PSFI Programmes

Shell Movement Against Malaria

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Title: Palawan

Duration: 1:19 minutes

Description:

A video showing the different efforts that Shell has done to help fight Malaria in the Philippines

Palawan Transcript

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Close up shots of green threads being woven together on a loom

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More than 15 years ago, Shell set out to fight one of the biggest threats in the country

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Camera zooms out to show the top view of the loom. A person continues to weave the threads on the loom as embroidered text appears on the fabric.

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Malaria outbreak

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Bright, uplifting music

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Close up shots of different moving parts of a sewing machine are shown as the green thread is being sewn.

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With numerous efforts to prevent and eliminate it

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Scene zooms in to the green fabric being sewn. Embroidered text is seen on the fabric.

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2,435 medical facilities

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Scene cuts to hands holding the finished fabric which are revealed to be mosquito nets. The mosquito nets are already folded and stacked as the hands place them inside a box. As the box fills, letters printed on the nets form a text.

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21,313 health workers trained

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The boxes containing the mosquito nets are then closed and sealed off with packing tape. As the packing tape is placed along the box’s flap, text is revealed.

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3.2 million diagnosed through microscopy

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The sealed boxes are then stacked and stamped. The camera pans to the stamp.

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370,180 anti-malaria kits for pregnant women

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Workers are seen carrying the boxes and loading them into a truck. The scene cuts to shots of trees and the sky as the truck drives away.

The scene cuts to a shot of the box being opened. A delivery receipt is seen on top of the stack of mosquito nets inside the box.

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2.2 million houses sprayed with insecticides

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The scene cuts to a person in a lab coat and gloves handing over a folded mosquito net to another person. The mosquito net is revealed to bear a text on it.

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8.4 million kulambo distributed

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The scene changes to a shot of a black thread being pulled through the hole of the mosquito net. A knot in the thread, bearing a resemblance to a mosquito, gets stuck on the hole.

A hand pulls out the knot and the scene cuts to a black embroidered bar.

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755 deaths (1999)

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The hand continues to pull on the thread and the embroidery unravels to reveal some text behind it.

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Down to 7 deaths (2016)

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The scene cuts to a nail being hammered into a wooden post. A piece of rope is hung on the nail. The camera zooms out to reveal that the mosquito net has been installed inside a small family nipa hut.

The father, mother, and child go inside the mosquito net as they prepare to sleep. The camera pans to show the walls of the nipa hut with numbers being projected on them.

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12.4 million lives touched

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The camera then pans to a top shot of the family comfortably lying under the mosquito net.

The scene then cuts to a time lapse video of the nipa hut on stilts over a body of water. The lights of the houses line the horizon as a clouds float in the sky.

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Let’s continue our journey towards a #MalariaFree Philippines

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The Shell logo appears

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Shell. Kasabay sa biyahe ng buhay

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The logo of the Department of Health appears against a white background.

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In partnership with the Department of Health

Education & Skills Development

Sanayan sa Kakayahang Industriyal (SKIL) (1983-present)

SKIL was a fitting response to the widespread unemployment problem amongst productive youth and the growing demand for middle-level craftsmen here and overseas. It benefits deserving out-of-school youths trained in various technical-vocational courses such as Automotive Servicing, Welding, Pipefitting, Basic Computing, Food & Beverage Servicing; and Small Engine, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Repair.

SKIL scholars are trained in technical schools accredited by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority. Thereafter, they undergo apprenticeship training under the supervision of PSFI's partner enterprises in key industries and are often given opportunities to be hired for regular posts.

Gas Mo, Bukas Ko (GMBK) (2007-present)

GMBK is a programme collaboration among Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation-Retail, Shell Dealers led by the Association of Pilipinas Shell Dealers, Inc., and PSFI. It aims to provide a better future for Shell station staff through technical-vocational trainings.

GMBK scholars take up courses offered by training partners, all of which are accredited by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority. Course offerings include Automotive Servicing, Computer Hardware Servicing, Motorcycle Repair, Welding, Basic Computer, Bookkeeping, Electronics, and Food & Beverage Servicing.

Most of the graduates of GMBK have remained with Shell, many of whom are now holding managerial and supervisory positions.

