One of the many causes Metro Infanta Foundation supports is the St. Joseph Formation House (SJFH) of the Prelature of Infanta! Several other dioceses send their seminarians to SJFH, whose fruits have now blessed the parishes to which they have been assigned. On August 29, 2019, Bishop Bernardino Cortez ordained two to the priesthood—Rev. Bernie…
By Mila Glodava Metro Infanta Foundation funded 42 students who had to add two more years of high school in 2016-17, because the Philippine government decided to bump up the school years to K-12 to upgrade their educational system and compete better globally, they claim. In June 2016, the DepEd launched Enhanced Basic Education Act,…
Over the years, Metro Infanta Foundation has helped renovate churches, or at least just refurbish the interior, such as the pews and the Eucharistic Chapel of the St. Mark’s Cathedral. At times it’s the exterior, such as the Bell Tower and facade of the Shrine of St. Joseph in Polillo, and St. Rafael’s Church in…
By Mila Glodava A recent Facebook post on Nelson Mandela reminded me of a short class essay I wrote about him and Roy Diaz, the protagonist of The Poem of El Cid. I thought it would be worth it to revisit that essay. The death of Nelson Mandela brought forth an outpouring of grief and…
By Mila Glodava It has been 8 years since the Gabaldon building was reconstructed. It is therefore in need of some sprucing up and maintenance works. Mr. Herbert D. Perez, Infanta Central School principal, reported that they have budgeted some funds to do some maintenance work, and “and to restore the beauty of the Gabaldon.”…
By Mila Glodava Twenty-three years! That’s how many years Metro Infanta Foundation (MIF) has been incorporated in the State of Colorado July 31, 1996! And the IRS recognized it as a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization four months later. MIF was a fruit of a Fellowship with the Asian Pacific Women Leadership Institute, which required…
By Mila Glodava The last time I saw Bishop Julio Xavier Labayen, O.C.D., who died April 27, 2016, was in January 2013, when we celebrated 10 years of promoting stewardship and sustainability of the “Church of the poor” in the Philippines. It was the second time in eight years that he was with us at the plenary assembly of the…
Electrical defects of a 93 year old convent and monastery of Carmel of St. Therese of the Child Jesus needs funds for repairs, termite treatments, and the much-needed electrical wiring. The latter issue is the most critical one, because of fire hazard which is of utmost concern to Mother Bernard Cam, superior. Rehabilitation of the…