During my interview with Stefano Menini a couple of months ago (read Stefano's advice how to enhance travel through satellite technology here), I got so hooked that I accepted his invitation to join him at the Austrian Space Forum’s Public Day in Peuerbach, Austria the beginning of September. ...
Filipinos in Austria and cultural differences
Philippine diaspora is considered one of the largest worldwide. According to the World Migration Report 2022 from the International Organization of Migration (IOM), about 6 million Filipinos live abroad, which represents more than 5 percent of the Philippines' population. But not all Filipino ...
A special day of work for Virlanie’s FAITH project: My first mango harvest
As I mentioned in one of my last articles here a while ago, one of my projects evolves around the development of an organic farm for youth with mental disabilities. After puchasing a lot in early 2018, we managed our first mango harvest this May. For me this was the first time to hold a ...
FAITH: Virlanie’s future organic farm for young adults with special needs
Because the first half of my mission for Virlanie Foundation, Inc. in Bacolod, Negros is almost over, I'll dedicate today's post to one of my two fascinating projects here: Our organic farm for young adults with special needs, called FAITH. What is FAITH? It's Virlanie's first organic farm ...
Celebrating Christmas 2017 with Virlanie in the Philippines
In the Philippines, Christmas starts in September when the interior of malls, cafés and restaurants suddenly enlightens. But because the loud music and Christmas sales are very commercial, I didn’t really get the Christmas feeling until I joined one of Virlanie’s Christmas parties with 150 kids in ...
Virlanie kicks off opportunities for street children in Bacolod City
This Friday, September 29, 2017, our Bacolod team inaugurated our new Open Day Center in Bacolod City, which will provide social, education and health services to Bacolod’s vulnerable children. The inaugural ceremony included the traditional ribbon cutting and blessing of the freshly repainted ...
Glue – the street children’s drug
Today we picked up three orphan brothers before we traveled to Bacolod’s Social Development Center. After their parents’ death, the total 6 siblings had been sent to their relatives. But as a result of social-economic issues and an unstable environment, they finally ended up living on the street ...
