Monday, July 22, 2013
END HUNGER !!! NATIONAL NUTRITIONAL COUNCIL /DOH
“End hunger!” was the battle cry during the concert organized by the National Nutrition Council (NNC) of the Department of Health on 19 July 2013 at the Music Hall of SM Mall of Asia. The event raised awareness on the hunger situation in the country and the actions that can be done by everyone. The concert is one of the major events in this year’s Nutrition Month celebration keeping in line with its theme, “Gutom at malnutrisyon, sama-sama nating wakasan!”
With over 1,000 attendees, the two-hour concert gathered various stakeholders who pledged to work together to put an end to hunger and malnutrition. According to NNC Executive Director Assistant Health Secretary Maria-Bernardita T. Flores, the concert is the first that the NNC has organized. “We believe that we can unite people to end hunger through the universal language of music.” Flores added that “we need people to know that many go to bed hungry and that each and everyone, not just the government, can do something to end this injustice.”
Singer Nikki Gil together with Luis “Lucky” Manzano served as the event hosts. Guests “Aleng Maliit” Ryzza Mae Dizon danced to her hit song “Chacharap” and folk singer and composer Noel Cabangon sang the National Year of Rice theme song to promote the conservation of rice and use of rice alternatives. Acoustic singer Princess Velasco also entertained the audience and pledged her own commitment to end hunger. The Dancing DOH Assistant Secretary Eric Tayag also graced the event with his pop dance and the Palay Dance as part of the National Year of Rice campaign. The concert came in full blast as singer Bamboo Mañalac brought the house down with his hit songs.
One of the highlights of the night’s affair was the showing of video clips of solidarity for the End Hunger campaign from Senator Grace Poe, Senator Pia Cayetano, Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala, Association of Nutrition Action Officers of the Philippines President Carmencita Abalos, and National Capital Region Barangay Nutrition Scholars Federation President Concepcion Benosa.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
BUSINESS WORLD ON HUNGERJULY 27 2009
ONE IN FIVE FAMILIES GO HUNGRY
HUNGER IS AGAIN ON THE RISE WITH THE SOCIAL WEATHER STATIONS SAYING A FIFTH OF ALL FILIPINO FAMILIES EXPERIENCE HAVING NOTHING TO EAT AT LEAST ONCE IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS.
A NEW SWS SURVEY, THE RESULTS OF WHICH WERE MADE EXCLUSIVE TO THE BUSINESS WORLD PUT THE HUNGER FIGURE AS OF JUNE THIS YEAR AT 20.3% EQUIVALENT TO AN ESTIMATED 3MILLION FAMILIES
THE RECORD HIGH OF 23.7% 4.3 MILLION FAMILIES RECORDED IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR
SEVERE HUNGER REFERRING TO THOSE WHO EXPERIENCED IT OFTEN OR ALWAYS WAS RELATIVELY STABLE AT 4.3% 790000 FAMILIES.
NATIONWIDE ALL THREE INDICATORS OVERALL MODERATE AND SEVERE HUNGER ARE ABOVE 10 YEAR AVERAGE
HUNGER IS AGAIN ON THE RISE WITH THE SOCIAL WEATHER STATIONS SAYING A FIFTH OF ALL FILIPINO FAMILIES EXPERIENCE HAVING NOTHING TO EAT AT LEAST ONCE IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS.
A NEW SWS SURVEY, THE RESULTS OF WHICH WERE MADE EXCLUSIVE TO THE BUSINESS WORLD PUT THE HUNGER FIGURE AS OF JUNE THIS YEAR AT 20.3% EQUIVALENT TO AN ESTIMATED 3MILLION FAMILIES
THE RECORD HIGH OF 23.7% 4.3 MILLION FAMILIES RECORDED IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR
SEVERE HUNGER REFERRING TO THOSE WHO EXPERIENCED IT OFTEN OR ALWAYS WAS RELATIVELY STABLE AT 4.3% 790000 FAMILIES.
NATIONWIDE ALL THREE INDICATORS OVERALL MODERATE AND SEVERE HUNGER ARE ABOVE 10 YEAR AVERAGE
FROM JEAN PIERRE PREVOST
This Week in Focus
God provides more than we need
July 26, 2009 | Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
It’s hard to believe, but the statistics are just as shocking as they are dreadful: in our day and age, some 800 million people still suffer from malnutrition or starvation, and 18,000 children die from hunger every day. How can hunger remain such a glaring plague, when our society claims unparalleled living standards and unequalled sophistication in technology?
In biblical times, people struggled with famine and starvation, and we hear the prophets speak about the unequal distribution of wealth and food. Prophets like Amos, Isaiah and Jeremiah were quick not only to denounce such inequality and inequity, but also to propose alternatives based on commitment to social justice and compassion for the poor. And they didn't just talk about social justice and compassion. The prophet Elisha multiplied loaves, as did Jesus, for the starving crowds.
Through these prophets, we learn that our God is a life-giving God, who cares for hungering crowds. And when God gives, God always gives over-abundantly: “They shall eat and have some left.”
Be it through a prophet like Elisha or through God’s beloved son, Jesus, God always provides more than we need, for God wants us to be restored to our dignity as human beings and to fullness of life. We too, who are privileged to have all the food we need and more, can make a difference by sharing with the less fortunate.
Jean-Pierre Prévost
God provides more than we need
July 26, 2009 | Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
It’s hard to believe, but the statistics are just as shocking as they are dreadful: in our day and age, some 800 million people still suffer from malnutrition or starvation, and 18,000 children die from hunger every day. How can hunger remain such a glaring plague, when our society claims unparalleled living standards and unequalled sophistication in technology?
In biblical times, people struggled with famine and starvation, and we hear the prophets speak about the unequal distribution of wealth and food. Prophets like Amos, Isaiah and Jeremiah were quick not only to denounce such inequality and inequity, but also to propose alternatives based on commitment to social justice and compassion for the poor. And they didn't just talk about social justice and compassion. The prophet Elisha multiplied loaves, as did Jesus, for the starving crowds.
Through these prophets, we learn that our God is a life-giving God, who cares for hungering crowds. And when God gives, God always gives over-abundantly: “They shall eat and have some left.”
Be it through a prophet like Elisha or through God’s beloved son, Jesus, God always provides more than we need, for God wants us to be restored to our dignity as human beings and to fullness of life. We too, who are privileged to have all the food we need and more, can make a difference by sharing with the less fortunate.
Jean-Pierre Prévost
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
BEYOND TIMELESSNESS
LOOK BEYOND TOMORROW
FOR TOMORROW COMES TOO SOON
LOOK BEYOND TOMORROW
FOR TOMORROW MAY NEVER COME
LOOK BEYOND
FOR IN THE TIMELESSNESS OF
OF YOUR BEYOND
IS GOD
AND ETERNITY
FOR TOMORROW COMES TOO SOON
LOOK BEYOND TOMORROW
FOR TOMORROW MAY NEVER COME
LOOK BEYOND
FOR IN THE TIMELESSNESS OF
OF YOUR BEYOND
IS GOD
AND ETERNITY
LET GOD BE GOD
HOW DO YOU LOOK TO THE TRUTH
THAT IS DEEPER THAN HUMAN REALITY ?