A USP scholar meticulously doing some repair work

Unlad sa Pasada (USP) (2010-present)

USP is a programme for members of Pepeng Pasada Club, Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation (PSPC) - Retail group’s loyalty programme for jeepney drivers and other public utility drivers. It hopes to return the support of Shell’s loyal customers by committing to improve the capacities of their dependents through free education.

USP scholars are provided opportunities to learn and hone their skills on technical-vocational courses such as Automotive Servicing, Computer Hardware Servicing, Motorcycle Repair, Welding, Basic Computer, Bookkeeping, Electronics, and Food & Beverage Servicing. They are then referred to PSFI’s industry partners for internship and possible employment.

Three DRIVE scholars during their training

Driver Reward and Incentive Programme (DRIVE) (2010-present)

PSFI, Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation (PSPC) Distribution-Road Transport Group, and Shell contracted haulers teamed up to provide technical-vocational skills training to Class A drivers, dispatchers, safety officers, mechanics, and their dependents through the Driver Reward and Incentive Programme (DRIVE). It aims to support them in bettering their lives through enhancing their opportunities for sustainable employment.

Technical-vocational course offerings include Automotive Servicing, Computer Hardware Servicing, Welding, Basic Computer, Bookkeeping, and Food & Beverage Servicing.

DRIVE scholars are referred to PSFI’s industry partners for internship and possible employment.

A Shell-PhilDev scholar sharing her insights during the mentoring session

Shell-PhilDev Scholarship Programme (2013-present)

PSFI, in partnership with the Philippine S&T Development Foundation – Manila, Inc. (PhilDev), has been supporting scholars taking up Science and Engineering courses from various schools all over the country since 2013. The scholarship aims to help Filipino youth in pursuing their studies, enabling them to innovate and create technologies, products, and services that can compete in the global markets and stimulate further economic growth for the Philippines.

Health, Sanitation, and Safety

Movement Against Malaria (MAM) (1999-present)

PSFI co-implemented Kilusan Ligtas Malaria (KLM), a malaria prevention and control programme, with the Provincial Government of Palawan in 1999. The successful implementation of the programme led PSFI to receive a grant from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria in 2006. Dubbed the Movement Against Malaria (MAM), the programme expanded its coverage from 5 to 40 endemic provinces by 2010 and due to favorable results, decreased to 13 by 2015.

The sustained private-public partnership in malaria control resulted in an 87% reduction in the total number of cases and 96% reduction in deaths due to malaria in the country in 2016 compared to the 2003 baseline. And through the national and local-level partnerships forged through MAM, the Philippines achieved the Millennium Development Goal 2015 target for malaria as early as 2008.

MAM and PSFI accomplishments

Malaria cases and deaths graph

MAM volunteers preparing children for the blood test

Blood smearing activity

A MAM volunteer explaining malaria to a local

A malaria microscopist at work

Long-lasting insecticide-treated net demo

Long-lasting insecticide-treated net distribution

MAM volunteers at work

Philippine Business Sector Response to HIV/AIDS (PBSR) (2009-present)

PSFI, together with partners from the government, business sector, and multilateral organisations, founded the Philippine Business Sector Response to HIV/AIDS (PBSR) in 2009 as a response to the growing HIV epidemic in the country.

PBSR seeks to catalyse workplace-based interventions through a private-sector led initiative in an effort to help curb HIV among workplace actors.

PBSR engages CEOs, management, workers, and representatives in its advocacy and training programmes (components: HIV 101 Sessions, Peer Education Training, Trainers’ Training, and Workplace Policy Writing Workshops targeting focal points of enterprises).

An RS mentor teaching children the proper way of crossing the street

Road Safety (RS) (2007-present)

PSFI launched the Road Safety (RS) programme in 2007 to reduce the cases of Filipino drivers’ lack of knowledge in defensive driving and commuters’ and pedestrians’ indifference in proper road conduct and behaviour.

The RS workshops include the following modules: Our Roads, Pedestrian Safety, Commuter Safety, Bicycle Safety, General Road Conduct, and Motorcycle Safety. The workshops are conducted in different elementary and high schools to ensure that students, as well as their parents, know proper road behaviour.

