De La Salle- College of St. Benilde was one of 59 winners, during the World Bank "Panibagong Paraan 2006" competition held in Manila in May 2006 for its entry titled "Youth Entre-ployment Support for the Deaf". DLS-CSB was also honored with the People's Choice award ... voted the CSB entry "the best project presentation." As a follow up, two of CSB's Deaf graduates participated in a workshop for award winners, accompanied by two interpreters, the CSB faculty member in charge of resource development.
The Office for Partnership and Development (OPD) at CSB credited PEN-International with playing a key role in helping develop its program of employment partnerships. The OPD was an offspring of the PEN/CSB partnership and fosters employment opportunities for deaf and hard of hearing students.
