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,…
Congratulations, Polillo Carmelians! Your brave efforts during this time of COVID-19 were rewarded. Lilibeth Encina and Yolanda Pamintuan who led this trailblazing effort reported that they have raised nearly 470,000 pesos (about $9,700) raised so far exceeding their goal of 420,000 pesos (about $8,750). This means they will not only offer scholarships to poor students,…
By Mary Ann Otto The spirituality of stewardship and the practices that give witness to its truths are changing the heart and face of the Church in the Philippines, which identifies as a Church of the Poor, and beyond. What are the truths driving this conversion? Christian stewardship is about our identity in Jesus Christ. It’s about…
By Mila Glodava Excerpts from “Making Stewardship a Way of Life: A Complete Guide for Catholic Parishes“ A number of concerns and issues have kept parishes or pastors from embracing it. Below are a few:Stewardship is all about money. This is a common misunderstanding regarding stewardship. This is especially so with self-sufficient parishes. They don’t feel…
By Rudy ArizalaOn the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations this year allow me to recall what I observed before that at its inception in 1945, the 1945 UN Charter pompously declared that the United Nations has been established to prevent succeeding generations from the scourge of war which twice in our lifetime has brought…
By Rudy Arizala Ist Tale: General Antonio Luna General Luna died (assassinated) at age 32 . He courted Nellie Boustead with whom Rizal was also in love. He and Antonio Luna almost went to a duel. But did not push through because Luna apologized to Rizal for remarks against Nellie. Antonio Luna loved his country but has fiery…
Editor’s Note: Ambassador Rodolfo “Rudy” Arizala celebrates his 91st birthday. In his honor, here’s an article written by Colleen Smith, a writer from Denver and a member of the MIF board, and published in our book, “Labong ng Kawayan: Walking the Streets and Pathways of Infanta.” Happy 91st birthday, Ambassador Arizala! “From Adversity to Diplomacy”By…