Visited my future doctors, engineers, flight attendants, seafarers, pilots, teachers, soldiers, and many more. ✨
Whatever they choose to become someday, my greatest hope is that they grow up brave enough to follow their dreams, kind enough to uplift others, and wise enough to find joy and purpose in the path they take.
The world is waiting for their light. 🌟
thank you to @snapmood.ph
we captured these beautiful moments 🤍
I hope you take the time to watch this video until the end.
These are real stories—told one voice at a time.
No scripts.
No filters.
Just real people and real experiences.
Through Mountain Project Adventures @mountainprojectadventures , I was able to visit Rumbang, San Nicolas, Iriga City, and see firsthand the educational realities of the community.
This initiative was organized and led by the dedicated volunteers of MPA, and I am truly grateful to have been invited and involved in this meaningful activity.
Special thanks to Ma’am Micah for openly sharing her lived experience.
School attendance among Indigenous children is significantly lower than the national average. Education is available, but not accessible.
Every child deserves a classroom they can reach and a future they can dream of.
Help close the education gap.
Disclaimer: Videos showing faces are posted with consent.
camera by @snapmood.ph
behind the camera @sefcarandang
#storiesthatmatter
Still standing on the same mission 💗
To our new and future partners, it is an honor to welcome you in our growing team.This journey continues to remind me that, alone we can do so little but together we can do so much.
Here’s to new beginnings, new hands, and new hearts working side by side.
Special thanks as well to the participants of the na Philippine Youth Convention . 🇺🇳
From I to we, together we rise! 💗
And she came back as Miss Bicolandia!👑
Our project IRISE advocate, Ms. Iris Oresca, came back to visit Gavino Vinzons Elementary School, with the crown she promised to the kids she once shared her dreams. 💖
🎥 @tiploooor
3 Boxes of Hope 💊✨
Big thanks to our generous sponsors, Unilab and Yellow Boat Foundation! Through the help of @attyrav , we’ve received 3 boxes of essential medicines for Project Irise.
These will soon be distributed to our beneficiaries thank you for helping us bring care and healing to those who need it most. 💛
From I to We, together we rise!💖
Growing up, I learned early what it meant to stand on my own. I may not have had much, every setback may felt heavy, but I discovered that struggles are not stop signs but stepping stones that built the very ground I stand on today.
For who I am today, and for the continuous progress and little successes I am blessed with, I owe it to the people who once believed in me, even when I doubted myself. And now, it’s my turn. I owe it to these kids to believe in them and to make them feel that no dream is ever too far to achieve, no matter how small their beginnings may be.
This is the very heart of Project IRISE. It is not just a program—it is a promise. A promise to keep showing up, to keep listening, to keep reminding these kids that their voices matter and their dreams are valid.
To my kids, babalikan kayo ni Ate at ng Project IRISE team. And we are even more excited for the days ahead, for the stories we will share, and the lives we will continue to inspire together.
And the truth is, I thought we came to teach these kids. But we walked away with something far greater, priceless lessons on resilience, hope, and the purest form of joy that only children with unshakable dreams can give.
This pilot launch marks just the beginning. May this be the spark that lights up many more journeys of hope, courage, and rising together.
*photos are posted with consent*
📷 Jomar Pascua @astralis13_
