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…
Father Dave Capucao, CASPI (Catholic Association of Schools of the Prelature of Infanta) superintendent requested some financial support for their newest Catholic school, the St. Isidore Elementary School in Patnanungan, Quezon, Bishop Rolando Tria Tirona, OCD, then ordinary of the Prelature created the school. The school is struggling to survive with only 61 students from…
We’re still in good standing with IRS! Our auditor, Romy Coronacion, completed our tax return for FY 2020-2021 and sent it to IRS yesterday! Thank you, Romy, for filing this fiscal year’s tax return and all tax returns the last 25 years! We are eternally grateful! Revenues: $62,083 Expenses: $53,132 Grants: $47,620 Other expenses: $5,512 Total:…
Rev. Jose Francisco Talaban, Parish Priest, St. Anthony of Padua, Casiguran, Aurora, DIBICADI Vicariate, Prelature of Infanta Father Jose Francisco Talaban—known as Father Joefran, a parish priest, St. Anthony of Padua in Casiguran, Aurora—is Metro Infanta Foundation’s first recipient of the Bishop Julio X. Labayen Memorial Grant. Our grant is named for the late Bishop…
Metro Infanta Foundation’s 25 years addressed not only building projects, scholarships, or disaster reliefs. The Foundation also provided small grants that never really went unnoticed, or they are now gone or have been replaced. Nevertheless, they were part of the ongoing desire of the Foundation and its donors to reach out, even in some small…