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CDAO celebrates Grand NGOs-POs Family Day

Hundreds of particants flocked to the Imus Covered Court on October 18, 2008 to celebrate the Grand NGOs-POs Family Day. The participants are the delegates from various NGOs and POs in the municipality which include A-Star Foundation, Inc. (ASFI), Asosasyon ng Ulirang Ina sa Cavite (AUIC), Agarang Serbisyo sa Mamamayan (AGM), Pagsulong ngt Lahing Pilipino (PLP), Maliksing Hanapbuhay Movement (MHM), Kilusang Kababaihan ng Kabite (KKK), Citizens Crime Watch, Pag-asa Youth Association (PYA), and Police Community Action Group (PCAG).

The event was made possible thru the leadership of CDAO's Head, Ms. Cristina H. Viegan, RSW in cooperation with the Office of the Governor of Cavite, Hon. Ayong Maliksi, Office of the Mayor, Hon. Emmanuel Maliksi, Office of the Vice-Mayor, Hon. Mandy Ilano, and the Sangguniang Bayan Members.

The highlights of the event include cheering competition, oath-taking ceremony of new set of officers of various NGOs-POs, awarding of certificate of recognition to most active members of each NGO and PO, and presentation of certificate of appreciation to various individuals and groups who supported the programs of CDAO for 2008.

The event was hosted by Bros. Bal Ronato, O.Carm and Juriel Fabito.

Our New Battlecry: SERVE THE PEOPLE? I MUST!

CDAO supports the rebranding of IMUS initiated by the Office of the Mayor which focuses on commitment to serve the people of Imus.

CDAO continuously commits to deliver social services to the disadvantaged individuals and indigent families within the municipality by tapping resources from the local government and from the private sector. Various programs were initiated and implemented through the leadership of its Head, Ms. Cristina H. Viegan, RSW which include programs on family and life, environment, livelihood, health care and youth animation.

The new battlecry of CDAO is "Serve the Peole? I MUSt! Go Imuseno!"

We are now Community Development Assistance Office

The NGO's PO's Resource Network Unit Of Imus, Cavite is now Community Development Assistance (CDAO) of Imus, Cavite under the Office of the Municipal Mayor, Hon. Emmanuel Maliksi.

Watch for more news and announcements about CDAO. New name, new projects, same commitment to the local government and the people of Imus, Cavite.

IMUS OCTOVERLOAD 2008

Striving to be Good Samaritans

Jesus in Luke 10:25-36, is asking us "who are our neighbors?" Jesus teaches us not to figure out who are our neighbors, instead we should listen to the call within us, and become a neighbor, be close to our brothers and sisters in need.

We should not see God's commandments as an obligation, because by doing so, we are not loving as God wants.

Love does not consist simply in being moved by another person's distress. Notice how the Samaritan stopped by in spite of it being a dangerous place, how he paid for the expenses and promised to take care of whatever else might be necessary .

Instead of just being "charitable" he took unconditional and uncalculated risks for a stranger.

On one occasion, Martin Luther King pointed out that love is not satisfied with comforting those who suffer: "To begin with, we must be the good Samaritan to those who have fallen along the way. This, however, is only the beginning . Then, someday we will necessarily have to realize that the road to Jericho must be made in such a way that men and women are not constantly beaten and robbed while they are travelling along the paths of life."

With this example, Jesus also makes us see that, many times, those who seem to be religious officials, or who believe they fulfill the law, are incapable of loving. It was a Samaritan, considered a heretic by the Jews, who took care of the wounded man.

For the Jews, neighbors were the members of Israel, their own people, dignified by sharing the same religion; in fact, this familial relationship came from "flesh and blood." For Jesus, true love leads one to give up any discrimination.

In our daily immersion with our brother and sister-Imuseños, we at CDAO are challenged to take the challenge of being good Samaritans to them in many ways.