DOES EVERY ONE STRUGGLE WITH THE ISSUE OF FAITH
WHEN ONE HEARS OF THE DEATH OF A 17 YEAR OLD BOY
WORKING TO HELP HIS WIDOWED MOM
TO ENABLE HIS SIBLINGS TO GO TO SCHOOL?
HOW DO YOU STAY AFLOAT IN THE SEA?
HOW DO YOU BELIEVE THAT
IN THE EXCESSES
OF GODS LOVE AND GENEROSITY
YOU NEED NOT FIND ANSWERS TO THE WHY
YOU NEED NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND THE REASONS
FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE A WASTED LIFE.
LET GOD BE GOD !!!
THAT IS DEEPER THAN HUMAN REALITY ?
DOES EVERY ONE STRUGGLE WITH THE ISSUE OF FAITH
WHEN ONE HEARS OF THE DEATH OF A 17 YEAR OLD BOY
WORKING TO HELP HIS WIDOWED MOM
TO ENABLE HIS SIBLINGS TO GO TO SCHOOL?
HOW DO YOU STAY AFLOAT IN THE SEA?
HOW DO YOU BELIEVE THAT
IN THE EXCESSES
OF GODS LOVE AND GENEROSITY
YOU NEED NOT FIND ANSWERS TO THE WHY
YOU NEED NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND THE REASONS
FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE A WASTED LIFE.
LET GOD BE GOD !!!
Sunday, June 7, 2009
I WILL SAIL SO WE CAN FEED...
I PRAY THAT THE SEA BE CALM
I PRAY THE THE REASON BE CLEAR
I PRAY THAT I MAY CONTRIBUTE
TO OTHER PEOPLES DREAMS
TO RESPOND TO OTHER PEOPLES NEEDS
I PRAY THAT I MAY DO GODS WILL
AND FIND A WAY TO FEED GODS LITTLE ONES
I PRAY FOR HERE AND NOW
I PRAY FOR THE FUTURE TOO
OF CHILDREN AS THEY COME
AND CHILDREN AS THEY GO
FOR CHILDREN EVERYWHERE
BELONG TO GOD ABOVE
HE LOVED THEM FIRST
HE LOVES THEM MUCH
HE WILL LOVE THEM
FOR ALL ETERNITY .
AND I WILL SAIL ....
I PRAY THE THE REASON BE CLEAR
I PRAY THAT I MAY CONTRIBUTE
TO OTHER PEOPLES DREAMS
TO RESPOND TO OTHER PEOPLES NEEDS
I PRAY THAT I MAY DO GODS WILL
AND FIND A WAY TO FEED GODS LITTLE ONES
I PRAY FOR HERE AND NOW
I PRAY FOR THE FUTURE TOO
OF CHILDREN AS THEY COME
AND CHILDREN AS THEY GO
FOR CHILDREN EVERYWHERE
BELONG TO GOD ABOVE
HE LOVED THEM FIRST
HE LOVES THEM MUCH
HE WILL LOVE THEM
FOR ALL ETERNITY .
AND I WILL SAIL ....
AND THEN THERE WERE MORE
ONE AT A TIME
ONE SCHOOL AT A A TIME
AND THEN THERE WERE MORE
THE SCHOOL BASED
HAPAG ASA INTEGRATED NUTRITION PROGRAM
IN THE ENTIRE TOWN OF TIWI
SPEAKS OF GENEROSITY
MANIFESTS WISDON
SIGNIFIES DEEPLY ROOTED BELIEFS
THAT BY FEEDING THE CHILDREN NOW
WE FEED THE FUTURE
MAYOR AIME MADE IT POSSIBLE
BY PROVIDING THE RICE COUNTERPART
THE PRINCIPALS
AND THE TEACHER COORDINATOR
THE PARENTS
FROM 25 SCHOOLS IN TIWI
CARED FOR THE CHILDREN
THEIR COMPASSION WAS IMMEASUREABLE
AS DAY IN DAY OUT
5 DAYS A WEEK
4 WEEKS A MONTH
6 MONTHS A YEAR
THEY PROVIDED THE INGREDIENTS
THEY COOKED THE SUPPLEMENTAL MEALS OF CHILDREN
THEY SAW THEM WASH THEIR HANDS
THEY CARRIED THEIR BOWLS
TO A POT OF STEAMING PORRIDGE
OF VARIOUS FLAVORS
AND THEN THEY WATCHED THEM
MAKE THE SIGN OF THE CROSS
AND WHISPER A PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
DIOS MABALOS PO
ONE SCHOOL AT A A TIME
AND THEN THERE WERE MORE
THE SCHOOL BASED
HAPAG ASA INTEGRATED NUTRITION PROGRAM
IN THE ENTIRE TOWN OF TIWI
SPEAKS OF GENEROSITY
MANIFESTS WISDON
SIGNIFIES DEEPLY ROOTED BELIEFS
THAT BY FEEDING THE CHILDREN NOW
WE FEED THE FUTURE
MAYOR AIME MADE IT POSSIBLE
BY PROVIDING THE RICE COUNTERPART
THE PRINCIPALS
AND THE TEACHER COORDINATOR
THE PARENTS
FROM 25 SCHOOLS IN TIWI
CARED FOR THE CHILDREN
THEIR COMPASSION WAS IMMEASUREABLE
AS DAY IN DAY OUT
5 DAYS A WEEK
4 WEEKS A MONTH
6 MONTHS A YEAR
THEY PROVIDED THE INGREDIENTS
THEY COOKED THE SUPPLEMENTAL MEALS OF CHILDREN
THEY SAW THEM WASH THEIR HANDS
THEY CARRIED THEIR BOWLS
TO A POT OF STEAMING PORRIDGE
OF VARIOUS FLAVORS
AND THEN THEY WATCHED THEM
MAKE THE SIGN OF THE CROSS
AND WHISPER A PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
DIOS MABALOS PO
AN EAGLE WILL SOAR IN TIWI ALBAY
TITO AND ANNIE
NAMES OF SPECIAL FRIENDS
NAMES OF A SPECIAL COUPLE
THEY TOLD US OF A BIRD
VERY LIKELY
FROM THE RARE FAMILY
OF THE PHILIPPINE EAGLE
THEY WONDERED WHAT TO DO
AND DON AND I WONDERED TOO
AND LIKE A FLASH OF LIGHTNING
DON AND I REMEMBERED
A GOOD MAN
AIME IS HIS NAME
A GOOD LEADER
THE MAYOR OF TIWI
HE DREAMT OF PUTTING UP A PARK
HE DREAMT OF BUILDING AN AVIARY
FOR THE RSIDENTS OF TIWI
A FAR FLUNG TOWN
IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBAY
AND SO TOGETHER
BY GODS GRACE
TITO AND AIME SPOKE
AND THE REST IS HISTORY
AN EAGLE WILL SOAR
IN TIWI ALBAY
NAMES OF SPECIAL FRIENDS
NAMES OF A SPECIAL COUPLE
THEY TOLD US OF A BIRD
VERY LIKELY
FROM THE RARE FAMILY
OF THE PHILIPPINE EAGLE
THEY WONDERED WHAT TO DO
AND DON AND I WONDERED TOO
AND LIKE A FLASH OF LIGHTNING
DON AND I REMEMBERED
A GOOD MAN
AIME IS HIS NAME
A GOOD LEADER
THE MAYOR OF TIWI
HE DREAMT OF PUTTING UP A PARK
HE DREAMT OF BUILDING AN AVIARY
FOR THE RSIDENTS OF TIWI
A FAR FLUNG TOWN
IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBAY
AND SO TOGETHER
BY GODS GRACE
