Chair Sec. Mar Roxas addressing students GOVERNANCE Family Health Day of KP sa Kyusi Project held at the Smart- Araneta Coliseum with Speaker Sonny Belmonte, Jr., DOH Secretary Enrique Ona, DSWD Secretary Dinky Soliman, Quezon In 1997, the GRF established the Institute for In 2014, the GRLA Students Society, together City Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte, GRF President Judy Roxas, and representatives from PhilHealth and Quezon City Health Local Governance envisioned to capacitate local with GRF launched the program “REVISE: Department. governments for responsive and participatory Reformation of Youth Towards Nation-Building governance in partnership with civil society. through the Values of Integrity, Service and Excellence”. REVISE is a community-based GRF trained LGUs and NGOs in areas of Strategic training program aimed at inspiring youth Planning, Budgeting, Customer Service leaders to engage in nation-building. Relations, and Barangay Development Planning. As an accredited provider of the Technology of Participation (TOP) training module, it has conducted TOP training sessions in Indonesia and Thailand for Local Chief Executives and private institutions.

Today, GRF continues to promote good governance among public and private sector partners to encourage transparency and accountability. Its focus is on conduct of research studies, facilitating multi-sectoral dialogues and development of leadership training modules for the youth to improve governance. GRLA Students Society conducting training in Taytay, Rizal

14 The Smart-Araneta Coliseum 15 Phil-Am Fund Grant Signing Ceremony on August 6, 2015 at the SiningSaysay Gallery, Gateway Tower, Araneta Center, Quezon City

GRF President Judy A. Roxas giving her message during the Phil-Am Fund Grant Signing Ceremony on July 9, 2014 held at Sofitel Philippine Plaza. Also in the photo are GRF Executive Director Ma. Rosamund R. Parado, GRF Board Chair Reynato S. Puno, U.S. Ambassador Philip S. Goldberg, USAID Mission Director Gloria Steele, and SGV Partner Leonardo Matignas, Jr.

THE PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN FUND

A significant milestone of the Foundation in building interventions to qualified non-state USAID Mission Director witnesses awarding of grants The SGV Phil-Am Fund Management Advisory Team with the GRF President 2013 is the award of a 5-year contract from partners that support five broad categories: USAID to manage the Philippine-American (Phil-Am) Fund in partnership with SGV & Co. • Economic Growth PHIL-AM FUND GRANTEES • Governance GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE The Phil-Am Fund is a grant-making facility • Anti-trafficking in persons ANTIQUE FEDERATION OF managed by GRF, which provides opportunities • Education INSTITUTE OF CORPORATE NON-GOVERNMENT DIRECTORS (ICD) for non-state institutions to devise new • Biodiversity ORGANIZATIONS, INC. (AFON) solutions for the country’s development challenges. It is the biggest grant awarded to a The Fund is open to all Philippine private, Philippine NGO placing GRF as the 20th largest for profit and non-profit organizations, non- USAID local implementing partner in the world governmental organizations (NGOs) including in 2013.* universities, research organizations, professional associations, faith-based and community SGV as partner, provides technical assistance organizations and other relevant special interest in the review of applications, conduct of pre- associations. In some cases and with pre- award survey, review and retooling of grantees’ determined funding cap, proposals from U.S. PROJECT TITLE PROJECT TITLE financial and management systems, and risk- organizations may also be accepted. People-Led Monitoring and Evaluation ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard assessment of the Phil-Am Fund facility. System (PLMES) (ACGS) for Philippine Publicly Listed Companies (PLCs) The facility has awarded a total of 26 grants GOAL The Project provides seed grants and capacity- from its first and second solicitations. The third To replicate Social Accountability Project GOAL grant solicitation cycle is scheduled on the last Model in utilizing participatory monitoring To improve competitiveness of Philippine and evaluation (M&E) tools PLCs against their ASEAN counterparts * USAID’s Top Local Implementing Partners by: Lorenzo Piccio, quarter of 2015. DevEx, 27 June 2014. COVERAGE COVERAGE Antique Nationwide 16 17 PHIL-AM FUND GRANTEES GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY

JAIME V. ONGPIN NAGA CITY PEOPLE’S COUNCIL MAGUINDANAON DEVELOPMENT NAGKAKAISANG MGA TRIBU NG PHILIPPINE EAGLE FOUNDATION YOUNG PUBLIC SERVANTS (YPS) FOUNDATION, INC. (JVOFI) (NCPC) FOUNDATION,INC. (MDFI) PALAWAN, INC. (NATRIPAL) (PEF)

PROJECT TITLE PROJECT TITLE PROJECT TITLE PROJECT TITLE PROJECT TITLE PROJECT TITLE Protecting and Defending the Amburayan Advancing and Instituting Greater Democratic Citizenship and Good Improved Biodiversity Conservation through Strengthening Role of Indigenous Enhancing Biodiversity Conservation within River Basin and Watershed through Good Accountability and Transparency through Governance for Change: Enhanced Political Effective Local Governance People in Biodiversity Conservation and the Unprotected Region of the Mt. Apo Key Governance and Active Indigenous People’s Expanded Civic Engagement Participation among the Filipino Youth Environmental Governance Biodiversity Areas (KBA) Participation GOAL GOAL GOAL To restore wetland habitats through GOAL GOAL GOAL To expand civic engagement in the To enhance political participation of biodiversity conservation, rehabilitation, To protect remaining cultural and biological To manage unprotected forests as local To institutionalize a collaborative target municipalities to promote the Filipino youth by providing platforms and improved governance in selected diversity in target ancestral domains and conservation areas (LCAs) and promote agreement that would ensure the protection participatory governance and bring the for discussion of citizen participation in Ligawasan Marsh sites maintain a healthy flow of ecosystem sustainability through conservation of indigenous people’s rights and the agenda of the marginalized sector to democracy, governance, and politics services for the well-being of the community financing and knowledge management interests of all stakeholders to protect the the forefront of development plans and COVERAGE integrity of the watershed programs of the LGUs COVERAGE North COVERAGE COVERAGE Nationwide Aborlan, Palawan Davao City and North Cotabato COVERAGE COVERAGE Benguet, Ilocos Sur, and La Union Camarines Sur

BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC GROWTH PHILIPPINE AGRARIAN REFORM FILAMER CHRISTIAN TRIBAL LEADERS DEVELOPMENT PAGTAMBAYAYONG - A FOUNDATION CANDIS 3 MARKETING COOPERATIVE MABUWAYA FOUNDATION, INC. (MFI) FOUNDATION FOR NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (FCU) FOUNDATION, INC. (TLDFI) FOR MUTUAL AID, INC. DEVELOPMENT (PARFUND)

PROJECT TITLE PROJECT TITLE PROJECT TITLE PROJECT TITLE PROJECT TITLE PROJECT TITLE Biodiversity Conservation in Puerto Protecting Resources by Organizing Teams Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park Sustaining a Viable Environment in the Allah Economic Recovery and Growth for Duck Enterprise for Employment Princesa’s Northwest Area and its Attached for Environmental Conservation and (NSMNP): “Ating Buhay-Ilang, Ating Gubat, Valley Watershed Forest Reserve (SAVE Allah Small Farmers in the Yolanda-affected Generation and Growth (DUCK-EGG) in Interconnected Ecosystems Transformation (PROTECT) Ating Bahay” (Our Wildlife, Our Forest, Our Valley) Areas of North Cebu Home) Mindanao GOAL GOAL GOAL To implement cultural and biological To protect and enhance biodiversity GOAL To protect the biodiversity resources GOAL GOAL diversity conservation activities using a resources in Olotayan Marine Sanctuary and To protect biodiversity and natural in the Allah Valley, primarily the Philippine To improve the quality of life of To generate employment by enhancing landscape approach Shellfish Reservation Zone resources in the NSMNP by effectively Eagle as its keystone species farming households through the the value chain of duck industry engaging local communities in protected implementation of organic and natural COVERAGE COVERAGE area management COVERAGE hog-raising technology COVERAGE Puerto Princesa, Palawan Roxas City, Capiz and Sultan Kudarat Zamboanga del Sur, Agusan del Sur, COVERAGE COVERAGE and Bukidnon Isabela Cebu 18 19 ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION EDUCATION FOUNDATION FOR INFORMATION TAMARAW SALT PRODUCERS TUASON DEVELOPMENT CONRADO & LADISLAWA ALCANTARA PINOYME FOUNDATION ROXAS FOUNDATION, INC. (RFI) TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION AND COOPERATIVE (TAMACO) FOUNDATION, INC. (TDFI) FOUNDATION, INC. (CLAFI) DEVELOPMENT, INC. (FIT-ED)

