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TOWERVILLE CENTER, San Jose,Del Monte, Bulacan
Towerville, a relocation area, has been the home for the more than 3000 families coming from Pasay, Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela, and other depressed area in Manila. Most of the families do not have means of livelihood. Those who have jobs in Manila have to leave their families during the weekends with their hand-earned money.
FHI/Phils. started its program in Towerville during the later part of 2001. The target number of beneficiaries was 300. Initially 100 families were surveyed in November and qualified. In December of the same year, the 100 families received the traditional Christmas basket as part of its Spiritual program. The second and third batch of beneficiaries were identified in June and December 2002. Since then 300 families have been enjoying God's faithfulness.
LOCATION
Towerville is part of Bulacan Province under District IV, North of Manila. It has an area of approximately 25 hectares bounded in South by Sapang Palay, at the North Norzagaray at the East, Jesus the Nazareth Learning Center and at the West the creek and uncultivated land.
PHYSICAL FEATURES
Towerville was subdivided into two subgroups namely Minuyan and Sto. Cristo. Each had composed of blocks and each block was headed by elected officeicals like President, Secretary and Treasurer. Concrete pathwalks was constructed to make the commutation easy to the people especially the daily movement of the families living in the area. Approximately, Sto. Cristo has a total population of 2,187.
ETHNICITY AND LANGUAGE
Most ethnic group in the community is part of Visayan. Almost 60% of the residents are Visayas. The primary local dialect is Tagalog, and also use in the trade or official language. There are other groups in the area Bicolano (20%), Ilocano (5%), Kapampangan (5%), and Tagalog (10%).
Greetings from the Staff
Dear
Sponsors,
Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!
On behalf of FHI/Philippines in Center 026 Towerville, San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan, I send warmest congratulations to all the staff of this truly Christian Organization - Food for the Hungry (FHI) with the vision "God called and we responded until physical and spiritual hungers ended worldwide."
In these challenging times, FHI's rallying cry is to work until there is no more physical and spiritual hunger! Stated another way, as long as there exists physical and spiritual hunger, we have work to do. And we know this work continue until Jesus Christ returns.
Astonishingly, God chooses to achieve this vision by calling weak, frail people. He calls people like Larry Ward, Tetsunao Yamamori, Randy Hoag .... and we Filipino staff. It reaffirms that we are responding to God's call.
Troops of FHI - we have a job to do. Our general, God himself, has given us a vision. He shouts out a rallying cry! He calls us to passionately ...
Go forward until physical and spiritual hungers have ended worldwide.
God bless us all!
Rogel Banares and Pia Castillo Community Level Staff
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Towerville Center, San Jose, Bulacan
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Leaders' Retreat. Equip area leaders (mothers in the community) to become strong spiritually.
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