May 29, 2013, Wednesday.
I and my bosses (Sir RCS (our SVP) and Sir Gerry (my manager) were scheduled to do a field meeting in one of the property we are interested in. I arrived in the office today before 8:00 and to my surprise Sir Gerry met me in the lobby and told me that we are about to leave and RCS is coming near in office. I want to leave my bag in my cubicle but since we are in hurry I opted to bring it with me though it is a bit heavy.
We went to Hospicio de San Jose, an orphanage located in an island at Pasig River. Also along Ayala bridge of Manila City . To give you background of Hospicio here are some by Coylee Gamboa,
"Cradled on a verdant island in the middle of the Pasig River
is Hospicio de San Jose, home to babies, children, adults and elderly persons
who have no other home in this world.
For 200 years, this
charitable institution has accepted the poorest of the poor and families in
crisis, and has sheltered them, fed them, clothed them, educated them, cared
for them when they were sick or wounded, and helped them go on in this world.
For infants and the children, able and not so able, they found families or
restored them to their own whenever possible, and when neither was possible,
harbored them for life and buried them when they passed away.
The Daughters of Charity, who have faithfully managed this
institution for 145 years, have, in keeping with their Vincentian vows, loved
Christ in the needy, for Christ said, "Whatever you do for the least of my
brethren, you do unto me."
Within the walls of
Hospicio, a.k.a. the House of St. Joseph, the Daughters of Charity and all who
serve alongside them have found not only enough challenges to keep them busy,
but also fulfillment in their calling, joy in service and gratitude for the
amazing opportunity to see the hand of God at work daily for they live by His
Providence."
Facade of Main Building wherein guests were catered.
