The assorted educational toys were donated by Rotary International Multinational Manila (RIMM) in cooperation with Academy of World Healing Foundation (AWH).

The Kindergarten students enjoyed hot porridge served by the Fraternal Order of Eagle members of Barangay Sicat.

The young students were grateful for the toys they received and were already excited to play with their educational toys.

The Kindergarten teacher said the toys will be enjoyed by many for the years to come.

There are about 40 young kids enrolled at the DayCare ages 3.5 to 5 years old.

The donation of assorted toys were jointly donated by Rotary International Multinational (RIMM) and Academy of World Healing Foundation (AWH). Barangay Sicat Councilor Jen assisted in the event.

Members of the Fraternal Order of Eagles from Barangay Sicat offered nutritious porridge for everyone present at the Daycare.

Present in the event were Past Presidents Casey, Henry, Manilito, RIMM President Raymund, Ken and 2 RIMM scholars from Camp Hope who have recently graduated from college.

The 2 RIMM sponsored scholarship recipients shared their actual experiences coming from a big family of 9 members and completing college for a brighter future.

The bulk of the school supplies were much needed writing notebooks, composition notebooks, intermediate writing pads in addition to crayons, pencils, long plastic envelopes, etc.

RIMM also provided a hot nutritious meal of macaroni, chicken and vegetables along with fruit juice drinks.

As the new school year starts soon, the economically struggled parents needed such events.
The barangay captain organized the participants and made their basketball court ready for the event.

Gina of the Municipal Social Welfare and Development (MSWD) in Alfonso, Cavite who accompanied Past President Raymund of RIMM said the youngest daughter of Loribel was raped by her father who is now in prison.

Loribel works as a part-time house helper in Luksuhin Ilaya and was thankful to RIMM for the food assistance.

On February 13, 2023 Past President Raymund of Rotary International Multinational Manila (RIMM) along with Gina of the Municipal Social Welfare and Development (MSWD) in Alfonso, Cavite gave 10 kilos of rice and assorted canned goods assistance to Sheila who was a former Day Care teacher at Luksuhin Ilaya who is suffering from cancer.

Sheila was grateful to RIMM for the assistance.

A relief Operation in Cavite Area was conducted at Brgy. Timalan Conception and Brgy. Timalan Balsahan in Naic, Cavite. On October 12, 2022.
These are the primary places in Cavite that were heavily affected by the Typhoon Karding and one of the poorest and vulnerable communities in the province that needed help and assistance. Rising water and strong winds destroyed most of their dwellings due to the use of light and flimsy material for houses.

In addition to the recent calamity, local fishermen of Naic have greatly suffered because of the dredging projects for land reclamation in the province. The said projects are harmful for the environment, especially for aquatic life forms. The local fish production dwindled and affected the livelihood of the fishermen.

The volume of their fish catches decreased, small or almost no profit gained, while the majority of the fishermen have been struggling to go on fishing due to the recent drastic increase of fuel costs and maintenance costs of boats and fishing gear. It has become even more difficult for them to manage their everyday needs.

The beneficiaries were 100 families from the two barangays. The provided packages included five kilos of rice, a variety of canned goods and some hygiene products.
Ms. Fe Numeron of ‘Serve the People Corps’ from Cavite led the distribution of the relief goods.

Rotary Club of Multinational Manila (RIMM) donated 80 bags of 5 kilos per bag of rice worth around P15,000 Pesos for this relief operation. Current club president Lito Mondejar and past club president Raymund Balicha lead the unloading of rice package to the drop-off point on October 4, 2022.

The recipients were more than grateful for the relief packages.

Donation of Rescue Gear

On January 18, 2022, RIMM Honorary Member and Staff Sgt. Jun Baurile of the Philippine Army Reserved Command (ARESCOM) received life-saving equipment such as harness gear, ropes, carabiners, etc. donated by our club.

He will be using them during the military training courses of male college students.

The equipment was shipped from Hawaii, U.S.A.

In addition, two (2) large Balikbayan boxes filled with good quality used clothing donated by AWH ‘s Japanese guests before the pandemic were also distributed to Barangay Kaysuyo and Barangay Pajo to the most in need.

Since one of the core missions of RIMM is “Family Planning” to help control the fast growing population of the indigent communities in Cavite, Philippines  “Responsible Parenthood” events were also conducted during the Christmas giving events jointly conducted by RIMM President Lito Mondejar, Anacoreta Alcazar (Commission on Population-POPCOM), Gina Vedan ( DSWD – Department of Social Welfare Development), and Jun Baurile (Honorary RIMM Member, Philippine Army Reserve Command (ARESCOM)). 

We herewith gratefully acknowledge the support of Past President (PP) Don Shields of the Rotary Club of Geelong Central in Victoria, Australia, the sister Club of RIMM, who personally donated P35,350 as well as members of his Rotary Club who donated another P35,150.

There were more than 332 indigent families registered in the master lists of the 4 barangays that attended the 2-days event. More than 637 bags of rice and assorted canned products (corned beef, pork meatloaf, beef meatloaf, sausage and tuna) were distributed to the indigent families. 

Each family with more than 8 children received as much as 6 bags of rice. They said rice is an important food supply to have in the house even without the canned goods. Rice is the primary staple food in the Philippines.  

