ARCHBISHOP Rolando J. Tria Tirona, executive director of the National Secretariat for Social Action (Nassa) and Caritas Philippines, calls on Catholics to continue supporting “Alay Kapwa,” the Lenten evangelization-action program of the Catholic Church that raises funds for the poor and disaster survivors.
Contributions to the program are used to sustain its various initiatives on good governance, sustainable agriculture and children and women’s rights, according to Tirona.
Alay Kapwa, which roughly translates to “offering to one’s neighbor,” previously supported the Church’s disaster response, providing as much as P4.95 million to the dioceses affected by typhoons in 2014.
Tirona launched a fund-raising campaign for the Alay Kapwa program in celebration of its 40th founding anniversary.
Claudeth Mocon-Ciriaco