Just a week after World Vision and Pfizer worked to give over a hundred Barangay Catmon children necessary vaccination, tragedy struck the area. Overnight, over 1,600 families lost their homes and everything they held dear to a fire that razed for six hours on August 7, 2010.  

The Bridge to Employment (BTE) program established by Johnson & Johnson and active in eleven countries was launched in the Philippines on August 6, 2010 at the Parañaque National High School. The program is the first in Asia giving opportunity for graduating high school students to build solid futures in health care.

PNHS Principal Mr. Urbano looks on as J&J Director Michael Bzdak interacts with the crowd.

For the very first time in Cebu, World Vision launched its Donor Café on August 2, 2010 at the Mango Park Hotel. The child sponsors were able to learn more about World Vision and how they can be a part of their sponsored child’s life by going beyond the monetary monthly or annual gifts.

According to the Philippine Department of Health, one out of three Filipino children's deaths are caused by the invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) which includes bacteremia, sepsis, meningitis, pneumonia, acute otitis media and sinusitis. World Vision and Pfizer work together to immunize children in a Malabon community against such diseases.  

Through the five-year partnership of ACSAT and World Vision, sponsored children are given opportunity to get into higher education. 

Stars renew their commitment to poor children with World Vision

To start the year right, some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry have gathered at the Trinoma Activity Center to renew their commitment to helping poor children through World Vision.

These celebrities are World Vision Child Sponsors who are not only helping through their monthly pledges of P600 that goes to the child they are helping, but also by being spokespersons of the organization and its cause. These stars have willingly offered their time, skills, and influence to the public to advocate for the needs of poor Pinoy children.

As their way of making public their commitment to help, they have offered to be at the Trinoma Activity Center to perform and appeal for public support for free.