Fr. Savio's Reflection - 2nd Gawad Kalinga in Singapore June 25 - 27, 2010
Fr Savio, a catholic priest, is the head of a really famous and well respected monastery in Valencia Bukidnon in Mindanao
I thought I’d share with you a powerful experience I had when I attended the 2nd Gawad Kalinga Global Summit last June 25 – 27, 2010 in Singapore . We were hosted by two schools - Ngee Ann Polytechnic and the National University of Singapore. I had the good fortune of being invited for the summit because I and Bishop Honesto Pacana S.J. serve as spiritual directors for Gawad Kalinga in the province of Bukidnon . My fascination with Gawad Kalinga has grown since that very first day I was introduced to a Gawad Kalinga village in Natid-asan, Malaybalay. It was then that I saw very accomplished people, local and foreign, literally dirtied their hands and carried bricks to build houses for the poor of Malaybalay. What thay did is simply brilliance in the eyes of God! Gawad Kalinga, the movement, has as its goal the eradication of poverty in our country not just by building houses for the homeless but also by providing them education, values formation and livelihood(to mention a few of their programs) so that each village may be self-sustaining and thus provide leadership and example for other villages. It was because of Gawad Kalinga that its founder, Mr. Tony Meloto, received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership.
Friday, July 9, 2010
THE GIFT OF GK
Speech of Tony Del Rosario - CEO of Coca-Cola in Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei
Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen.
What a wonderful day and a half it has been. Having listened to the many major partnerships during Plenary 1 with Fr. Ben Nebres of Ateneo, Ms. Chong Siak Ching CEO of Ascendas, Congressman Freddie Tinga, Governor Lray of CamSur, Jeremy Rowe of Aksonobel, John Miller of Nestle and the heart-warming story of courage of Ms. Jainab AbdulMajid of Sulu, I am honored to be asked to speak before you this morning. The brief to me was to share, not about the Company I work for and its involvement with Gk, but more about my own personal journey and the work I now do with GKHi Singapore. Allow me then to dispense with the powerpoints and videos and share simply from the heart.
Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen.
What a wonderful day and a half it has been. Having listened to the many major partnerships during Plenary 1 with Fr. Ben Nebres of Ateneo, Ms. Chong Siak Ching CEO of Ascendas, Congressman Freddie Tinga, Governor Lray of CamSur, Jeremy Rowe of Aksonobel, John Miller of Nestle and the heart-warming story of courage of Ms. Jainab AbdulMajid of Sulu, I am honored to be asked to speak before you this morning. The brief to me was to share, not about the Company I work for and its involvement with Gk, but more about my own personal journey and the work I now do with GKHi Singapore. Allow me then to dispense with the powerpoints and videos and share simply from the heart.
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