by ptrjack | Jun 13, 2011 | Blog, Deped School System
Going to School in Payatas In the U.S. children dress up in their new school clothes or uniforms, have a nutritious breakfast, grab their new school supplies and leave for school. Some get rides from their parents, some walk if it’s close or take school buses....
by ptrjack | May 27, 2011 | Barangay, Blog
Is there Hope for Payatas? The land of Payatas is so far physically and even further emotionally from where most people reside. It is a place of steaming trash, foodless shacks and children begging for their needs. When I first came here it was to marry a local girl...
by ptrjack | Apr 27, 2011 | Barangay
When we think about the Passover we think about the terrible ordeal of the Jewish people as they were enslaved in Egypt. We think of the mistreatment, beatings, and atrocities that they received at the hands of the Egyptians. Then it switches to the deliverance. Moses...
by ptrjack | Mar 31, 2011 | Barangay, Blog
As a child I remember being told I could not go outside the gate where we lived. It was too dangerous. I lived in a place called Bedford Stuyvesant which at the time was a pretty rough place to live. I remember going to the store with my brother and seeing two gangs...
by ptrjack | Mar 13, 2011 | Barangay, Blog
One thing you can say about Payatas is that it is a very holey place. No, that is not a typo, it’s the truth. In America we can walk proudly with our heads held high. There is a reason for that. It is because if we fall into a hole and get hurt, we will likely...
