A German article in the “martinus” magazine about the work and experiences of a volunteer at PREDA
Tacloban, one year later
November 10th, 2014 | Comments Off on Tacloban, one year later »It was a painful and difficult story for Josephine, 15 years old, and her father Jose to tell. I sat on a small plastic chair in their small, one-roomed house that they built from the wreckage of Haiyan (Yolanda), the greatest typhoon ever to hit land. Josephine sat close to her father who was aged beyond his years. When I arrived in their little home made of plywood sheets with Francis Bermido Jr., the Preda executive director, Jose was repairing an electric motor. It was his only source of livelihood for his surviving children.
Preda FairTrade mango farmers receive bonus and education.
November 10th, 2014 | Comments Off on Preda FairTrade mango farmers receive bonus and education. »Preda FairTrade mango farmers receive bonus and education. Donard Angeles and Roger Hermogino, November 8,2014 The Preda Fair Trade producer partner team went to Davao to meet again the members of the Preda Fair Trade small farmers association and welcome new groups to join the association of small farmers. The farmers, men and women, sell […]
The most important in the Kingdom
September 19th, 2014 | Comments Off on The most important in the Kingdom »September 6, 2014 10:44 pm Recently I was talking to a group of forty young boys who had been taken out of filthy jails and sub-human conditions in the so-called youth detention centers of Metro Manila. I told them, “You are the children of God and the most important in God’s family. That’s why […]