KURAKOT GIMMICK AGAIN?
CORRUPTIONS IS ROOTED TO EVERY FILIPINOS.
THIS IS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR A WOULD-BE MILLIONAIRE TO CAMPAIGN AND BE ELECTED TO BECOME THE FUND MANAGER FOR THIS PROJECT. YOU ARE TALKING OF MILLIONS OF PESOS IN THIS PROJECT, YOU NEED AN ACCOUNTANT, EMPLOYEES TO WORK IN THIS PROGRAM AND GUARANTEED THAT THEY WILL BE COMPENSATED. WHERE WILL YOU GET THE MONEY TO PAY THEIR SALARIES IF YOU ARE COLLECTING MONEY FOR THE POOR? HOW WILL YOU EXPECT SOMEONE TO MANAGE THIS KIND OF MONEY AND WORK FOR FREE. YOU NEEDED(CORRUPT) OFFICIALS TO OVERSEE THE PROJECT AND TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THE COLLECTIONS. CAN YOU MAKE SOMEONE WORK FOR FREE SPECIALLY IF IT INVOLVED MILLIONS OF PESOS?
HOW WOULD YOU EXPECT EVERY FILIPINOS TO MAKE CONTRIBUTION OF 1.50 PESO A WEEK IF THEY ARE COMPLAINING OF THE INCREASING COSTS OF MEATS AND POULTRIES FOR THEIR CONSUMPTIONS, AND THE SKYROCKETTING GASOLINE PRICES.
DO YOU THINK THE VATICAN WILL ALLOW THE CHURCHES TO COLLECT MONEY AND NOT BE USED FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS OR OTHER CHURCH EXPENSES
I THINK THE PHILIPPINES IS HOPELESS. HOPELESS. HOPELESS!
THE ONLY WAY TO ERADICATE POVERTY IN THE COUNTRY IS TO FORCE ALL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ; FROM THE PRESIDENT DOWN TO THE LOWEST MEMBER OF THE GOVERNMENT TO DONATE ALL THEIR SALARIES TO THE POOR AND WORK FOR FREE TO THE THE FILIPINO PEOPLE !
BADABING! BADABUNG! WHO IS THE ****ING STUPID THAT WILL DO IT? ALL FILIPINOS TRYING TO GET A POSITION IN THE GOVERNMENT HAVE ONLY ONE INTENTION IN LIFE. TO BECOME A WEALTHY PIG.
MY SUGGESTION FOR ALL YOU PEOPLE PASSING THIS MESSAGE: IS TO CAMPAIGN TO ALL YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND TO ALL THE FILIPINO PEOPLE TO WELCOME THE BALIKBAYANS AND THE TOURISTS AND PROTECT THEM .
THE PHILIPPINE WEATHER IS SIMILAR TO HAWAII , CARRIBEAN COUNTRIES AND OTHER ASIAN COUNTRIES AND I WAS SURPRISED THAT TOURISTS ARE AFRAID TO VISIT THE COUNTRY . THAILAND, VIETNAM SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA , JAPAN HONGKONG , FIJI AND OTHER ASIAN COUNTRIES ARE ATTRACTING MORE TOURISTS .
WHY NOT THE PHILIPPINES?
THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE , ALL THOSE PEOPLE WORKING AT THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TERMINALS ARE ALL BUWAYAS. THEY INTIMIDATED THE VISITORS, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEM BY ASKING FOR GIFT OR MONEY. ALSO, THE LOCAL STORES THAT SELLS SOUVENIRS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE TOURISTS AND BALIKBAYANS. THIS FIRST IMPRESSION WILL TURN VISTORS AWAY.
IF YOU ALLTHE PEOPLE IN THE PHILIPPINES WILL RESPECT AND PROTECT THE TOURISTS AND BALIKBAYANS , THE COUNTRIES TOURISM WILL FLOURISH AGAIN. THE LOCAL BUSINESSES WILL BENEFIT AND EVERY FILIPINOS WILLBE PROUD AGAIN FOR THEIR COUNTY.
I DON'T BELIEVE THE PONDO NG PINOY WILL WORK . I GUARANTEE YOU THAT ALL FOREIGN BASED FILIPINOS WILL DOUBT THE MANGEMENT OF THIS FUNDS. AND WILL ONLY HAVE ONE THING IN THEIR MINDS, KURAKUTAN TIME AGAIN.
>From: Cuento, Bobby [
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>Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 5:59 PM
>Subject: Pondo ng Pinoy - please pass
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>Attached is additional info on this.
