Community Enlivens Bayanihan Spirit

Bayanihan or the outpouring cooperative spirit of Filipinos is traditionally exemplified when communities extend service to those in need without expecting anything in return. This is vividly captured in simple acts like lending a hand to someone carrying a heavy load, 
helping an elderly cross the street or extending material or financial assistance to families affected by catastrophic events or disasters. 

Even typhoon Yolanda survivors have their own ways of keeping the Bayanihan tradition alive. Community volunteers usually form part of additional workforce at Pope Francis Village. As members of the construction team, their volunteer service becomes their counterpart for the resettlement project. 

Women volunteers assist in hauling of earth filling materials
for the ongoing School Building construction.

Amidst the sun's blazing heat, these volunteers worked all day
as the school building project now gears up for the preparation
of second floor slab.

The construction team leads in clearing of drainage and road easements
to facilitate smooth mobility within the project site.

Other community workers are tasked to build the
enclosures for the PFV Satellite Office. 

Eleven homeowner's associations took turn in feeding their community workers at the construction site. Those who have regular jobs and often unavailable to help in construction activities usually compensate their absences through their individual contributions, either in cash or in kind. 

Mrs. Ibet Caceras, one of the construction team members
sharing how they were able to mobilize six sacks of rice
for their community workers.

This supply of rice is temporarily stocked
at PFV Satellite Office for consumption
of community volunteers and workers.

A "Budol fight"or eating a common food placed on top  of banana leaves using
bare hands is an enjoyable sight when you drop-by at the Satellite Office
during lunch break. In a way, this sets the tone for establishing
a more bonded and vibrant community at Pope Francis Village.