Chevron Runs to Send Less-Fortunate Kids to School

Chevron Philippines Inc. Country Chairman Louie Zhang runs to help fund scholarships for less fortunate students at the 8th annual ScholaRUN organized by the American Chamber of Commerce Foundation Philippines, Inc.

About 200 employees of Chevron Philippines Inc. (CPI), marketer of Caltex fuels and lubricants, and Chevron Holdings Inc. put on their running shoes last March 3, 2019 for the 8th AmCham ScholaRUN. The fun run is an annual fund-raising initiative of the American Chamber of Commerce Foundation Philippines, Inc. (AmCham) to help send students to school was held at the Central Park, SM Seaside Complex in Pasay City.

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Olive-Ridley Sea Turtle Nesting Sites Spotted Anew Along Chevron Batangas Terminal Coastline

Olive-Ridley nesting sites with more than 300 eggs were recently found along the Chevron Batangas Terminal coastline, where Chevron employee volunteers recently conducted their annual coastal cleanup. Four nesting sites were discovered on December 2018, the first since the last batch of Olive-Ridley sea turtles hatched in January 2017.

Every year, Chevron Philippines Inc. (CPI), marketer of the Caltex brand of fuels and lubricants, coincides its annual coastal cleanup with the Olive-Ridley turtles’ nesting season to ensure a favorable environment for the turtles during their nesting period.

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Chevron’s Volunteer Week 2018 Celebrates More than a Decade of Giving Back to Host Communities

The coastal cleanup remains the most-awaited activity every Volunteer Week as volunteers join together to clean the long coastline of the Chevron Batangas Terminal, a nesting ground for the Olive-Ridley sea turtles. Since CPI began regular security patrols and annual cleanup operations in 2007, turtle sightings along the shore have significantly increased over the years.

A breadmaking workshop and feeding program for elementary pupils, a crash course on robotics for senior high school students, storytelling and games with orphans,  and a cleanup of a turtle nesting site kept employees of Chevron Philippines Inc., (CPI) marketer of Caltex fuels and lubricants, busy during Chevron’s 11th Annual Volunteer Week, part of CPI’s mission to promote social responsibility, protect the environment and benefit the communities where it operates.

For five days every year, Volunteer Week encourages Chevron employees and other Chevron business partners to volunteer and work for the progress and improvement of communities where Chevron does business. Aside from employees, the growing number of volunteer participants now includes Caltex retailers, Chevron contractors, suppliers and other Chevron operating units.

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Chevron Joins Forces with Host Community in Coastal Cleanup for Endangered Olive-Ridley Sea Turtles

Employees of Chevron Philippines Inc. (CPI), marketer of Caltex fuels and lubricants, teamed up with over 200 townsfolk and local government officials of San Pascual, Batangas to fill more than 400 trash bags which amounted to 1.47 tons of rubbish during the coastal cleanup or day four of CPI’s annual Volunteer Week activity.

CPI, which maintains a terminal nearby, coincides the annual cleanup during the breeding season of the vulnerable Olive-Ridley sea turtles. Because of the coastal cleanup which started in 2007 and regular patrols of CPI security, turtle sightings along the beach have increased steadily over the years and CPI has notified the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (DENR-PAWB) which has officially declared the area an Olive-Ridley Sea Turtle Nesting Ground in 2014.

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Chevron Reaches Out to Host Communities with Livelihood and Road Safety Programs During Week of Caring 2017

Employees of Chevron Philippines Inc. (CPI), marketer of Caltex fuels and lubricants, shed their office suits and shared their culture of safety and excellence with their host communities during the recent Week of Caring 2017.

Stay-at-home moms in Pasig, where several Caltex stations operate, learned how to run a home-based soap-making business. While grade school pupils of San Pascual Central School (SPCS), which is near the Chevron Batangas Terminal, learned how to stay safe along the town’s busy street as they go to and from school.

CPI, through its employee cooperative, provided starter kits to the moms and its employees helped prepare, measure, and mix the mothers’ first batch of dishwashing soaps and fabric conditioners. Chevron also provided training on marketing, sales and bookkeeping to help the trainees launch and sustain their new home-based business. Continue reading “Chevron Reaches Out to Host Communities with Livelihood and Road Safety Programs During Week of Caring 2017”