SUN Life, the first and longest-standing life insurance company in the Philippines, marked its 130th anniversary with a renewed commitment to empowering Filipinos to achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. To commemorate this milestone, Sun Life launched a series of impactful initiatives that aimed to honor and celebrate its enduring bonds with Filipinos.
Sun Life Circle of Light At the heart of Sun Life’s 130th anniversary is the Sun Life Circle of Light, a program in collaboration with global organization Liter of Light, National Museum of the Philippines, and local pottery studio Odangputik Art Space. “Circle of Light” would bring together Sun Life’s clients, advisors and employees to build at least 3,500 solar lamps.
The lamps would initially be showcased as an art installation to be displayed at the National Museum. Bringing the program to a global level, Sun Life would also aim for a Guinness World Records title, vying to create the largest display of solar powered lamps.
Then, working with the Department of Education, Sun Life would donate the solar lamps to underserved communities living in darkness, providing students with clean energy and enabling them to study at night.
‘Coffee and Play’ and ‘Sun Pera-Aralan’ To continuously promote financial literacy, Sun Life continued its “Coffee and Play” gamified learning sessions in select coffee shops nationwide. By hosting interactive game sessions featuring its original board game, “Play for Life: A Game of Choices,” Sun Life made learning about financial concepts fun and accessible.
Meanwhile, “Sun Pera-Aralan,” a flagship project of Sun Life Financial-Philippines Foundation Inc. is also set to hit a milestone this year. Launched in 2018 in collaboration with AHA! Behavioral Design, the project helps public school teachers secure their finances through the Peso Sobre budgeting tool, basic money management lessons and advanced financial learning sessions. The program is set to reach its target of 130,000 teachers toward the end of 2025.
‘Sun Life OFW Health Protect’ and ‘Hoops + Health’ Sun Life recently introduced its latest offering, Sun Life Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) Health Protect, a life insurance and health protection plan, specifically designed to address the unique health needs of OFWs. This aimed to ensure that the country’s modern-day heroes would be able to cope financially in case of a medical emergency, helping them stay on track toward the ultimate goal of coming home for good. Also building on the success of its “Hoops + Health” program last year, Sun Life will continue promoting active lifestyles by donating basketball equipment, and conducting health and wellness workshops in 130 schools across Manila and its surrounding areas. To learn more about Sun Life Philippines’ sustainability initiatives, visit www.sunlife.co/SunstainabilityPH. To learn more about Sun Life’s Circle of Light program, visit www.sunlife.co/CircleOfLight. Stay updated by following Sun Life (@SunLifePH) on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.