Twenty percent of the Alay Kapwa collection goes to local calamity and humanitarian response, 48% for development and justice and peace programs, and 32% to Caritas Philippines as a solidarity fund.
, the CBCP created the Alay Kapwa program to be the premier Lenten evangelization and resource mobilization program of the Philippine Catholic Church. It aims to support social action initiatives for communities in need.
The problem, according to Cola, is that not many parishioners were informed about the program. Though it continued, the program did not make a huge impact. The organization plans to address this problem with better publicity and coordination with the local parishes. Fr. Alden John Baran, the program director of Cebu Caritas Inc., told reporters that they aim to raise around P8 million for its social action initiatives and—the Cebu Archdiocese’s parish-based service ministry that responds to the needs of local communities.
HOUSING FOR ODETTE SURVIVORS. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu, through its social action arm, Cebu Caritas Inc., turned over 100 Core Progressive Shelters in Sitio Kalumboyan, Barangay Granada, Boljoon, Cebu to selected beneficiaries on February 14, 2023. Cebu Caritas
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