The Founder
Sagip Ka 2000 Foundation is the brainchild of Bro. Manuel V. de Leon, FMS. He was the former president of Marist School, Marikina City and now the Provincial Superior of the Marist Brothers of East-Asia Province.
He finished his doctoral studies at the University of the Philippines and wrote a dissertation on the influence of the family, school and society in the formation of values among the young people.
The results of his researches inspired him to come up with programs towards a holistic approach to education by identifying the “core values” to guide the young in terms of their chocices.
In 1991, he was one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) Awardees for Education.