TITO AND AIME SPOKE
AND THE REST IS HISTORY
AN EAGLE WILL SOAR
IN TIWI ALBAY
GOD OF ABUNDANCE
I THANK THE LORD
FOR THE PURPOSE DRIVEN MINISTRY TEAM
THEY CAME TO HELP THE PEOPLE OF DARAGA
THEY CAME TO PROVIDE HOUSES FOR THE DISPLACED
THEY CAME TO AMORE ..WITH LOVE AND COMPASSION
I THANK THE LORD I MET RICK WARREN
AND SCOTT
AND KIM
AND OH SO MANY OTHERS
FOR SOMEHOW THEY CONNECTED ME WITH
DONORS
AND FROM GOD'S ABUNDANCE
WE RECEIVED THE WHEEL CHAIRS
AND WE PASSED THEM ON
TO THE PEOPLE OF DARAGA
TO THE PEOPLE OF ALBAY
TO THE PEOPLE IN NEED
THEY WHO DREAMT OF MOBILITY
THEY WHO THOUGHT THAT THEY CAN ONLY DREAM
BUT WOULD NEVER SEE THEIR DREAMS COME TRUE
BUT DUE TO GODS LOVE AND FAITHFULNES
DUE TO GOOD PEOPLE FROM PURPOSE DRIVEN MINISTRY
DUE TO OPERATION BLESSING
DUE TO FREE WHEELCHAIR MISSION
100 ALBAYANOS
WERE ABLE TO SAY
AMIDST TEARS
OUR DREAMS HAVE COME TRUE
DIOS MABALOS PO
FOR THE PURPOSE DRIVEN MINISTRY TEAM
THEY CAME TO HELP THE PEOPLE OF DARAGA
THEY CAME TO PROVIDE HOUSES FOR THE DISPLACED
THEY CAME TO AMORE ..WITH LOVE AND COMPASSION
I THANK THE LORD I MET RICK WARREN
AND SCOTT
AND KIM
AND OH SO MANY OTHERS
FOR SOMEHOW THEY CONNECTED ME WITH
DONORS
AND FROM GOD'S ABUNDANCE
WE RECEIVED THE WHEEL CHAIRS
AND WE PASSED THEM ON
TO THE PEOPLE OF DARAGA
TO THE PEOPLE OF ALBAY
TO THE PEOPLE IN NEED
THEY WHO DREAMT OF MOBILITY
THEY WHO THOUGHT THAT THEY CAN ONLY DREAM
BUT WOULD NEVER SEE THEIR DREAMS COME TRUE
BUT DUE TO GODS LOVE AND FAITHFULNES
DUE TO GOOD PEOPLE FROM PURPOSE DRIVEN MINISTRY
DUE TO OPERATION BLESSING
DUE TO FREE WHEELCHAIR MISSION
100 ALBAYANOS
WERE ABLE TO SAY
AMIDST TEARS
OUR DREAMS HAVE COME TRUE
DIOS MABALOS PO
REMEMBERING
SOON IT WILL BE A YEAR
SOON THE MEMORIES WILL RUSH BACK
THE PAIN AND THE LOSS
OF THE 21ST OF JUNE 2008
SOON IT WILL BE A YEAR
TEARS WILL HAVE DRIED UP
BUT IN THE HEART OF MANY
THERE WILL ALWAYS BE QUESTIONS
AND AN EMPTINESS
THAT ONLY GOD
CAN ANSWER
THAT ONLY GOD
CAN FILL.
BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO MOURN
FOR THEY WILL BE COMFORTED.
SOON THE MEMORIES WILL RUSH BACK
THE PAIN AND THE LOSS
OF THE 21ST OF JUNE 2008
SOON IT WILL BE A YEAR
TEARS WILL HAVE DRIED UP
BUT IN THE HEART OF MANY
THERE WILL ALWAYS BE QUESTIONS
AND AN EMPTINESS
THAT ONLY GOD
CAN ANSWER
THAT ONLY GOD
CAN FILL.
BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO MOURN
FOR THEY WILL BE COMFORTED.
Friday, May 1, 2009
SERVING GRATEFULLY
THEY CAME INSPITE OF THE HEAVY RAIN
THEY CAME INSPITE OF THE CANCELLED FLIGHTS
DOCTORS AND DENTISTS OF MAKATI MEDICAL CENTER
AND
THE PATIENTS REMEMBER THEM WITH GRATITUDE
LIKEWISE
THEY SERVE WITHOUT COUNTING THE COSTS
THEY SERVE WITH A SMILE
THE PATIENTS REMEMBER THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT OF TIWI ALBAY
GRATEFULLY THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE COMPASSIONATE LEADERSHIP OF MAYOR JAIME VILLANUEVA AND OTHERS.
AND DMPF IN ITS CAMPAIGN OF DEVELOPING THE ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE ,,SERVED EVER HUMBLY IN THE PREPARATION OF PORRIDGE FOR ALL THE PATIENTS.
ALWAYS ON THE SIDE, ALWAYS SERVING GRATEFULLY,
DIOS MABALOS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE.
THEY CAME INSPITE OF THE CANCELLED FLIGHTS
DOCTORS AND DENTISTS OF MAKATI MEDICAL CENTER
AND
THE PATIENTS REMEMBER THEM WITH GRATITUDE
LIKEWISE
THEY SERVE WITHOUT COUNTING THE COSTS
THEY SERVE WITH A SMILE
THE PATIENTS REMEMBER THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT OF TIWI ALBAY
GRATEFULLY THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE COMPASSIONATE LEADERSHIP OF MAYOR JAIME VILLANUEVA AND OTHERS.
AND DMPF IN ITS CAMPAIGN OF DEVELOPING THE ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE ,,SERVED EVER HUMBLY IN THE PREPARATION OF PORRIDGE FOR ALL THE PATIENTS.
ALWAYS ON THE SIDE, ALWAYS SERVING GRATEFULLY,
DIOS MABALOS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE.
MUSCLE TONE AND SCHOLARASHIPS
MUSCLE TONE?
FITNESS?
SCHOLARSHIP?
CONNECT ONE TO ANOTHER
DMPF IS BRINGING IN AN AWARENESS TO CHILDREN OF DINORONAN, DARAGA,ALBAY THAT IF THEY KEEP FIT...IF THEY HAVE GOOD MUSCLE TONE ...THEY CAN BE SPORTS ENTHUSIASTS..THEY CAN BE ATHLETES...THEY CAN QUALIFY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS.
RUN RUN RUN...
FITNESS?
SCHOLARSHIP?
CONNECT ONE TO ANOTHER
DMPF IS BRINGING IN AN AWARENESS TO CHILDREN OF DINORONAN, DARAGA,ALBAY THAT IF THEY KEEP FIT...IF THEY HAVE GOOD MUSCLE TONE ...THEY CAN BE SPORTS ENTHUSIASTS..THEY CAN BE ATHLETES...THEY CAN QUALIFY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS.
RUN RUN RUN...
Monday, October 13, 2008
PILGRIM FOR A DAY
ONE DAY PILGRIMS
WE SEE THEM EVERYWHERE
IN PRAYER CAPITALS OF THE WORLD
WALKING
IN PROCESSION
PRAYING
WITH CANDLES
SINGING SONGS
ONE DAY PILGRIMS?
