The Lives We Helped Build

In transforming their lives, they transformed ours. Here are the lives you helped build, through Caritas Manila.

The Roads of Daddy Tony Daddy Tony had been imprisoned for ten years when the Courts handed down his sentence: six years in jail for the crime kidnap-for-ransom. At the same time, the Courts threw out his other two cases—cases he was forced to admit after nights of being electrocuted and subjected to water torture that was prevalent during those Martial Law years. More » Crossing the Gate to Live Fred started learning about life at a young age. As a child, he sold newspapers, cigarettes and paper bags to earn his school allowance. He studied in Padre Burgos Elementary School in Pasay City and graduated in 1964. During high school, he continued working-- even driving a tricycle!--to help support his family. More »

Dawn Breaks for Ate Let

Ate Let was qualified to take up a college course but decided not to, giving up her chance in favor of her younger brothers and sisters. Instead, she developed her skills in cooking. This decision would eventually help her uplift the living conditions of her family. More »

Embracing Life

Boy Lahoy lived a happy, normal life before he was incarcerated. He was earning well as a freelance salesman; he had a wife and a child. But when he was convicted of murder and consequently imprisoned, he lost most of what he had –he lost his freedom and his family left him. Life became something he hoped was not experiencing. More »

A Scholar's Juggling Act

Twenty-year old Jun has been a working student since he was just eight years old. He woke up at 3 o’clock in the morning and sold newspapers until ten o’clock when he would go to school. He went back to selling newspapers once his classes were over. More »

A Scholar's Choice

When Alex was in high school, he worked in a factory that manufactured stuffed toys. He only worked because he wanted some extra money that he could spend for himself. Before he can finish high school, however, his father (who was the sole breadwinner of their family) died. He realized that from then on, he really had to work to so that he could push through with his studies. More »

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