Stories of Impact

Ate Angie Dalupan starts her day at 4 a.m. By 5 a.m., she and two fellow parish volunteers take a 30-minute tricycle ride from their Hapag-Asa homebase to the wet market near San Isidro Labrador Parish in Antipolo Hills. This has been her routine for six months whenever their parish participates in the HAPAG-ASA Integrated Nutrition Program, a collaboration between the Ministry on Social Action, Human Development, and Caritas (MSAHDC) of the Diocese of Antipolo and the Assisi

As we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Assisi Development Foundation (ADF), I am deeply grateful for the enduring partnership between Caritas Novaliches and ADF. Since our formal establishment in 2005, ADF has been a steadfast ally in our mission to uplift the marginalized within the Diocese of Novaliches. Before the Hapag-Asa Nutrition Program, many families in our community struggled with malnutrition and poverty. ADF’s initiative brought nutritious meals, health educa

I first learned about the Hapag-Asa Feeding Program when Caritas Masbate conducted an orientation at Lague-Lague Elementary School. When I became Principal of Malbug Elementary School, I immediately reached out to Caritas Masbate to express my intent to implement the program at our school. Their visit ignited a sense of hope in me that change and blessings would follow for our students. The feeding program has significantly improved the nutritional status and academic perform

My institution, Notre Dame of Kidapawan College (NDKC), has spent 40 years striving to keep education relevant for the “last, the least, and the lost.” As a small private Catholic community college, survival has always meant balancing stable enrollment with financial sustainability, while keeping education inclusive and accessible. Community service was strong, but academic support for underserved students remained limited. This is where my story with the Assisi Development F

My introduction to the Assisi Development Foundation came through its Tabang Mindanao Program. During a trip to Pagadian City with the Assumption Sisters to meet Bishop Antonio Tobias, I learned about Assisi’s mission: to alleviate the suffering of the underprivileged in the Philippines, especially indigenous communities. When I began handling the Educational Assistance Program (EAP)—founded as the Piniyalan Community by Sr. Michelle L. Gamboa in 2004—I saw firsthand how it t