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VOLUNTEER ACT OF 2007 President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed on April 10, 2007 Republic Act No. 9418 also known as the “Volunteer Act of 2007” institutionalizing volunteerism as a strategy for national development and international cooperation. RA 9418 was spearheaded by the House Committee on Rural Development chaired by Congressman Arrel Olaño and the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Development chaired by Senator Sergio Osmeña III. It is a collaborative effort of PNVSCA, partner volunteer organizations and advocates of volunteerism toward providing a conducive and enabling environment for volunteering in the Philippines. RA 9418 was published in the Official Gazette on June 11, 2007. WHAT'S NEW? National Forum on Volunteerism Set. The House Committee on Rural Development in partnership with PNVSCA will hold on 27 January 2010 the first National Forum on Volunteerism As a Strategy for Development at the House of Representatives. Read more 2009 National Outstanding Volunteers Recognized in Malacañang. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo presented the 2009 National Outstanding Volunteer Awards to nine (9) individuals and eight (8) organizations in a memorable awarding ceremony at Malacanang last December 10. Read more 2008 SOV Awardee Efren Peñaflorida Tops CNN 2009 Hero of the Year Award. Volunteerism works! It transforms society and make heroes of ordinary individual who believes that change should come from within. “Each person has a hidden hero within. You just have to look inside you and search in your heart and be the hero to the next one in need.” – words of Mr. Efren Peñaflorida, the CNN 2009 Hero of the Year Awardee. Read more Delegates from the 36th Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Program Visits PNVSCA. A group of 38 delegates from the 36th batch of the Ship For Southeast Asian Youth Program (SSEAYP) coming from Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Lao PDR, and the Philippines visited the PNVSCA office last 13 November 2009. Read more Focus Group Discussion (FGD). A series of Focus Group Discussion with the voluntary sector on the RA 9418 will be conducted by PNVSCA, in partnership with the Committee on Rural Development of the House of Representatives, Congress of the Philippines, starting October 19, 2009. Read more Nation Observes 20th National Statistics Month. Read more Kenyan Ministry of Youth and Sports Officials Visit PNVSCA. Officials from Kenyan Ministry of Youth and Sports held a study tour in RP to learn from the Philippine experience to build their knowledge in running a government led volunteer and youth service program. Read more UP-Manila 16th Year of Inception. PNVSCA Executive Director Joselito C. De Vera graced the 16th Anniversary celebration of the UP Manila. Read more 22 Young Volunteers Posted under DED new program scheme. PNVSCA inducted a group of 22 young German volunteers from Weltwaerts Volunteer Service into the various volunteer programs of the Philippines. Read more KOICA Push ICT and SPED Development in DepEd. KOICA, DepEd and PNVSCA forged a tripartite agreement last June 10, 2009 on the project “Enhancing ICT and SPED” in selected elementary schools and centers of DepEd. Read more My experience as VIDA volunteer. During the first year of my volunteering work, I was assigned to assist on the livelihood project of BIRTH-DEV. Read more Letter from VIDA volunteer Juliet Al-os. Before I became a VIDA Volunteer of PNVSCA, I was just a house keeper and a servant of my husband and to our two children. Read more Joint JICA-PNVSCA Advocacy Meeting held in Daet. The Japan International Cooperation Agency-Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JICA-JOCV) and the PNVSCA conducted a joint Advocacy Meeting. Read more KOICA, NRO and PNVSCA Agreement Inked. The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), the Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency (PNVSCA) and NEDA Regional Offices VIII and XIII forged a Tripartite Agreement. Read more KOICA auditors visited PNVSCA. Auditors from the KOICA Headquarters were in the Philippines last April 18-22, 2009 to audit and oversee the existing KOICA projects in the country. Read more Volunteer Helps Children Prepare for Disaster. Many fall victim to disaster in the Philippines due to a lack of preparation - Peace Corps Response Volunteer
Laura Smail is helping to change that. Read more Youth Empowerment Series rated a success. The second Youth Empowerment Series for the Millennium Development Goals (YES4MDGs) was conducted on 12-13 February in collaboration with PNVSCA, the UN Associations of the Philippines, and the University of Northern Philippines. Read more
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They are the everyday heroes in your community. People changing people’s lives; making a difference. Share their story; nominate them to SOV 2009. Download nomination form. Civil Service Commision (CSC) Announcement No. 44 s. 2009 BE A VOLUNTEER Join the ranks of men and women who discovered a life of service and making a difference in other people's lives. Read more. IN NEED OF VOLUNTEER ASSISTANCE? PNVSCA facilitates assistance to fill up manpower gaps in programs and projects through the services of volunteers. Read more. BAYANIHANG BAYAN PROGRAM
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Marita G. Bumatay, age 71, is a missionary by vocation where the rule of thumb is others first and where service is always with no monetary consideration. But it was in 1998 when she purposely joined a structured volunteer work with the Muslims, teaching Maguindanao children in Maharlika Village in Taguig upon invitation by a missionary friend. The following year, she joined another group volunteering with the Muslims in Dasmarinas, Cavite.
Col. Celestino F. Desamito, Jr. (Ret.), 69 years old, is an NGO volunteer and an entrepreneur in Koronadal, South Cotabato. Col. Desamito’s sense of volunteerism started when he became a member of the University of the Philippines Student Catholic Action (UPSCA) during his college years. The prayer of St. Francis says: “to give and give until it hurts, to labor and not to ask for any reward, and that in knowing that I am doing His will” became his inspiration of living a meaningful life of significance.
Mag-uugmad Foundation, Inc. traced its roots in 1981 in Central Cebu area. It was brought about by the formation of farmers work group to fight off soil erosion under the former Ministry of Natural Resources Social Forestry Program which introduced the contour farming method. Farmers group themselves into five (5) member team which are called “Alayon” to lighten their work. These teams became trainors and technicians to nearby barangays. As the number of Alayons grew in number, they decided to formalize their group into Mag-uugmad Foundation to sustain their initiative.
Tuklasan at Ugnayan ng Kultura, Lahi at Sining ng mga Katutubo was born out of the common interest of various indigenous youth leaders to set up an organization that will further their cause and cultural preservation. TUKLAS KATUTUBO is espousing volunteerism among its members and partner organizations and recruits local volunteers in the communities who will sustain its Balik Tribo Program.
Philex was incorporated in the Philippines in 1955 to engage primarily in mining activities and has operated the Sto. Tomas II deposit at Padcal, Tuba, Benguet. The Padcal mine is the first underground block cave operation in the Far East and is the only remaining large-scale copper-gold operation in the Philippines. In doing its share in community development and environmental conservation, Philex Mining Corporation undertook programs and activities in environment, health, education and safety.
Ledivina V. Cariño was born in Marahan, Alfonso, Cavite on April 22, 1942 to Pastor Leon Vidallon and Dionisia Vidallon nee Cajapin, a teacher. 
Voluntary Services Overseas is an international development charity that works through professional volunteers who live and work at the heart of communities in 34 countries around the world. It started in the Philippines in 1968 working with local partners and sharing their skills and expertise to help find long-term solutions to poverty within the framework of its six development goals namely: Education, HIV and AIDS, Disability, Health, Secure Livelihoods and Participation and Governance. 
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