On January 19, 2017, Metroland Media interviewed our Philippines Service Team for a newspaper article posted on insidetoronto.com Read the article It was actually our first time reconnecting since returning to Toronto. It was very heartwarming to see everyone again. After being interviewed and taking pictures we all went out to dinner to celebrate Jermin's... Continue Reading →
Check here for quick updates and new links to blog posts. (If links are not active, it means currently in progress). Day 1 & 2 - Flying to the Philippines Day 3 (part 1) - Don Gallo Day 3 (part 2) - Sorting Donations Day 3 (part 3) - Masagana Day 4 - Manila Tour... Continue Reading →
January 7, 2017 It is our 3rd day at our Paniqui, Tarlac build site. Watch our video below: https://youtu.be/npxPu_s0HYk For dinner tonight we are going to a restaurant called Isdaan. Thanks for following our travels. Tomorrow we'll be back for day 4 of building. Please write us a comment below. Search @MikeCLeaderhip #PH2K16 on twitter... Continue Reading →
January 6, 2017 It's our second day at our Paniqui, Tarlac build site. https://youtu.be/UwToJ4GHHI8 Tomorrow we're back at for build day 3. Thanks for following our travels. Search @MikeCLeaderhship #PH2K16 for more pictures and video. Please write us a comment below.
January 5, 2017 Today we travelled 3 hours away from Manila to the rural city of Tarlac, the location of our 2016-17 build site. We had many tasks which included: Watch the video below to see all the things we did on our first day in Tarlac. https://youtu.be/R1YdH3cKDvw Thanks for following our travels. Tonight... Continue Reading →
January 4th, 2017 While at the ANCOP AVANAI community, we had a very special 18th birthday celebration for Milcah. In Filipino culture, it is traditional for girls to celebrate a "debut" on their 18th birthday which includes a cotillion and an 18 roses dance. In Milcah's case, she had a dance with all 27 other... Continue Reading →
Jan. 4, 2017 After our Makati tour, we visited the 2010 build site of AVANAI to reconnect with the community and play with the kids. So many amazing loving children in AVANAI who we bonded with immediately. Your friendly neighbourhood spiderman even made a visit to AVANAI. Watch the video below to see the amazing... Continue Reading →
January 5 to January 10, 2017 Due to poor internet service at both hotels, it has been difficult post up-to-date photos/videos. Below are some pictures from our days at the ANCOP Tarlac build site. We had an amazing time building both homes and relationships with the people in the community. Tomorrow we are catching a... Continue Reading →
January 3, 2017 Today we visited the city of Makati. Known as the financial district, it is at the open end of the spectrum then the city of Payatas the day before. The difference between Payatas and Makati was drastically different. We visited the American War Heros Memorial. Here we had time to debrief... Continue Reading →
January 3, 2017 After leaving Payatas, we went to Baclaran market and had dinner at Singing Waiters and Cooks. https://youtu.be/fJtyQ3R64eQ We had a fun time at dinner. It was a good place to raise our spirits after having experienced what life would be like living in the slums of payatas. Tomorrow we will be going on... Continue Reading →