PROJECT TITLE PROJECT TITLE PROJECT TITLE PROJECT TITLE PROJECT TITLE PROJECT TITLE Reducing Rural Poverty through Agro- Turning a New Leaf: Threads and Poverty Alleviation through Davao Gulf Business Incubator Facility Flalok Project: Reviving the B’laan Art Technology-Supported Elementary Entrepreneurship Weaving from Sugarcane Intensification of Salt Farms for Start-up Businesses of Storytelling to Improve Literacy and School Teacher Professional Productivity and Capacity Building Develop a Community of Readers Development GOAL GOAL GOAL To increase the income of marginalized To promote sugarcane threads as an GOAL To establish a business incubator GOAL GOAL farmers by consolidating production alternative in the textile industry To improve the salt farm industry of facility that will harness the creativity, To increase adult and early graders’ To accelerate professional development and connecting them to the formal Mindoro by improving the quality and energy, and potential of micro, small, literacy among B’laan communities by of K-3 teachers on early literacy market economy COVERAGE quantity of their salt and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in promoting a culture of reading using Barangay Reparo in Nasugbu, Batangas Davao del Norte Flalok storytelling and developing COVERAGE COVERAGE COVERAGE B’laan reading materials 240 Elementary Schools in 40 Divisions Bukidnon, Sultan Kudarat, and Occidental Mindoro COVERAGE in 13 Regions Davao del Norte COVERAGE Sarangani, South Cotabato, and City

ANTI-TRAFFICKING ANTI-TRAFFICKING ANTI-TRAFFICKING ANTI-TRAFFICKING EDUCATION EDUCATION PEOPLE’S RECOVERY EMPOWERMENT INTEGRATED MINDANAONS TAMBAYAN CENTER FOR CHILDREN’S RESOURCES FOR THE BLIND, INC. BIDLISIW FOUNDATION, INC. CHILDREN’S LEGAL BUREAU (CLB) AND DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ASSOCIATION FOR NATIVES, INC. RIGHTS, INC. (RBI) FOUNDATION, INC. (PREDA) (IMAN)

PROJECT TITLE PROJECT TITLE PROJECT TITLE PROJECT TITLE PROJECT TITLE PROJECT TITLE Withdrawing and Preventing Children Empowering Communities and Building Rescuing Girls and Boys from Trafficking Countering Trafficking-in-Persons Innovations for Rural Education Improved Braille Literacy Among Adults and Young People From Trafficking and Partnerships for Anti-Trafficking in and Providing Healing, Education, and by Sharing Information, Advocacy, Advancement (iREAd) Project for Moro with Visual Impairment Commercial Sexual Exploitation in a Persons Legal Assistance to Victims Training, Education, and Responsive Children in Mindanao Post-Disaster (Yolanda) Area Local Governance (COUNTER/TIPSTER) GOAL GOAL GOAL GOAL To promote and facilitate braille literacy GOAL To prevent and protect vulnerable To protect vulnerable children GOAL To improve quality of education for and better employment options for To combat trafficking-in-persons in a groups from trafficking and other forms against trafficking for sexual abuse and To reduce incidence of trafficking Moro children in conflict-affected blind adults in conflict-affected areas post-calamity area through provision of exploitation through awareness commercial exploitation by strengthening local mechanisms, communities of Bangsamoro on of education, healing, recovery, and raising of duty-bearers, strengthening providing assistance services for victim- literacy, numeracy, and essential life COVERAGE reintegration services for trafficking local network of referrals and COVERAGE survivors, and facilitating prosecution skills , Zamboanga City, Lanao survivors and their families prosecution of traffickers Zambales. Olongapo City of traffickers del Norte, and Tawi-Tawi COVERAGE COVERAGE COVERAGE COVERAGE Maguindanao and North Cotabato Iloilo Cebu Davao del Sur and Sarangani

