RhyIan: Kindred Grace, Everyday

𝐓𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐬 — 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞, 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐩 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐚𝐲… 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 💖

Your love, sacrifices, strength, and dedication make the world a gentler and brighter place.

Today, we celebrate every mother, every nurturer, and every heart that loves like a mom.

Happy Mother’s Day! 🌸✨

𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡.
𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮.
𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐨𝐤𝐚𝐲.

𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐠𝐨.
𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧.
𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞.

𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.
𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲.
𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐨𝐦.

𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 — 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.

𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐝, 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲.

𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐝𝐚𝐲.🤍

𝐎𝐤𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞… 𝐰𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐆𝐏𝐓 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐨! 😂🎨

Because if we can survive career, migration, advocacy work, and raising kids...we can definitely survive being turned into cartoons.😅

He’s been looking at her like that since 2006…
(and somehow still does, after nearly 20 years) Here's to us 🥂! Saving lives at work, losing socks at home 🧦😂 but always choosing love, grace, family, and community – everyday.

𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐡𝐲𝐈𝐚𝐧: 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐝𝐚𝐲

𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬. 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧.

As a new month begins, may we move forward with grace, choose healing where we can, and notice love in the everyday, especially the quiet moments.

Welcome, February 🤍

𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟑𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | 𝐀 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐞’𝐥𝐥 𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭

As we were leaving the clinic, my 8-year-old son looked out the window and prayed out loud,
“God, if You really love me, give me a sign.”

I smiled and jokingly replied, “Oh, it’s not always nice to challenge the Lord, He might just surprise you.”

Without missing a beat, my son added,
“Okay God, if You really love me, let ice cream fall from the sky.” Then he paused, thought for a second, and changed his mind:
“Oh God… if You really love me, let an airplane appear in the sky.”

At that moment, he was still staring outside.
So were his papa and I.

Just seconds passed, and suddenly my son shouted with awe and excitement, pointing upward:
“𝐀𝐍 𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐄!”

At first, I thought he was joking.
Then my husband confirmed what he saw.
I looked up too, and there it was. An airplane, clear in the sky.

What made it even more astonishing was this:
there was no airplane there just seconds before. We were all looking. And then—voilà!

Goosebumps filled the moment. It surely made my son’s day. But for those of us who witnessed it, it was so much more than that.
It was a gentle, grace-filled reminder:
𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐬. 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬, 𝐇𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞.
“𝐀𝐬𝐤 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐝…” — 𝐈𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐚𝐡 𝟕:𝟏𝟏

𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐝𝐚𝐲.

𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬…🍜✨

A quiet meal, a shared laugh, and that simple “How was your day?” — these are the little things that make our hearts feel at home. One ordinary day at a time… this is our little adventure.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲? 😊💛

𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞, 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 💛

Days ago, we watched the 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐱 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞, and honestly… it stayed with us long after the credits rolled.

Based on a true story, the film follows a quiet yet powerful journey of courage and compassion during a time when the world desperately needed hope. Without giving too much away, it reminds us how one person’s 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞—𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐭—𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞.

It’s a very beautiful film, inspiring, heartwarming, and tearjerking all at the same time. And yes, it’s starred by the incredible 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐬, who brings so much depth and soul to the story.

More than the film itself, the message left a deep impact on us. It showed how humanity, when lived with compassion, empathy, and unity amidst diversity, can make a tremendous difference… a miracle even.

We’ve always believed that even an ordinary person is capable of doing extraordinary things. And this line says it so perfectly:

“𝐈𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐢𝐭.”

We invite you to watch One Life too, and be inspired, not just by the story, but by the reminder that 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝. 🌿✨

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒: 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 👇

Yesterday, my 8-year-old son came home and quietly told me something that broke my heart.

He shared that he was bullied at school—kids said hurtful things to him, words that stayed with him long after the moment passed. I asked him softly, “What did you do?”

He looked at me and said, "In my mind, I wanted to take revenge… but you always told me to be a good boy. So I didn’t do anything. I just cried.”

And then he added that it was his best friend who spoke up for him. And, I want to pause right there and say thank you to that best friend, thank you for standing up for my son, for speaking when he couldn’t, and for showing him what kindness looks like in real life.

As a mother, I felt the pain in his voice like it was my own. No child deserves to be treated unkindly, especially by other children. It’s heartbreaking that in a place where they’re supposed to learn and grow, some kids are made to feel small.

I asked him again, “What are you planning to do next time?” And with the kind of strength only a child can carry so purely, he said: “I will strive to be successful in class.”

That line stayed with me. Because in that moment, my child didn’t choose bitterness. He didn’t choose revenge. He chose to rise.

And that reminded me of something I’ve always believed:
𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞.
𝐖𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.
𝐖𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.
𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐭, 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐥𝐲, 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐲, 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐲.

My kids have always been taught to reach out to others.
To sit beside the child who looks lonely.
To include someone who feels left out.
To be a friend.

They were taught to never be a bully. To never be the reason someone has to dim their light.
But they were also taught this:
𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞.

They were taught to always be kind, because the world becomes a little brighter when we choose kindness, especially when it’s hardest.

And more than anything else, they were taught to always come home.

𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧.
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫.
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝.