COME JOIN US
IN THE DAY CARE CENTERS
IN SCHOOLS
DOWN IN THE VALLEY
UP IN THE HILL
BY THE COAST
IN VARIOUS ADOPTED COMMUNITIES
JOIN US WITH A PRAYER
OR A SONG IN YOUR HEART
AS WE COOK EACH POT OF
ARROZ CALDO
AS WE STIR THE RICE AND VITAMEALS
AS WE FLAVOR THE POT FULL OF PORRIDGE
AS WE REACH OUT TO FILL A BOWL
A CANDLE OF HOPE IS LIGHTED
A CANDLE OF FAITH PIERCES THE DARKNESS OF POVERTY
FOR GOD IS LOVE
AND EVERY PILGRIM MANIFESTS THAT LOVE
AS HE SPENDS A DAY
AS HE VOLUNTEERS
TO FEED THE HUNGRY CHILDREN
WILL YOU BE A PILGRIM FOR A DAY?
WE SEE THEM EVERYWHERE
IN PRAYER CAPITALS OF THE WORLD
WALKING
IN PROCESSION
PRAYING
WITH CANDLES
SINGING SONGS
ONE DAY PILGRIMS?
COME JOIN US
IN THE DAY CARE CENTERS
IN SCHOOLS
DOWN IN THE VALLEY
UP IN THE HILL
BY THE COAST
IN VARIOUS ADOPTED COMMUNITIES
JOIN US WITH A PRAYER
OR A SONG IN YOUR HEART
AS WE COOK EACH POT OF
ARROZ CALDO
AS WE STIR THE RICE AND VITAMEALS
AS WE FLAVOR THE POT FULL OF PORRIDGE
AS WE REACH OUT TO FILL A BOWL
A CANDLE OF HOPE IS LIGHTED
A CANDLE OF FAITH PIERCES THE DARKNESS OF POVERTY
FOR GOD IS LOVE
AND EVERY PILGRIM MANIFESTS THAT LOVE
AS HE SPENDS A DAY
AS HE VOLUNTEERS
TO FEED THE HUNGRY CHILDREN
WILL YOU BE A PILGRIM FOR A DAY?
STAND UP, TAKE ACTION, END HUNGER
STAND UP
TO ERADICATE POVERTY
STAND UP
TAKE ACTION
TO END HUNGER ...
THE HUNGER OF EVERY CHILD
THAT DESTROYS THE FUTURE
HIS AND HERS AND THEIRS AND OURS
THIS IS OUR WORLD
A BOWL OF SOUP
A CUP OF PORRIDGE
A HOT MEAL
COME
LET US FEED THEM
LET US FEED THEIR FUTURE
OUR FUTURE
NOW!
TO ERADICATE POVERTY
STAND UP
TAKE ACTION
TO END HUNGER ...
THE HUNGER OF EVERY CHILD
THAT DESTROYS THE FUTURE
HIS AND HERS AND THEIRS AND OURS
THIS IS OUR WORLD
A BOWL OF SOUP
A CUP OF PORRIDGE
A HOT MEAL
COME
LET US FEED THEM
LET US FEED THEIR FUTURE
OUR FUTURE
NOW!
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Message given during the partners meeting
THE PARTNERS MEETING HAS COME TO AN END. HOPEFULLY, WE WERE ABLE TO BRING ACROSS TO YOU THE EXPECTATIONS OF OUR PARTNER... ASSISI FOUNDATION. BUT MORE THAN THAT, I HOPE THAT IT BROUGHT IN SOME MEANINGFUL REALIZATIONS.
SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME, GOD ESTABLISHED PARTNERSHIP.
WE KNOW OF ADAM AND EVE...
ABRAHAM AND SARAH...
ANNA AND JOACHIM...
ZACARIAH AND ELIZABETH...
JOSEPH AND MARY...
COUPLES
WE HEAR OF JAMES AND JOHN...
SIMON AND ANDREW...
BROTHERS
OR THE WOMEN...
SALOME... MAGDALENE...
FRIENDS ?
IN TODAYS WORLD OF SERVICE IN OUR HAPAG-ASA NUTRITION PROGRAM, THERE ARE DIFFERENT PARTNERSHIPS.
DONOR–CLIENTS.. EMPLOYER–EMPLOYEES...RECEIVING CLERK–ISSUING CLERK...
PROGRAM OFFICER– IMPLEMENTOR... RECORDER–ENDORSER...
EACH WITH A ROLE TO PLAY, SO THAT CHILDREN IN NEED IN DAYCARES, INTERFAITH GROUPS, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITIES ARE FED... SOTHAT THEY AND THEIR FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY MAY FEEL GOD'S LOVE AND PRESENCE AND THAT WE, COWORKERS, MAY BE HOLY.
SOME GIVE, OTHERS MINISTER.
OUR SHELMED EMPLOYEES WORK SO THAT SHELMED CAN HAVE FUNDS NOT ONLY FOR THEMSELVES BUT FOR MINISTRY TO THE TEMPORAL ORDER THRU DIOS MABALOS PO FOUNDATION.
IN PARTNERSHIP WE RECOGNIZE RESPONSIBILITY IN SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TO PROVIDE THE VITAMEALS OF ASSISI AND RICE AND INGREDIENTS AS NEEDED SO THAT CHILDREN CEASE TO BE MALNOURISHED, AND TOGETHER WITH THEIR TEACHERS AND PARENTS, THEY CAN REAP THE FRUITS OF A HEALTHY BODY AND AN EDUCATED MIND WITH FAITH AND GRATITUDE.
YES... SA DIOS....MABALOS
YOU MUST BE HOLY AND YOU MUST BE MISSIONARY:
NEVER SEPARATE HOLINESS FROM MISSION – BXVI...
THIS WAS A MESSAGE SENT BY THE POPE TO ALL WORLD YOUTH DAY DELEGATES AND TO US AROUND THE WORLD... IT IS A MESSAGE OF PARTNERSHIP... IT IS A MESSAGE OF FAITH AND VIRTUES .... OF
HOPE AND ETERNITY...
MY DEAR CO-WORKERS, LET US FEED OTHERS BECAUSE OUR GOD IS A GOD WHO PROVIDES.
LET US FEED OTHERS FOR OUR GOD IS A GOD OF HISTORY WHO MARKS THE SUNRISE
AND THE SUNSETS OF OUR LIFE BY HOW WE LOVE THE POOR AND THE NEEDY.
MAY WE DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE FOR THIS KINGDOM OF GOD ON EARTH SO THAT AT THE ETERNAL SUNSET, WE CAN BE HAPPY WITH HIM AND THOSE HE BROUGHT INTO OUR LIVES, LIKE ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI.
LET US NEVER FORGET IN THE WORDS OF SERVANT OF GOD, PETER JOSEPH TRIEST, FOUNDER OF THE BROTHERS OF CHARITY IN BELGIUM 200 YEARS AGO...THE POOR ARE OUR MASTERS!!!
LET US SERVE JOYFULLY!!!
SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME, GOD ESTABLISHED PARTNERSHIP.
WE KNOW OF ADAM AND EVE...
ABRAHAM AND SARAH...
ANNA AND JOACHIM...