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OFFICERS President: Judy A. Roxas Corporate Secretary: Jonas Karl V. Perez Treasurer: Zacharias F. Catulong Executive Director: Ma. Rosamund R. Parado MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Reynato S. Puno judy a. roxas jorge l. araneta JOY BELMONTE-ALIMURONG ma. rosario s. Concio Chair: Judy A. Roxas, President Chairperson President Member Member Member Members: Antonio A. Picazo, Board Member Carmencita N. Reodica, Board Member Ma. Rosamund R. Parado, Executive Director Eugenio M. Gonzales, Phil-Am Fund Chief of Party Lina B. Laigo, LDP Program Director Zacharias F. Catulong, Finance and Administrative Director Angela F. Alado, Fund Manager Ana Victoria V. Millevo, Administrative Manager Ramon C. Blanco, Phil-Am Fund Grants Manager Marcelo L. Tenorio, Phil-Am Fund Financial Management Specialist Jacquelyn A. Arcangel, Knowledge Manager

avelino j. cruz, jr. NICASIO A. CONTI paul g. dominguez VICTORIA P. GARCHITORENA ramon b. magsaysay, jr.

Member Member Member Member Member PHIL-AM FUND Management Advisory Partner SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co. BOARD OF ADVISORS Sec. Luwalhati Antonino ■ Usec. Mario Deriquito ■ Former DOH Usec. Milagros Fernandez Dr. Nicasio Angelo Agustin ■ Dr. Abundio Balgos ■ Mr. Ramon Isberto Mr. Norman Joseph Jiao ■ Atty. Leah Librado-Yap ■ Prof. Abhoud Syed Lingga Ms. Marissa Camacho ■ Mr. Conrado Roxas ■ Ms. Agnes Villarruz

antonio a. picazo MARIXI R. PRIETO FR. JOSE V.C. QUILONGQUILONG CARMENCITA N. REODICA WASHINGTON Z. SYCIP GRF Management and Staff Member Member Member Member Member

MANUEL “MAR” ROXAS 22 Honorary Chair 23 SENATOR GERRY ROXAS Founder, Gerry Roxas Foundation

He was born on August 25, 1924 to Philippine President Manuel CONTACT US Roxas and Trinidad de Leon of Bulacan.

Obtaining his Law degree from the University of the Philippines in 1949, he was admitted to the Bar the For Gerry Roxas Leadership Award inquiries: same year. In 1955, he married Judy Araneta and Tel. No.: (632) 913.0439 had three children: Maria married to Augusto Ojeda(+), Email: grfawardees@ gerryroxasfoundation.org DILG Secretary Mar Roxas married to Korina Sanchez, and Contact Person: Annette Q. Villarruz Congressman Dinggoy Roxas (+). For Phil-Am Fund inquiries: For two terms beginning 1957, he represented the First District Tel. No.: (632) 236.3096 of Capiz in Congress. Under the Liberal Party slate, he was Email: [email protected] topnotcher in the 1963 senatorial elections, and was sole Microsite: www.usaid-philamfund.org.ph LP survivor when re-elected in 1969. He became the Senate Contact Person: Eugenio M. Gonzales Minority Leader until the declaration of Martial Law in 1972.

His passion for democratic and economic reforms manifested OFFICES right from the beginning of his twenty-five years in public service. He authored major bills that championed the cause of Head Office: the masses, among them, the opportunity for free education to 11/F Aurora Tower, Araneta Center the underprivileged youth and the construction of tenements Quezon City 1109, Philippines for the poor and the homeless. He also authored a bill on Tel/Fax: (632) 421.4006 environmental planning and natural resources. Senator Gerry Contact Person: Ana Victoria A. Millevo tirelessly worked for the eventual restoration of democratic processes in the country, a dream he did not live to see. Visayas: He passed away on April 19, 1982. GRF Resource Center Dayao, Roxas City 5800 His values of integrity, excellence and service to the nation Tel/Fax: (6336) 621.2832 continues to this day through the institution he founded Contact Person: Ma. Ushna C. Moreno in 1958, the GERRY ROXAS FOUNDATION. Mindanao: Units 18 and 20, 2/F FTC Tower 1034 Mt. Apo Road, Davao City 8000 Tel/Fax: (6382) 225.1634 The Legacy Lives on... Contact Person: Philbert Fraser P. Yee

Email: [email protected] Integrity Website: www.gerryroxasfoundation.org Service Excellence

Pres. Manuel Roxas Sen. Gerry Roxas Sec. Mar Roxas (Father) (Son)

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