𝐒𝐌𝐃𝐂 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 “𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐤-𝐄𝐬𝐤𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐆𝐮𝐲𝐬”

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𝐒𝐌𝐃𝐂 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 “𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐤-𝐄𝐬𝐤𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐆𝐮𝐲𝐬”

SM Development Corporation (SMDC) continues to build not just homes, but empowered communities—this time, by supporting early education through its “Balik-Eskwela with the Good Guys” initiative.

Held at Cutcut Elementary School, the outreach brought joy and school essentials to Kindergarten and Grade 1 pupils, who received school bags filled with basic learning supplies. SMDC’s beloved mascot Suzy also joined in the fun, engaging young learners with games and smiles.

_{𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑙 𝑘𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑆𝑀𝐷𝐶 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝐾𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐺𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑒 1 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐶𝑢𝑡𝑐𝑢𝑡 𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑙.}

The activity is part of SMDC’s “Live Good, Do Good” sustainability program under its Empowering Communities pillar. Leading the effort were Grace Evangeline M. Sta. Ana, SMDC EVP and Head of Core Operations, along with volunteer employees known as The Good Guys, who represent the heart of the company’s community engagement movement.

_{𝑆𝑀𝐷𝐶 𝑒𝑥𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑗𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝐷𝑒𝑝𝐸𝑑, 𝐵𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑎𝑦 𝐶𝑢𝑡𝑐𝑢𝑡, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶𝑢𝑡𝑐𝑢𝑡 𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑙 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 “𝐵𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑘-𝐸𝑠𝑘𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑎 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐺𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝐺𝑢𝑦𝑠” 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ, 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑆𝑀𝐷𝐶’𝑠 “𝐿𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝐺𝑜𝑜𝑑, 𝐷𝑜 𝐺𝑜𝑜𝑑” 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚. (𝐿 𝑡𝑜 𝑅: 𝑃𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑙𝑎 𝐴𝑛𝑛 𝐷𝑒 𝐺𝑢𝑧𝑚𝑎𝑛, 𝐽𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑝ℎ 𝐿𝑎𝑤𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝐶𝑟𝑢𝑧, 𝐴𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑠 𝐴𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑙 𝐶𝑎𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑠, 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑀𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖, 𝐺𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝐸𝑣𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑆𝑡𝑎. 𝐴𝑛𝑎, 𝑉𝑖𝑙𝑚𝑎 𝐿𝑖𝑎𝑜, 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑚𝑎 𝐼𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑐𝑜, 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑜 𝑃𝑎𝑙𝑜, 𝐶𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝐷𝑒 𝐿𝑒𝑜𝑛, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑅𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑎 𝐽𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑧.)}

“At SMDC, a good home means more than shelter—it’s about shaping futures,” Sta. Ana said. “Through Balik-Eskwela with the Good Guys, we hope to inspire confidence and curiosity in our youngest learners.”

Organized in partnership with Barangay Cutcut and the Department of Education, the initiative highlights SMDC’s ongoing commitment to inclusive growth and education for all.