By Ludy Duran “An insightful experience.” This is how I could describe the Arnold Janssen Kalinga Center team’s field trip to the Canva office on September 17,2024 with our dedicated team of 10 resident volunteers. It was full of learning opportunities and warm welcome from the Canva culinary team. After mid-morning snacks of cereal and […]
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Part of dignified, holistic, and systematic care is addressing the health concerns of the people we look after. This is why it was a privilege for the Arnold Janssen Kalinga Foundation to host two medical-dental missions, the first one was sponsored by Ms. Donita Tapay, in partnership with Hospital on Wheels on July 13 at
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By Nirva Delacruz After watching the EJK youth and orphans’ “Teatro ng Kabataan” at Adamson University in March 2024, Swiss Ambassador Dr. Nicolas Brühl thought of inviting them to sing the Swiss National Anthem at the National Swiss Day. AJKFI Managing Director Teresita Castillo recalls, “They were so inspired…[So we said], we’ll ask the youth
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By Fr. Flavie Villanueva, SVD When you look at the origins of the word “gratitude”, it actually comes from the Latin “gratus”, which means “pleasing, agreeable, thankful.” What is more interesting is that the word is loosely related to the word “grace.” So beautiful and how fitting! To be grateful is actually to have grace.
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By Nirva Delacruz How does a group of religious men stay relevant 150 years after their foundation? According to the outgoing Provincial of the SVD – Philippine Central Province (SVD – PHC) Fr. Jerome Marquez, SVD, it will happen only through “a renewal.” As the SVD – PHC anticipates the 150th anniversary of the foundation
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By Nirva Delacruz “INFJ.” Of the 16 Myers-Briggs Personality Types, the “Introvert-Intuitive-Feeling-Judging” type is the rarest personality, making up 1 to 2% of the population. INFJs are mysterious, mostly silent, swan-like entities who are, according to the MBTI, the most purpose-driven people you’ll ever meet. A strong belief system is at the core of the
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By Nirva Delacruz One kilo of rice and ¼ kilo of sticky rice could feed 50 mouths? It almost sounded impossible, but that’s what some of our dear partners-in-mission, Anna Katigbak, Lelen, and Cristina Tabora promised us with their special secret recipe of fortified chicken arroz caldo, also known as “Yahong ni Thérèse”. St. Thérèse’s
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By Nirva Delacruz MANILA – Every year, our dear homeless look forward to the Arnold Janssen Kalinga Center (AJKC) anniversary celebration. This year was no different, all because of a spirit of gratitude among our beneficiaries, volunteers, and staff. On July 16, the actual anniversary of AJKC, the AJKC residents, the Arnold Janssen Kalinga Foundation
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By Nirva’ana Delacruz NOVALICHES – “Itong event na ‘to, core memory ko ‘to (This event, it’s a core memory for me).” This is how one of the young people of Program Paghilom described the Paghilom Youth Recollection and Assembly held on July 10, Wednesday, at the Cathedral-Shrine and Parish of the Good Shepherd, Novaliches. ‘Wonderfully
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By Nirva Delacruz MANILA – Organized in a short period of time, a medical – dental mission, which served 607 homeless and EJK family members under the care of Arnold Janssen Kalinga Foundation, as well as local residents, happened earlier today at the Catholic Trade Manila (CTM) Building. In partnership with Ms. Donita Tapay, the
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