Ala-ala ni rudy a arizala Ika 21 ng disyembre 2020 Kung sakali man sa di inaasahang pagkakataon ako’y iyong na ala-ala At umusal ka ng panalangin alay sa akin Ako’y magiging maligaya sapagka’t ako’y iyong mahal. Subali’t kung ako’y lubos nawaglit na sa iyong ala-ala, Ako’y magiging maligaya pa rin Pagka’t ako’y waglit na sa iyong ala-ala At sa pagkawalang ala-ala, Di na dapat mag-ala-ala…
(Unchained Memories) by rudy a arizala 15 december 2020 Loud thunder from the hills Recalls to memory Tamala When we, pareng Soty, Eddie Potes And I went hunting for wild chickens Ended up in hunting sweet pineapples Donating our “baon”of rice and sardines And “carne norte” to a young mother Who just gave birth to a baby boy On the hills of Tamala, the cries of newly-born Become…
December 13, 2020 Editor’s note: Ambassador Rudy Arizala learned about Fr. Francis Lucas recent confinement at the Lung Cancer Center in Manila. Thank God, he tested negative of COVID-19 virus. Ambassador Arizala remembered his encounter with Fr. Francis and wrote the article below. By Rudy Arizala I remember that in February 1993, when buses plying the Manila-Infanta…
With more than $6,000 collected and a $6,000 matching gift, Metro Infanta Foundation is read to provide some disaster relief to those heavily affected by the multiple typhoons that hit the Philippines, especially those generally served by the Foundation. We have identified the following to receive a small grant. Special thanks to Fr. Nonong Pili…
By Rudy Arizala Editor’s Note: With Thanksgiving Day just around the corner, Ambassador Arizala recalls his first Thanksgiving Day in the United States. This year’s pandemic is putting a damper on this year’s celebration. How are you celebrating this year’s celebration? Would you like to share it with our readers? Perhaps you would like to…
The Gabaldon, in Infanta Central Elementary School, withstood the wrath of Typhoon Goni (Roly in the Philippines). One of its gazebos, however, could not stand the 195mph wind. The 9-year-old building is a replica of the original built in the early 1900 destroyed by a typhoon in the ‘70’s and remained in ruins for nearly…
by Mila Glodava A very generous donor has challenged Metro Infanta Foundation donors and potential donors with a $10,000 matching gift, dollar for dollar. It means you can double your gift with this matching gift. Donors have up to five months or until April 2021 to take advantage of this great offer! You probably have seen on…
Hardin ng Kalikasan, a livelihood project for women, was among Metro Infanta’s first grant recipients thanks to the generosity of the Eleanore Mullen Weckbaugh Foundation. Hardin used the $5, 000 grant to help build a small building to house their production of cards, bookmarks, notebooks, gift tags, bags, fans, paper bead jewelry, and herbal soaps. Their…
Update: 44: Total number of students who received tuition assistance for SY 2020-2021 Metro Infanta Foundation (MIF) continues its education outreach especially in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Foundation is pleased to report that, thanks to generous donors, 42 high school students at four different schools of the the Prelature of Infanta have…
by rudy a arizala. 16 october 2020 The Philippine National hero Dr. Jose P. Rizal in his book Footnote cited and quoted the following lines: “El mentir de las estrellas es un cómodo mentir”. Meaning to say: “To lie about the stars is a safe way of lying”. Speaking of stars in heaven, in my aloneness, loneliness,…