ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 22, 2008) – At least eight villages in Zamboanaga City in the southern Philippines benefited from a love drive initiated by the Ateneo Campus Ministry and participated by the student volunteers of the Ateneo de Zamboanga University.
Packs of goodies, including old clothes and shoes, noodles, sugar, canned goods, rice, toiletries and school supplies were distributed in the villages of Lumbangan, Tugbungan, Tulungatung, Mampang, Sinunuc, Kanukutan, Dulian, Lapaz and also at the Malagutay Elementary School.
Jericho Panganiban, of the Ateneo Campus Ministry, said the love drive was an annual activity and part of the traditional practice of giving during Christmas season in the university.
Tugbungan village chieftain Jun Graciano praised the love drive, saying, many families benefited from the activity. (Sheri Gay P. Catague)
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