NAC 34 REGISTRATION RATE FROM PHP 3,500 TO PHP 2,500 UNTIL JANUARY 15, 2014

In consultation with the Mancom Oversight Committee, the NAC34 Steering Committee has agreed to reduce the regular registration rate from Php 3,500 to Php 2,500 until January 15, 2014, to allow BCBP members to make meaningful donations to the victims of typhoon “Yolanda” which ravaged and flattened vast areas of the provinces of Leyte and Samar, and the neighboring islands in the Visayas.

AMD DOY ANDRADA GIVES WESTERN VISAYAS SITUATIONER RE YOLANDA

AMD Doy Andrada gives us a situationer for Western Visayas Area in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Yolanda. His report updates us as on what the BCBP chapters in his Area are doing to help those damaged by Yolanda.

BRINGING HOPE TO NAPO, MUN. OF LOON BOHOL

Our sister Jojo Cuadra, her daughter Bea, bro Bing & sis Beth Sedonio of BCBP Bacolod, together with some friends & relatives ventured into what seemed to be an impossible relief mission in the town of Loon, Bohol, one of the towns vastly devastated by the 7.2 magnitude earthquake which hit the Visayas in the morning of October 15, 2013.

BOHOL BCBP BROTHERS AND SISTERS RESPOND TO QUAKE VICTIMS

Straddling between the feeling of helplessness having gone through the trauma of a 7.2 magnitude earthquake and the feeling of urgency to reach out to fellow Boholanos suffering from extreme want, BCBP Tagbilaran North and South Chapters whipped into an instant relief operations group to help out quake victims in the towns of Sagbayan, Clarin, Catigbian and Tubigon in Bohol.

NATIONAL LEADERS LEARN 40 DAYS OF WORD

About two hundred national leaders of Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals (members of the Board of Trustees and Management Committee, Area Managing Directors, Regional Council Directors, and Chapter Heads), attended the annual National Leaders Retreat last October 4-6, 2013 in the Carmelite Missionaries Center of Spirituality, Tagaytay City. It was conducted by our Spiritual [...]

NEW EVANGELIZATION IN ASIA CONFERENCE OCT 16-18 TO BE HELD IN MANILA

The bishops of The Philippines are organizing a conference on the New Evangelization, an initiative of Pope Benedict XVI at the University of Santo Tomas from October 16 to 18. The archbishop of Manila, Luis Cardinal Tagle, said that as a first in Asia, it will serve as a spearhead for the Church in the whole of the Asian region as the humble contribution of the Philippine Church to the mission of the universal Church on new evangelization.

PORK BARREL: BISHOPS BUSINESSMEN’S CONFERENCE QUESTIONS IF PDAF HAS REALLY BEEN ABOLISHED

The Bishops-Businessmen’s Conference (BBC) for Human Development questions whether the controversial PDAF has really been abolished. Their timely statement also traces the history of the “fund” under a variety of names. This statement is a MUST READ for its very relevance to this important issue that has captured the public’s attention.

AMIDST THE CRISIS

Amidst the turmoil, the BCBP Zamboanga City Chapter offered love to the community. They continue to serve and bring Christ into the marketplace – which in this case, the Evacuation Centers. This report filed by Sis Vivian Molina tells of their experience.

BCBP BREAKFAST WITH THE PRESIDENT

Please be advised that yesterday, we received a call from Malacañang advising us that the invitation sent by the BCBP community through the Presidential Management Office for H.E. Benigno Simeon C. Aquino to grace the BCBP NATIONAL GRAND BREAKFAST has been approved for Wednesday, October 2, 2013.

SINGAPORE BREAKFAST CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD

The Singapore Mission Men’s Breakfast continues to move forward with a bountiful harvest in its 3rd breakfast meeting last September 14 at the parish of Sts Peter and Paul. The 27 attendees consisted of 11 first timers, 4 second timers, 5 Singapore resident members and 7 members from Davao, Alabang and Las Pinas.

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