Petron Foundation, Inc.

OUR PROMISE

To Fuel Hope

At Petron, we believe that our communities should grow along with us. Under our banner advocacy Fuel HOPE, we channel our resources and promote inclusive, sustainable change with our many Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs.

As the industry leader and only remaining refiner in the country, we have always been earnest in fulfilling our role in nation-building. Through Petron Foundation, Inc. (PFI), we aim to address national concerns in education, environment, health and human services, livelihood, and other advocacies in partnership with local and national government units, like-minded organizations, local communities, and our dynamic pool of employee-volunteers.

2,433
Tulong Aral ng Petron (TAP) scholars
from elementary to college for SY 2023-2024

108 Petron Schools equivalent to 258 classrooms built since 2002

38,913
Students and teachers assisted
through Brigada Eskwela 2023

515
TAP graduates from elementary to college
for SY 2023-2024

Over 18,000
TAP scholars since 2002

10,291
Teachers, school heads, and administrators
benefiting from Teacher Training since 2002

Nearly 19,000
Trees and mangroves planted in 2023

Nearly 1.1 million
Trees and mangroves
planted since 2000

100% terminal participation
in social development and initiatives

55 hectares
Adopted for mangrove reforestation

20 tons
Debris collected in clean-up activities

30 km
Coastal areas and creeks cleaned

84
Petron engineering scholars currently employed in
the Petron Bataan Refinery for regular positions

209
Scholars hired by Petron,
including BPSU (Bataan Peninsula State University) scholars
hired as apprentices or cadets

4,320
Beneficiaries of Petron’s
Livelihood Loan Assistance Program since 2011

Our Programs

EDUCATION

Tulong Aral ng Petron (TAP)

TAP is Petron’s banner CSR program. Since 2002, it has provided scholarships to nearly 18,000 students from elementary to college. Our scholars receive educational assistance through school supplies and shoes, uniforms, and meal allowances, complemented by support programs for parents. TAP is implemented in communities that host Petron terminals nationwide. Select elementary graduates are then supported as high school scholars, with academic achievers having the chance to apply for a limited number of slots for college scholarships in either Engineering or business-related courses.

Petron Schools

In support of DepEd’s Adopt-A-School program, PFI builds 2-3 classroom buildings in the host communities of Petron terminals nationwide to complement existing but overcrowded public elementary schools. Petron Schools include the necessary facilities (chairs, tables, electrical & water systems, blackboards, toilets, and basic amenities) to promote a conducive learning environment. Since 2002, PFI has constructed 108 Petron schools, equivalent to 258 classrooms benefiting over 100,000 students.

Brigada Eskwela

Every year since 2007, Petron has actively supported DepEd’s Brigada Eskwela (National Schools Maintenance Week) through the repair and refurbishment of classrooms in public schools. PFI engages Petron employees and business partners to help Petron schools and partner schools in its fenceline communities get ready for the new school year.

Petron Engineering Scholarship Program

Our Engineering scholarship program supports promising engineering students to get their degrees with the aim of employing them at the Petron Bataan Refinery. The program is developing world-class engineers specializing in the petroleum industry. Over 300 Refinery engineering students have benefited from this program since 2008.

ENVIRONMENT

Puno ng Buhay

Puno ng Buhay is Petron’s nationwide reforestation program undertaken together with employees, local governments, and communities. Launched in 2016, it aims to help minimize Petron’s environment footprint through carbon capture. Our mangrove planting efforts provide greenbelt for coastal communities against storm surges, while upland reforestation helps rehabilitate watersheds and ensure groundwater sources for communities. Our adopted areas also support biodiversity conservation and serve as venue for employee and community volunteering, while creating livelihood opportunities for residents.

Bataan Integrated Coastal Management Program (BICMP)

Together with the Bataan Provincial Government and the UNDP Regional Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA), PFI helped establish in 2000 a comprehensive program to sustainably manage the coastal and marine resources of Bataan through an interactive, multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary approach. With the BICMP institutionalized under the Bataan PG-ENRO, PFI now focuses on helping the province in protecting biodiversity through support of Pawikan conservation.

PFI also provides regular support for Petron terminals and refinery to actively participate in environmental celebrations that add to greening efforts, help clean waterways, and educate the public on caring for the environment.

HEALTH & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Petron Clinics

The Petron Clinic serves the needs of the company’s fenceline communities in Rosario, Cavite, Pandacan, Manila, and Limay, Bataan by providing specialized health care services such as clinical laboratory, X-Ray and ultrasound. It also complements the services of nearby public health centers.

Disaster Response

During times of calamities, Petron extends efforts to help communities that have been severely impacted. PFI serves as conduit to receive financial and in-kind donations (food packs, fuel, clothing, medicines and hygiene kits, etc.) from Petron, business partners, motorists, and in coordination with the DSWD, concerned LGUs, as well as with civil society partners. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, PFI also conducted soup kitchens and medical missions as part of relief assistance.

LIVELIHOOD

Petron Automotive Care Education (ACE)

Petron ACE provides free automotive servicing training to deserving out-of-school youth and existing service station personnel, with graduates having the opportunity to be employed in Petron Car Care Centers (CCCs) and service station lube bays. Trainees will undergo theoretical and hands-on practice at a partner learning institution. Graduates will then be given a TESDA assessment, with passers earning both NC-1 and NC 2 (engine) certification. This training will ensure their employability while giving the service stations certified mechanics to work in their lube bays.

Community-based Livelihood Programs

Petron’s community-based programs benefit residents close to Petron facilities. These include livelihood programs such as rag making and dressmaking. Parents of TAP scholars in Rosario, Cavite have been producing eco-bags made from used Petron tarpaulins and are selling these commercially.

TESDA-Petron Car Care Center (CCC)

The TESDA-Petron CCC provides free automotive servicing training to deserving out-of-school youth and existing service station personnel, with graduates having the opportunity to be employed in Petron Car Care Centers (CCCs) and service station lube bays. Trainees will undergo theoretical and hands-on practice at a partner learning institution. Graduates will then be given a TESDA assessment, with passers earning both NC-1 and NC 2 (engine) certification. This training will ensure their employability while giving the service stations certified mechanics to work in their lube bays.

Petron Foundation’s thematic focus areas and key performance indicators (KPIs) are in direct accordance with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):