For the Church, the new world of cyberspace is a summons to the great adventure of using its potenti

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Internet A New Forum for Proclaiming the
Gospel.''
For the Church, the new world of cyberspace is
a summons to the great adventure of using its
potential to proclaim the Gospel message,''
- Pope John Paul II
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www.friendsofpedro.net
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We tend to view organizations from a mechanistic
viewpoint that of resources and structures,
etc. - but this is quite an inadequate view.
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An organization is the product of the human mind,
acting singly or collectively in responding to
avenues and limitations created by perceived
realities, and to empowerment offered by
knowledge, dreams, and faith.
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The History of Friends of Pedro Foundation, Inc.
April, 2000
Launching of
Tambal Sa Kamingaw! (TSK!)
a Web-based Newsletter
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Tambal sa Kamingaw!(TSK!)
in response to a felt need.
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THE ORGANIZATION IS A PRODUCT OFMINDS ACTING
COLLECTIVELY
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THE INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT

• STRENGTHS
• FAITH
• LOVE OF COUNTRY
• VOLUNTEERISM
• COMMITTED CORE

• WEAKNESSES
• LACK OF FUNDS
• NO TECHNICAL SKILLS
• NO SOFTWARE
• LIMITED HARDWARE

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THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT

• OPPORTUNITIES
• DOST CVISNET ASSISTANCE
• OFW PHENOMENON
• AFFORDABLE HOSTING
• CEBUANO-SPEAKING OFWS

• THREATS
• NO RECOGNIZED THREATS

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RESOURCES PRAYERS FAITH STRUCTURE A LOOSE
GROUPING OF FRIENDS PUBLIC FACE THE TSK!
NEWSLETTER
Tambal sa Kamingaw! (TSK!)
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2001
WHEN WE INTERACT WITH TECHNOLOGY WE RE-CREATE
OURSELVES AND AT THE SAME TIME, OUR ENVIRONMENT.
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December 2000
Launching of
Pundok ni Pedro Calungsod
BRINGING THE FAITH TO ALL FILIPINOS EVERYWHERE
www.pedrocalungsod.org
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January 2001
Launching of
Hagit
Bisdak
RAISING SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS
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Organized
October 2001
Kamatuoran, Inc.
AN ANTI-NARCOTICS GROUP
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• STRENGTHS
• FAITH
• LOVE FOR COUNTRY
• RECOGNITION BY CHURCH LEADERS
• NEW TALENTS SKILLS
• INDIVIDUAL DONORS

WHY CHANGE?

• WEAKNESSES
• LACK OF FOCUS
• SEASONAL SKILLS
• ABSENCE OF REGULAR FUNDING
• NO CONCEPT OF STAKEHOLDERS

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• OPPORTUNITIES
• 7.4M OFWs
• 800,000 SENT OFF ANNUALLY
• EXTENSIVE INTERNET USAGE

• THREATS (DIRECT INDIRECT)
• DRUGS
• CORRUPTION
• DISINTEGRATING FAMILY VALUES
• CONSUMERISM
• MATERIALISM
• INDIFFERENCE

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Re-organized into
July 2001
Friends of Pedro Foundation, Inc.
www.friendsofpedro.net
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2000
2001
2002
October 2003
Hagit
Bisdak
EVOLVED INTO
Barug! Pilipino
IN RESPONSE TO THE UNSETTLING POLITICAL
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE COUNTRY
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• THE PUBLIC FACES OF THE ORGANIZATION
• www.friendsofpedro.net
• BARUG! PILIPINO
• KAMATUORAN

