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 When you meet Edna Marie, more popularly known as Tin, what first strikes you about her is how she is like Little Miss Sunshine in the flesh. Across programs at the Foundation, from Program Paghilom to Bahay Kalinga, there’s hardly anyone who doesn’t know her. She has a motherly mien that welcomes
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By: Nirva Delacruz Who says kids are too young to care? This fledgling group was born in the minds and hearts of a 9-year old and a 7-year old who were coming up with ideas for their financial literacy curriculum. “We wanted them to be able to see where their donations were going and not
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By: Nirva Delacruz “Pwede palang umiyak dito.” “Dito lang ako nakakapagkwento nang maluwag at walang takot!” “Marami akong natututunan dito—lalo na tungkol sa mga karapatan ko.” These are just some of the things we’ve heard EJK (extra-judicial killings) family members say after undergoing Program Paghilom’s 7-session psycho-spiritual and social interventions. This culturally sensitive entry point
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By Agnes, an EJK orphan I am *Agnes. I’m already 17-years old, and we are a brood of 5 brothers and sisters, aged 14-years old; 12-years old; 9-years old; and, 7-years old. We are 5 siblings in my grandmother’s care. Before, we were a happy family because we had both our parents. They were loving
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