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Mr. Ramon San Pascual of PLCPD welcomed the partici- pants, highlighting the impor- tance of giving protection to children through the passage and implementation of laws. Ms. Melanie Llana of JJCICSI explained the flow of the day’s activities and the mechanics for the poster-making contest. Lunduyan Foundation con- ducted a separate orientation for the twenty-four (24) young artists at the Conference Room, fol- lowed by the contest proper at the North Lobby. The children crea- tively expressed their advocacy on children’s rights thru visual art. Meanwhile, a video on corpo- ral punishment was shown to the In celebration of the 2009 Children’s Month, the Child Rights Network (CRN) and the House Committee on the Welfare of Children launched “UNAHIN KAMI: MAKE LAWS THAT PROTECT CHILDREN” on Tuesday, October 13, 2009, from 10AM to 4PM, at the North Lobby, House of Representa- tives, Quezon City. As a member of the CRN, VIDES Philippines actively took part in this whole day event by sending four young artists attend- ing the mobile education project “Busina Mo, Dunong Ko” to the On-the-Spot Poster-Making Con- test entitled: “Ang Batas sa Mata ng Bata” (The Law in the Eyes of A Child). A delegation of VIDES chil- dren and mothers from Bgy. Bagong Pag-Asa, San Roque, Quezon City, attended the Forum on Positive Discipline and Anti- Corporal Punishment of children. In line with the topic of the forum, the VIDES Busina Mo, Dunong Ko kids drove home their message via the choreo- graphed prayer song against cor- poral punishment entitled “Dear Mr. Jesus”. Last Sunday, October 4, 2009, 500 kids ages 9 to 16 attending the VIDES Busina Mo, Dunong Ko mobile education program celebrated the 17th National Children’s Month and the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UN CRC) at the Don Bosco Youth Center in Barrio Magsaysay, Tondo, Manila. The theme for this year, pro- vided by the Council for the Wel- fare of Children (CWC) is: “BRIGHT CHILD: PROTEK- SYON NG BATA, PANANA- GUTAN NG BANSA”. CWC Director Ma. Elena S. Caraballo delivered her keynote speech, assuring the children of the government’s programs and initiatives for their welfare. She said that children are the most vulnerable and in need of protec- tion, as we have seen and experi- enced in the recent typhoon On- doy. Rev. Fr. Ike Veloso, SDB presided the Eucharistic celebra- tion, underlining the important role of the family in the protec- tion of children. He said that God wanted that husband and Façade of the House of Representatives VIDES promotes Positive Discipline at the House of Representatives VIDES “Busina Mo, Dunong Ko” Kids celebrate National Children’s Month VIDES PHILIPPINES VIDES PHILIPPINES VIDES PHILIPPINES VIDES PHILIPPINES VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEERS FOUNDATION, INC. FOUNDATION, INC. FOUNDATION, INC. FOUNDATION, INC. One for Others OCTOBER 2009 SPECIAL ISSUE NATIONAL CHILDREN’S MONTH VIDES & CRN VIDES Busina Mo, Dunong Ko Celebration Lyrics of Audio CD on Positive Discipline ONDOY RELIEF OPERATIONS NIA Road Pasay MEET THE NEW VIDES BOARD CWC Director Caraballo delivers her keynote speech Allan orients the artists Cong. Nikki Teodoro VIDES kids perform onstage

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Mr. Ramon San Pascual of PLCPD welcomed the partici-pants, highlighting the impor-tance of giving protection to children through the passage and implementation of laws.

Ms. Melanie Llana of JJCICSI explained the flow of the day’s activities and the mechanics for the poster-making contest.

Lunduyan Foundation con-ducted a separate orientation for the twenty-four (24) young artists at the Conference Room, fol-lowed by the contest proper at the North Lobby. The children crea-tively expressed their advocacy on children’s rights thru visual art.

Meanwhile, a video on corpo-ral punishment was shown to the

In celebration of the 2009 Children’s Month, the Child Rights Network (CRN) and the House Committee on the Welfare of Children launched “UNAHIN KAMI: MAKE LAWS THAT PROTECT CHILDREN” on Tuesday, October 13, 2009, from 10AM to 4PM, at the North Lobby, House of Representa-tives, Quezon City.