My son telling me his story, reminded me that I am his safe space. And that is something I will never take lightly.

I can’t shield my children from every painful situation. I can’t control the choices other people make. But I can remind them every single day that they have a home where they are safe, protected, and loved no matter what. And that they have parents who will face bullies with them and for them.

Because moments like this may hurt… but they also build resilience. They teach our children what kind of people they want to become. And if the world can be cruel, then let our homes be the place that teaches them to stay soft, without staying weak.

So today, I’m holding my son a little tighter…
and I’m choosing to teach him again what he already showed me:
𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.
𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭.
𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐛𝐞.

To every child who has ever been made to feel small:
𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤.

And to every parent raising kind children in a world that isn’t always kind, keep going.

𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝…

𝐈𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝. 💛✨

𝐕𝐢𝐯𝐚 𝐏𝐢𝐭 𝐒𝐞ñ𝐨𝐫! 💛

Today, we celebrate the Feast of Sr. Sto. Niño with hearts full of gratitude and awe.

Twelve years ago, January 2014, we knelt in prayer and asked Sr. Sto. Niño to bless us with a baby. We even prayed to Papa Jesus and promised that if He gifted us a child, we would name her after Him.

And then… a month later, we found out we were pregnant.

By November 2014, we welcomed our beautiful miracle into the world, our daughter 𝐘𝐄𝐒𝐇𝐔𝐀, a 𝐇𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐰 name for 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬 meaning “𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.”

Today, our Yeshua celebrated the feast of the Baby Jesus with us in the most meaningful way, she led the Prayers of the Faithful and gave a special presentation with the Children’s Choir after Mass. The little girl we once prayed for is now actively serving the Church… serving the Lord.

𝐘𝐞𝐬, 𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐥𝐲…𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐝𝐚𝐲.

Thank you, Sr. Sto. Niño, for reminding us of the beauty and power of prayer, 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬, 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬. 🤍✨

“𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮—𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧.”

💛 𝐕𝐢𝐯𝐚 𝐏𝐢𝐭 𝐒𝐞ñ𝐨𝐫! 💛

𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭, 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲. 🌿

Hello everyone. Let's showcase the program of Cagayan de Oro's City Anti-Drug Abuse Council. Let's bring CDO to the national level for the WIN! We have until 11:59pm of February 28, 2022 to cast our votes.

Please click the picture 👇 share and hit the like 👍 button for the LGU Cagayan de Oro's entry for the DOH Healthy Pilipinas Awards People's Choice for Priority Area No. 4 Substance Use.

Featuring the Monthly Tabo "Coming Together" (The Community-Based Drug Rehabilitation Aftercare Program) for Recovering Persons Who Use Drugs and their families' Livelihood Products with the goal to mainstream them back to the community as dignified and productive members of the society.

Entry Title - Rehabilitation and Aftercare: Kontra Droga.

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Healthy Pilipinas, mag-ingay!

Hinahandog namin ang ika-apat na kategorya! Ang Priority Area 4 for Substance Use Prevention!

Basahin at iboto ang inyong paboritong proyekto na nagpatakbo ng proyektong kontra-alak, sigarilyo, at ipinagbabawal na gamot!
Ang lahat ng reaction ay bibilangin bilang boto!

Don't smoke, lessen alcohol, say no to drugs para sa Healthy Pilipinas!

Ang people's choice voting ay 20% ng Healthy Pilipinas Award ng kategoryang ito! Pwedeng bumoto hanggang 11:59pm sa February 28, 2022!

Ang top 5 projects ay bibigyang kilala sa isang live streamed event sa March 4, 2022 dito rin sa Department of Health FB!

*Ang ilang mga imahe ay kinuha bago ang 2020

The Cagayan de Oro City Anti-Drug Abuse Council (CADAC) established the Oro Citizen’s Wellness and Development Center (OCWDC) under the City Social Welfare and Development Office following the Dangerous Drugs Board Reg. 4, Sec. 6 ""OPLAN SAGIP"", a one-stop-shop facility where assessment, interview, counselling, referral, and applications for petition for confinement of drug dependents for treatment, rehabilitation, and other allied processes may be undertaken.

The OCWDC supervises the Community-Based Drug Rehabilitation Program (CBDRP) and the Aftercare Program for Persons Who Use Drugs (PWUDs) in the community. There are four sections of the Oro Citizen’s Wellness and Development Center that cater to PWUDs in various stages of drug addiction and recovery:

1. Community-Based Drug Rehabilitation
2. Aftercare
3. Plea Bargain
4. Medical Services Section.

The program uses the holistic approach of wellbeing and wellness, targeting not only the self (PWUD), but also the family and the community. Program innovations were made and strengthened tailored to the needs of the PWUDs and have continued even during the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020–2021).

These are the following programs:
1. My School, My Home
2. Big 3: Drugs, TB and HIV
3. Monthly Tabo

New methods were implemented to ensure the sustainability of the program through online services such as the provision of telekonsulta and webinars. The LGU-CDO also launched the official CADAC Website in 2021, along with the improvement of the OCWDC Social Media Page. Through this, individuals can set online appointments, screenings, and access the latest news on CBDRP. This aims to widen the reach to the community on services available for rehabilitation and aftercare.