ZACARIAH AND ELIZABETH...
JOSEPH AND MARY...
COUPLES
WE HEAR OF JAMES AND JOHN...
SIMON AND ANDREW...
BROTHERS
OR THE WOMEN...
SALOME... MAGDALENE...
FRIENDS ?
IN TODAYS WORLD OF SERVICE IN OUR HAPAG-ASA NUTRITION PROGRAM, THERE ARE DIFFERENT PARTNERSHIPS.
DONOR–CLIENTS.. EMPLOYER–EMPLOYEES...RECEIVING CLERK–ISSUING CLERK...
PROGRAM OFFICER– IMPLEMENTOR... RECORDER–ENDORSER...
EACH WITH A ROLE TO PLAY, SO THAT CHILDREN IN NEED IN DAYCARES, INTERFAITH GROUPS, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITIES ARE FED... SOTHAT THEY AND THEIR FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY MAY FEEL GOD'S LOVE AND PRESENCE AND THAT WE, COWORKERS, MAY BE HOLY.
SOME GIVE, OTHERS MINISTER.
OUR SHELMED EMPLOYEES WORK SO THAT SHELMED CAN HAVE FUNDS NOT ONLY FOR THEMSELVES BUT FOR MINISTRY TO THE TEMPORAL ORDER THRU DIOS MABALOS PO FOUNDATION.
IN PARTNERSHIP WE RECOGNIZE RESPONSIBILITY IN SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TO PROVIDE THE VITAMEALS OF ASSISI AND RICE AND INGREDIENTS AS NEEDED SO THAT CHILDREN CEASE TO BE MALNOURISHED, AND TOGETHER WITH THEIR TEACHERS AND PARENTS, THEY CAN REAP THE FRUITS OF A HEALTHY BODY AND AN EDUCATED MIND WITH FAITH AND GRATITUDE.
YES... SA DIOS....MABALOS
YOU MUST BE HOLY AND YOU MUST BE MISSIONARY:
NEVER SEPARATE HOLINESS FROM MISSION – BXVI...
THIS WAS A MESSAGE SENT BY THE POPE TO ALL WORLD YOUTH DAY DELEGATES AND TO US AROUND THE WORLD... IT IS A MESSAGE OF PARTNERSHIP... IT IS A MESSAGE OF FAITH AND VIRTUES .... OF
HOPE AND ETERNITY...
MY DEAR CO-WORKERS, LET US FEED OTHERS BECAUSE OUR GOD IS A GOD WHO PROVIDES.
LET US FEED OTHERS FOR OUR GOD IS A GOD OF HISTORY WHO MARKS THE SUNRISE
AND THE SUNSETS OF OUR LIFE BY HOW WE LOVE THE POOR AND THE NEEDY.
MAY WE DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE FOR THIS KINGDOM OF GOD ON EARTH SO THAT AT THE ETERNAL SUNSET, WE CAN BE HAPPY WITH HIM AND THOSE HE BROUGHT INTO OUR LIVES, LIKE ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI.
LET US NEVER FORGET IN THE WORDS OF SERVANT OF GOD, PETER JOSEPH TRIEST, FOUNDER OF THE BROTHERS OF CHARITY IN BELGIUM 200 YEARS AGO...THE POOR ARE OUR MASTERS!!!
LET US SERVE JOYFULLY!!!
Friday, August 15, 2008
Message given at Ibajay, Aklan
Message prepared by Dios Mabalos Po Foundation President, Med Villanueva,
for the launching of the Nutrition program at Ibajay, Aklan.
MAGANDANG UMAGA PO SA INYONG LAHAT
MALAYO PO AKO SA INYONG LAHAT SA ARAW NA ITO
AKO PO AY NAKAUWI NA SA LALAWIGAN NG ALBAY.
PARA PO KAYO MAKARATING SA AMIN..TATAWID PO KAYO MULA SA DAUNGAN NG NEW WASHINGTON O DUMAGUIT PATUNGO SA BATANGAS O MANILA AT MULA
PO DOON AY LALAKBAYIN PO NINYO ANG 500 KILOMETRO PATUNGO SA BICOL REGION. ANG ALBAY PO AY ISA SA ANIM NA LALAWIGAN NG REGION 5.
ANG NASA IBAJAY PO AY AMING BUNSONG ANAK NA SI MARIA LOURDES KASAMA ANG KANYANG NINANG NA SI LINDA.
KATULONG PO NILA ANG AMING MGA BAGONG KA-PAMILYA AT KA PUSO...ANG ROTARY SEALS NG KALIBO NA PINAMUMUNUAN NI PETE RUIZ.
NANG LUMISAN PO SA ALBAY ANG UNANG PANGKAT NANG DIOS MABALOS PO FOUNDATION NA PUMUNTA SA AKLAN, ANG DALA PO NILA AY MGA KALDERO AT
MGA SANDOK AT KALOOBANG HANDANG MAGLINGKOD SA SINUMAN ...SINUMANG MAY BAHAY NA NAPINSALA...SINUMANG NAGUGUTOM O
NANGANGAILANGANG KUMAIN .
DIOS MABALOS PO FOUNDATION AY TUGON NG AMING PAMILYA SA MGA KABATAAN NG LALAWIGAN NG ALBAY.
IN NOVEMBER 2006, OUR PROVINCE WAS DEVASTATED BY TYPHOON REMING
100000 FAMILIES LOST THEIR HOMES, THEIR LIVELIHOOD, RICELANDS AND VEGETABLE FARMLANDS
WHEN THE HOWLING WIND AND THE POURING RAIN TOGETHER WITH LAHAR FROM THE SLOPES OF MAYON VOLCANO CHANGED THE LANDSCAPE OF OUR PROVINCE. ALMOST 700 PEOPLE DIED AND COUNTLESS OTHERS WERE MISSING.
WE SUFFERED.
BAHA, HANGGING UMUUGONG, ULAN NA BUMUBUGSO, MGA TROSO AT PUNONG KAHOY NA DALA NG UMAAGOS NA LUPA PUTIK AT GUMUGUHONG MGA BATO NA PAGKALALAKI ANG NAGSIRA AT KUMAIN NG MGA BAHAY ,PALAYAN ,TANIMAN NG MGA GULAY
ANG GALIT NG INA NG KALIKASAN ANG .NAGING DAHILAN PARA MALUNOD ANG MGA TAO AT MGA HAYOP.
BUWAN PO NG NOBIYEMBRE 2006 NG NANGYARI ITONG MALAGIM NA KABANATA SA BUHAY NG MGA MAMAYAN NG ALBAY
THE FURY OF MOTHER NATURE ON NOVEMBER 2006 WILLNEVER BE FORGOTTEN BY ALBAYANOS.
KUNG KAYA HINDI PO DAPAT NIYO IKAGULAT NA KAMI AY NARIRITO NGAYON.
NAUNA PO KAMING DUMAAN SA LAGIM NG GALIT NA INA NG KALIKASAN
KAYA PO DI KAMI NAGATUBILING PUMUNTA SA INYONG LALAWIGAN
WE FELT THE LOSS ..WE KNEW THE PAIN ..TYPHOONS COME REGULARLY TO ALBAY ALTHOUGH TYPHOON REMING WAS DIFFERENT .
LAHAR, BOULDERS . AND THE MASSIVE DEBRIS FROM THE SLOPES OF THE MAYON VOLCANO WAS A NEW EXPERIENCE.
