Rotary Club of Southern Mandaluyong

In a country where literacy is the foundation of opportunity, the Rotary Club of Southern Mandaluyong, in partnership with the Read to Achieve Foundation, continues to champion a powerful mission: Every Filipino Child, a Reader. Through the project “Give the Gift of Reading: Every Filipino Child, A Reader,” the club brings hope to public school learners by implementing the ALPABASA Program—a structured, phonics-based literacy intervention designed to transform struggling readers into...

For many, Valentine’s Day is a celebration of romance. For the Rotary Club of Southern Mandaluyong, it is a celebration of compassion in action. For six years, our club has chosen to spend Valentine’s Day with the women Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology. They are our chosen Valentine “dates” — women we intentionally visit to remind them that they are valued, remembered, and not forgotten. This meaningful tradition began in 2020 during the...