Category: JVP’s Mission
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Always Worth It
by Esa Banta, JVP B41/42 [Esa is a lawyer who is now on her 2nd year of volunteering as a community organizer among the Tagbanua Indigenous Communities in Culion, Palawan] On my first year as a Jesuit Volunteer in Culion, I experienced almost instantly how challenging community organizing could be. “But it is always worth…
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My Problems Are Superficial
by Neil Delos Reyes, JVP B42 [Neil is a certified Public Accountant (CPA). In August 2021, he started volunteering as a High School Teacher, and at the same time, as academic coordinator at Loyola College of Culion in the island of Culion, Palawan.] I felt a mix of worry and excitement, just like every time…
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Kalahating Araw
by Shirley Habonete, B42 Kalahating araw na hinding-hindi ko makakalimutan sa loob ng misyon ko bilang JVP sa Saint Isidore High School. Hindi lang dahil naka PINK ako kundi magkahalong saya at hindi maintindihang damdamin sa araw na ito dahil first time kong nakita ang mga bata sa Zamboanguita, Malaybalay Bukidnon. Napuno yung school campus…
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Balik Biyaya in Culion
by Neil Delos Reyes The writer is a current Jesuit Volunteer assigned at Loyola College of Culion as Academic Coordinator. Neil is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) by profession. Today, education, which is a universal human right, remains inaccessible for millions of children across the globe. This is mostly true for the Tagbanua Indigenous people…