New Pictures From our Mobile Soup Kitchen

My wife and I were fortunate enough to be able to help serve at our mobile soup kitchen last fall.  I’ve uploaded some of the photos to our Facebook page.  Go there and check them out when you get a chance and become a fan of Philippine Aid Society if you’re not already! Click here [...]

2.4 Million Children Laboring in the Philippines

MANILA, Philippines — Concerned government agencies are working double time to rescue 2.4 million children from hard labor and instead send them to school, Malacañang announced Wednesday. Read the whole story here.

New Video – What we do

Our Trip to Pampanga

The jeepney ride was just about as unremarkable as you would think, as we headed on our way towards the Cubao bus station.   Same routine, “bayad po” Katy said as she paid the driver.  We didn’t really know where the bus station was so naturally we began to ask people where we could find [...]

Government Proposes to Extend Basic Education by Two Years

Currently, the Philippine public education consists of ten years. A new proposal is poised to extend that time by two years to help prepare students for successful vocations. “Essentially, this is basic education and this is for free,” Lacierda said, adding the idea behind the proposal is for high school graduates to have better opportunities [...]

Average Meal Cost at 11 Cents

With the current exchange rate at 44.22 Philippine pesos per US dollar, our average meal price has plummeted to a mere eleven cents per meal. This is also thanks to donors allowing us to use their utensils and bowls. Eventually, we hope to acquire donated food items as well. This will drive the costs even [...]