'Volunteerism at the Service of Moral and Spiritual Poverty Alleviation: The Case of Four Socially-oriented Philippine NGOs' - presented at the 9th Catholic Social Thought and Business Education International Conference, Feb. 26-28, 2015

As mentioned in the previous blog post, Ms Filipinas "Fil" De Guzman made a presentation on Alalay sa Pamilya at Bayan Foundation, Inc. as one of the organizations "at the service of moral and spiritual poverty alleviation" :-)

You will find photos of that conference HERE.

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Inquirer.net - Launched on June 16, 2010, the foundation has reached more than 20,000 public school students, who are grateful to have discovered the value of faith and daily work, faith and study, and faith and family life.

Alalay sa Pamilya at Bayan Foundation [APBF] empowers public school communities, youth, parents and teachers through character formation, teaching them to become God-fearing, productive, responsible and self-reliant. It aims to revive the high moral and cultural values of Filipinos and make them responsible and happy members of society.

APBF believes character education is key to helping young people see what is true, good and beautiful in life despite hardships at home, in school and elsewhere.  Volunteers share their time and talent, skills and experience to teach children the basics of Christian living and values formation.

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

There are many schools calling out to us to give them, on a regular basis, VALUES FORMATION TRAINING! Many hands (=heads and hearts) are needed!

For details, see flyer .jpg above; also join our APBF FACEBOOK GROUP.

See you at the Volunteers' Orientation/Training Seminar, every 1st Saturday of the month!

ADDRESS
104-B, Cedar Mansion 1, St. Josemaria Escriva Drive, Pasig City
Telephone number (632) 5029917 * Mobile No. 09175026612
Email address: apbfoundation@ymail.com

APBF to be featured at International Conference in February 2015

APBF to be featured at 9th International Conference on Catholic Social Thought in February 2015

Ms Fil de Guzman, a volunteer at Alalay sa Pamilya at Bayan, as well as formerly staff at Developmental Advocacy for Women Volunteerism (DAWV) for a long time, will make a POSTER PRESENTATION at the 

9th International Symposium on Catholic Social Thought and Management Education

Prosperity, Poverty and the Purpose of Business

Rediscovering Integral Human Development in the Catholic Social Tradition

entitled "Volunteerism at the Service of Moral and Spiritual Poverty Alleviation: The Case of Four Socially-Oriented Philippine NGOs" in the afternoon of February 26, 2015 (Friday) during Session 2 "Community Engagement and Nation-Building".

Please give support by being there! :-)

Photo below shows Fil & Aliza in a Catholic Social Thought info session for the Faculty of the De La Salle-College of St Benilde, Taft, Manila:

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Inspired by the message of  St Josemaría Escrivá, founder of Opus Dei who taught that everyone was called to be holy in their ordinary duties, Alalay sa Pamilya at Bayan Foundation (APBF) was established to address this concern.

Launched on June 16, 2010, the foundation has reached more than 20,000 public school students, who are grateful to have discovered the value of faith and daily work, faith and study, and faith and family life.

APBF empowers public school communities, youth, parents and teachers through character formation, teaching them to become God-fearing, productive, responsible and self-reliant. It aims to revive the high moral and cultural values of Filipinos and make them responsible and happy members of society.

APBF believes character education is key to helping young people see what is true, good and beautiful in life despite hardships at home, in school and elsewhere.  Volunteers share their time and talent, skills and experience to teach children the basics of Christian living and values formation.

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

There are many schools calling out to us to give them, on a regular basis, VALUES FORMATION TRAINING! Many hands (=heads and hearts) are needed!

For details, see flyer .jpg above; also join our APBF FACEBOOK GROUP.

HELP US TO MAKE A REALITY OUR MISSION OF:

• EMPOWERING the public school communities (Youth, teachers, parents) in enhancing the moral fiber of their lives through formation in character, leading them to become GODLY, PRODUCTIVE, RESPONSIBLE and SELF-RELIANT members of society;
• Supporting the Moral Recovery Program of the government; and
• Opening horizons for volunteers to discover the tremendous challenges, excitement, joy and fulfillment to be found in volunteerism!

