Updates

December 2011 Update

Our future SPED (Special Education) teacher, RONALD MANGUIAT, the very first beneficiary of Pag-asa Social Center, is blind and currently doing ā€˜practice teachingā€™ for blind children. He has already received public recognition as one of the three BAYANING GUROā€™s (a hero teacher) during the commemoration of World Teachersā€™ Day and National Teachersā€™ Month. The event was aired on local TV last October and inspired all our children, even those without disabilitiesā€”to work hard and study well.

Letter from the Mayor of Tagaytay City

Dear Friends,

Allow me to extend to all of you my warmest greetings!

The city of Tagaytay is going ahead with its social economic, cultural and spiritual development, thanks to the close collaboration of various civic and religious groups.

One of the groups whose presence I appreciate is the Focolare Movement, in a particular way, for the concrete contribution they have made to their neighboring indigent communities through their social centers. The PAG-ASA Social Center (“Pag-asa means: hope) has been working steadily since 1998 carrying out several activities in the line with social action, such as:

Christmas Letter to Pag-asa from Chiara Lubich

In questo Natale noi focolarini festeggiamo, oltre il Natale di GesĆ¹ Bambino, anche il 60Āŗ anniversario della nascita del Movimento dei Focolari: il 7 dicembre 1943.

Teatro Pag-asa

July 2011 Update

We have just finished the summer season while most of you are just about to enjoy summer vacation. Here we are again with some news about the months of December to June. We would like to thank you all for taking time to read our updates, for writing us and your children, and sending extra donations for the benefit of our children, the center, and our projects.

Pag-asa summer party in Papenburg, Germany

December 2010 Update

After only a few months, here again we have the latest news of our activities from July to November this year. Thanks through your continuous support and love, we are now able to improve the lives of 471 children from 274 families (October 2010)! Our gratitude also for all of you who gave us such encouraging feedback on our latest update-letter! We really feel more and more that we are one great family with all of you!