Day Care Workers Month

 Celebrated Provincial Day Care Workers Month with dedicated & hardworking DCWs of Mansalay & Oriental Mindoro. This event was organized by PGOM & PSWD with a theme "Sa tapat, mahusay at magiliw na paglilingkod, kakayahan at kagalingan ng mga bata ay sigurado".

Day care workers do a lot of work for our kids with generally low compensation. Hats off to our ‪#‎everydayheroes

BALIK-ESKWELA CARAVAN 2015 Distribtuion

In preparation for the school year, we handed out more than 1,500 packs of school supplies to children from low-income families in 20 different Elementary Schools in Mansalay for our Balik-Eskwela Caravan 2015. The program is supported by a number of donors and partners including generous sponsors & volunteers who donated supplies. Appreciating our KHA youth volunteers as well who mobilized for the task of packing and distributing the kits for the children despite the extreme hot weather. Thank you guys! God bless you more.

Thank you KHA sponsors & youth volunteers :) God Bless you more.

Pasko ng mga Batang Mangyan (Christmas of Mangyan Children)

      Doing something special for these Mangyan kids on Christmas. Showing them that they are loved and will remember all year long. This holiday season is the perfect time when these kids & their families usually get such things as a grocery pack, a new pair of clothes, and a simple toy like a car or doll. We are so thankful to the many individuals who have taken these children into their hearts and are committed to helping/sponsoring them!

      "Keep Hope Alive" Youth Volunteers celebrated Christmas with Cabuyao Mangyan kids & their families. We send some of our mighty volunteers to celebrate with them. Thanks Kuya Leo Jan, Ate Leamay, Ate Sheila Mae, Ate Gaye Rosabel & Ate Elaine for your gifts of love. Thank you Sir Rico & Sir Elmer for inviting us!

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       The purpose of this program is to provide training and mentoring opportunities for youth and students who want to take a more active role in their communities and schools while providing hands-on learning experiences that develop self-advocacy, self-determination, civil rights advocacy, independent decision-making, career development and leadership skills.

     This is once in a lifetime opportunity for you to learn and be exposed to leadership, governance & politics. Apply Now! Twenty (20) emerging youth & student leaders will be selected.  (Activities will include Leadership training & seminars, Meetings with high ranking-officials or Leaders, Army/Combat Training, Exchange Program local & abroad, internships in Government offices & Educational trips).

Partner Agencies: Voices of America, Denver Youth, Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations (TAYO), Exchange Programs - U.S. Department of State, Young southeast Asian Leadership Initiative (YSEALI) & NATIONAL YOUTH COMMISSION.

Quinomay Kids (Keep Hope Alive's Adopted Community)

Since 2008, "Keep Hope Alive" has been supporting hundreds of children in need with its community outreach programmes.

These children from Mangyan Villages come to our school-based programs for around six hours each day where they receive two hours of informal education, hygiene/grooming treatment, a nutritious meal, film showing and the chance to play care-free, with the youth volunteers and other children. Thank you amazing ‪#‎KHAyouthvolunteers.( Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations (TAYO).

Cabuyao & Kilapnit Outreach Climb

Successful and funfilled 3-day Outreach Climb in Cabuyao & Kilapnit Mangyan Communities. Activities include Health Check-ups/Medicines, Feeding Program, Hygiene & Grooming for Mangyan Pupils, Distribution of School Supplies , Healthy Teeth Campaign and Kultura Mangyan Preservation. I so appreciate all of our Keep Hope Alive youth volunteers, teachers & sponsors. Thank you for all your hard work, love & heart to serve the needy. For all you did then and now ~ bringing compassion & humanity to our activities, and being a voice for those who need it. Thank you for serving the Lord. You are making a difference. ‪#‎KHArocks

NGITING TAGUMPAY PROJECT

NGITING TAGUMPAY PROJECT: I have done many physical exams in Day Care Centers & Elementary Schools in Mansalay. By far the biggest health problem is dental decay. For that reason, I begun teaching the youngest children in the schools how to brush and take care of their teeth. As an incentive we are giving each child in those classes a toothbrush & toothpaste and actually have them use it during the teaching. This Healthy Teeth Campaign is for every Day Care Centers & Elementary Schools in the Municipality of Mansalay.

