‘No Sacrifice Goes Unnoticed’: 39 TVET Trainees Graduate in Calapan
“’For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’” — Jeremiah 29:11 “After passing a 10-day technical-vocational education training, a job offer is waiting for you in Manila.” That was the promise ANCOP gave […]
Answering the Cry of the Poor, the ‘Aussie Way’
Supporting a whopping 550 students for school year 2024 – 2025, ANCOP Australia is no slacker. Couples for Christ – Australia, with its 5,260-member strong community in 8 states, has been growing steadily in the last 35 years—and with it, its Work with the Poor efforts. Leveraging personal network While ANCOP Australia continues to rely […]
‘We had no choice but to live in a tricycle’
There’s a quote that goes, “Home is where our story begins…” For a bleak time in Bernalon Pacete’s life, that was exactly what she didn’t have: a home. She remembers how her elder sister Bernalyn and mother Elizabeth were in desperate need of shelter. Having lost their father when Bernalon was just a year old, […]
‘Joy Over Worries’: Milo’s Story
Empty and sad. This is how Milo Santos felt after the death of his father, who had been bedridden for years because of a stroke. Aside from the heartbreak of losing a family member, the college sophomore knew that family finances were tight; funds were barely enough for their daily needs. He wondered if he […]
Inside the Shelter: Extending His Love to DSWD Sanctuary Residents
In the busy city of Mandaluyong, there lies a humble Sanctuary Center established by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in 1988. Interestingly, the Sanctuary would host the West B CFC leaders’ Mission With the Poor Retreat (MWPR) there on February 22, 2025, the shelter provides a safe environment for a small community […]
From Spreadsheets to Cloud-Based Efficiency: CFC ANCOP’s Journey into the Future of Scholarship Management
How is CFC ANCOP moving in the age of big data crunching and storytelling? For starters, it’s going all out by moving the operations and data processing of one of its main programs, the Educational Sponsorship Program (ESP), to the Oracle Netsuite digital system. CFC ANCOP Operations Manager explained, “The Oracle Netsuite-based digital system for […]
