St. Augustine Sambali Fund, Inc.

Augustine Sambali Fund, Inc.’s (SASFI) founder and first Executive Director was Dr. Augusto O. His father, Alejandro Camara, was the only son of an illustrious father, Vicente, who was the first Filipino governor of the Province of Zambales. Soon after he was born, Dr. Camara’s family went back to Iba, Zambales to live with his parents and grandfather Vicente. At the age of 13 he left his hometown to finish high school at the University of the Philippines. He went on to establish the highest record in academic performance at U.P. Medicine and topped the Board Examination in 1944. In 1966, at the top of his career as a renowned Cardiologist at the Makati Medical Center and San Juan de Dios Hospital both in Manila and recovering from a near fatal stroke, the desire to help his provincemates translated itself into the establishment of a charitable trust called SASFI or St. with the main purpose of assisting in the education, moral, religious, and socio-economic upliftment of marginalized people. He believed that a person’s success in life gives him or her, the responsibility to assist those less fortunate. was duly registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission in November 29, 1966 and was registered with the Office of the Insurance Commission as a charitable trust since incorporation until 1991. VISION
SASFI’s vision is to see a thriving Zambales economy that benefits the local citizens. It believes that development must be consistent not only with sound economics but also with ecological principles and social equity. Its goal is to create viable sustainable community enterprises based on the communities’ interests, skills and resources. MISSION
We are committed to empowerment of the people and protection of the environment by raising the standard of living for all through high quality services. High quality services come from SASFI’s hard working, disciplined, resourceful and trustworthy staff. Empowered communities create peace and harmony. The Theme connotes a people, fully empowered economically and politically, consciously directing the development of their community and their economy.