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 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 Jobart Bartolome Like many of the attendees of the Psycho-Spiritual Intervention (PSI) sessions, Anna (not her real name) hardly said a word on the first day. She was reluctant to speak, especially in the big group. Likewise, Faye (not her real name), who belonged to a previous batch, didn’t open up until the seventh
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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: Ludy Duran “Salamat po at nakasama ako dito; masaya po ako at may bagong nakilala.” (Thank you for including me; I am happy and have met new friends). These sentiments may seem so simple, but coming from a child who had lost a parent in a case of extra- judicial killing (EJK), it is
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By: Nirva Delacruz CALOOCAN CITY — On July 6, Thursday, the remains of 3 extra-judicial killings (EJK) victims will be formally turned over to their families at the Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of Grace, Caloocan City at 2:00PM. This will be the 13th turnover of EJK victims’ cremated remains under Program Paghilom’s Project
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