RADIO GUESTING AT RMN, DZXL, 11am-12nn, Oct. 21, 2012
[above: Marievic, Aliza, John, and Joseph]

It was quite auspicious that we managed to feature "Alalay sa Pamilya at Bayan Foundation" (APBF) today, October 21, 2012, which is also the day of the canonization of the second Filipino Saint, Pedro Calungsod, catechist and lay teen.  We talked about APBF's Vision and Mission and its various activities, highlighting our Values Education classes delivered in public schools in Metro Manila, as well as the classes of CATECHESIS we impart.  Joseph talked about volunteering and the volunteer's work.
We also spoke about the "Year of Faith" which opened last October 11, 2012. We were so pleased with 2 callers, who wished to phone in certain queries.  Helen of Cainta asked whether these classes involved religious education and whether the students have to pay for these, to which we replied "No, they just have to set aside an extra day during the week to attend these formative classes, and it is preferable that the school principal endorse our program and tie up with APBF for our volunteers to schedule their visits to their school."
We likewise asked John Juat to share with us:
1) his poetry "Pagiging Isang Apostol" and
2) the letter to the editor of Phil. Daily Inquirer which was published last Oct. 5th.

Alalay sa Pamilya at Bayan was featured in opusdei.ph after an article on APBF was published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer last September 23, 2012.

Last October 6, 2012 (10th Anniversary of the Canonization of St. Josemaria Escriva), we held our Volunteers' Training Seminar, where Aliza gave a talk on "Prudence" and Minette Sison spoke of "Elegance, Modesty, Femininity".


For those interested in knowing more about Alalay sa Pamilya at Bayan Foundation, especially those who would like to be volunteers, send SMS to Marievic at 09175461882 or call 5029917. You may also visit: alalaysapamilyaatbayan.blogspot.com You may likewise join the Facebook group Alalay sa Pamilya at Bayan Foundation  :-)

APBF Strategic Planning; Call for VOLUNTEERS


On May 5, 2012, the staff and volunteers of Alalay sa Pamilya at Bayan Foundation (APBF) came together in Ortigas Center to revisit the Vision/Mission statement of the Foundation.  Workshops were likewise held to encourage the current volunteers to take more seriously their task as volunteer values educators, and to launch a campaign for more volunteers.

The primary objectives of APBF, which was formally created in June 2010, are: to empower the public schools and enrich the learning therein so that the quality of life of the pupils, teachers, and their families may be raised, through the delivery of values education modules.  It is hoped that, through this formation in values and virtues, the pupils and teachers may undergo an attitude change, enabled through a greater love for God, a more productive and responsible way of life, and a greater self-confidence which in turn will make them selfless servants of the Filipino people.

 In APBF, emphasis is laid on character education, especially on those human virtues that will make of the pupils more reliable citizens of the nation, such as: obedience to authority, industriousness, respect for neighbor, service-orientedness, and the like. The volunteers delivering these modules have likewise augmented the academic learning in the public schools through academic tutorials, mentoring, and the teaching of Catechism.  Mentoring holds extraordinary promise, as this personal follow-up ensures training and guidance that is appropriate and suited to the circumstances of each one.

Apart from the pupils and teachers benefiting from the education imparted in the public schools, the volunteers above all have been the primary beneficiaries of the activities of APBF.  Volunteering, as we are told during the International Volunteer Day last December 5, is a concrete chance for volunteers to work together on projects and campaigns promoting their contributions to economic and social development at local, national and international levels.  The volunteers of APBF are no exception: they have exceptionally been hardworking and giving of themselves by undergoing the necessary training in values education from the trainors of APBF and relentlessly dedicating time and energy to go to the beneficiary public schools and teach values, Catechism and academic classes to the pupils.

In recent months, the organizers of APBF have realized that it is critically important to augment and improve the teaching skills of the school teachers themselves.  Thus, last October, a series of Teachers’ Training seminars was held at the APBF facility in Tanay, Rizal.  Close to 200 teachers of Ramon Magsaysay High School were some of the participants in said seminar. The training series will continue via quarterly modules to be delivered in the school premises or out-of-town starting in January 2012.

For those interested in knowing more about Alalay sa Pamilya at Bayan Foundation, especially those who would like to be volunteers, send SMS to Marievic at 0949-1788034. You may also visit: alalaysapamilyaatbayan.blogspot.com You may likewise join the Facebook group Alalay sa Pamilya at Bayan Foundation J

Annabelle Brown Centennial Professorial Chair Lecture
by Dr. Aliza Racelis, UP College of Business Administration,
May 4, 2012

Last 4 May 2012, Dr. Aliza Racelis, holder of the Annabelle Brown Centennial Professorial Chair, presented her paper entitled "Ethics and Governance Issues in Sustainability in Asia: Literature Review and Research Proposals" at the College of Business Administration, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Q.C.


In her paper, Dr. Racelis sought to present the ethical and governance aspects found in sustainable development efforts in Asia, with special focus on the Philippines where literature permitted.  Sustainability, defined as encompassing ecosystem health, human needs, economic development, social justice, common good, and human dignity, involves a number of ethical and governance issues, which the research paper groups into five: (1) Corporate and state governance, and the rule of law; (2) Ethics and morality, (3) Genuine poverty alleviation, (4) Collaborative efforts, and (5) Training and education.  The paper ends with specific research proposals in these 5 aspects.


The slide presentation is available here:

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