IRS & Finance Report FY18-19

The Foundation‘s IRS & Finance Report FY18-19 shows that Metro Infanta Foundation has enough donations to distribute grants. This year’s collection included donations for the first Asian Pacific Stewardship Conference in the Philippines, in cooperation with the International Catholic Stewardship Council and Socio Pastoral Institute. As usual since FY 1996-1997, Auditor Romy Coronacion submitted the IRS…

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Puso sa Puso Edukasyon to receive more funds

Puso sa Puso Edukasyon (Heart to Heart Education) can look forward to additional funding to serve the poor. To make this happen, Sister Frances Mangabat, SDS, is currently in Denver to speak at several parishes on a Mission Appeal. What is Puso sa Puso Edukasyon? Puso sa Puso Edukasyon is a project of the Sisters…

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Foundation upgrades dwelling for poor family

By Mila Glodava Metro Infanta Foundation has made a small grant to St. Anthony of Padua Parish to help a poor family upgrade their home. With less than $500, Helen and her three children will enjoy an upgraded dwelling. For years the family had lived in this shanty. The roof leaks when it rains. And…

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Foundation supports vocation to the priesthood

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…

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Foundation construction projects

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…

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Nelson Mandela and El Cid

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…

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