Cautious Optimism and Perseverance in 2021 Sixto Donato C. Macasaet We’re now two months into 2021; how are you with your resolutions and intentions for the year? 2020 was fraught with challenges, including the crippling effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and destructive typhoons that hit parts of the country. Yet, optimism remains. A Pulse Asia survey released in […]
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Sep
Sep
For the Common Good Mr. Norman Joseph “Oman” Jiao For the common good. Twenty-five years ago, this guiding principle birthed the Foundation for a Sustainable Society, Inc. (FSSI). With an endowment of P454.8 million, FSSI geared up to battle poverty by financing sustainable development projects. We could only imagine the exhilaration and the joy of […]
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Aug
Aug
Foundation for a Sustainable Society, Inc. (FSSI) Executive Director Sixto Donato C. Macasaet spoke about COVID-19’s impact on social enterprises and its partnership with Australia’s Investing in Women on CNN Philippines’ Newsroom Ngayon, hosted by Senior Correspondent and News Anchor, Ruth Cabal. Watch the interview here: Click here for the interview transcripts in English and […]
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Aug
Aug
Building Better in the New Normal Sixto Donato C. Macasaet The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us on a “new normal,” with many of us still coming to terms with the radical changes enforced in our lives. From the way we do business, to our health habits, and even in our social interactions, COVID-19 has pushed […]
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Jun
Jun
Investing in Women, an initiative of the Australian Government, provides an analysis around the impacts of COVID-19, previous pandemics and recessions, on the economic position of women through a rapid review of academic and grey literature on gender, COVID-19, and women’s formal employment. It also presents risks and opportunities looking ahead. Here is a summary […]
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Jun
Jun
The Foundation for a Sustainable Society, Inc. (FSSI) is extending a business rehabilitation loan to social enterprise (SE) partners affected by COVID-19 and the ensuing community quarantines. The loan with discounted interest rates is one of the identified needs of partner SEs to help them recover from the effects of the quarantines on their business and cope with new […]
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Jun
Jun
Building Better in the New Normal Sixto Donato C. Macasaet The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us on a “new normal,” with many of us still coming to terms with the radical changes enforced in our lives. From the way we do business, to our health habits, and even in our social interactions, COVID-19 has pushed […]
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Apr
Apr
Chairperson’s Message Norman Joseph Jiao As I am writing this, Luzon is under an extended Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) until the end of April 2020 and the whole country, in fact, the world, is reeling from the effects of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). We started 2020 with high hopes. Building on an external evaluation […]
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted to an unexpected slump in the Philippine economy. The latest report from the National Economic and Development Authority estimates that the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth will likely be at 4.3 at best and negative 0.6 percent at worst, assuming the impact of the crisis is […]
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Feb
Feb
Happy new year, everyone! The start of any year offers us a chance to look back at what we have done in the past year, and to plan for, and look forward to, a fresh start. For FSSI, we are marking the beginning of our Strategic Plan for 2020 to 2024. In this new medium […]