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March 14, 2008 Green Mile & PMQE Turnover (Bohol) From Cebu to Bohol. The 8th turnover event of the “Proficient Measures for Quality Education” project was held at Bool Elementary School, Tagbilaran City last March 14. For the “Green Mile” project, a strip of sidewalk in front of the school was swept clean by the students and volunteers from PMPMI. The area is just across the Blood Compact Monument, which is a favorite tourist/historical destination. Read More

March 12, 2008 Green Mile & PMQE Turnover (Cebu) Cebu is the 7th recipient province of the “Proficient Measures for Quality Education” project. The turnover ceremony was held last March 12 at the Babag Elementary School, located at the highlands of Cebu City. PMPMI Managing Director Chris Nelson and KCFI Director for Channel Operations Doris Nuval led the event. Read More

January 29, 2008 Knowledge Channel and Philip Morris Philippines Partner in Environmental Clean-up Knowledge Channel Foundation makes its contribution to environmental preservation by helping clean a beach front at San Juan, Ilocos Sur, through a project called The Green Mile. The Green Mile is a partnership project with Philip Morris Philippines Manufacturing, Inc., which involves an environmental clean-up activity in 15 provinces nationwide. Read More

January 15, 2008 3 New Schools in Zambales now Receive The Knowledge Channel Zambales is the third provincial recipient of the Proficient Measures for Quality Education project. The partnership project between Knowledge Channel Foundation (KCFI) and Philip Morris Philippines (PMPMI) provides Knowledge Channel and textbooks in elementary Math and Science to three schools in Zambales and an Aeta-school inside the Subic Base. Read More

December 17, 2007 Salam given Anak TV seal by Southeast Asian Foundation for Children & Television 'Salam', the USAID-assisted peace module of the Knowledge Channel co-produced by ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc. was given the Anak TV Seal by the Southeast Asian Foundation for Children and Television in a gathering of local TV networks and TV personalities last December 11, 2007. Read More

November 27, 2007 Philip Morris  Green Mile  highlights in Tanauan, Batangas A kilometer stretch, PMI clean-up drive in Barangay Natatas main road started at 8:30 A.M. and ended at 9:30 A.M.. This was attended by volunteers from PMI Batangas Plant and their Manila office spearheaded by Atty. Amy Barbasa, DepEd local representatives, teachers and students from Natatas Elementary School. Read More

November 20, 2007 Knowledge Channel, USAID turnover ETV facilities to 150th school in Mindanao Three years, 35 islands and more than a hundred schools later, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-Philippines and the Knowledge Channel Foundation Inc. (KCFI) made their last stop for the Television Education for the Advancement of Muslim Mindanao (TEAM-Mindanao) project. Read More

September 14, 2007 KCFI and Philip Morris Philippines's  Clean Green Mile Knowledge Channel Foundation (KCFI) and Philip Morris Philippines Manufacturing Inc. (PMPMI) agree on employee volunteerism and environmental awareness initiative. Read More

September 11, 2007 Johnson & Johnson Philippines boosts Educational TV in Davao Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Philippines and the J&J Asia Pacific Contributions Committee approved an $18,000 grant for Knowledge Channel Foundation, Inc. (KCFI). Read More

16 August 2007 Chilli's Bar & Restaurant Donates to Knowledge Channel AM-PHIL FOOD CONCEPTS. Inc. owners of Chilli's Bar & Restaurant donated a check amounting to fifty Thousand Pesos (P50, 000.00) to Knowledge Channel Foundation last August 09, 2007 at Chilli's Greenhills branch. Read More

16 August 2007 Philip Morris signs MOA for Proficient Measures for Quality Education Knowledge Channel Foundation (KCFI) President Rina Lopez Bautista and Philip Morris Philippines Manufacturing Inc. (PMPMI) Managing Director Christopher Nelson signed a new Memorandum of Agreement for the educational project "Proficient Measures for Quality Education". Read More

1 August 2007 Bowling for a Cause United Pulp and Paper Co., Inc granted to Knowledge Channel Foundation a check donation which has been raised through joint efforts of UPPC, its customers and suppliers during their "Bowling for a Cause" event concluded last July 06,2007. Read More

1 August 2007 Gawad Mag-Aaral 2007 Ms. Rina Lopez-Bautista was the keynote speaker during the Gawad Mag-aaral 2007, an annual event which aims to recognize all outstanding student leaders, brothers and alumni who have made an impact in the history of De La Salle University. Now on its 24th year, with the theme - "Communion in mission and Mission in Communion." Read More

20 July 2007 Brigada Eskwela The Knowledge Channel Foundation together with their President Ms. Rina Lopez-Bautista recently joined DepEd's'"Brigada Eskwela." This activity is a yearly invitation by the Department of Education asking the private sector to help clean and maintain the public school's utilities in preparation for the openning of classes for SY 2007-2008. Read More

18 June 2007 DepEd Receives Peace Video Education Modules from USAID and Knowledge Channel As part of its commitment to boost the development of Mindanao, the United States Agency for International Development(USAID) and Knowledge Channel turned over Monday 10 episode peace education modules to the Department of Education(DepEd). Read More

4 June 2007 Satellite TV beams hope Knowledge Channel, using the facilities of ABS-CBN and Skycable, has been bringing to classrooms from Aparri to Zamboanga basic learning skills designed to improve the quality of education and level the learning and teaching fields. Since its inception in 1999, Knowledge Channel has been servicing 1,719 schools in the country-with roughly 20 percent connected via satellite and the zest through cabie. Read More

28 March 2007 Knowledge Channel holds 1st tech-based Quiz Bee in ARMM Region Knowledge Channel Foundation Inc. (KCFI), with its USAID-assisted project, the Television Education for the Advancement of Muslim Mindanao (TEAM-Mindanao) project, held the 1st Knowledge Channel (KCh) Quiz Bee Challenge in Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga Sibugay. Read More

31 January 2007 Power to the People When Carol Catacutan-Sam training director and events manager of the Adaptive Technology for Rehabilitation, Integration and Empowerment of the Visual impaired (Atriev), was offered to join the Samsung DigitAll hope grant program in lieu of sponsorship for an October 2006 concert they were arranging, she didn't gave it much thought. After all, only a few days were left before the deadline, and she was deeply involve in preparations for the concert. Read More

09 January 2007 Knowledge Channel founder inducted into Fil-Am Hall of Fame "The biggest challenge for us is how to reach more schools and more students, especially in the remote areas. Education is the best weapon against poverty. With donation and support worldwide, I believe our channel will continuously expand in reach and in programming to provide students with better learning, she said. Read More