Tag: outreach

Bringing Light to the Remote Communities of Tarlac

Travelling to the remote sitio of Aetas in Capas, Tarlac was very challenging. The terrain was so muddy, our motorcycles almost gave up on the ride. But we managed to push forward and gave light to the community. At Sitio Pilien, Capas Tarlac, we were able to distribute almost 200 solar power kits to the … Continue reading Bringing Light to the Remote Communities of Tarlac

Chairs for Malo High School students

January 2018, Mindoro, with LM. Our first activity as a married couple was to revisit a mountain in Mindoro where we first fell in love. On this trip, we met a community of Mangyans who live in the mountainous areas of Brgy. Malo, Bansud Mindoro Oriental. Children in this part of the province walk for … Continue reading Chairs for Malo High School students

BNP Paribas Health Center for Aetas

In 2017, Project Malasakit received a grant from leading French investment bank BNP Paribas through their Help2Help program. The funds we received were used to renovate an abandoned and dilapidated multi-purpose hall in Sitio Camachile Brgy. Nabuklod, Floridablanca Pampanga. Sitio Camachile is home to 100 Aeta families. One needs to cross a river and hike … Continue reading BNP Paribas Health Center for Aetas

Aeta Community Learning Center

After watching an Iwitness documentary about the Aetas of Pampanga, TV Host Willie Revillame donated 100,000 pesos for the construction of an Adult Literacy Classroom for the Aetas of Sitio Camachile Floridablanca Pampanga. Many of the Aetas in this remote community could not read nor write, mobile teachers from the Deped and DSWD hold classes … Continue reading Aeta Community Learning Center