The Alfonso Yuchengco Foundation
• AY Foundation
The Alfonso Yuchengco Foundation, Inc (AY Foundation) serves as the heart of YGC. It manifests the Group's conviction that social responsibility is a corporation's lifeblood, essential to its survival and success.
Established in 1970, this non-profit, service-oriented organization has dedicated itself to the uplift of the Filipino spirit. Using contributions from YGC's member companies, the AY Foundation has various social development programs focusing particularly in the education, health and nutrition sector. Now entering its fifth decade of service, the Foundation continues its commitment to contribute to the improvement of the quality of life of the Filipino –especially the poor and disadvantaged.
• Yuchengco Museum
The Yuchengco Museum, located at RCBC Plaza in Makati City, is one of Manila's newest art museums and cultural assets. The museum opened its doors to the public in September 2005, and was created especially by Alfonso Yuchengco to house his art collection and be a venue for artistic and cultural exhibitions. The establishment of the museum was a natural extension of Yuchengco's distinguished career as an influential Filipino-Chinese businessman, diplomat, collector, philanthropist, art patron, and education advocate.
With its range of original exhibitions and engaging programs, the museum fosters a great public appreciation of the finest in Filipino and Filipino-Chinese creativity. The museum's offerings focus on three different themes: Sino-Filipino Expressions that highlight the visual arts ; Bridging Cultures, which showcases the rich and diverse cultural expressions from the Philippines, the region, and the world; and Design as Art Art as Design showing contemporary design excellence.
As a member of Yuchengco Group of Companies (YGC), the Yuchengco Museum is also a platform for the museum's corporate social responsibility. The museum also highlights the Yuchengco family and the YGC as patrons of arts and
The Alfonso Yuchengco Foundation, Inc (AY Foundation) serves as the heart of YGC. It manifests the Group's conviction that social responsibility is a corporation's lifeblood, essential to its survival and success.
Established in 1970, this non-profit, service-oriented organization has dedicated itself to the uplift of the Filipino spirit. Using contributions from YGC's member companies, the AY Foundation has various social development programs focusing particularly in the education, health and nutrition sector. Now entering its fifth decade of service, the Foundation continues its commitment to contribute to the improvement of the quality of life of the Filipino –especially the poor and disadvantaged.
• Yuchengco Museum
The Yuchengco Museum, located at RCBC Plaza in Makati City, is one of Manila's newest art museums and cultural assets. The museum opened its doors to the public in September 2005, and was created especially by Alfonso Yuchengco to house his art collection and be a venue for artistic and cultural exhibitions. The establishment of the museum was a natural extension of Yuchengco's distinguished career as an influential Filipino-Chinese businessman, diplomat, collector, philanthropist, art patron, and education advocate.
With its range of original exhibitions and engaging programs, the museum fosters a great public appreciation of the finest in Filipino and Filipino-Chinese creativity. The museum's offerings focus on three different themes: Sino-Filipino Expressions that highlight the visual arts ; Bridging Cultures, which showcases the rich and diverse cultural expressions from the Philippines, the region, and the world; and Design as Art Art as Design showing contemporary design excellence.
As a member of Yuchengco Group of Companies (YGC), the Yuchengco Museum is also a platform for the museum's corporate social responsibility. The museum also highlights the Yuchengco family and the YGC as patrons of arts and