“If we didn’t do our small bit… we didn’t truly love the children.”
An elementary school teacher and her former students reach out to the less fortunate in Antique province, central Philippines.
Cebu Farmland Yields Harvest of Blessings
A mother of 10 from the highlands of Dalaguete in Cebu province expresses affection for St. Josemaria and Opus Dei.
Simplicity through the Lens of Aetas
“Being simple” is what a university professor learned in the last 4 years, as she continues to help aetas (indigenous people) in her province in Castillejos, Zambales (Philippines).
Punlaan: Sowing the seeds of women empowerment
Businesses that have repeatedly looked toward Punlaan to meet their staffing needs agree that it is the graduates’ values and attitude toward work that make them more desirable employees.
Generosity begets joy in outreach to the blind
Women friends, students, teachers and staff of Linang Center and Punlaan School visited the Philippine National School for the Blind in Pasay City.
Small Beginnings: A community library for kids in Cebu (Philippines)
A technical vocational teacher’s mini library at her home continues to gather children and improve their reading, language and social skills.
Punlaan School: A pioneer takes stock for the future
Anne Marie Jacinto, School Director of Punlaan School, retired from her work in September 2022. In this interview, she looks back at her 30 years in the school.
Blessed Alvaro: Inspiring social undertakings to lift people out of poverty
PHOTO GALLERY: 12 May 2023 Mass. Blessed Alvaro del Portillo was in the Philippines on January 22 to February 1, 1987. He left with a message for us to continue promoting projects to help those who have less in life.
Badjao women turning the tide
Badjao women completed a course in Bread and Pastry Production and will be starting a bakery business in Cebu.
City Jail Visit: “Be Joyful, Positive, and Grateful”
Girls of Linang Center gained valuable life insights from their first ever outreach work of visiting the imprisoned.