League of Corporate Foundations to hold 2027 convention in Davao City on Mindanao resilience

The League of Corporate Foundations (LCF) will hold its 2027 convention in Davao City on February 3 and 4, 2027, at Northtown Pavilion, with a focus on helping Mindanao communities and industries prepare for and recover from disasters, according to SunStar.

The group launched the event on November 6 at a media gathering at Lara Mia Café & Bistro in Davao City. Under the theme "Raising the Bar, Together!", the convention is expected to bring together corporate foundations, businesses, local government units and community organisations to develop joint programmes that go beyond disaster relief.

LCF pointed to recent calamities that disrupted communities and economic activity, including earthquakes affecting Davao Oriental and areas off Balut Island and Sarangani, and flooding in parts of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and Soccsksargen.

"Relief matters after a disaster, but resilience has to be built before the next one," said LCF chairperson Shem Jose Garcia, who is also executive director of Vivant Foundation. He said farmers, fisherfolk and small businesses in Mindanao should be able to recover faster, which requires the corporate and public sectors to work on the same measures.

The convention will cover preparedness and sustainable livelihoods in agriculture, fisheries and small enterprises, as well as education, skills development and social welfare. As one example of this approach, SunStar cited the Conrado & Ladislawa-Alcantara Foundation, Inc., whose watershed protection project in Maasim, Sarangani Province has engaged 249 farmer families across 265 farms growing crops such as coffee and abaca.

The event will also feature the LCF Medal of Recognition for corporate citizenship projects by non-LCF members. It has seven categories: Disaster Resilience, Arts and Culture, Education, Enterprise Development, Environment, Financial Inclusion and Health. Projects implemented between January 2025 and December 2026 are eligible, with the call for entries opening in the second week of January 2027. Guidelines will be posted on lcf.org.ph and the group's Facebook page.

Ayala Foundation, Inc. is the convention's founding partner and Metro Pacific Investments Foundation, Inc. its Pearl Anniversary Partner. Founded in 1991, LCF is a network of corporate foundations and corporations promoting corporate social responsibility in the Philippines.