As we celebrate our 27th anniversary, Tanging Yaman Foundation, Inc., stays committed to its advocacy of supporting Filipino farmers by purchasing their produce and distributing them to indigent families in Metro Manila.

On July 07 & 12, we distributed 7.7+ Tons of kalabasa from San Gabriel, Pangasinan. Parishes, feeding centers, prison ministry, and Christian communities in Metro Manila excitedly picked up the Kalabasa in Ateneo. Since May 2023, we have rescued 85.6 Tons of Kalabasa from various farming communities in Luzon.

One Social Services & Development Minister in one of the parishes that received kalabasa weeks ago shared this moving story. A neighbor knocked at the door of one of the recipients, asking to borrow P200.00 to buy food for her family. Instead of lending the money, she gave her neighbor the kalabasa with some rice. "Sa tulong niyo po, naituwid ang pamilya nila sa gutom."

May we all be bridges of hope and love to countless Filipinos. AM+DG

Mayon volcano's continued unrest has forced almost 14,000 people to evacuate from the "danger zone."

On July 07, Tanging Yaman Foundation, Inc., in partnership with the Philippine Humanitarian Coalition and the Ateneo de Naga University Center for Community Development, distributed food packs, hygiene kits, and water in Albay. 350 Solar Lamps, donated by Lorna Garcia in memoriam of Santiago Ordone Hermogino, were also distributed.

Together, with the 691 families relocated to Mauraro Community College, Guinobatan, and Camalig Evacuation Center, Camalig, Albay, our heartfelt gratitude to all our donors and mission partners. Special thanks to the logistical assistance of Patient Care Corporation in bringing the relief packs to Ateneo de Naga University.

We offer our prayers to the communities in Albay affected by the Mayon volcano unrest. Maraming salamat po.

(Photos courtesy of ADNU-CCD)

Today, we celebrate our 27th year as a conduit foundation, bridging the generosity of countless Filipinos to communities in need. We are deeply grateful to all our donors, mission partners, and friends for allowing us to be channels of hope and love to our countrymen. We thank our beneficiaries for teaching us through their example to share what we have with others.

Pope Francis writes, "God looks with joy upon all those who serve the needy. This is how goodness grows: in the simplicity of hands and hearts stretched out to others and in the courage of the small steps that approach those who are most vulnerable in the name of Jesus."

Happy 27th Anniversary, Tanging Yaman Foundation, Inc.!

Maraming salamat to SM City San Lazaro and the generous shoppers who donated 350 teddy bears to the Tanging Yaman Foundation. This is the second time we are recipients of their Bears of Joy project.

We immediately distributed the teddy bears to a range of children. These include the Kuya Center which houses former streetchildren in Cubao, Caritas Kalookan’s Mga Anak Sila ng Diyos Program which feeds streetchildren every Saturday, children at a daycare center in Pansol, Quezon City managed by the Ancilla Cordis Iesu Sisters, families assisted by the Santo Cristo Parish in Las Pińas City, farmers' children in Nueva Ecija, children attending catechism classes of religious sisters, and children in Payatas who lost a family member to extra-judicial killings.

Some of the children look a bit somber, as if they could barely believe their fortune, before breaking out in wide smiles. These teddy bears promise immeasurable joy and hours of play.