Inspired by the vision and spirituality of the late Carmelite Bishop Julio X. Labayen, the Reverend Father Jose Francisco Talaban, fondly known as Father Joefran, received the first Bishop Julio X. Labayen Memorial Award in 2021. Although Fr. Joefran received the grant associated with the award (see below), he did not have a public recognition,…
Embodying the vision and spirituality of the late Carmelite Bishop Julio X. Labayen, the Reverend Father Luciano Pili, fondly known as Father Nonong, will receive the Bishop Julio X. Labayen Memorial Award on Saturday, August 27, 2022, 10:00 – 11:00 AM at the Saint Joseph Formation House, 36 Matatag Street, Barangay Pinyahan, Diliman, Quezon City.…
With schools now in progress in the Philippines, Metro Infanta Foundation is proud to announce sponsoring a very small elementary school in the Prelature of Infanta—the St.Isidore Diocesan School in Patnanungan, Quezon. The small school only has 61 students from Kindergarten to 6th grade. Mr. Rey S. Villamor, school head wrote that Patnanungan is a…
By Mila GlodavaThe restoration of Infanta Central School’s Gabaldon, in ruins for nearly four decades, would not have been possible without the collaboration of many. A simple question, posed by this writer in 1995, why it has not been rebuilt, has turned the school, town and church officials as well as local citizens in Infanta…
DZJO92.7 SpiritFM Infanta, Prelature of Infanta By Father Francis Lucas, General Manager Communication is vital to the survival and development of peoples, especially for the rural folk always “left behind” and deprived of social services. Outsiders call the Prelature of Infanta a God-forsaken place due to its poverty and isolation. To address this issue, Bishop…
The death of Archbishop Angel Lagdameo July 8, 2022, reminded us of his active role in promoting the message of stewardship. As president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, he convened a 4-day Buhay Katiwala Conference on Stewardship in Tagaytay City in February 9-12, 2009. He also required the Executive Secretaries of the…
New Chairman of the Board Fr. Francis Lucas and new board member Noemie Cam continue their tour of duty even in the heat of summer. On June 20, 2022, Fr. Francis Lucas, Chairman of the Board and Bishop Bernardino Cortez presented former Chairman of the Board Apolinar Derilo and board member Sally Derilo a Plaque…
On behalf of Metro Infanta Foundation, Board Member Noemie Garcia Cam, presented, along with Bishop Bernardino Cortez a Plaque of Appreciation to Ms. Melecia Coronel Garcia for her long and dedicated service and generosity to carry out the mission of the Foundation. Fr. Francis B. Lucas, Chairman of the Board, and Mila Glodava, President, signed…
Most Reverend Bernardino Cortez, Bishop of the Prelature of Infanta, and Fr. Francis B. Lucas, current Chairman of the Metro Infanta Foundation board, presented Mr. Apolinar Ayala Derilo and Mrs. Salvacion Azcarraga Derilo with a Plaque of Appreciation, Sunday, June 19, 2022, for their dedicated service to the Foundation from 1996 to 2021. Mr. Derilo…
On Metro Infanta Foundation Board decided to honor former board members. On Friday, May 20, 2022, we presented the first on our schedule to Dolly Dalisay Banzon, with a Plaque of Appreciation, at a regular Friday evening dinner, surrounded by family and friends. Thanks to her daughter, GeneRose Tecson, and her family we really pulled…