25th Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Awardee

MANILA, Philippines - The AY Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the Yuchengco Group of Companies (YGC), recently honored Reylindo Ortega as this year’s Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Awardee. Ortega, founder and executive director of the Pag-asa ng Pamilya Scholarship Foundation, Tahanan ng Pagmamahal Children’s Home and Grace to Be Born ministry, is the 25th beneficiary of the program. He is involved in social development initiatives such as granting scholarships for the poor, providing shelter for orphans and abandoned babies and rescuing victims of sexual abuse. Together with the Junior Chamber International Philippines-Manila (JCI Manila), the BTCA recognizes outstanding individuals who have devoted a significant part of their lives to helping the less fortunate, embodying Blessed Teresa’s selfless service to the poor. Photo shows (from left): Reylindo Ortega, his wife Myrna Ortega; Ambassador. Alfonso Yuchengco, AY Foundation and YGC chairman; Michele Dee-Santos, AY Foundation EVP; and Bishop Bernardino Cortez, Auxiliary Bishop of Manila during the awarding of the 2012 Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Award at RCBC Plaza, Makati City. STAR photo by JOEY MENDOZA