NINAIS PO NAMIN DALHIN SA INYO ANG PANANAMPALATAYA AT
PANALANGIN NA KAYAHIN NINYO ANG PAGSUBOK NA ITO NA DALA NG HANGIN AT ULAN AT BAHA .
MOVED BY COMPASSION, DRIVEN BY FAITH AND CHALLENGED TO PAY IT FORWARD WE CAME TO YOUR PROVINCE.
ANG HAPAG ASA ....ANG MESA NG PAGASA AY DINALA NAMIN SA AKLAN PARA MABAWASAN ANG PAGAALALA NG MGA MAGULANG SA PANGANGAILANGAN NG
KANILANG MGA ANAK.
SA PAGKADAMIDAMING PROBLEMA DAHIL SA BAHAY AT ARIARIAN NA NAGKASIRASIRA KADALASAN AY DI MARAMDAMAN NG MGA MAGULANG.ANG GUTOM .
NARITO PO KAMI SA ORAS NG INYONG PANGANGAILANGAN SAPAGKAT NAKATANGGAP RIN PO KAMI NG TULONG SA ORAS NG AMING PANGANAILANGAN
WE CAME TO SHOW YOU THAT HAPAG ASA IS A TABLE OF HOPE...A SHARING OF SIMPLE MEALS TO PREVENT MALNUTRITION THAT COMES WITH DISASTERS.
WE CAME BELIEVING THAT SHARING FROM THE POTS OF VITAMEALS AND VARIOUS ARROZ CALDOS OR CHAMPORADOS WE CAN JOURNEY WITH YOU IN THE
NEXT 6 MONTHS TOWARDS SUSTAINED HEALTH.
HINIHILING PO NAMIN NA TAYO AY MAGTULONG TULONG SA PAGHAHANDA NA PAGKAIN NA MAY VITAMEALS NA PUNO NG MICRO NUTRIENTS AT MACRO NUTRIENTS PARA PO MAKAIWAS SA SAKIT AT MATUGONAN ANG SAPAT NA PANGANGAILANGAN NG ATING MGA KATAWAN
MGA GURO AT MGA MAGULANG ..SA ISANG MASIGASIG NA PALAKPAKAN IPAABOT NATIN KAY MAYOR LULU ANG PASASALAMAT SA PAGBABAHAGI NG BIGAS NA KAILANGAN SA HAPAG ASA NUTRITION PROGRAM .
LET US NEVER FORGET THAT THE FEEDING PROGRAM IS AN INVESTMENT PROGRAM FOR OUR CHILDREN. HEALTHY CHILDREN IN THE CLASSROOMS WILL BE MORE PARTICIPATIVE. HEALTHY CHILDREN CONTRIBUTE TO BETTER ECONOMY FOR THE HOMES AND THE COUNTRY.
ANG VITAMEALS NA IBINABAHAGI NAMIN SA INYO AY NAGMULA SA PONDONG PINOY AT CARITAS AT SA ASSISI DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, MGA KAPWA NATIN PILIPINO NA NANINIWALA NA ANG KULUSUGAN AY KAYAMANAN. HUWAG TAYONG MAKAKALIMOT NA MAGPASALAMAT SA BIYAYA NA ATING NATATANGGAP MULA SA MGA TAONG DI NATIN KILALA NGUNIT NAGKAKAISA NA MAKATULONG SA MGA NANGANGAILANGAN.
HINIHILING NAMIN SA INYO NA PAALAHANIN ANG MGA BATA NA BAGO SILA KUMAIN AY ISIPIN NILA ANG MGA MAGULANG NA NAGHANDA NG PAGKAIN, ANG KANILANG MGA GURO NA TUMUTULONG SA PROGRAMMANG ITO ANG MGA PINUNO NG INYONG LALAWIGAN AT BAYAN, AND LIDERES AT MGA KASAPI NG ROTARY CLUB NG KALIBO AT ROTARY COMMUNITY CORPS SEALS NA KASAMA NAMIN SA PROJECT NA ITO.
SA BIKOL PO KUNG KAMI PO AY NAGPAPASALAMAT ANG AMING SINASABI AY DIOS MABALOS PO. ITO PO AY DALANGIN NG PASASALAMAT NA PAGPALAIN NG PANGINOON ANG SINUMANG TUMULONG SA AMIN
FRIENDS LADIES AND GENTLEMEN HONORABLE MAYOR LULU,VICE MAYOR,MEMBERS OF THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN AS WELL AS SUPERVISORS AND PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS OF VARIOUS SCHOOLS IN IBAJAY, DIOS MABALOS PO FOUNDATION THANKS YOU ALL
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE YOU AT THIS TIME OF NEED.
WE THANK YOU FOR ENABLING US TO MANIFEST OUR GRATITUDE
TO THOSE WHO HELPED US BY PAYING IT FORWARD AND HELPING YOU.
WE BELIEVE THAT OUR CHILDREN ARE LIKE MIRRORS.
THEY REFLECT OUR ATTITUDES IN LIFE.
IN SOLIDARITY WITH YOU WE PROCLAIM AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE.
WE WISH FOR YOU WHAT WE WISH FOR OURSELVES.
THE CAPACITY TO DREAM OF A BETTER TOMORROW
THE COMMITMENT TO WORK FOR A BETTER A TOMORROW
AND THE PASSION TO SERVE ONE ANOTHER FOR A PEACEFUL AND HEALTHY PHILIPPINES.
THANK YOU PO... SALAMAT PO... DIOS MABALOS PO!
for the launching of the Nutrition program at Ibajay, Aklan.
MAGANDANG UMAGA PO SA INYONG LAHAT
MALAYO PO AKO SA INYONG LAHAT SA ARAW NA ITO
AKO PO AY NAKAUWI NA SA LALAWIGAN NG ALBAY.
PARA PO KAYO MAKARATING SA AMIN..TATAWID PO KAYO MULA SA DAUNGAN NG NEW WASHINGTON O DUMAGUIT PATUNGO SA BATANGAS O MANILA AT MULA
PO DOON AY LALAKBAYIN PO NINYO ANG 500 KILOMETRO PATUNGO SA BICOL REGION. ANG ALBAY PO AY ISA SA ANIM NA LALAWIGAN NG REGION 5.
ANG NASA IBAJAY PO AY AMING BUNSONG ANAK NA SI MARIA LOURDES KASAMA ANG KANYANG NINANG NA SI LINDA.
KATULONG PO NILA ANG AMING MGA BAGONG KA-PAMILYA AT KA PUSO...ANG ROTARY SEALS NG KALIBO NA PINAMUMUNUAN NI PETE RUIZ.
NANG LUMISAN PO SA ALBAY ANG UNANG PANGKAT NANG DIOS MABALOS PO FOUNDATION NA PUMUNTA SA AKLAN, ANG DALA PO NILA AY MGA KALDERO AT
MGA SANDOK AT KALOOBANG HANDANG MAGLINGKOD SA SINUMAN ...SINUMANG MAY BAHAY NA NAPINSALA...SINUMANG NAGUGUTOM O
NANGANGAILANGANG KUMAIN .
DIOS MABALOS PO FOUNDATION AY TUGON NG AMING PAMILYA SA MGA KABATAAN NG LALAWIGAN NG ALBAY.