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>Does anybody know how one can contribute to this fund, especially for those
>based outside the Philippines?
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>Subject: Fw: Pondo ng Pinoy - please pass
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> Pondo ng Pinoy
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> >Archbishop Gaudencio Rosales was no stranger to Manila when he was
> >appointed
> >its archbishop to succeed Cardinal Jaime L. Sin. He had been an auxiliary
> >bishop of Manila in the late '70s, from where he was subsequently assigned
> >to Malaybalay, Bukidnon, and later to Lipa, Batangas. Nevertheless, he was
> >still shocked by the state of poverty of the majority of people in Metro
> >Manila when he took over the government of the Manila archdiocese. Of the
> >10
> >million inhabitants of the metropolis, 52 percent, he found out from a
> >study
> >done by the Institute on Church and Social Issues, are poor and very poor.
> >The report says that the figures are worse for the nation as a whole: 64
> >percent are poor and very poor.
> >The new archbishop of Manila is a man of action, though he works low-key.
> >He
> >has determined to at least make a dent in the abject poverty situation of
> >Metro Manila. With the successful experience of "Pondong Batangan" in the
> >archdiocese of Lipa to inspire him, he is launching on June 11 and 12,
> >2004,
> >"Pondo ng Pinoy."
> >
> >Together with the other bishops in the neighboring dioceses, he is going to
> >ask every Catholic in Metro Manila and other provinces to contribute 25
> >centavos daily for the total development of the poor. This may sound small
> >indeed (1/2 US cent daily) and would appear to be only crumbs, but this
> >little when put in the hands of the Lord and when gathered together can
> >become a considerable resource. Everybody, even the poor themselves, will
> >be
> >challenged to give this 25 centavos daily. Thus, the poor will also
> >experience the dignity of being givers and will become contributors to the
> >country's development. If each of the estimated 8 million Catholics in
> >Metro
> >Manila gives even P1.50 a week, then the Church will be able to gather P12
> >million weekly. You multiply this by 52 weeks, and you get P624 million a
> >year. Should even only one-third of this amount is actually collected, that
> >would still be more than P200 million yearly allotted for the amelioration
> >of the condition of the poor.
> >Can you imagine what will happen if all of the country's 86 dioceses and
> >archdioceses implement this program?
> >This money will not be used for ordinary Church expenses. It will be put in
> >a community foundation to be used for the benefit not only of the
> >contributors but also of the community at large. It will be money not for
> >Church construction or Church projects but for the total development of the
> >poor sectors of the human community.
> >
> >This is an ambitious project. But even more ambitious is its aim, which is
> >not only the generation of funds but a change of culture: from the culture
> >of getting to the culture of giving. Our society is sick not be cause of a
> >lack of money but because of a lack of heart. People have been conditioned
> >to grasp and to grab and then to retain and have not been formed to reach
> >out, to give and to share. The person idolized in our society today is the
> >person who has made the most, rather than the person who has given the
> >most.
> >We have been plagued by the virus of selfishness which has manifested
> >itself
> >in a culture of corruption whether in business or in politics, with the
> >complicity of the media and often even of the Church. "Pondo ng Pinoy" will
> >seek to reverse this harmful cultural trend through little acts that will
> >concretize the charity which should be the trademark of all Christians.
> >This
> >will be a veritable cultural revolution with no casualties except our
> >selfishness and corruption.
> >Archbishop Rosales presents this scheme as a way not only for total human
> >development but for our eternal salvation. At the final judgment we will be
> >judged according to whether we gave food to the hungry, drink to the
> >thirsty
> >and clothes to the naked. It will not be through spectacular acts but
> >little
> >acts of love for our fellow human beings that we shall show our love for
> >Christ and gain eternal salvation.
> >Archbishop Rosales loves to repeat: "Anumang magaling, kahit maliit,
> >basta't
> >malimit ay patungong langit! [Anything good, even if small but done often,
> >leads to heaven]!"
> >
> >It is clear that this program is not a Lenten program. It will be a
> >yearlong
> >program; in fact, it will be a continuing program. For, it is only thus
> >that
> >it will develop the habit of giving and a culture of sharing. The hope is
> >that through the 25 centavos set aside and given daily, the poor will be
> >liberated, the nation will be developed, and the Kingdom of God will be
> >built.
> >
> >Let us join the "Pondo ng Pinoy" and contribute to the building of a better
> >tomorrow.
