Myrna On Her Final Stage ...

Myrna Daplas, our laundrywoman turned colegiala, is about to receive her degree in BS. Education this coming May 2007. She will be an observer at Little Angel Study Center this first semester and will do her practicum in teaching by the second 2nd semester. We’re so proud of you, Myrna!

BSPFI Challenges Physically Challenged Youth and Children to Break the Cycle of Poverty

Last school year 2005-2006, 53 physically challenged children benefited from the financial assistance of BSPFI to Ninos Pag Asa Center, a center for physically challenged children.
The center introduced new approaches in educating these children. Among them is the academic classes given to the children besides their traditional sign language class. Among the hearing impaired children, there were six who graduated from BSPFI supports a special community aids from other partner agencies, and there were 20 lucky children who had
matched with the hearing aids. With hearing aids, receiving instructions were easier for the children and greater possibility for these children to talk normally. This next school year, Ninos Pag Asa Center and Barkada ng Sagrada Pamilya Foundation aim to expand their mission to some identified communities. Among them were San Felipe and Sta. Cruz, Zambales. Aside from the speech therapy and the academic classes, livelihood programs will also be introduced, like macaroons and mango jam production and candle making. We are really envisioning integral empowerment of these special communities.
These livelihood trainings which have been the Center’s core program for the Out of school youth is now being introduced even to the younger clients of the center. The Center has 18 visually impaired out of school youth at present. Six of them just graduated from massage and reflexology courses. Some of them have their own families already and most of them were mainstreamed already in their own local communities.
BSPFI and Ninos Pag Asa also aim to intensify the involvement of parents and other sectors of community including government agencies and Non-Goverment Organizations in empowering those physically challenged members of our communities. It is integral to our objective to extend partnerships and provide trainings and every resource available to the parents and anyone who has regular access to these special people with special needs. Barkada ng Sagrada Pamilya Foundation, Inc. and Ninos Pag Asa Center extend their sincerest gratitude to all our benefactors and friends. Without your help these efforts may not be possible. God bless you!

Our New Scholars for School Year 2006-2007

Bro. Eduardo M. Pangilinan
Ed is a native of Gapan City, Nueva Ecija and was
born on July 28, 1968. He earned his degree in Bachelor
of Arts Major in Philosophy at the Rogationist Seminary
College in Manila (an affiliate of Adamson University),
where he had his seminary formation. He obtained his
theological studies at the Don Bosco Center of Studies, in
Parañaque City.
Ed is currently taking a refresher Theological Studies
at the Faculty of Sacred Theology, University of Santo
Thomas, Manila, under the Prelature of Batanes. He resides
for his formation with other seminarians of this
Prelature, at the Eucharistic Center, Congregation of the
Blessed Sacrament, New Manila, Quezon City.

Mark Angelo Bacani
Mark is 20 years old, from San Isidro, Floridablanca,
Pampanga. He is a 4th year BS Nursing student studying
at Family Clinic, Inc., Sta Cruz, Manila. He is the son of
Angelo and Rosario Bacani. His father is no longer able to
support the family because of his sickness that needs rest
and continuous medication and the mother, who is the
bread winner of the family, has to give up for a while her
job as a contractual worker at Security Innovators, Inc.,
due to operation of her left eye. Rosario, the mother, has
to find ways and means to support the family but the
monthly income cannot suffice to meet the basic needs.
For this reason the family has financial difficulty in supporting
the educational needs of Mark to finish his studies.

Paul David Deveraturda
A six year old boy whose mother is a laundrywoman
and whose father is physically disabled. Paul has two sisters
and a brother. BSPFI will enroll him in First Grade at
James L. Gordon Integrated School in Olongapo City.

Noel Primavera
Noel’s mom is a single parent - laundrywoman. He
has 2 brothers and 3 sisters. He will be enrolled in First
Grade at James L. Gordon Integrated School, Olongapo
City.

Jizhelle Espiritu
Jizhelle is 6 yrs. Old. She will be enrolled in First
grade at Asinan Elementary School, Olongapo City. Her
mother, Elizabeth, is a single parent and has no permanent
job.

Thalia Milen Raganit
Thalia is 6 yrs. old, she will be enrolled in First Grade
at James L. Gordon Integrated School. She has 3 sisters
and 1 brother. Her mother is a single parent.

Princess Joy Doria
Pricess is 6 yrs. old. She will be enrolled in 1st Grade
at Banicain Elementary School. She has a 2 year oldbrother.
Both his parents are jobless.

Shamae Carmelle Aliperio
Shamae is 12 yrs. old, she will be a Sixth Grader at
Banicain Elementary School. Her mother is Salvacion Aliperio,
a single parent and she works as a store-helper.

Danica Gomez
Danica is 13 yrs. old, she will be a Freshman in High
School at Sergia Soriano Esteban Memorial School. Her
father is ‘tomb caretaker’ and her mother is a laundrywoman.

Ronjay Eclarinal
Ronjay is 14 yrs. old, he will be enrolled in sixth
grade Sergia Soriano Esteban Memorial School. He
comes from a broken family and his mother has no regular
job.

Marie Fe & Mark Anthony Wong
Marie Fe (10 yrs. old – Grade IV) and Mark Anthony
(9 yrs. old – Grade II), will be both enrolled at
Sergia Soriano Esteban Memorial School. Their father
is a tricycle driver. Parents are separated.