Report by Clarence M. Batan LAST JUNE 9, 2010, six days before the formal opening of classes in the Philippines, 72 children from Kasile Barrio School in Talim Island (Binangonan, Rizal) benefited from the Building and Bridging Education (BaBE) School Project sponsored by the United Church of Christ (UCC) – Elmsdale Pastoral Charge and some [...]
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Building and Bridging Education
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A New Beginning in an Old Framework
Posted in Uncategorized on August 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
MANILA, PHILIPPINES. AT THREE O’CLOCK this morning, I was awaken by an eerie sound of a gun-shot, and a shout – “Holdaper yan, holdaper ’yan!” (He’s a mugger, he’s a mugger!). There was a commotion outside my apartment near the karaoke bar in the intersection of Dapitan and V.G. Cruz streets. When I looked outside [...]