In addition there were 4 minors under the “Children In Conflict with the Law” (CICL) program who also received sacks of rice and assorted canned goods. These minors are under the custody of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and with our assistance, are looking to better themselves. 

Indigent communities in “Squatter camps” such as Usting 1, Usting 2, C-5 in Barangay Luksuhin Ibaba and Camp Hope in Barangay Sicat are supported by RIMM and AWH not only during the yearly Christmas giving activities but also year-round. The young children of the 4 camps again joyfully participated in several children Christmas party games hosted by Honorary RIMM Member Jun Baurile who distributed P20 bills along with stuffed toys donated by PP Betty Vicedo of RIMM. Their parents mainly sell “balot” (a steamed fertilized duck egg and “taho” (a classic sweet snack in the Philippines made with silken tofu, sago or tapioca pearls, and a simple brown sugar syrup) as their primary source of income. The families of these 4 camps migrated from the Samar province in the Visayas to look for better opportunities for their families. 

Resource Speakers:

Christopher Joseph Soriano MD, MHPEd, FPOGS

• Doctor of Medicine degree at University of Sto Tomas
• Residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Medical City
• Masters in Health Professions Education
• NTTC- University of the Philippines, Manila

Current positions:

1. Assistant Professor, Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health
2. Assistant Training Officer, Institute for Women’s Health, The Medical City
3. Radio Host, Doctors On Line, 702 DZAS (AM Band) FEBC- Radyo TV
4. OB-GYN Consultant: Tricity Medical Center, Pasig

The doctor talked extensively about Maternal Health and Child Care During Pandemic Time citing common problems encountered of women with regards to taking care of their health when they could not go to the clinic due to travel restrictions, and answering specific questions women asks with regards to pregnancy, women’s health in general and Child Care in Particular.

Ms. Christy Parenno

• Teacher 3 Balibago National Integrated School
• Teaching Grade 11 and 12 English
• Coach several winning students in Division, Regional and National Competitions
• Candidate for Head Teacher English Department

Ms. Parenno discussed Maternal Health and Child Care from the point of view of the Mother of three healthy young children, a wife and a teacher. She poised some practical techniques on motherhood during this time of pandemic on how to cope up and home management secrets.

Ms. Annacoreta S. Alcazar

• Population Commission of Alfonso , Person In Charge
• Municipal Social Work and Development, Municipality of Alfonso

Ms Alcazar tackled the topic Teenage Pregnancy and Responsible Parenthood. She gave us recent data on young pregnant mothers in every barangay, to the Municipality and regional level. Alarming figures shows how bad the situation is.

The webinar was able to share many new information to the women that can help other women facing these challenges in their barangays and AWC President and its members were grateful to our club and its resource speakers for the webinar.
The webinar will not be possible without the help and cooperation of the President of Alfonso Women’s Council, Ms. Len Reyes and the technical support of Gia Erica Rivera. of the Alfonso Mayor’s Office.
The webinar lasted longer as planned till about 6p.m. A total 7,500.00 pesos Raffle prizes thru G cash was given to active participants coming from all the barangays of Alfonso, There were a total of 64 active participants in all Others come and go maybe of poor connection.
We awarded 74 Certificates of Participation and 3 Certificates of Recognition to our Resource Speakers.

The webinar cost of P30,000 was fully sponsored by our club.

There are over 50 indigenous families in the 3 camps. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, they became unable to go out and sell taho (tofu with brown sugar syrup) or balut (boiled duck egg) which brings their regular livelihood income.

The local government started to distribute rice and staple items, while RIMM continues to supply them canned food, additional rice, hygiene kits, water drums, etc. that are not provided by the government.

More than 42 children of Usting 2 lined up for the P20 bill given to them by Pres. Henry. The children hugged us with joy.

Updates on April 8, 2020

On April 8, 2020 Pres. Henry and IPP Raymund distributed canned sardines, noodles and laundry soaps to 51 indigent families in 3 camps located in Brgy. Luksuhin Ibaba and Brgy. Sicat in Alfonso, Cavite.

Because of the quarantine procedure in Covid-19 pandemic, RIMM quickly dropped the provisions and the camp residents picked them up.

The 3 indigent camps are receiving 5 kgs. of rice from DSWD each week.

The Enhanced Community Quarantine is extended to April 30. 2020.

Updates on 4/20/20

On April 20, 2020 RIMM made another delivery of canned sardines, noodles, germicidal body soaps and laundry bars to three indigent camp locations.

The 51 families whose income rely on selling ballot and taho appreciated this provision since their livelihood was adversely affected during this Covid-19 pandemic period. They said the germicidal body soaps are useful for their children’s hygiene since they cannot afford to buy it anymore. Observation of proper hygiene for these 3 camps is important to prevent the spread of Corona virus in the community.

RIMM is hoping for the release of government’s financial assistance program for the “poorest of the poor” who were adversely affected by the said pandemic through DSWD.

At the moment the 3 camps are receiving a ration of 5 kilos of rice and a pack of hot dog or a kilo of chicken from DSWD each week.

RIMM has been giving its weekly ration from DSWD to families having 9 or more children residing at one of the camps.