Date: December 2021

January 13, 2023

Onward MAFI Scholar-Alumni for Passing the 2022 Licensure Examinations

The Mount Apo Foundation, Inc. (MAFI) congratulates its 14 scholar-alumni who successfully passed the licensure examinations in various fields given on different dates in 2022.  Fourteen out of fifteen licensure

January 6, 2023

MAFI Honors the Passing of Datu Samuel M. Asicam, Sr.: A Respected IP Leader

The Mount Apo Foundation, Inc., is saddened over the passing of Datu Samuel M. Asicam, Sr., on December 27, 2022. Datu Sam was former Executive Director of MAFI who helped

September 15, 2022

MAFI Receives INSPIRE Project Grant from USAID and GRF:

Empowering Ancestral Domains in Central Pantaron Range for Integrated Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Landscapes   The Mount Apo Foundation, Inc. (MAFI)  has been taking bolder steps since 2019 in raising additional

June 1, 2022

MAFI and MAPSO: Partners in combatting mental health problems during the pandemic

Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, a number of mental health-related problems have been recorded and were not only evident in people who have lost their jobs and loved

February 27, 2022

MAFI honors the passing of Board Treasurer Datu Tungko M. Saikol – a man with commitment and passion for environmental protection

The Mount Apo Foundation, Inc. (MAFI) mourns the untimely passing of its Board Treasurer and Regional Executive Director (RED) of DENR Region 9 in Zamboanga City, Datu Tungko M. Saikol.

February 8, 2022

Strengthening ties between MAFI and MAPSO

MAFI underscores the valuable contributions of the MAFI Parents of Scholars Organization (MAPSO) to ensure the welfare of its scholars especially in providing guidance and closely monitoring their academic performance.

January 12, 2022

STARTING THE YEAR 2022 WITH CLEAN SURROUNDINGS: Engaging MAFI Scholars in the Regular Clean-up Drive Around MAFI Compound

Traditionally in their scholarship journey, MAFI scholars are engaged, together with the staff, in the regular clean-up drive around the MAFI premises as part of the foundation’s effort to promote

December 1, 2021

MAFI Scholars’ Victory Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

The Mount Apo Foundation, Inc. (MAFI) management and staff celebrate the momentous achievement of its scholar-graduates who recently passed the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) and Licensure Examination for Agriculturists

September 18, 2021

Resource Mobilization Initiative – “Friends Raising”

MAFI explores partnership with the Chinese Consulate General in Davao for the empowerment of the youth, preservation of the IP culture and the protection of the environment in the Mt.

August 25, 2021

MAFI Supports New Batch of SHS Scholars for SY2021-2022; 2022-2023

After the rigorous four stages of recruitment and processing of scholarship applicants, the MAFI Screening and Selection Committee is happy to announce the 10 new intake of Senior High School

August 19, 2021

MSA Caps Virtual Learning Sessions Through Knowledge Sharing On The Importance Of Native Trees Species To Biodiversity Conservation

The MAFI Scholars Association (MSA) concluded the series of webinars under the FPE-Y4B-supported project entitled, “Empowering the Youth for Biodiversity Conservation in Mount Apo Natural Park”, with a knowledge sharing

April 30, 2020

Meeting the Challenges of COVID-19 Pandemic: MAFI’S pivot in its operations

The first quarter of 2020 caught everyone by surprise when a dreaded virus spread rapidly all over the world that brought great concern to all citizens and governments in all

February 28, 2020

MAFI Bags Anvil Awards from Public Relations Society of the Philippines

In an unprecedented first recognition by an external entity, MAFI is proudest as it received three (3) Anvil Awards for programs and tools categories during the 55th Anvil Awards ceremonies sponsored by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines (PRSP) held on February 28, 2020, at the Manila Hotel.

December 19, 2019

DSWD accreditation and renewal of license to operate awarded to MAFI

After satisfactorily passing the regular performance evaluation of its operations and compliance with the DSWD requirements after three years (for the first level standards), MAFI was awarded its renewal of Certificate of Accreditation and Registration Certificate and License to Operate for another three years covering July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2022.

December 19, 2019

2018 and 2019: Changing of the Guards and Sustaining MAFI’s Governance System

The years 2018 and 2019 were the periods of program and strategic review of the foundation’s directions and the implementation of the necessary changes, the creation and strengthening of the Executive Committee, the sub-Board committees on Education, Community and Environment, and Tribal Welfare, and most importantly, the turn-over of responsibilities from the outgoing BOT members to the incoming trustees. 

February 5, 2019

MAFI Creates a Brand New Identity

The branding project was pushed and realized when the new Executive Director, with the guidance of the Board President, joined MAFI in February 2019, and where a Manila-based creative design company named Works of Heart Creatives, Inc. was engaged for a three-month contract.

June 15, 2018

2018 Institutional Pivot: In Search of Strategic and Policy Directions

Midway in 2018 saw the need for MAFI to go into a process of introspection.  Starting with program evaluation that served as a springboard to the next process, MAFI underwent