By Nirva Delacruz Nearly every other victim of the Duterte administration’s drug war is a breadwinner. It’s a painful fact, but aside from the injustice of losing a loved one, their families are often economically and financially crippled after their murders. “Napakalaking parte na nawala s’ya sa buhay namin (We lost a lot when he […]
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By Vinz Narisma “We already experienced Him (Jesus Christ) in the street and He never let us stay in pain or fall asleep with empty stomachs,” shared Raymond Villanueva, one of our formerly homeless volunteers who had undergone extensive formation and catechesis with us. We realize how important it is that we at the Arnold
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By Noel Feliciano How do you bridge the distance between being homeless and helping the homeless? Our experience at the Arnold Janssen Bahay Kalinga (BK) in Caloocan City is showing us it’s not such a big leap. The Foundation first opened its stay-in residence, BK, on July 16, 2020, the feast of Our Lady of
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By Nirva’ana Delacruz When you meet Randy Delos Santos, he’s easily the jolliest person in the Arnold Janssen Kalinga Foundation team. Life was never the same again He has an easy laugh and can strike up a conversation with anyone from the local grave digger to the veteran British reporter who wanders in and needs
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By Nirva’ana Delacruz After first meeting 44-year old Aly Almerol, it won’t be long before you notice how concerned he is that you’re well-fed and taken care of. The effort to personally feed you is almost motherly. Despite the grueling shift of cooking 1,000 meals a day, Aly, as one of the Arnold Janssen (AJ)
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By Nirva’ana Delacruz Belief in God is often born in the home. But for 60-year old Ruben Bungay of Tondo, Manila it had been the cause of a lot of strife in the family. His late parents were members of Iglesia Ni Cristo, and he was forced to attend church activities even if he didn’t
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By Br. Jorem Yap If given the chance, how would the homeless vote? This question—and its potential—is what inspired the Arnold Janssen Kalinga Foundation to prepare some of our formerly homeless beneficiaries for this powerful civic duty. With the upcoming May national polls, the Arnold Janssen Kalinga Foundation, in cooperation with Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan,
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By Nirva Delacruz Walking into the modest hall set up for the press briefing of sorts, Dr. Raquel Fortun has the stride of someone who knows exactly what she’s doing. From knee up, she strikes you as no nonsense, more military than medical—the short cropped hair, the navy blue polo. But it’s the high-cut boots
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By Fr. Flavie Villanueva, SVD I buried my mother 11 days ago. After days of feeling hallow and not knowing how to go back to my usual life, I started going through her stuff. She left detailed instructions on how to share her personal things to particular special people. My 83-year old mom took time
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By Nirva’ana Delacruz “Nine-tenths of education is encouragement.” – Anatole France Unstoppable, relentless optimism. This is another way to describe the work in AJKFI, and it’s especially true in the Alternative Learning System (ALS) Program that has been aiming to get homeless and other drug war victims through school through weekly 1-hour classes. For the
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