IN NOVEMBER 2006, OUR PROVINCE WAS DEVASTATED BY TYPHOON REMING
100000 FAMILIES LOST THEIR HOMES, THEIR LIVELIHOOD, RICELANDS AND VEGETABLE FARMLANDS
WHEN THE HOWLING WIND AND THE POURING RAIN TOGETHER WITH LAHAR FROM THE SLOPES OF MAYON VOLCANO CHANGED THE LANDSCAPE OF OUR PROVINCE. ALMOST 700 PEOPLE DIED AND COUNTLESS OTHERS WERE MISSING.
WE SUFFERED.
BAHA, HANGGING UMUUGONG, ULAN NA BUMUBUGSO, MGA TROSO AT PUNONG KAHOY NA DALA NG UMAAGOS NA LUPA PUTIK AT GUMUGUHONG MGA BATO NA PAGKALALAKI ANG NAGSIRA AT KUMAIN NG MGA BAHAY ,PALAYAN ,TANIMAN NG MGA GULAY
ANG GALIT NG INA NG KALIKASAN ANG .NAGING DAHILAN PARA MALUNOD ANG MGA TAO AT MGA HAYOP.
BUWAN PO NG NOBIYEMBRE 2006 NG NANGYARI ITONG MALAGIM NA KABANATA SA BUHAY NG MGA MAMAYAN NG ALBAY
THE FURY OF MOTHER NATURE ON NOVEMBER 2006 WILLNEVER BE FORGOTTEN BY ALBAYANOS.
KUNG KAYA HINDI PO DAPAT NIYO IKAGULAT NA KAMI AY NARIRITO NGAYON.
NAUNA PO KAMING DUMAAN SA LAGIM NG GALIT NA INA NG KALIKASAN
KAYA PO DI KAMI NAGATUBILING PUMUNTA SA INYONG LALAWIGAN
WE FELT THE LOSS ..WE KNEW THE PAIN ..TYPHOONS COME REGULARLY TO ALBAY ALTHOUGH TYPHOON REMING WAS DIFFERENT .
LAHAR, BOULDERS . AND THE MASSIVE DEBRIS FROM THE SLOPES OF THE MAYON VOLCANO WAS A NEW EXPERIENCE.
NINAIS PO NAMIN DALHIN SA INYO ANG PANANAMPALATAYA AT
PANALANGIN NA KAYAHIN NINYO ANG PAGSUBOK NA ITO NA DALA NG HANGIN AT ULAN AT BAHA .
MOVED BY COMPASSION, DRIVEN BY FAITH AND CHALLENGED TO PAY IT FORWARD WE CAME TO YOUR PROVINCE.
ANG HAPAG ASA ....ANG MESA NG PAGASA AY DINALA NAMIN SA AKLAN PARA MABAWASAN ANG PAGAALALA NG MGA MAGULANG SA PANGANGAILANGAN NG
KANILANG MGA ANAK.
SA PAGKADAMIDAMING PROBLEMA DAHIL SA BAHAY AT ARIARIAN NA NAGKASIRASIRA KADALASAN AY DI MARAMDAMAN NG MGA MAGULANG.ANG GUTOM .
NARITO PO KAMI SA ORAS NG INYONG PANGANGAILANGAN SAPAGKAT NAKATANGGAP RIN PO KAMI NG TULONG SA ORAS NG AMING PANGANAILANGAN
WE CAME TO SHOW YOU THAT HAPAG ASA IS A TABLE OF HOPE...A SHARING OF SIMPLE MEALS TO PREVENT MALNUTRITION THAT COMES WITH DISASTERS.
WE CAME BELIEVING THAT SHARING FROM THE POTS OF VITAMEALS AND VARIOUS ARROZ CALDOS OR CHAMPORADOS WE CAN JOURNEY WITH YOU IN THE
NEXT 6 MONTHS TOWARDS SUSTAINED HEALTH.
HINIHILING PO NAMIN NA TAYO AY MAGTULONG TULONG SA PAGHAHANDA NA PAGKAIN NA MAY VITAMEALS NA PUNO NG MICRO NUTRIENTS AT MACRO NUTRIENTS PARA PO MAKAIWAS SA SAKIT AT MATUGONAN ANG SAPAT NA PANGANGAILANGAN NG ATING MGA KATAWAN
MGA GURO AT MGA MAGULANG ..SA ISANG MASIGASIG NA PALAKPAKAN IPAABOT NATIN KAY MAYOR LULU ANG PASASALAMAT SA PAGBABAHAGI NG BIGAS NA KAILANGAN SA HAPAG ASA NUTRITION PROGRAM .
LET US NEVER FORGET THAT THE FEEDING PROGRAM IS AN INVESTMENT PROGRAM FOR OUR CHILDREN. HEALTHY CHILDREN IN THE CLASSROOMS WILL BE MORE PARTICIPATIVE. HEALTHY CHILDREN CONTRIBUTE TO BETTER ECONOMY FOR THE HOMES AND THE COUNTRY.
ANG VITAMEALS NA IBINABAHAGI NAMIN SA INYO AY NAGMULA SA PONDONG PINOY AT CARITAS AT SA ASSISI DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, MGA KAPWA NATIN PILIPINO NA NANINIWALA NA ANG KULUSUGAN AY KAYAMANAN. HUWAG TAYONG MAKAKALIMOT NA MAGPASALAMAT SA BIYAYA NA ATING NATATANGGAP MULA SA MGA TAONG DI NATIN KILALA NGUNIT NAGKAKAISA NA MAKATULONG SA MGA NANGANGAILANGAN.
HINIHILING NAMIN SA INYO NA PAALAHANIN ANG MGA BATA NA BAGO SILA KUMAIN AY ISIPIN NILA ANG MGA MAGULANG NA NAGHANDA NG PAGKAIN, ANG KANILANG MGA GURO NA TUMUTULONG SA PROGRAMMANG ITO ANG MGA PINUNO NG INYONG LALAWIGAN AT BAYAN, AND LIDERES AT MGA KASAPI NG ROTARY CLUB NG KALIBO AT ROTARY COMMUNITY CORPS SEALS NA KASAMA NAMIN SA PROJECT NA ITO.
SA BIKOL PO KUNG KAMI PO AY NAGPAPASALAMAT ANG AMING SINASABI AY DIOS MABALOS PO. ITO PO AY DALANGIN NG PASASALAMAT NA PAGPALAIN NG PANGINOON ANG SINUMANG TUMULONG SA AMIN
FRIENDS LADIES AND GENTLEMEN HONORABLE MAYOR LULU,VICE MAYOR,MEMBERS OF THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN AS WELL AS SUPERVISORS AND PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS OF VARIOUS SCHOOLS IN IBAJAY, DIOS MABALOS PO FOUNDATION THANKS YOU ALL
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE YOU AT THIS TIME OF NEED.
WE THANK YOU FOR ENABLING US TO MANIFEST OUR GRATITUDE
TO THOSE WHO HELPED US BY PAYING IT FORWARD AND HELPING YOU.
WE BELIEVE THAT OUR CHILDREN ARE LIKE MIRRORS.
THEY REFLECT OUR ATTITUDES IN LIFE.
IN SOLIDARITY WITH YOU WE PROCLAIM AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE.
WE WISH FOR YOU WHAT WE WISH FOR OURSELVES.