As a member of the CRN, VIDES Philippines actively took part in this whole day event by sending four young artists attend-ing the mobile education project “Busina Mo, Dunong Ko” to the On-the-Spot Poster-Making Con-test entitled: “Ang Batas sa Mata ng Bata” (The Law in the Eyes of A Child).

A delegation of VIDES chil-

dren and mothers from Bgy. Bagong Pag-Asa, San Roque, Quezon City, attended the Forum on Positive Discipline and Anti-Corporal Punishment of children.

In line with the topic of the forum, the VIDES Busina Mo, Dunong Ko kids drove home their message via the choreo-graphed prayer song against cor-poral punishment entitled “Dear Mr. Jesus”.

Last Sunday, October 4, 2009, 500 kids ages 9 to 16 attending the VIDES Busina Mo, Dunong Ko mobile education program celebrated the 17th National Children’s Month and the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UN CRC) at the Don Bosco Youth Center in Barrio Magsaysay, Tondo, Manila.

The theme for this year, pro-vided by the Council for the Wel-fare of Children (CWC) is: “BRIGHT CHILD: PROTEK-SYON NG BATA, PANANA-GUTAN NG BANSA”.

CWC Director Ma. Elena S. Caraballo delivered her keynote speech, assuring the children of the government’s programs and initiatives for their welfare. She

said that children are the most vulnerable and in need of protec-tion, as we have seen and experi-enced in the recent typhoon On-doy.

Rev. Fr. Ike Veloso, SDB presided the Eucharistic celebra-tion, underlining the important role of the family in the protec-tion of children. He said that God wanted that husband and

Façade of the House of

Representatives

VIDES promotes Positive Discipline

at the House of Representatives

VIDES “Busina Mo, Dunong Ko” Kids celebrate

National Children’s Month

V I D E S P H I L I P P I N E S V I D E S P H I L I P P I N E S V I D E S P H I L I P P I N E S V I D E S P H I L I P P I N E S

V O L U N T E E R S V O L U N T E E R S V O L U N T E E R S V O L U N T E E R S

F O U N D A T I O N , I N C .F O U N D A T I O N , I N C .F O U N D A T I O N , I N C .F O U N D A T I O N , I N C . One for Others O C T O B E R 2 0 0 9 S P E C I A L I S S U E

N A T I O N A L

C H I L D R E N ’ S

M O N T H

• VIDES & CRN

• VIDES Busina Mo,

Dunong Ko Celebration

• Lyrics of Audio CD on

Positive Discipline

O N D O Y R E L I E F

O P E R A T I O N S

• NIA Road

• Pasay

M E E T T H E N E W

V I D E S B O A R D

CWC Director

Caraballo delivers

her keynote speech

Allan orients the artists

Cong. Nikki Teodoro

VIDES kids perform onstage

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P A G E 2

“VIDES Philippines

believes that this

audio CD on

Positive Discipline is

a powerful tool that

can shape one’s

values and options,

especially in

parenting.”

VIDES Promotes Positive Discipline...

assembly, followed by the messages of the congressmen.

In his speech, Hon Jose Carlos V. Lacson underlined their contribution to the protec-tion of children through the enactment of laws.

Hon. Rodolfo G. Plaza, an alumnus of Don Bosco Techni-cal Institute of Makati, stressed the importance of promoting unconditional love and positive discipline in the home and eliminating all forms of corpo-ral punishment of children.

Ms. Minerva Cabiles of Save the Children extensively discussed the long-term bene-fits of Positive Discipline and the adverse effects on self-esteem and short-term benefits of Corporal Punishment.

Reactors from the invited Committees of the House of Representatives pointed out the issue of budget allocation and the obvious lack of human resources on the part of the government.

ZOTO entertained the as-sembly with their original compositions and creative interpretation.

Sr. Maria Josefina S. Carrasco, FMA Delegate of

VIDES Philippines launched their audio CD on Positive Discipline entitled “Disiplina, Hindi Parusa”. This is an original composition of Eric V. Zaballero, sung by his daugh-ters Rya Patricia and Rachel Pauline for all Filipino fami-lies. VIDES Philippines be-lieves that this audio CD is a powerful tool that can shape one’s values and options, espe-cially in applying positive discipline in parenting. It is their way of celebrating the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of Children in 2009, the 17th National Children’s Month and also the 25th anniversary of establishment of the Philippine Province of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (also known as the Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco). This audio CD is donated by the Zaballero Family to VIDES Philippines and in turn, shares it with the Child Rights Network. The VIDES Busina Mo, Dunong Ko kids performed their inter-pretation of the song before the assembly.

