Philippine Advocacy Through Arts and Culture

In the spirit of the holiday season, PATAC is launching a "Put a smile on a child's face' holiday fundraising program for the children clients of Children's Rehabilitation Centre.

CRC supports children who can no longer be with their parents through the Orphan Support program. Help us provide for their basic needs and education and adopt an orphan financially. Your care counts.

To donate a fixed amount for a specific purpose, choose the gift below.

Gift Items

Day's meal for family of 4 $20.00 Support for medical assistance $35.00 Support for books and art materials $60.00 Support for a year of school $150.00 support for children's therapy workshop $250.00

A silent partner in the Unity Concert - Rebuilding People's Lives 2009, PATAC is a member of the Unity concert Organizing Committee. 

Paulina developed and manages the event website. PATAc makes up in time and skills what they lack financially.  Some of its affiliated artists will perform in the concert on Sunday, December 13, 2009 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

It will be a very exciting day for everyone. This is the first time where artists from various musical persuasions come together to raise funds for the victims of typhoons in the Philippines.

The three hour event features in the first segment our professional Filipino singers perform broadway inspired music. The second segment presents th alternative and progressive artists. The third segment rocks.

With an impressive line-up of artists ranging from upcoming performers to accomplished singers, the minimum $25 ticket is a bargain.

For more information, check the event website http://www.rebuildpeopleslives.info/

(Paulina Nov 20, 2009)

THE PAINSWICK UNITED CHURCH and PILIPINONG MIGRANTE SA BARRIE staged a successful mini-concert at the Oasis Church in Barrie, Ontario on October 26, 2009. The joint venture raised $1,200 plus and it all goes to the victims of typhoons in the Philippines. The funds will be coursed through the United Church of Canada. 

The concert featured the "Bon Accord" musical group consists of brothers and sisters, who delighted the crowd with their musical talents and performance of songs belonging to various music genre. They enthused the audience with their folksongs and gospel music, including pop songs too.

Panyolito brought into the concert the Philippines culture. Panyolito was specially invited by the Painswick Church who heard them sing the first time last December 2008.

Pictures and videos will be posted once permissions from the artists to post it are received by PATAC. (Otober 27, 2009)

PATAC continues to raise funds online for victims of the typhoons in the Philippines. Donate online - Donating online is fast, easy and secure. Click on the button located on the right pane above.

As of October 17,  we have raised $970.00 and we are directing it to organizations as per our donors' instructions. Please note that PATAC fully pays the administrative charges and cost of this fundraising.  More info          

CDRC pushes for comprehensive disaster response

The Citizens' Disaster Response Center (CDRC), a non-profit organization advocating community-based disaster management, is pushing for a comprehensive disaster management in the Philippines.

“Relief delivery is only one aspect of disaster risk management, but equally more important are disaster preparedness and rehabilitation,” said Carlos Padolina, Deputy Executive Director of CDRC during a relief delivery operation Sunday for the families affected by Tropical Storm Ondoy in Brgy. Tatalon, Quezon City.

CDRC gave relief goods to 500 families in Brgy Tatalon, and conducted free play, feeding and arts workshop for children, and psychosocial therapy and acupuncture for the affected families as part of its comprehensive approach to disaster management.

“CDRC is not only giving-out relief, but also helping communities become more resilient in the face of disasters that are becoming more and more complicated by the day,” Bernadette Aquino, Chairperson of the CDRC Board of Trustees said.

Aquino added that for 25 years, CDRC has been conducting trainings on disaster preparedness and putting up disaster preparedness committees (DPC) all over the country to minimize, if not to eradicate, the adverse impact of extreme events.

“After our relief delivery operations, we will move on to the rehabilitation phase, and help the community get back on its feet,” said Padolina. “Relief goods are only good for a few days, but we want something that will last in the long term.”

Padolina and Aquino mentioned poverty alleviation projects, environmental preservation programs and disaster preparedness trainings as only some of the programs that will help the community become more resilient in the face of disasters.    (from CDRC website)         

Jamming and Chillin' at SEAS is ongoing. Every Thursday afternoon, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., PATAC and Migrante Youth host a casual group gathering where the young and young at heart can participate and discuss about relevant Filipino issues.

Right now, a photography workshop is ongoing. You may still catch up with them. Check out the calendar for the scheduled activities.

Thank you to all performers and volunteers who worked with Panyolito, Migrante Youth, Filipino Canadian students from University of Toronto and Ryerson to successfully perform the "Panambitan ng Kabataaan Makabayan" at  the 2009 PIDC Mabuhay Festival on July 18, 2009 at the Metro Convention centre.The youth musical collaboration  showcased the young Filipino Canadians' creativity and interpretation of their cultural arts.  You brought a new relevance to the performances at the Mabuhay Festival.

PATAC  also showcased the  paintings of young budding artists, the Sia sisters: Grace  and Joy. Our affiliate artists: Ching Esguerra, a painter  and Alex Felipe, a photographer  to exhibited their works as well.  Thank you as well to the Migrante Youth who prepared a slide presentation that was used at the booth.

PATAC is one of the organizations featured on the Virtual Museum of Asian Canadian Cultural Heritage (VMACCH) a project of the Canadian Foundation for Asian Culture (Central Ontario) Inc. (http://www.asianheritagemonth.org/), an organization with a crucial role in promoting Asian Heritage Month (AHM) in Central Ontario over the past six years. Click below to chcck what is being said about PATAC.
http://www.vmacch.ca/Social_History/PATAC/patac.html