Fil-Am nurse supports GILAS

DARLENE Borromeo, a US-based Filipina nurse, clearly believes that "education is the best way to give back" as exemplified by her recent donation to the GILAS project. What made her donation [of $2,000] more significant was that it was made in celebration of her 50th birthday--gifts from family members and friends.

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AF-USA joins United Way of Bay Area

AYALA Foundation USA (AF USA) is now a certified agency of the United Way of the Bay Area. Starting July 1, AF-USA has joined the roster of other accredited non-profit agencies of the United Way of the Bay Area (UWBA) to facilitate support from the seven-county Bay Area community for the various social development projects in the Philippines. Individual and corporate donors from the Bay Area can now make contributions to AF-USA through UBWA's Community Fund or Workplace Giving Program.

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STUDENTS of the Iloilo National High School now enjoy the wonders of the Internet made possible by the GILAS or Gearing Up Internet Literacy and Access for Students Project. Iloilo National HS is one of the seven public high schools in Iloilo City that were equipped with computer laboratories and Internet connectivity by GILAS.