THE MORE WE INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER, THE MORE WE
REALIZE HOW EMPOWERED WE ARE
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THE MORE EMPOWERED WE BECOME, THE MORE WE REALIZE
OUR LIMITATIONS
THUS THE NEED TO FOCUS
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2004
The new public face of FPFI, Inc.
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The potential to reach out to 7 million Overseas
Filipinos
Working in 181 countries and destinations
worldwide
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The new heroes who bring in 7.64 billion dollars
a year
Through Formal Channels
IF NON-BANKING AND INFORMAL CHANNELS ARE FACTORED
IN
THE TOTAL COULD DOUBLE
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THE BENEFITS TO THE ECONOMY
Increases the buying power of the local market
Helps the local businesses
Source of capital for small enterprise development
In todays global crisis, this amount is critical
in averting economic collapse
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This is why we call them
Mga Bagong Bayani
The NEW HEROES
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We need them to help prop up the national economy
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and in many ways
THEY ALSO NEED US
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SOME OFW FAMILIES FACE THESE PROBLEMS

• Disintegration of the Family

• Infidelity

• Declining Discipline

• Separation, Abandonment

• Materialism

• Drug Abuse, Delinquency

• Child Abuse

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AND THE PROBLEMS OF OVERSEAS FILIPINOS
Social Conflicts, Prejudice, Discrimination
Unequal Opportunities
Sexual Exploitation
Maltreatment, Contract Violation or Substitution
Non-payment of Salaries, Underpayment
Physical Abuse, Rape, Sexual Assault,
Sex Trafficking
Death (estimated at 700 annually)
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The POEA receives more than 13,000 complaints
annually
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Our Country would be grateful for GROUPS like
UNLAD KABAYAN
KAKAMMPI
SHARED COMMUNITIES
BABAYLAN
e-MANDIRIGMA
AND MANY OTHERS.
For having mobilized to provide
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CRISIS INTERVENTION
PARALEGAL ASSISTANCE
COUNSELING
HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION
SAVINGS MOBILIZATION
EDUCATION TOWARDS SELF-ORGANIZATION
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We spotted 102 websites that provided these
services to the OVERSEAS FILIPINOS
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Three years ago, we looked for a website that
provided PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL HELP for the Overseas
Filipinos
because their problems are not
merely legal,
economic, or social.
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It looked like we stood alone in this field
Until today...
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• Hypothesis The negative impact of the OFW
  Phenomenon can be reduced by
• Keeping People, Families and Communities
  connected.
• Keeping everybody connected to God.

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www.friendsofpedro.net
HELPING OVERSEAS FILIPINOS STAY CONNECTED
With their families
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I can chat with them, I can see them. Its like
Im still home.
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www.friendsofpedro.net
HELPING OVERSEAS FILIPINOS STAY CONNECTED
With their Culture
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We who are exiles are grateful for these
touches of home.
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www.friendsofpedro.net
HELPING OVERSEAS FILIPINOS STAY CONNECTED
With their Psyche
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Please help me. I think Im going to die
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www.friendsofpedro.net
HELPING OVERSEAS FILIPINOS STAY CONNECTED
With other Communities
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Thanks for sending those Mass Songs.
This community started with six people and has
grown to more than a hundred.
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and most of all...
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and most of all...
With GOD
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These are made possible through the services
offered in the website.
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The most-visited web page, Offering lessons and
articles about the Faith.
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Enhancing
Family Relationships Management
Enabling families to stay in touch
Through ICT
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Reach Out.
Touch Lives.
Make a Difference.
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How far has this website gone?
They say if youve reached a thousand people,
youve got a nice hobby.
If youve reached 50,000 hits, youre making a
difference in this world.
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357,000 HITS IN 2003
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www.friendsofpedro.net
Another step closer to the dream of setting up a
global community of GLOBALLY PRESENT FILIPINOS.
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It is no longer a question of possibilities. It
has now become a challenge
CAN WE CONTINUE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN?
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"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of
the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them
to obey everything that I have commanded you.
And remember, I am with you always, to the end of
the age.Matthew 2819-20
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I am very pleased to give my endorsement and
blessing to the Friends of Pedro Foundation, Inc.
especially in their effort to assist the Church
in Her mission of bringing Christ to the world
with all the challenges of the third and present
millennium.
Ricardo J. Cardinal Vidal, Archbishop of Cebu
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God Bless You.