BANTAY KALUSUGAN Project

BANTAY KALUSUGAN: Health Check-up is a chance to have a private, face-to-face assessment and conversation with a Health Care Provider (Physician, Nurse, Pharmacist) to better understand their health conditions and how/when to take their medicines, what they are doing for the patient and how to control any side effects. This is a Free Health Check-up/Assessment and Free Basic Medicines Program given to community people of Mansalay. As a nurse I am striving to achieve long term and self-sustaining healthy communities where extreme poverty and lack of basic  education and healthcare are a problem. I believe that through spiritual healing and preventive care a healthy community can enable itself to withstand the challenges of tomorrow.

Empowering the Youths.

I proposed this ordinance to the Sangguniang Bayan of Mansalay to develop a sports program in providing opportunities to bring out the best in the players and elevate them to a highest level in sports; To encourage all sports organizations be it municipality-wide or Barangay-based level, to foster a development program in an atmosphere of cooperation and participation; To support implementors and its leaders toward capability- building, and; To draw/elicit commitment from individuals and institutions, thus bringing Mansalay towards excellence in sports.

School Electrification Program

This School Electrification Program has been helping communities and students in far-flung areas in the Philippines through the use of renewable energy-powered multimedia technology; both teachers and students experience better teaching and learning conditions. Luckily, Mansalay got 4 out of 6 solar projects in Mindoro Provinces (Anahaw, Sinariri, Kilapnet & Salay Elem. School). Over 67,546 students in over 200 rural schools all over the Philippines have been given access to this multimedia- based distance education powered by renewable energy program (Solar Power) of AMORE with help from program partners such as WinRock International, ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc. – E-Media Program, Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines, Inc., Intel Microelectronics (Phils.), Inc., International Copper Association, Southeast Asia, Ltd., Malampaya Foundation, Inc., National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, Rotary Clubs (Davao & Dipolog) & San Miguel Corporation (Phase 3).

Anahaw Elem. School

Sinariri Elem. School

Salay Elem. School

With School Heads and Division Representative

Bayanihan Bloodletting Activity

4th Infantry Battalion of Philippine Army showed its bayanihan spirit through the recently held Blood Letting Activity organized by OMBC (Oriental Mindoro Blood Council) under the office of Vice Governor Bonz Dolor with the help of Mansalay RHU with its slogan "Dugo mo, Buhay ko".

Nurse to the Mountains.

     

During Health Check-up in Sitio Lukban, 50kms away from low lander communities.

 Being a local politician and an independent Nurse practitioner in our municipality is an opportunity for me to learn the values and culture of Mangyan tribes and to live a unique personal and professional experience that is simply not available in any hospital or health care employment setting. 

      Not only will you encounter a fascinating people and culture, but your expertise as a nurse will be broadened and valued. In my practice as an independent professional nurse, a broad spectrum of services, I have the opportunities to explore different specialties and gain additional skills in the field. I also see how your efforts to care for advocate for and educate patients and constituents which can have a ripple effect on the entire community.

      One of my nursing goals is to “ensure that comprehensive, culturally acceptable personal and public health services are accessible and available to all Mangyans and Native people in this country.

Geriatric patient from Brgy. Bonbon

Kilapnet Mangyan Settlement

Cabuyao Mangyan Community

With sitio leader (community chieftain)

Advanced Handloom Weaving Training

Promotion of handloom weaving in Mansalay has been a major Sustainable Livelihood Generation Program of the LGU. Anabu and Abaca raw materials are abundant in Mansalay. This small-scale industry is a proven livelihood in improving the family income with the entire benefits directly goes to the weavers. This training was provided by the Phil. Textile Institute of DOST and the LGU with the main idea of developing a small scale industry and promoting handloom weaving with the help of advanced technique and to help the poor families to earn through the handloom generation.