Best Buddies Philippines Dance Night

 

Best Buddies Philippines Foundation, Inc. hosts annual Dance Night with the theme Euphoria at the Clubhouse, The Palace on October 10, 2026. This is a safe, inclusive, and accessible night to provide an avenue for socialization and connection for the Best Buddies members, advocates, families, and sustainable partners.

Continued commitment to fostering social inclusion

The Best Buddies team experienced a significant push in expanding friendship chapters in Metro Manila and in Legazpi, Albay through the establishment of new friendship chapters. Through these friendship chapters, schools and universities commit to creating structured opportunities for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

Best Buddies Philippines welcomes the I’mPERFECT Cast during Haunted Hangout 2025 to amplify their film’s representation of Filipinos with Down syndrome

School chapters are upskilled with training on disability inclusion, creating appropriate avenues for friendship, and leadership development. Educators and student leaders get to participate in different flagship events, collaborations, and events that tackle arts, music, dance, sustainability, and unique opportunities outside of the classroom.

Annual fundraising and opportunity for community building

This annual dance night is a celebration of the community supporting and empowering Best

Buddies. Programs, activities, and initiatives are developed through the support of different stakeholders providing financial, venue, knowledge sharing, and commitment to learning how to serve, include, and respect individuals with IDD.

Best Buddies community members and advocates fill the space of Xylo at the Palace, Bonifacio Global City making connections and memories during Haunted Hangout 2025.

In collaboration with The Palace, the BBPFI community provided disability and sensitivity training for all the frontliner staff, bouncers, waiters, and auxiliary support staff to contribute to a safe and inclusive environment. BBP continues to provide tailor-fit and appropriately designed disability and inclusion training for school settings, corporate social responsibilities initiatives, and structured knowledge sharing spaces like forums and panels to fill the gap brought about by lack of factual information and stories of neurodivergent Filipinos.

You can continue to purchase tickets at https://qlickpass.com/event/euphoria/137 to gain entry to the event. All proceeds will go directly to support the Best Buddies programs, activities, and expansion of the mission of inclusion.

School friendship chapters are empowered to create, brainstorm, and build safe spaces for their buddies to be included in their schools through meaningful onsite activities and awareness campaigns. This is a photoshoot created by the British School Manila Friendship Chapter which was recently awarded International Friendship Chapter of the Year at the Best Buddies Leadership Conference 2026.

Best Buddies Philippines programs help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) form meaningful friendships with their peers, secure successful jobs, live independently, and develop self-advocacy and communication skills. 

You can watch their past activity here.

Support people with IDD today by visiting bestbuddiesph.org/donate.

For more information, please visit the website www.bestbuddiesph.org.