JFM participants undergoing fire safety training

Junior Fire Marshal (JFM) (2012-present)

Junior Fire Marshal (JFM) was launched in 2012, spearheaded by Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation and PSFI.

As a social development programme initially implemented in Batangas and adopted in Palawan in 2016, JFM has been educating and moulding children, as well as adults, to become advocates not only of fire safety and prevention, but of safety as a whole – at home, in school, and in the community.

Program components: JFM Camp, Campus Camp, Fire Safety Olympics, and JFM Camp for Senior Scouts

Livelihood and Enterprise

Sanayan sa Kakayahang Agrikultura (SAKA) (1985-2013)

SAKA, offered to sons and daughters of farming families with small land holdings, was an agricultural skills training programme designed to improve farm productivity and management of either lowland or upland farming. It was also intended to help alter the stigma placed in farming, and the lack of interest of young people to invest their future in the farm.

IFBS beneficiary reaping the fruits of his labor

Integrated Farming Bio-Systems (IFBS) (1989-present)

To update farmers on the latest environment-friendly and organic farming technologies, PSFI introduced Integrated Farming Bio-Systems (IFBS) designed to promote the sustainable benefits of crop production and animal agro-forestry, conversion of farm wastes into bio-organic fertilisers with microbial inoculants, and farm entrepreneurship. The programme also aims to increase farmers’ produce and income with low-cost farm inputs.

Training modules are elective based on the needs and interests of participants; among which are Soil Fertility Management, Restructuring and Conservation, Organic Fertiliser Production, Agroforestry, Crop and Animal Production, Farm Planning, and Entrepreneurship.

Besides updating farmers’ skills, IFBS also provides agriculture-based livelihood training to farmers’ spouses and dependents.

*IFBS training sessions are usually conducted in Shell Training Farms in Bombon, Camarines Sur and Pililla, Rizal.

SKP participants in a selling simulation

Sanayan sa Kakayahang Pangangalakal (SKP) (1994-present)

SKP provides residents in poverty-stricken areas the technical assistance and access to microcredit necessary to establish and expand small enterprises. As such, SKP helps improve income, especially in areas where employment opportunities are limited.

PSFI also proceeded to develop its own innovative training modules to impart business principles in the simplest means.

Social Development Programmes

Batangas

The Batangas social development programme (SDP) is geared towards helping the communities surrounding the Shell Tabangao Refinery and the Malampaya Onshore Gas Plant in the province. It seeks to help Tabangao, Ambulong, Libjo, San Isidro, and Malitam (TALIM) barangays develop self-reliance and self-sufficiency to address their needs in employment, livelihood and enterprise development, health and safety, and other basic social concerns.

Health and environmental stewardship

Livelihood

Skills training

Pandacan

The Pandacan Expanded Assistance for Community Empowerment (PEACE) is a comprehensive SDP implemented in the fenceline communities of Shell Pandacan terminal. It aims to generate employment, provide livelihood opportunities, develop skills through education, conserve the environment, promote health and safety, and enhance capacities of partner community groups.

*Due to the Pandacan terminal shutdown, PEACE culminated in 2016.

Livelihood

Livelihood

Environmental stewardship

Palawan

The Palawan SDP sprung out of the successful implementation of Movement Against Malaria (MAM). With MAM as the springboard programme, PSFI introduced other programmes to support the Palaweños and increase their capacities for taking care of their own welfare, apart from health.

Today, the Palawan SDP covers health, access to energy, livelihood and entrepreneurship, support to indigenous peoples, environmental conservation, sustainable tourism, and emergency response.

Access to green energy

Support to indigenous peoples

Sustainable tourism

Environmental conservation

Emergency response

Pasacao

A comprehensive social development programme was implemented by PSFI for the Pasacao depot in 2004-2005 intended to widen stakeholder base and manage expectations from the local government. To re-establish relations with the LGU and help alleviate extreme poverty in the area after Typhoon Reming (international name: Durian), PSFI re-launched the Pasacao SDP in 2007. In coordination with the Pasacao municipal government, PSFI adopted short, project-based interventions focused on addressing concerns of livelihood and employment, waste management, capacity building, and emergency response.