Hon. Monica Louise “Nikki” Prieto-Teodoro, Chair of the House Committee on the Welfare of Children gave her

keynote speech. She congratu-lated the Child Rights Network and her staff for organizing this special event. She expressed her all out support for the chil-dren, having lobbied for the creation of the Committee on the Welfare of Children in 2006. She is set to meet with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for the presentation and signing into law of the Anti Child Pornography Bill. She vowed to support House Bill 6699 on Anti Corporal Punish-ment of children.

After her speech, Hon. Nikki Teodoro and Hon. Mitos Magsaysay awarded the prizes to the winners and participants to the poster-making contest.

Ms. Nellie Sevidal of Lun-duyan Foundation thanked everyone for their active par-ticipation.

At the Session Hall, the participants were officially acknowledged by Hon. Speaker Prospero C. Nograles as guests of Hon. Monica Louise “Nikki” Teodoro.

creative presentations rendered by the VIDES Volunteers and children.

After the program, the thirty (30) VIDES volunteers who came animated the small groups in the deepening of children’s rights via games, puzzle, poster and slogan mak-

wife be united in love for the rest of their life in order to care for their children.

The children’s choir, Voice of VIDES, animated the litur-gical celebration.

Songs, skits, dance and choral recitation on children’s rights were among the various

ing activity and cheering. T-shirts on the 20th UN CRC were given to the kids.

At the end of the half-day event, Sr. Sarah B. Garcia, FMA Provincial Superior, gave her message to the children, instilling in them the values of respect, goodness and faith.

VIDES BMDK Kids celebrate...

O N E F O R O T H E R S

Rev. Fr. Ike, SDB

At the Session Hall

Ang Batas Sa Mata ng Bata

Cong. Ompong Plaza

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VIDES reaches out to flood victims at NIA Road

P A G E 3 S P E C I A L I S S U E

Every Tuesday, the VIDES volunteers conduct their Busina Mo, Dunong Ko mobile education project along NIA Road in Quezon City.

When typhoon Ondoy (“Ketsana”) struck Manila last Sat-urday, September 26, the VIDES volunteers saw the news on TV about a concrete wall along NIA Road which collapsed and killed three people.

Immediately a group was organ-ized to bring some relief goods to the victims.

Arriving at the site on Saturday, October 3, the VIDES volunteers and representatives from the Don Bosco School (Manila) Educating Community distributed rice, canned goods, and other food supplies to the survivors.

Some of the victims even showed to the volunteers the wounds they suffered during the typhoon. But still, they are all grateful to God because they were

saved and are still alive. Homeless they may be, but they are not hope-less. Mothers and children repeat their stories… “the flood waters were so great! They enveloped us! We went up on our roofs! We had to run and swim, jump, hold on tight, just to save our lives… We lost our things.. our beds.. our uten-sils… our clothes… our loved ones..but at least we are still alive, thanks be to God!” One mother told the volunteers: “At 10:00 AM last Saturday, I went to see my daughter-in-law at the hospital. She just gave birth. When I returned at 10:45, my son was already dead,

crushed by the concrete wall… and with him also, my three-year-old granddaughter.”

The delegation of volunteers spent some more time listening to the children, mothers and fathers. They prayed at the makeshift tent where the three coffins were laid and where the family was temporar-ily lodged after having been dis-placed by the floods. Beside the coffins were two folding beds, were shirtless children were sleeping. Beside one of the beds, a pot placed on top of three big stones with a lighted fire was boiling. The tent was filled with holes that even as the volunteers were praying before the dead bodies, the rainwater con-tinued to drip here and there, drenching them.

