HERO stands for Help Educate and Rear Orphans. The Foundation was registered on August 23, 1988, with the Security and Exchange Commission as a non-stock, not-for-profit organization.
Today, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), through the AFP-Educational Benefit System Office (AFP-EBSO), rely on HERO Foundation, Inc. for supplemental financial support for the AFP orphans. The support comes in the form of stipends that are directly given to the families to help them with the cost of books, uniform, meals, transportation, school supplies and sometimes, even their tuition fees.