Scholars' Summer Work Program

The high school scholars of Tapulanga Foundation continue to be productive on their summer break. The scholars help in some of the school work like covering and sorting of books in the library, gardening, cleaning of classrooms and repainting the chairs.

Eden Pallorina is watering the vegetables in Tapulanga garden.

Cyrene Boiser is helping clean and sort the books in the library.

TF Awards Scholarship Grants to Public School Elementary Graduates

Tapulanga Foundation awarded 13 high school scholarships to students from Mambag-id Elementary School, Hawaiian Philippines Company Elementary School, Adela Elementary School and Cuaycong Elementary School.  

Congratulations to these students who recently graduated from 6th grade and are proceeding to Grade 7 Junior high school in St. Francis of Assisi School of Silay City this coming June.

• Christine Salvacion and Jhane Rose Coja of Mambag-id Elementary School

• Jan Rey Capa, Marianne Castillo, Rica Mae Narbaiz and Andrelene Macahilo of Hawaiian Philippines Company Elementary School

• Ayesha Mae Quirao and Kevin Lozada of Adela Elementary School

• Elvie Mae Barrientos, Gleselle Ann Duarte, Gladly Nalagon , Aljon Pacardo and April Joy Prado from Cuaycong Elementary School

The scholarship program started two years ago with Adela Elementary School only but Tapulanga Foundation decided the year later to extend the program to other neighboring public schools.  St. Francis of Assisi School would give entrance tests in English and Math to the top 15 students of the Grade 6 class and those who pass the test (and qualify as a scholar) are offered 4-year Junior high school scholarship grants to study in St. Francis of Assisi School.  Most of the beneficiaries of the scholarship are class Valedictorians and Salutatorians of their graduating class.  

Students taking the entrance exams

50 Scholars in 50 days Challenge

Can you help us make a difference in the life of a child today?




The Tapulanga Foundation is gearing up for the new school year once again. Please join us by sponsoring a scholar and give them the gift of education for a year.

Click here to see the profiles of our new scholars

We have 50 new scholars ready to start school in June. They have passed their entrance exams and our challenge is to find a sponsor for these deserving students - all 50 of them. 

For as little as $30 or Php1,250/month, you can send a scholar to school for a year. You will get to know your scholar personally through letters and 100% of your donation goes directly towards their education.

Please Join Us and make a Difference in a Child's life!

• Donating from the Philippines
• Donating from the USA and Other Countries

**This program ends on May 20, 2013. Please forward this to at least 3-5 friends and be a part of The 50 Scholars In 50 Days Challenge! Each donor will be acknowledged on our facebook page along with a photo of their scholar. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization - all donations are tax-deductible.**

18 Tapulanga Scholars Graduating this Month

SFAS Class 2013

18 Tapulanga Foundation scholars are set to graduate in high school next week, comprising slightly more than half of the graduating students of St. Francis of Assisi School.  As career orientation talks were given and college visits were made by these students during the school year, many of them have envisioned a clear career path for themselves.

Their chosen careers range from being teachers such as specializations in Early Childhood and Elementary Education.  The Engineering Sciences have also been a choice for a number of scholars, as many have identified, Mechanical, Civil and Marine Engineering for their career options. 

Having been blessed with good preparatory education has certainly emboldened our scholars to look towards these careers although they know that these require heavy loads of study and serious hard work. 

We thank their 18 sets of donors who have helped them through these years of preparatory education at St. Francis of Assisi School.  Someday, as successful men and women in the world of education, engineering and other fields, 18 special professionals will look back with gratitude on their donors who threw their hats into the ring with them and helped them finish their pre-College studies.

God bless our donors!

“BIONIC” Donor Comes to Town

Marilyn Bernasol, a Grade 7 student and on her first year in St. Francis of Assisi School, is one lucky kid.  When she graduated Valedictorian from Cuaycong Elementary School, she received a scholarship grant from Tapulanga.  Her donor was a first time donor who signed up last April in Tapulanga’s 35 Scholars in 35 Days Challenge. 

Lucky girl, indeed, but that is not the end of the story!

How would you feed if you find out that your donor is the only person in the world with batteries in his chest wired to his brain?  That’s what Marilyn’s donor is.  And she actually came face to face with him!

She met Jess Villanueva, her donor, when he came to town from Phoenix, Arizona last month.  Married and with three children, Tito Jess suffered from labored speech because of Dystonia.  His symptoms abated because of deep brain stimulation which came as an effect of the unique wiring system from his chest to his brain.  He is currently a test subject, making him the single one in the world’s population set-up like this.

Tito Jess has become Marilyn’s inspiration, as she has seen, in real terms, how one person has refused to let physical obstacles prevent him from continuing to live according to God’s beautiful plan for his life.  And most of all, how one person refused to let physical obstacles prevent him from continuing to give and share.  

Tita Betchai Visits

All our donors are family to us.  And when a donor visits, it is like someone was with us for a homecoming. Last month,  Elizabeth "Betchai" Tamayo-Luc did just that.  Betchai used to teach at the University of St. La Salle’s  Engineering Dept, but being now resident of San Diego, California, she teaches in a high school in her new home city.

Several years ago, she sponsored Ken Rey Pabale, then  a 1^st Grade student. Time has fast forwarded indeed, because Ken Rey will even soon leave St. Francis of Assissi School as he is now a graduating student in SFAS. Betchai also added another scholar just this year, Cris John Baja, in Pre-Kindergarten.

Betchai, who is a member of a bloggers group called The Salitype Society, has also inspired the other bloggers to sponsor two kids from what they earn from blog writing. They responded by sponsoring two more scholars, Micah Ramirez and Angelico Abo who are both in Grade 7 now. 

Betchai’s homecoming was exciting for the four scholars, as she brought chocolates as "pasalubongs."  She even spared some bonding time with the scholars, which included a lunch treat at SIR Restaurant in Silay.

And even the school was blessed by her homecoming, as she left a laptop for the school as well.

Thank you, Tita Betchai!

Chicken Charlie Supports TF

Eighteen SFAS teachers and staff members and twelve Grade 8 scholars got the chance to watch the phenominal movie of the year "Les Miserable" at Cinema 3, Robinson's Place, Bacolod City last January 28, 2013.  This was made possible thru the generosity of Tapulanga Foundation donor, JP Sy, a good friend of JR Abello in college at the Ateneo de Manila University.  

Based on Victor Hugo’s epic tale of romance and revolution in 19^th Century France, this adaptation of the long – running stage musical was put into screen by Tom Hoopers (an Award Winning Director of The King’s Speech).  The film had such heart–soaring and breath–catching dialogues which were being sung not spoken. One would really feel how each of the characters fought, dreamed, hoped and loved.  

The school is very grateful to Mr. Sy, owner of the newly opened restaurant in SM, Chicken Charlie.  A portion of their sales during their opening day last October 2012 was donated to Tapulanga Foundation, which in turn sponsored the students, teachers and staff to watch Les Miserables.