Honda PH recognized for CSR projects at 5th Driven to Serve awards

MANILA: Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. (HCPI), received one gold and two silver citations from the 5th Driven to Serve awards of the Society of Philippine Motoring Journalists (SPMJ). 

HCPI was awarded for its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs in the areas of environment, COVID-19 response, and road safety.

Meanwhile, the brand's motorcycle arm Honda Philippines, Inc. also received a gold award for its partnership with the Philippine National Red Cross, involving the donation of 104 motorcycles and construction supplies to Catanduanes residents whose homes have been devastated by super typhoons.

HCPI’s recognition in the 5th Driven to Serve awards are for the following projects: Gold award for Environment for Bantay Baterya and Bantay Langis,  Silver award for COVID-19 response for Assistance to Medical Frontliners, and Silver award for Road Safety for the Teen Smart program. 

With the Teen Smart project, Honda aims to develop the youth’s consciousness on road safety and strengthen their sense of responsibility in reducing road accidents as pedestrians and future drivers.

The Teen Smart program currently implemented is a partnership among HCPI, Sta. Rosa Department of Education, Sta. Rosa Local Government and the Honda Safety Driving Center to provide interactive seminar workshops for all public senior high schools in Sta. Rosa, Laguna.

The workshops that started in 2019 cover practical road safety topics such as traffic rules and regulations, messages from vehicles, road users physical and mental conditions, characteristics of vehicles, anticipation of traffic and environmental condition. HCPI embarked on the program since 2004 and has engaged with different partners to reach more youth who are among the most vulnerable in road accidents.

Soon after the pandemic shocked the country in March 2020, Honda HCPI assisted medical frontliners by lending out 15 cars to frontliners in Laguna. Assistance continued in August 2020 with 18 cars lent to frontliners of various medical facilities in Laguna and Cavite. Up until May 2021, HCPI continued to offer transportation assistance. 

Along with this, HCPI supported frontliners by conducting a donation drive in hospitals in Laguna last September 2021. Donations included personal protective equipment and food packs. Likewise, HCPI, through the Modern-Day Heroes program, offered exclusive service deals for frontliners to honor and appreciate them.

The Bantay Baterya and Bantay Langis is HCPI's recycling project that aims to lessen land and water pollution through the proper disposal of hazardous lead-acid batteries and used oils.

The project is implemented with HCPI suppliers and dealers to improve the companies' environmental footprint consistently. Program partners are ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation, Oriental Motolite Marketing Corporation, and Genetron International Marketing. 

Throughout the 15 years of Bantay Baterya partnership since 2006, HCPI and its partners recycled 7,028 pieces of used lead acid batteries worth P1,820,453.

While for Bantay Langis, a total of 16,104 liters of used oil were already collected and recycled since the program started in 2017.

Aside from conserving resources, landfill space and energy, as well as avoiding further land and water contamination, HCPI's funds generated from the recycling of hazardous wastes are used in supporting various environmental projects of Bantay Kalikasan such as the protection and preservation La Mesa Watershed and maintenance of La Mesa Eco Park.

Globally, Honda has expressed its aim to be the power to support people in achieving their goals. Honda is working towards carbon neutrality by 2050 for its products and corporate activities. 

“We extend our gratitude to Butch Gamboa (SPMJ Founding Chairman) and Pinky Colmenares (SPMJ President) and all the SPMJ committee for recognizing Honda Cars Philippines, Inc," HCPI President Masahiko Nakamura expressed. 

"We share these recognitions with them (HCPI CSR program partners), to the program participants, to our customers, and to the Honda associates who have dedicated their efforts in carrying out the programs even when we were in the midst of the pandemic," the HCPI leadership added. 

Photos from Honda Cars Philippines Inc., Roy Robles, and Kap Maceda Aguila 

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