The LCF CSR Institute successfully concluded the 2025 PDIMEAL Workshop. The event was held in person at EDC Office, 5th Floor, Rockwell Business Tower 3, Ortigas Ave., Pasig City, Metro Manila, hosted by Energy Development Corporation last May 19-23, 2025. It was also held virtually via Zoom last May 22, 2025.
This year’s main facilitator was Ms. Maria Pamela Castro, Senior Program Manager of Pilipinas Shell Foundation, was again joined by Ms. Raiza Cusi, Program Excellence Unit Manager of the same foundation.
“What resonated the most in this workshop is the importance of program planning in terms of alignment between your organization’s overall goals and realizable or attainable outcomes and impact. The workshop brings us back to the basics of problem analysis and solutioning with helpful and updated tools such as PDIMEAL to bring back to our teams. I am looking back to echoing the exercises with my teammates who will benefit from this knowledge.
Thank you to LCF, and to Raiza and Pam for facilitating this valuable learning opportunity which is highly recommended for any organization that hopes to bring impactful programs to the communities where they serve and operate” – Gizelle Camua from St. Luke’s Medical Center Foundation, Inc.
A non-member participant from Sikat Solar Challenge Foundation shared that he really appreciated the workshop,
“…learning by doing makes me appreciate it even more, especially the Problem tree to become a solution tree. I also learned the 4 components of a MEAL framework – Decision making, planning, data utilization and data collection.”
28 participants representing 17 organizations took part in this year’s workshop, wherein 5 organizations were non-members.
The participants were as follows:
- Rebisco Foundation, Inc. – Ms. Christal May O. Marcelino and Ms. April Charmaigne M. Macaranas
- The Marsman Drysdale Foundation Inc. – Mr. Joseph T. Gader and Mr. Nilo V. Teorosio, Jr.
- Panay Energy Development Corporation – Ms. Charity M. De la Cruz
- SN Aboitiz Power Benguet Inc. – Ms. Jasmin B Montes
- Sikat Solar Challenge Foundation, Inc. – Ms. Criselda A. Dino and Mr. Renato Canonoy Lorilla
- Energy Development Corporation – Ms. Soleil Micah O. Acu, Ms. Abegail Y. Gatdula, Ms. Christine Jamiana, Ms. Marisol dG. Pedregosa, Ms. Edelyn O. Orillan, Ms. Goldee Ann G. Aquino, and Ms. Ma. Sybil C. Villegas
- Keitech Educational Foundation, Inc. – Mr. Efren Roa Mencide Jr
- SN Aboitiz Power Magat Inc. – Mr. Albert R. Corpuz
- Animal Empathy Philippines – Ms. Jane M. Bahil
- East West Seed Foundation, Inc. – Ms. Divina B. Rivera
- Cebuana Lhuillier Foundation, Inc. – Ms. Andjie I. Ubaldo
- Evident Integrated Marketing and PR – Ms. Lacey Ramos
- NYK-TDG Friendship Foundation, Inc. – Ms. Gimarie G. Orgen
- Ayala Foundation Inc. – Mr. Reynolph Patrick G. Ladon and Mr. Levi Jun B. Miscala
- Sun Life Financial – Philippines Foundation, Inc. – Mr. Jefferson N. Hilario
- St. Luke’s Medical Center Foundation, Inc. – Ms. Anna Gizelle V. Camua
- Unilab Foundation, Inc. – Ms. Kaye Halili
- Cebu Energy Development Corporation – Ms. Claire Q. Villanueva
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