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CORPORATE RESOURCES FOR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES Profile of the Jaime V. Ongpin Foundation, Inc. In establishing the Benguetcorp Foundation, Inc. in 1980, the late Jaime V. Ongpin, the first Filipino president of BC, envisioned “the development of self-reliant communities in the countryside.” Towards this vision, he created a corporate social arm that would promote the welfare of BC employees and their dependents and the residents living near the company’s mining and other operations. More than 20 years later and a change in name in 1987 to honor its founder, the Jaime V. Ongpin Foundation, Inc. is a private, non-stock, nonprofit organization based in Baguio City and registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Bureau of Internal Revenue. The Department of Science & Technology accredited JVOFI from 1980 to 2001. In 2001, the Philippine Council for NGO Certification certified the institution, and the Internal Revenue gave it a five-year donee institution status. Its bylaws were amended in 2002 to be consistent with its character as a social development foundation. It sits on the board of the Association of Foundations representing the Luzon network as well as the board of the Cordillera Network of Development NGOs and POs (people’s organizations). It is also a member of the Council on Foundations in the United States and Microcredit Council of Practitioners. It is also accredited with the US Agency for International Development (USAID). Since 1995, the organization has stated its vision and mission as follows: Vision: JVOFI shall be the leading institution in the formation of self-reliant communities capable of harnessing resources for equitable development. Mission: Guided by the principle of holistic development and with utmost concern for the environment, the foundation shall uplift the sense of dignity of the Filipino communities it serves. Since 1999, the foundation’s goals have been to: • enhance the capability of client communities to implement, manage and sustain projects • enable communities to develop and conserve their ecological resources • enhance the capability of the foundation to pursue its mandate. 25
CORPORATE RESOURCES FOR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES Four core programs are pursued in this regard: Ecological Enhancement, Enterprise Development, Internal Capacity Building, and Resource Generation and Management. For more information, visit www.mozcom.com/~jvofi/. 26
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