Representing the People Management Association of Philippines (PMAP) is Netopia President and CEO George Tan (left) with HR Officer Mina Singson formally turning over PMAP “Help Kids Become Like You” eLearning Scholarship Certificate to Caritas Manila Executive Director Father Anton Pascual (right) in a ceremony held in Netopia head office in Pasig City in December 2009. Recipient of the eLearning Scholarship Certificates are 33 Caritas youth who will have their online training at Netopia. Netopia is a bonafide member of PMAP.

 The People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) through Netopia Internet Café has initiated a campaign aimed at improving IT literacy among the youth in the country. The organization has chosen Caritas Manila to be the recipient of IT Literacy Scholarship Grant. The outreach program was dubbed “Help Kids Become Like You”. For only P500 a member of the PMAP can already help send a Caritas youth to take the Microsoft iCafe eLearning Program at Netopia and eventually earn Microsoft Angat Ka! Certificate of Completion, an internationally recognized certification. Every Caritas youth scholar is generously given 15 hours to take and finish the eLearning course at the nearest Netopia branch.

Slated on the PMAP Annual Conference held in the Sofitel Philippine Plaza in September 2009 the organization was able to raise funds to send 33 Caritas youth scholars to take the program. Scholarship Certificates was formally turned over by Netopia President and CEO George Tan to Caritas Manila Executive Director Father Anton Pascual in December 2009.

The Microsoft iCafe eLearning Program is an Advance Online Computer Training tackling various Microsoft Office Applications including MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Powerpoint among others. With this training PMAP believes that lives of youth will be much rewarded hence they can now apply these helpful and convenient software programs to their learning advantage. The eLearning content is exclusively accessible at Netopia. In the world only Thailand and the Philippines have exclusive access to the Microsoft iCafe eLearning portal with Netopia for the Philippines as the official partner that only has access to the portal and content.

The People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) is a strictly professional, non-stock, not-for-profit organization of over 1,800 member companies and individual management executives engaged or interested in human resource management (HRM) and industrial relations (IR) work. Founded 50 years ago, PMAP continues the tradition of its forefathers in advancing the profession, the science and the art of human resource management.

Netopia an ePLDT company is the largest Internet café chain in the Philippines operating at 132 sites. Netopia has become a haven for those who need to get the most out of surfing the net and eLearning, playing online, printing important documents and even loading cellphones and topping up games among others.  

Caritas Manila is the lead Catholic agency for social services and development in the Archdiocese of Manila and a lead provider of technical assistance to social service and development ministries in five of the Metro Manila dioceses. 

Deepest appreciation is given to the 76 donors that through their heroism, selflessness and generosity have endowed 33 Caritas youth scholars gain leverage for a brighter future through computer literacy:

Ronaldo Marquez, Vera Lopez, Renjun Castillo, Raja Shioson, Rayon Shioson, Rae Shioson, Nuneca Syquia, Ma. Antonia Iliamzon, Ritchelle Cordero, Ben V. Polido, Israel Sanchez,  Jun Noveno, Luz, Ca Buenaventura, Roy Magbanwa, Musmera Dimaporo, Leth Catalan, Martel Ramos, Olga Sacop, Geraldine Bulot, Rose Ildefonso, Charie Lapuz, Robert Balartoge, Shirman B. Tan, Michelle Yumul, Chari Aguilar, Liza Abelgas, Manuel Perez, Jacqueline Zuniga, Zarina De Ramos, ATTY. Melga, Cherry Glinoga, Nerissa Berba, Michael Guzman, Pol Altus, Chris Larua, May Ann Plana, Muvien B. Amponin, Cara Ureta, Terry Cabulen, Marivic Guevara, Ujnn Dimaano, Celine Faustino, Marisa Viel, Lolita Torres, Bebet Reyes, Karen Burillo, C. Nunez, Thillie, Jim, Jun Hontiveros, John Austria, Eden Ilustre, Carine Royales, Ben, Melissa Ignacio, Lyndon Alarcon, Charmina Uy, Mar Galicia, Jr., Rowena Natanauan, Ricky Torres, Estela Yayan, Jacky Ocampo, Marites Zaballero, Josette Lloren, Theresa Huy, Gemma Rozul, Clarence Mejia, Evelyn Mauleen, Joyce Valiente, Manny inocencio, Liza Bravua, Jan Vincent Ang, Manuel Acosta, Gerard Sumagpao