The Philippine Foundation for Cultural and Educational Development, Inc.

Vision

To be a seedbed for positive social change through educational and cultural programs grounded on Christian and human values.

Mission

To effectively contribute in providing the country with morally upright citizens who will work towards professional excellence, a growing concern for the social welfare and progress of the less privileged, having as a specific goal the development of the genuine cultural, moral and human values of the Filipino people.

Goals

To maintain and operate centers for the cultural, educational and spiritual formation of students, professional men and women.

To establish scholarship funds and special funds for deserving students in collaboration with other foundations.

To establish linkages with local and foreign institutions and develop training programs and courses in professional and cultural development, home management and family education.

To assist students in international congresses on university education and current global issues.

To promote cooperation with other foundations to set up livelihood programs for small communities.

e

eHistory

Philippine Foundation for Cultural and Educational

Development, Inc. (PFCED) was incorporated

and registered with the SEC on June 25, 1965

as a non-stock, not-for-profit organization. The

incorporators dreamt of the Foundation as a

catalyst for values transformation and education.

PFCED committed itself to the promotion of

academic excellence, professional proficiency, as

well as social responsibility among people from all

walks of life.

Makiling Conference Center

Conference Centers

The Foundation set up Conference Centers to serve as venues for the

exchange of ideas, to provide an environment for the study of important

social questions, and to imbue the consideration of such issues with a

Christian outlook. This is achieved through a wide range of activities

of an educational, cultural and spiritual nature all aimed at the total

development of the person—humanly, professionally, and spiritually.

Latag Conference Center

Hilltop Conference Center

Makiling Conference Center

One of the best-known centers established by the PFCED

is the Makiling Conference Center in Calamba, Laguna. Its

amenities include conference rooms, chapels and a Marian

shrine, living rooms and classrooms, dining facilities,

residential areas, a home economics and livelihood

development center and a study camp with athletic courts.

Centers for Professionals

PFCED’s vision, mission and the goals it had set

out to achieve found support from the business

community, which believed that good values make

good business sense, as well as from professionals

in various fields. In addition, it gained support

from international funding agencies.

Belair Center

Campanilla Center

Belair Center for Professional Women

Belair Center provides personal, professional and spiritual

formation to women of all ages working in the Makati area. Here

working mothers learn work-family life balance techniques, retired

professionals share their expertise on various fields, and young

professional women get involved in community outreach projects

such as academic tutorials among public school pupils, values

education classes among high-schoolers, and career track mentoring

among university students.

A Focus on the Family

PFCED operates centers for women.

Beyond promoting values among

professional women who constitute a

sizeable number in the business world,

programs were also aimed at enhancing

skills and a warm respect for activities

centered around the home—a ‘bright

and cheerful’ oasis for the family. These

centers recognize the multiple roles of

women and the wide tasks that they

perform, particularly in the formation

of their children.

On the Youth

PFCED established centers for young

persons aimed at helping them to grow in

sound personal and social values through

the development of leadership skills, a

drive for academic excellence, instilling in

them a love for freedom and responsibility

in relation to their country, community,

and family.

Tanglaw University Center

PFCED established Tanglaw in Quezon City in 1980 to

cater to students of the University of the Philippines-

Diliman, Miriam College, and Ateneo de Manila

University. Students found Tanglaw a complete and

accessible study, research and cultural center.

Personal Formation

In all the Foundation’s Centers, key activities are geared

towards personal formation: recollections, retreats,

courses on Christian living, and spiritual counseling and

one-on-one mentoring.

Sangandaan sa Makati Cultural Center

Sangandaan Center was established

in Legaspi Village in Makati City, the

country’s prime business center. This

center caters to professional men and

provides non-formal education through

seminars, lectures, and discussions on

current issues affecting society and

the economy. Its aim was to promote

values in their work, their family and

their communities.

Ethics in the Professions

Cultural Centers provide continuing

formation for professionals, aiming to

promote human and Christian values and

social responsibility in the corporate and

business sector.

Lauan University Center

Lauan University Center for Men, aside from

supplementing the university education of students,

organizes outreach activities which include Work

Camps, visits to shanty towns and indigent hospital

patients, and teaching of catechism. Also on the list

are sports, excursions and cultural get-togethers.

Our Growth

PFCED now manages eight cultural and professional centers,

four student centers and four conference centers. In its over four

decades of existence, it has also inspired many other initiatives

with the same spirit of service and personal responsibility aimed at

fostering the common good. The growth of the Foundation in terms

of physical establishments and an ever-increasing clientele for its

programs of formation proves that it has exerted and continues to

exert a positive impact on individuals and society as a whole.

PFCED and Opus Dei

PFCED has entrusted the activities of

Christian formation in its centers to

Opus Dei, a Personal Prelature of the

Catholic Church, whose mission is to

spread the message of holiness in and

through, professional, family, and

social life for men and women in the

middle of the world.

Tahilan Residence and Study Center

List of Projects

Conference Center for womenHilltop Conference Center, Quezon City

Conference Centers for activities exclusive for men, and activities exclusive for womenLaguna Hills Study Camp, Calamba, LagunaLatag Conference Center, Lipa CityMakiling Conference Center, Calamba, Laguna

Centers for WomenBelair Center for professionals, Makati CityCalayan Cultural Center, Mandaluyong CityCampanilla Center, Quezon CityEmerald Center, ManilaMayana Cultural Center for professionals, Quezon CityMelantic Center, Makati CityTahilan Residence and Study Center, ManilaTanglaw University Center, Quezon City

Centers for MenBanahaw Cultural Center for professionals, Quezon CityLauan University Center for students, Quezon CitySangandaan sa Makati Cultural Center for professionals, Makati City

Contact InformationFor further information on our projects and to help achieve our goals, please contact:Mrs. Joycelyn TañadaPhilippine Foundation for Cultural and Educational Development, Inc.U202 Alexander House132 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati CityTel. Nos. (632) 817-9957 / (632) 818-6004Fax No. (632) 813-4894

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