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…
With more than $6,000 collected and a $6,000 matching gift, Metro Infanta Foundation is read to provide some disaster relief to those heavily affected by the multiple typhoons that hit the Philippines, especially those generally served by the Foundation. We have identified the following to receive a small grant. Special thanks to Fr. Nonong Pili…
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…
By Mila Glodava Kudos to the Polillo Carmelians. They took seriously the sentiment they expressed at a dinner meeting with me in February 2020. They decided to help Sr. Gloria de la Cruz, SPC, principal of Mt. Carmel School Of Polillo, increase the enrollment for SY 2020-2021. With an initial deposit of 26,850 pesos ($548) collected at…
By Mila Glodava My former students, especially Batch ‘73, at Mt. Carmel High School on Polillo Island in Quezon Provine, impress me very much. Although I taught them for only three years, they have always been close to me and kept in touch with me after I left for the United States in 1972. With…
By Mila Glodava On the feast day of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, I like to pay tribute to the Carmelites who left the comfort of their homes in 1947 not only to become priests a religious but also to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ, the Kingdom of God, in the far flung…