PRIMER ON PONDO NG PINOY
1.What is PONDO ng PINOY?
First, PONDO ng PINOY is a movement, a way of making the Good News of Jesus Christ find concrete expression in the lives of the people, through Catechesis and acts of goodness. (“Love one another as I love you.” John 15:12)
Second, PONDO ng PINOY is a Community Foundation, duly registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
2.What are the objectives of PONDO ng PINOY?
The objectives of PONDO ng PINOY are born out of a vision for all of God’s people to attain fullness of life in the family, community in the Church. PONDO ng PINOY aims to bring about the total development of people—both the giver and the recipient—of assistance to be rendered by the Church to address widespread poverty caused by material, economic, cultural, political and social starvation.
3. How does PONDO ng PINOY start?
PONDO ng PINOY begins with the individual being educated or catechized, at the person-to-person level or better still in the family.
Catechetical modules have been prepared for the family evangelization. Sunday Mass homilies on PONDO ng PINOY will also help in communal/individual evangelization. There will be school catechesis for students and teachers of Catholic schools, colleges and universities. Non-sectarian educational institutions will also be included upon participation of the school heads.
The Catechetical modules may be obtained from the Archdiocesan Catechetical Ministry Office (6 th Flr. Saint John Bldg., Paco Catholic School, 1521 Paz St., Paco Manila).
4. What is at the heart of the Catechesis of PONDO ng PINOY?
The evangelization centerpiece of PONDO ng PINOY’s catechesis is LOVE OF GOD and CONCERN FOR THE POOR and the LESS FORTUNATE. PONDO ng PINOY says that this love can be expressed daily in small but good things done for the others, especially those in need. This Christian practice is rooted in the Theology of the Crumbs whose profound truth and value is safely anchored on the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31) and other citations from the Bible.
In the Parable, Lazarus would beg for the crumbs, which fell from the rich man’s dining table laden with sumptuous food. The crumbs would have been enough to answer the paltry needs of Lazarus, and had Dives, the rich man, not ignored the pleas of this poor man, he would not have suffered the torment of hell.
Thus the spirit of PONDO ng PINOY is LOVE and SHARING, done in small things but often, repeatedly, consistently as part of one’s life and values. It says that what is important is not how big the portions given are but how steadily the heart beats for his or her fellowman in need.
Hence the call to action of PONDO ng PINOY is “Anumang magaling kahit maliit basta’t malimit ay patungong langit.”
5. What are the “crumbs” of PONDO ng PINOY?
The “crumbs” are twenty-five centavos or more but not more than one peso. Each individual is encouraged to have his or her distinctive kind of receptacle (an empty softdrink or milk can), which he or she can uniquely label.
6. Who are the source of the “crumbs”?
Literally everyone who feels the love of Christ and wishes to share it with others in a consistent manner can be part of PONDO ng PINOY.
All individuals—priests and religious, young and old, in or out-of-school youth, professionals, rich and poor.
Families living out the Gospel in solidarity
7. Can anyone just start filling up his or her own PONDO ng PINOY receptacle?
Only those who have realized the virtue of sharing may give their “crumbs”. Manila Archbishop Gaudencio B. Rosales emphasizes that PONDO ng PINOY is not precisely to collect money, but an evangelization component aimed at formation of the individual. “No one is allowed to give even just 25 centavos if it is not out of love,” Archbishop Rosales said.
8. How will the “crumbs” be gathered?
Individuals and families may choose any receptacle for the coins they will contribute to PONDO ng PINOY. The parish organization or institution supporting the program may also provide the labeled receptacles.
Receptacles (cans, envelopes, bottles, baskets, etc.) should be labeled with the words “PONDO ng PINOY” and if possible (but not necessarily) bear the logo. The label may contain such information as the giver’s name and the Parish (and address), where giver belongs.
9. How will the “crumbs” be offered?
It is strongly suggested that the families or individuals make their PONDO ng PINOY offering during the Sunday Mass at their parishes/shrines or chapels, or given directly to the parish office, shrine or convent.
Employees may consign their “crumbs” to their respective companies, provided these are willing to act as conduits of their contributions to PONDO ng PINOY.
Students in schools which are members of CEAP and MAPSA may offer their “crumbs” receptacles in their schools.
Companies and institutions that wish to share with the poor through PONDO ng PINOY may offer their donations through intermediary banks or directly to the Foundation.
Filipinos abroad may make their offerings through institutions or organizations to be identified by the Foundation.