By Mairene A. Leynes The Metro Infanta Foundation (MIF) has made education a top priority since its inception to reflect its commitment to improve the cultural life in the community. To reaffirm its commitment to education and culture, MIF has partnered with the Infanta Credit and Development Cooperative (ICDEC), a local community-based NGO, Infanta Central…
By Mila Glodava Please note: A recent Facebook post on L’Angelus reminded me of an essay I wrote in 2015 for my Church and Modernity at Augustine Institute, for my Master of Arts in Theology. My professor, Dr. Christopher Blum, liked it enough he asked if he could share it with other students. While in…
February 15, 2022 Dear Mila, Greetings from beloved Infanta! We received the communication you sent which Fr. Francis Lukas personally handed to us. Thank you for sharing with us the Silver Jubilee magazine which documents the wonderful 25-year journey of Metro Infanta Foundation. The years traversed by MIF from its rather modest beginnings as a…
Looking towards the next 25 years, Metro Infanta Foundation proudly presents a new board of directors to carry out its mission to address the needs of Metro Infanta and beyond. Colleen Smith will continue to serve with the following board-elects. Noemie G. Cam, Bank Manager and Vice President, Burke & Herbert Bank, Alexandria, Virginia Ria…
This is Henrietta. Today, marks the 10th year anniversary of her death. She died at 9 a.m. January 8m 2012. We treated her as a member of the Glodava Family since Kirsten and Kevin gave her as a birthday gift in 1995 to their father, who loved her just like one of his children. Below…
Salamat Po! Thank you!! Over the last 25 years, nearly 800 individuals and organziations hamve contributed to Metro Infanta Foundation. Whethere you donated pennies or are the anonymous donor who gave nearly $60,000, your gift mattered. If we inadvertently omitted your name fomr our donor list, please contackt us so we can add you to…
As a girl sleeping on my straw mat on the floor of my family’s home in Infanta, I never dreamed I would start a foundation that would accomplish so much, not only in the Metro Infanta but beyond – in South America, Africa, in the United States where I would emigrate to and raise my…
By Father Luciano Pili, Spiritual Director, St. Joseph Formation House & Vice-Chairman, Socio-Pastoral Institute Celebrating Metro Infanta Foundation’s 25th Anniversary: a personal witness on the role Metro Infanta Foundation played in the stewardship movement in the Philippines. Last January 28, 2021, the leadership of the 90 million Catholics in the Philippines, the Catholic Bishop’s Conference…
Since our inception 25 years ago, Metro Infanta Foundation has supported has supported the values of faith, education and the preservation of the Filipino cultural heritage. For Metro Infanta Foundation’s Silver Jubilee, we will support three different ministries in Metro Infanta: 92.7 Spirit FM Infanta, Goal: $25,000 St. Joseph Formation, Goal: $15,000 (Please note that…
A week ago Bishop Pablo Virgilio David (known fondly as Bishop Ambo) of the Diocese of Kalookan, and Bishop Mylo Hubert Vergara of the Diocese of Pasig, assumed the offices of President and Vice President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines. What a great time for them to take the reigns of CBCP…