THE CAPACITY TO DREAM OF A BETTER TOMORROW
THE COMMITMENT TO WORK FOR A BETTER A TOMORROW
AND THE PASSION TO SERVE ONE ANOTHER FOR A PEACEFUL AND HEALTHY PHILIPPINES.
THANK YOU PO... SALAMAT PO... DIOS MABALOS PO!
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Dios Mabalos Po Foundation Inc.
DMPFI is a non-stock and non-profit organization whose purpose is to
1. Engage in philanthropic, humanitarian and charitable purposes, for the particular benefit of the Province of Albay as well as generally, the Bicol Region;
2.Spearhead the comprehensive, holistic, integrated and sustainable rehabilitation and redevelopment of disaster-affected and impoverized areas in the Bicol Region, particularly in the Province of Albay, that may likewise provide a useful disaster-response template that may be applicable to the rest of the country, through concerted multi-sectoral action and initiatives characterized by unconditional giving and pay-it-forward spirit in order to build faith-centered communities bound by an abiding respect for the dignity of every human being and committed to the responsible stewardship of all creation;
3.Undertake campaigns, programs and projects that apply the 6Rs strategies to disaster response of relief, repair, relocate, rehabilitate, re-green and re-unite to ensure the attainment of the eight (8) critical components of redevelopment in the Province of Albay, namely, NGO-Government partnership, ecologically balanced industries and eco-tourism, western-seaboard growth opportunities, reliable electric power services, leadership capacity-building, bayanihan-inspired home building, agro-industrialization, and youth-led volunteerism;
4.Actualize in all its campaigns, programs and projects the attitude of gratitude and the core values of malasakit, bayanihan, fairness, generosity, drive for excellence, spirituality, responsibility, integrity, transparency, and honesty that will promote values-formation and character-building amongst its members as well as in communities in the Province of Albay and the Bicol region as its contribution towards nation-building; and
5.Perform all and everything that is necessary and proper for the attainment of the above-mentioned purposes.
1. Engage in philanthropic, humanitarian and charitable purposes, for the particular benefit of the Province of Albay as well as generally, the Bicol Region;
2.Spearhead the comprehensive, holistic, integrated and sustainable rehabilitation and redevelopment of disaster-affected and impoverized areas in the Bicol Region, particularly in the Province of Albay, that may likewise provide a useful disaster-response template that may be applicable to the rest of the country, through concerted multi-sectoral action and initiatives characterized by unconditional giving and pay-it-forward spirit in order to build faith-centered communities bound by an abiding respect for the dignity of every human being and committed to the responsible stewardship of all creation;
3.Undertake campaigns, programs and projects that apply the 6Rs strategies to disaster response of relief, repair, relocate, rehabilitate, re-green and re-unite to ensure the attainment of the eight (8) critical components of redevelopment in the Province of Albay, namely, NGO-Government partnership, ecologically balanced industries and eco-tourism, western-seaboard growth opportunities, reliable electric power services, leadership capacity-building, bayanihan-inspired home building, agro-industrialization, and youth-led volunteerism;
4.Actualize in all its campaigns, programs and projects the attitude of gratitude and the core values of malasakit, bayanihan, fairness, generosity, drive for excellence, spirituality, responsibility, integrity, transparency, and honesty that will promote values-formation and character-building amongst its members as well as in communities in the Province of Albay and the Bicol region as its contribution towards nation-building; and
5.Perform all and everything that is necessary and proper for the attainment of the above-mentioned purposes.
Appeal for aid
"If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one." Mother Teresa.
And yet out in Aklan, such a challenge is too ordinary. For out there, where 12,239 families lost
their homes or where 25,320 families have partially damaged houses, to attempt to feed a hundred is in itself a call that everyone has started to respond to.
In far greater measure, Dios Mabalos Po Foundation, a not for profit, non stock, non government
organization, in partnership with Assisi Foundation, has committed to feed as many as are cold,
wet and hungry throughout the province of Aklan.
The implementation of the Hapag Asa Integrated Nutrition program was born due to a recognized need for assistance of the children of Albay. When typhoon Durian (Reming) devastated Albay, it became a top priority program of DMPF.
In 2007, Dios Mabalos Po Foundation fed 47,000 children from Albay, Sorsogon, and
Catanduanes through its partner organizations. This year, while preparing for its partnership
meeting, the call to heed the cries of the Aklanons was heard by DMPF.
With 340 packs of vitameal (a micro nutrient package) worth about half a million pesos from the
Assisi foundation and rice and ingredients that are provided by donor and benefactors, DMPF
staff leave Albay for Aklan bringing with them their pots and ladles and some initial sacks of rice
to feed a targeted 10,000 young and old residents in need daily.
We write to request your assistance in the form of cash or kind to support our community kitchen. Ten thousand persons to be fed require us to prepare rice and ingredients amounting to no less than Php 50,000.00 daily.
We acknowledge that some GIVE to the persons in need thru MINISTRY and yet others Minister to the persons in need through GIVING. Some have asked to join the community kitchen volunteer group. We welcome them. Others have offered rice, canned good, tarpaulins and mosquito nets and have asked that we pass them on to those who are in need. We are grateful for their generosity.
Whatever you find in your heart to donate is welcome. The feeding program will last for the next
45 days until August 15th.
Kindly call... 639065795093 (Badeth) or (052) 4833505 (Beth) for instructions regarding your donations or inquiries.
Dios an magbalos po saindo,
Med V. Villanueva
President
And yet out in Aklan, such a challenge is too ordinary. For out there, where 12,239 families lost
their homes or where 25,320 families have partially damaged houses, to attempt to feed a hundred is in itself a call that everyone has started to respond to.
In far greater measure, Dios Mabalos Po Foundation, a not for profit, non stock, non government
organization, in partnership with Assisi Foundation, has committed to feed as many as are cold,
wet and hungry throughout the province of Aklan.
The implementation of the Hapag Asa Integrated Nutrition program was born due to a recognized need for assistance of the children of Albay. When typhoon Durian (Reming) devastated Albay, it became a top priority program of DMPF.
In 2007, Dios Mabalos Po Foundation fed 47,000 children from Albay, Sorsogon, and
Catanduanes through its partner organizations. This year, while preparing for its partnership
meeting, the call to heed the cries of the Aklanons was heard by DMPF.
With 340 packs of vitameal (a micro nutrient package) worth about half a million pesos from the
Assisi foundation and rice and ingredients that are provided by donor and benefactors, DMPF
staff leave Albay for Aklan bringing with them their pots and ladles and some initial sacks of rice
to feed a targeted 10,000 young and old residents in need daily.
We write to request your assistance in the form of cash or kind to support our community kitchen. Ten thousand persons to be fed require us to prepare rice and ingredients amounting to no less than Php 50,000.00 daily.
We acknowledge that some GIVE to the persons in need thru MINISTRY and yet others Minister to the persons in need through GIVING. Some have asked to join the community kitchen volunteer group. We welcome them. Others have offered rice, canned good, tarpaulins and mosquito nets and have asked that we pass them on to those who are in need. We are grateful for their generosity.
Whatever you find in your heart to donate is welcome. The feeding program will last for the next
45 days until August 15th.
Kindly call... 639065795093 (Badeth) or (052) 4833505 (Beth) for instructions regarding your donations or inquiries.
Dios an magbalos po saindo,
Med V. Villanueva
President
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