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FOR CHARITY

More pictures while packing the household items last 22nd of July.

And finally on the 26th of July, the team was ready for the villagers of Kuje. They were all assembled at St. Andrew's Seminary as arranged. 100 families received a bucket full of goodies. A generous spirit is an inherent trait among Filipinos.

The work as manifested here is but a very small token rendered to the Filipinos' host country. The Filipino Community here in Abuja, together with the religious sisters of the Nunciature, know that there are still many things that the community can do to help.

Here Alan and Sherwin were loading the buckets in the car. It was such a real spirit of balikatan, a joint effort, that each Pinoy with a vehicle carried buckets for the villagers.

At the village....

The villagers, so attentive and well-organized...

Part of the team....

The team was back in Abuja by around 2:30pm...and went straight to Dantata & Sawoe for another event..

(to be continued...)

For Charity

After almost two years, the promise to donate food and other household items to the needy had been redeemed.
On the 22nd of July, after office hours, Pusong Pinoy officers and members heeded the call of Benjie Nadado, PPA president, to pack the items. These were earlier bought by Mrs. Anna Dador, the current Asst. Treasurer and Property Custodian, and her daughter Khaye.
Although, it was threatening to rain, the group merrily packed the items, what with the very delicious pancit, of course, prepared by Anna. And with the stomach progress duly administered, the work progressed and was soon ready for delivery.

Anna measuring the rice, equal talaga...
and Sherwin, Khaye and John systematically putting the items inside each bucket..(ewan naman kung ano ang order ni Nestor)

The group while packing....

The group:

Benjie, Nonits, Tikboy, Maris, John, Sherwin, Rose, Fely, Maebelle, Bernie, Lolit, Vangie, Grace

led by Mr. & Mrs. Nestor Dador and Khaye. The seamen housed at the embassy also helped in carrying the buckets and cleaning the place.

(to be continued--the actual delivery of the items)

Homeward Bound

Embassies would always be a safe haven for nationals wherever they find themselves. The seafarers who encountered problems (such as non-payment of salaries and other mishaps) in Nigeria were rescued by the Philippine embassy.
Since Con-Gen Alex V. Lamadrid assumed his post, his baptism of fire proved him worthy of his salt. The seafarers rescued from the different vessels plying the Horn of Africa were just as grateful for their lives as the roof on their heads with board in tow.
As a set is saved and goes home, another set comes. This has been going on for five months now.
Con-Gen Lamadrid offers gratitude and prayers to the Almighty for every Filipino seafarer saved and sent back to every family waiting for them. Twenty-seven seafarers already arrived home safely.

Pictures below show them joining the Independence Day celebrations. They are also shown here while bidding goodbye to the host who cared for them.

From M/T Tasco

M/T Golden Sunrise

From T/B Gallant






From T/B Ocean Satin

From M/T Titan

M/T Sarza

From S/V Scanner






From M/T Eva 2

From M/T Aveiro

Homeward Bound

Group of 27 repatriated on 4th of July