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BUSINESS WORLD
Bulletins /20
WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2002

CITIBANK PROMOTES LOVE OF READING
Edited by Francisco P. Baltazar

CITIBANK, in cooperation with the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), supports the nationwide Sa Aklat Sisikat (SAS) program, which aims to promote love of reading among children. Citibank recently donated P512, 000 to the program to train 171 public school teachers and upgrade the reading skills of 10,000 public school students in and Nasugbu, Batangas. Shown during the check turnover are (L-R): Pearl Bengzon, United Way International-Philippines Advisory Council member; Maria Luisa Perez-Rubio, PBSP president; Cathy Weir, Citibank NA country corporate officer; Marissa Delgado, SAS Foundation president and Lizzie Zobel, SAS Foundation vice-president.