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Friends of Hope, Inc.

The Friends of Hope, Inc. (FHI) was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as a non-stock, non-profit corporation on October 6, 2011 by a group of incorporators who are interested in alleviating poverty in the country through education. Its flagship program is to build much-needed school classrooms across the Philippines using the profits from sales of “HOPE in a Bottle”, a purified bottled water. It is an operating organization. Its main office is located at 38 Pili St., South Forbes, Makati City. The foundation has 3 regular staff, 1 part time staff, 13 project-based staff and 5 members of the Board of Trustees.

 It was first certified for 1-year on January 31, 2013 which ended on February 4, 2014. In its first renewal it was certified for another 1 year from September 16, 2014 to September 17, 2015. On its second renewal, it was certified for 3 years from August 27, 2015 which will end on August 28, 2018.

 Its purposes (V-M-G), among others, are “to have a nation where every Filipino can achieve its full potential to prosper; and to enhance Filipino’s prospects for economic advancement by investing in educational and professional opportunities”. The Foundation’s programs/projects focused on the following areas: Education through building of classrooms to public schools and Agriculture by training farmers meet their full potentials. Geographical scope of programs: Nationwide.

CONTACT INFO

Website

www.friendsofhope.ph

Email
contact@friendsofhope.ph

Contact Number
(02) 843-8748 / 843-8749

Contact Persons
Ms. Nanette M. Po, President
Joie Ann Balaong, Program Officer

LOCATION

Address
38 Pili Avenue, South Forbes, Makati City

Region
NCR (National Capital Region)

PCNC CERTIFICATION

Category
Social Welfare and Development

PCNC Certification No.
N/A

Date Certified

12/06/2023

Date of Expiry

12/05/2028

BIR CERTIFICATION

BIR Certification No.

026-2024

Date Certified

01/23/2024

Date of Expiry

08/16/2024