22/09/2026
IT WAS NEVER ABOUT US, BUT ALL BECAUSE OF GOD!
(Photos from Brgy. Gua ES and Brgy. Bahuyan-Yapo ES)
Three months ago, we showed up to two barangay schools with a simple conviction: that every child in Barbaza deserves to be fed, to be seen, and to know that their community stands behind them.
Today, September 21 at Brgy. Gua Elementary School, and September 22 at Brgy. Bahuyan-Yapo Elementary School, we close this chapter of Project Pag-Ulikid with full hearts and grateful hands raised to God.
What began as a feeding program became something far greater. Week after week, 226 children gathered not just for a warm bowl of Chicken Arrozcaldo, Sopas, fried rice with lumpia, they gathered to learn, to laugh, to grow, and to hear that they matter. That God sees them. That the police are not people to fear, but people who protect and serve. That honesty, kindness, courage, and responsibility are not just words, they are a way of life worth choosing. And today, its ALL ABOUT JESUS CHRIST.
None of this would have been possible without the people God placed beside us:
To OIC PCPT ALLAN S ALAGOS, and the entire Barbaza Municipal Police Station, thank you for showing up in uniform not to intimidate, but to embrace.
To Mrs. Susan Pacheco Coloma of Brgy. Gua Elementary and Mr. Bernard Ben Ballenas of Brgy. Bahuyan-Yapo Elementary, thank you for opening your doors, your kitchens, your classrooms, and your hearts.
To PMSg Cleofe Mendoza Chleoff Mendz, PSSg Elmar Painaga El Ram, Municipal Advisory Group for Police Transformation and Development, β your dedication did not go unnoticed.
To the volunteer and minister cooks of LIFE Church Barbaza:
Sis. Gerallyn Magbanua Alacapa Corpuz, Sis. Ho Ney Honeychel Lim, Sis. Jungco Rowena - our very good cooks.
Bro. Herman Necor Jungco, Bro. Roniel Jay Dela PeΓ±a, Bro. Kent Espares Cunanan and Sis. Zhennah Mae Miralles Macabata - our great teachers and facilitators.
To the prayer and financial support team of LIFE Church.
To every rotating parent who woke up early to stir a pot.
To the International Care Ministries for the Mana Packs that nourished these little ones, you are the hands and feet of this mission.
God did this. We simply said yes and made ourselves available.
And because He is faithful β we are not done. Project Pag-Ulikid now looks toward a new school, new children, and a new chapter. The umbrella stays open. The mission continues.
To God Be the Glory!