By Mila GlodavaThe restoration of Infanta Central School’s Gabaldon, in ruins for nearly four decades, would not have been possible without the collaboration of many. A simple question, posed by this writer in 1995, why it has not been rebuilt, has turned the school, town and church officials as well as local citizens in Infanta…
By Mairene A. Leynes The Metro Infanta Foundation (MIF) has made education a top priority since its inception to reflect its commitment to improve the cultural life in the community. To reaffirm its commitment to education and culture, MIF has partnered with the Infanta Credit and Development Cooperative (ICDEC), a local community-based NGO, Infanta Central…
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…
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 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…