ADDRESS
104-B, Cedar Mansion 1, St. Josemaria Escriva Drive, Pasig City
Telephone number (632) 5029917 * Mobile No. 09175026612
Email address: apbfoundation@ymail.com

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APBF 5th anniversary

APBF 5th anniversary celebration, Recognition, and 2013 Christmas Party

 The Alalay sa Pamilya at Bayan Foundation (APBF) Inc. 5th anniversary celebration (including Recognition and 2013 Christmas Party) was held at Antonia Hall, Temple Drive.

 

The Programme ran as follows:

 

We started with Mass at around 8:30AM celebrated by Fr. Richard who, among many beautiful things he said in the homily, encouraged us to keep the fire burning: "Ipagpatuloy ang pag-alab sa inyong puso ng pagliyab na nagsimula noong limang taon nang nakaraan." Commenting on the feast of St. John of the Cross, he said: "Usually, when a person or organization reaches his/its 5th year, it should be smooth sailing thereafter. Nevertheless, we should not be surprised that struggles will continue, and we should continue embracing difficulties, just like St John who was always close to the CROSS."

 

A special blessing and tribute was given to Ms Marievic Maala, our untiring Operations Officer, who celebrated her birthday last Dec. 12 :-) 

 

Then the emcees recognized the presence of many representatives from the various schools: Pleasant Hills, Nueve de Febrero, Kamuning School, etc. We also recognized the presence of DR. LUZ ALMEDA, DepEd Regional Director for NCR.

 

Then we asked Founder and President Mrs. Annabelle Brown to address us with a few words: her main message is we must continue the good work that has already been begun in favor of PAMILYA AT BAYAN. After her, our important patron, Dr. Walter Brown, spoke to commit his continuing support of the projects of Alalay sa Pamilya at Bayan, referring to the continued energies of his wife Annabelle which seem to be "on the increase with each year that passes" :-)

 

Then a special recognition awarding rite was held, in various categories: (1) the "pioneers" and pillars, viz., Marlowe Sage, Rina Tobias, Yollie Leon, etc.[N.B. In the absence of the .jpg of the Tarp & Certificate of Recogntion, I share here a screenshot of what was given to me...]

MARAMING SALAMAT PO, MABUHAY PO KAYONG LAHAT! NAWA'Y PAGPALAIN TAYO NG MARAMI PANG VOLUNTEERS NA KAILANGAN NG ATING LIPUNAN!

Dr. Luz Almeda also spoke and, in addition to recognizing the generous support and work of APBF in favor of our public school teachers, challenged us to give the same Values Formation and help to the 800+ schools within her jurisdiction!

With the kind approval of Founder and President Mrs Annabelle Brown, we were enjoined to carry on with our work in the next 5 years and beyond, with a special focus on the training and formation of the youth and of the schoolteachers :-) 

 

VOLUNTEERS BADLY NEEDED!

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 09175026612 or call 5029917. You may also visit: alalaysapamilyaatbayan.blogspot.com You may likewise join the Facebook group Alalay sa Pamilya at Bayan Foundation  :-)

International Federation for Family Development

Go to iffd.org “International Federation for Family Development”

What is “Orientación Familiar” [“Family Enrichment”]?

Since 1978, IFFD has worked to promote and support a broad variety of initiatives for families and married couples. We are convinced of the importance and irreplaceable role of the family in the happiness of its members, as well as for peace and social cohesion, for general welfare and educational development, and for economic growth and successful integration into society.

We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

Our mission is to help families around the world build stronger and happier relationships.

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Family and Marriage

I bumped into a great video “5 keys relating to Family & Marriage” thru Anibal Cuevas’ blog:

http://anibalcuevas.wordpress.com/

The video [SPANISH] is here:

The video says that the “5 keys to great family life & to a great marriage” are:

(1) A detail of LOVE (wife to husband & husband to wife) everyday;

(2) “Intense falling in love” (“obsession with one’s spouse”), firm belief in indissolubility (making it work);

(3) Achieving EQUALITY via DIFFERENCE;

(4) LOVE LIFE! Children are a blessing!  Welcome the children that God will send;

(5) Dare to be HAPPY! 

HOW ABOUT YOU? HAVE YOU SHOWN EVEN JUST ONE (1) OF THE ABOVE? :-)

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HERE'S A FULL SLIDE PRESENTATION:

Iffd from Aliza Racelis

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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 09175026612 or call 5029917. You may also visit: alalaysapamilyaatbayan.blogspot.com You may likewise join the Facebook group Alalay sa Pamilya at Bayan Foundation  :-)

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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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