about GBF-LDC
Author: AbieThe Gokongwei Brothers Foundation Learning & Development Center is an educational institution and traning facility owned and operated by the Gokongwei Brothers Foundation.
We help empower the Filipino minds
Born from JG Summit’s commitment to social responsibility, the Gokongwei Brothers Foundation was set up in 1992 to help uplift the socio-economic condition of the Filipinos through the funding of educational projects.
The first of these was the P100 million Technical Training Center (now known as Learning & Development Center) in Rosario, Pasig, for skilled graduates in various engineering fields. A significant endowment by the foundaion to the Ateneo de Manila University then led to the John Gokongwei School of Management (JGSOM), a regional powerhouse in the field of management education. GBF has also aggressively donated facilities and scholarships, and supported educational programs to train our next generation of business and government leaders in schools such as Immaculate Concepcion Academy, Xavier School, De La Salle University, the University of Asia and the Pacific and the University of San Carlos. The foundation even donated its prime lot in Ortigas for the EDSA Shrine. In 2007, GBF granted 34 young Filipinos, the first batch of GBF China Scholars, with full year-long scholarships to the prestigious Beijing Language and Culture University, in Beijing, China. These scholars study Chinese culture, management strategies, economy and politics, in the hopes of strengthening the Philippines’ global competitiveness by application of knowledge in their home country.
The center covers three (3) hectares within the Litton Mills Compound in Rosario, Pasig City. It is strategically located to benefit from the neighboring URC food plant, the Litton integrated mills and the Westpoint power plant, all of the JG Summit Group.
The center proper building overs an area of 1,800 square meters plus a 50-bed dormitory and hostel.
Classrooms, auditorium, conference rooms, science labs and workshops are furnished and equipped with state-of-the-art instrumentation reflecting the objectives of the institution.
JG Summit Leadership believes in giving back to society a portion of the honest profits derived from its business. While it does not subscribe to giving alms and mendicancy, it believes in helping people help themselves. Hence the strong thrust of the GBF towards education.
Through the Gokongwei Brothers Foundation’s continuing commitment to education, JG Summit intends to fulfill its responsibility to the country and lead Filipinos to an even better life ahead.