Consultation on the Global Anglican Alliance for Development,
Relief and Advocacy held at Lambeth Palace
27 participants representing various Provinces of the Anglican Communion gathered for a second meeting on the Global Anglican Alliance for Development, Relief and Advocacy on 14 – 16 July 2010. The consultation sought to find ways by which the Alliance could move forward from the idea that had been developed in its first meeting into a reality. read more
The Archbishop of Canturbury's Pentecost letter to Bishops, Clergy,
and Faithful of the Anglican Communion
1.‘They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to talk in other languages as the Spirit enabled them to speak’ (Acts 2.4). At Pentecost, we celebrate the gift God gives us of being able to communicate the Good News of Jesus Christ in the various languages of the whole human world. The Gospel is not the property of any one group, any one culture or history, but is what God intends for the salvation of all who will listen and respond. read more
Executive Council and Diocesan News
For the last year of the CEF matching program, total diocesan giving to the Centennial Endowment Fund [CEF] substantially increased to P12,116, 286, with the Diocese of Santiago [EDS] contributing about one-third or P4,267,286. Other dioceses contributed the following: a] Northern Philippines [EDNP] – P3,169,825; b] Northern Luzon [EDNL] – P2,219,540; c] Southern Philippines [EDSP] - P1,778,050; and, d] Central Philippines [EDCP] – P3,350.read more
Transforming Communities from "Receivers" to "Givers"
THE PROBLEM
The Community Based Development Program is now on its 25th year of implementation. Since its inception, it has completed more than 70 potable water systems and almost 200 agricultural projects, among others. Based on its vision and goals, CBDP has a two-fold task: first, basic services delivery; and second, empowerment. It has been successful in the first task of delivering services to marginalized communities, as attested to by external evaluators who have established that most of the projects implemented under the program continue to provide concrete benefits to communities. However, the task of empowerment, that is, mobilizing communities for self-reliance and self-determination, still has a long way to go. Unfortunately, this is the more important task. In fact, service delivery without empowerment is counter-developmental in the long term as it merely perpetuates mendicancy and dependency among beneficiaries. read more
Trinity University of Asia: Soaring High @ 3
Trinity College of Quezon City [TCQC] was granted university status in July 2006 and renamed Trinity University of Asia [TUA]. The college is known in the academic world as one of the earliest higher education institutions to undergo voluntary accreditation. Clipped under its belt at present are Level III accreditations for Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Education with other colleges having Level II accreditations, both from ACSU-AAI and PAASCU, two of the three leading accrediting agencies in the Philippines.read more
The Lady has Come Home
"WE hid them under the house of Mr. James Kollin. He was not yet a priest back then but was teaching at St. JAmes High School and he offered to take some of the valuable belongings of the Gowen family. Others were brought to Besao Proper and hidden under houses while some were dug up in the mountain."read more
Book Reviews: Visions Shared and The Crown Jewel, Trinity University of Asia 1963-2008
Visions Shared, in the words of the author is, “the history of the Episcopal Church in the Philippines and the Iglesia Filipina Independiente”, in 80 pages.
The Crown Jewel, introduces and leads the reader to the founding of the University taking time to present the University’s first to the current president with the growth and development of TUA during the time of each leader. It is a guide to partially be acquainted with these personalities and what they accomplished during their terms of office.read more