By Mila Glodava Please note: A recent Facebook post on L’Angelus reminded me of an essay I wrote in 2015 for my Church and Modernity at Augustine Institute, for my Master of Arts in Theology. My professor, Dr. Christopher Blum, liked it enough he asked if he could share it with other students. While in…
February 15, 2022 Dear Mila, Greetings from beloved Infanta! We received the communication you sent which Fr. Francis Lukas personally handed to us. Thank you for sharing with us the Silver Jubilee magazine which documents the wonderful 25-year journey of Metro Infanta Foundation. The years traversed by MIF from its rather modest beginnings as a…
Looking towards the next 25 years, Metro Infanta Foundation proudly presents a new board of directors to carry out its mission to address the needs of Metro Infanta and beyond. Colleen Smith will continue to serve with the following board-elects. Noemie G. Cam, Bank Manager and Vice President, Burke & Herbert Bank, Alexandria, Virginia Ria…
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:…