It was a heart-rending experi-ence… and the best that we could give is our time and our very selves.. Nothing beats being one with them and one for others.

thanking God all the time for letting them survive. Many of the families lost their clothes, utensils, and home appliances. A one-month old baby died when her cradle was soaked in the flood. The group condoled with the family and spent some moments in prayer at the wake. Mrs. Ebacitas, wife of Barangay Chairman Reynaldo Ebacitas of Bgy 143, thanked the group of vol-unteers for being one with them in their moments of suffering. Her husband got sick on account of the strenuous evacuation measures they did at the barangay hall. After the home visitation, the three vehicles loaded with relief goods headed towards the San Roque Parish where they had a prayer service led by Sr. Maria Josefina Carrasco, FMA and the VIDES Volunteers. The parish

At 2:00 PM of Saturday, Octo-ber 3, the VIDES Volunteers led the group representing the members of the Educating Community of Don Bosco School (Salesian Sisters) and the FMA Philippine Province in reaching out to the victims of ty-phoon Ondoy (“Ketsana”) at Bgy. 143, Riverside, Gamban, Pasay City. Most of the 600 recipient-families have children attending the regular Saturday VIDES Busina Mo, Dunong Ko mobile education project. Prior to the distribution of relief goods, the delegation visited the families in their flooded shanties. Interviews with mothers, fathers, children and the elderly revealed that the floodwaters coming from the creek reached about 8 feet deep, submerging their homes in murky waters. In spite of their tragedy, the people could still manage to smile,

priest, Rev. Fr. Joselino Tuazon gave his blessing and encouraged the people to pray always. He also reminded them about their responsi-bility toward the environment, par-ticularly about proper waste dis-posal. He thanked the Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco and the VIDES volunteers for this concrete act of solidarity for his parishioners who have suffered from typhoon Ondoy. The people expressed their appreciation and gratitude to all those who have contrib-uted their re-sources.

VIDES brings relief to Pasay flood victims

“It was a heart

-rending

experience…

and the best

that we could

give is our time

and our very

selves..”

One for others

Flooded shanties at Bgy. 143

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DISIPLINA, HINDI PARUSA Composed by Eric V. Zaballero

Artists: Rya Patricia E. Zaballero, Rachel Pauline E. Zaballero

(1st Verse) Sa tuwing nagkakamali si totoy

Pinapalo agad ni itay Konting mali ni nene

Sinisigawan, sinasaktan ni inay

(2nd Verse) D’kailangang..saktan..parusahan Mali’y itama..sa tamang paraan

(Chorus) Turuan, tulungan,

Unawain.. paliwanagan, Mali ng mga bata

Di maiwasan, di sinasadya

Turuan,tulungan, Kausapin.. pakinggan

Karapatan nilang mga bata..kilalanin at Ipadamang..sila’y..mahal

(3rd Verse) Kinabukasan ng mga bata

Ngayon pa lang ay ihubog na Sa inyo, mga magulang

Sa inyo ang..simula

(4th Verse) Disiplina…hindi parusa

Mali’y itama, sa tamang paraan

President - TONY ESPINOSA Vice President - JUN PIMENTEL Secretary - RAYMUND ZAPANTA Treasurer - AISSA MANALO Board Members: RUDELYN YAON MAYA MANOCSOC ATTY. ANNA THERESA CRUZ SR. SOCORRO BACANI, FMA SR. JOSEFINA CARRASCO, FMA

Phone: (632) 703-5606

Fax: (632) 715-6740

E-mail: [email protected]

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ABOUT VIDES PHILIPPINES

VIDES Philippines Volunteers Foundation, Inc. is a duly

registered non-government organization with the Securi-

ties and Exchange Commission (2001) and the Department

of Social Welfare and Development (2008) in the Philip-

pines.

As an affiliate of VIDES Internazionale (1987), which has a

consultative status at the United Nations, VIDES Philip-

pines supports and implements projects aligned with the

UN Millennium Development Goals, with particular em-

phasis on the education, protection and development of

women and children. VIDES stands for Volunteers Interna-

tional for Development, Education and Services.

As a member of the Child Rights Network (CRN) in the

Philippines and a collaborator of the FMA Human Rights

Office in Geneva, Switzerland, VIDES Philippines promotes

human and children’s rights thru education and advocacy.

VIDES

PHILIPPINES

VOLUNTEERS

FOUNDATION,

INC.

VIDES Volunteers at 2009 NCM Celebration

VIDES Philippines Board of Trustees 2009-2010

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