25 May 2011

Dumagat

Okay, this is already my 3rd false start in writing this article and whatever comes to mind will be typed, so bear with me please.

Learning Lion Publishing House, thru the initiative of Ma'am Tisha Cruz and Sir Ricky Gonzales conducted or more likely sponsored a Learning Lion Workshop on 10 Basic Points of Learning Reading (or something like that, it's in my computer somewhere) to a group of daycare workers working with the Dumagat people from San Ysiro, Antipolo City.

Here are some of the footprints we've made. I invited myself to be the spoof during the 2-day workshop last 23-24 May held at Porta Coeli Convent in Quezon City.

Marilym, Elvie, Flor, Ma'am Tisha, Lino, Jamie, Flor, Rowena and myself posing for a class picture and showing off the materials.

What really imprinted on my mind after knowing more of them is the fact that they all started out as volunteer workers.  Some of them are receiving a Php 3000 stipend from an NGO while some are receiving a meager Php 1000 a month!  Yes, that is right, a month!. On top of that they have to dish out cost of materials like paper and pencils from their own pockets.