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What's Inside … A PUBLICATION OF THE HYEHWADONG FILIPINO CATHOLIC COMMUNITY IN SEOUL ARCHDIOCESE Volume 17 Issue 03 MARCH 2012 ni Bro. Allan Rodriguez nasalanta, subalit 40 pamilya lamang ang napili kumpara sa mga bahay at ari-arian na nawala Maluwalhating naihatid ang tulong pinansi- base sa ginawang evaluation ni Fr. Alvin Paran- dahil sa pagkawasak ng mga ito. Subalit maha- yal na umabot sa 110,000.00 pesos mula sa tar, MSP. Ang mga nabiyayaan ay ang mga lagang makita rin ng mga tumanggap ng tulong mga Migranteng Pinoy ng Korea para sa mga residente ng Guihulngan (6 pamilya); Jimalalud ang pagmamalasakit ng mga OFW dahil kahit biktima ng lindol sa Negros Oriental noong (30 pamilya); at La Libertad (4 pamilya). Labis papaano ay inilagay nila kayo sa kanilang mga Marso 17-18. Ang nasabing tulong ay hinatid ni ang kanilang pasasalamat sa mga OFW na nag- puso at isip na tulungan. Maraming salamat sa Bro. Allan Rodriguez ng MSP Migrants’ Desk bahagi ng tulong para sa mga nasalanta noong lahat ng Pinoy sa Korea at sa MSP Migrants’ kasama ang 7 volunteers na pawang mga estud- nakaraang lindol. Ayon pa kay Sr. Catherine Desk na naglakbay pa talaga ng malayo.” Ang yante ng St. Francis College of Negros Orien- Carandang, OFM, at isang madre na nagtuturo Outreached Program na ito ay inilunsad sa tal. Kaugnay sa ginanap na survey noong na- sa St. Francis College, “Kung tutuusin, napaka- pamamagitan ng Hyewadong Filipino Catholic karaang buwan, mayroong 91 pamilya ang liit lamang na halaga ang iniabot na tulong Community (HFCC). By Sis. Mel “Tony” Sacapanio, an Elder Disciple from Ma- l Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partner Fellow- nila and current Disciple In– charge was the E ship International (PPFI), Seoul Chapter, speaker. It was attended mostly by the members held the Church Workers’ Formation last Feb- of the different ministries. ruary 26, 2012 at the 3rd floor of the Filipino This program was originally scheduled every Center in Seongbeok-dong, Seoul. It started at 4 3rd Sunday of the month at 10:00 until 10:30 pm and lasted until 6:00 pm. Bro. Antonio (Continued on page 11) What’s Inside … Migrants to get transalations for hospital By Sis. Mel vance by Arthur Lichtenberger, the twenty first care ·············································· 3 he Prayer Vigil is done every 1st Satur- Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church on Korea, Philippines agree to prevent T day of the month. For March, it was The Meaning of Fasting and Feasting: illegally-brokered marriages ············· 3 sponsored by Consul General Ms. Sylvia Mara- Fast from criticism, and feast on praise sigan and Couples for Christ. It was held at the Fast from self pity and feast on joy Reaping the Fruits of your Labor ······· 4 3rd floor of Filipino Catholic Center. The gath- Fast from resentment and feast on peace Suze Orman warns OFW families: You ering started 8:30 pm by praying a Holy Rosary. Fast from jealousy and feast on love can't count on remittances forever ······ 5 Attendees were comprised of some HFCC vol- Fast from pride and feast on humility unteers and members of Couples for Christ. The A Vision for Filipino OFWs ·············· 5 Fast from selfishness and feast on service guest speaker was Sis. Angel Libron, SSpSS. Fast from fear and feast on faith. Likhaan ········································· 6 In observance of Lenten Season, Sis. Angel La Comedia ···································· 7 Libron shared some words for Lenten obser- (Continued on page 7) The Lamb's Supper: The Bible and the Mass ············································· 8 Mga Gintong Aral ni El Shaddai ········ 9 Gestures and Postures of the Emely Dicolen-Abagat, Ph.D. Women’s Day, is celebrated in many countries Congregation at Mass ····················· 10 The Hyehwadong Filipino Catholic Commu- around the world every 8th of March. It is a day nity (HFCC) celebrated the International when women are recognized for their achieve- Arthritis may be healed by one’s own ments without regard to divisions, whether cells… ·········································· 11 Women’s Day on March 11, 2012 with a forum which aimed to inform the Filipinas living in national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic Ulat Komunidad ···························· 12 South Korea with some issues and laws affect- or political. It is an occasion for looking back on past struggles and accomplishments, and Announcements ····························· 13 ing their status as migrant women and as mar- ried to Koreans. This was held at the Chapel of more importantly, for looking ahead to the un- Frequently Called Numbers ············· 14 the St. Benedict Parish Church, Hyehwadong, tapped potential and opportunities that await Daily Mass Readings (ORDO) ·········· 14 Seoul, at 4:00 p.m. future generations of women. Birthday Greetings ························· 14 It can be noted that International Women's In South Korea, it was celebrated to pay trib- Day, originally called International Working (Continued on page 7) One community living up the Gospel through the service of the Lord and our fellow men Page 1 Page 2 One community living up the Gospel through the service of the Lord and our fellow men Volume 17 Issue 03 pital accommodation and medical fees at the countries to stem “problematic” marriages be- Migrants to get translations eight designated hospitals for illegal sojourners tween Korean men and Filipino women, the for hospital care and other foreign workers who are excluded Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said By Kim Rahn from the state-run healthcare insurance scheme. Monday. nregistered migrant workers will have The central government will provide 70 per- Gender Equality and Family Minister Kim U access to interpretation and private cent of the cost, while SMG will pay the re- Kum-lae will sign a memorandum of under- caregiver services when they are hospitalized, maining 30 percent. standing with Imelda Nicolas, chairwoman of Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) said If the total medical cost is less than 5 million the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO), Wednesday. won ($4,440), the authorities cover the entire at the ministry in Seoul at 11:30 a.m. today. “When migrant workers need medical atten- expense for foreigners who are hospitalized; if Under the agreement, the two countries will tion at a hospital, they have difficulty commu- the cost is between 5 and 10 million won, it will work together to crack down on illegally- nicating with staff. We’ll provide interpreters or be fully covered if the hospital verifies the rea- brokered marriages and help migrant wives caregivers who can speak their mother tongue,” sons for the high fees; and if the cost is over 10 from the Southeast Asian country start a new said Kim Chang-bo, director general for the million won, the authorities will pay 10 million life. city’s health policy bureau. won plus 80 percent of additional expenses. “An increasing number of Filipino women The language services will be offered to un- Besides the service for foreign laborers, the are settling down with Korean men. To help registered migrant workers, their children, im- city plans to offer regular medical checkups for migrant wives adapt to the new environment migrant spouses who have newly arrived and 6,600 homeless people and residents in the here, we will offer them more education pro- are not yet covered by Korea’s medical insur- lowest income housing. grams on the Korean language, culture and ance, refugees and their children. It will also provide dental services to the society in their home country,” Kim said. “Registered foreign workers are basically elderly or the disabled who are unable to get In 2010, 1,906 Filipino women entered the covered under medical insurance and are enti- medical attention due to immobility. country to marry Korean men, up from 980 in tled to other services. The measure aims to [email protected] 2005. So far, a total of 12,000 migrant wives extend medical services to cover unregistered source: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/ from the Philippines have settled down here, employees and other foreigners who can’t re- news/nation/2012/03/117_106451.html accounting for 5.7 percent of the total migrant ceive proper medical treatment because they do ————— o ————— wives population as of the end of 2011. not have Korean medical insurance,” Kim said. Korea, Philippines agree to “We expect the agreement signed by both Eight hospitals designated by the city will sides will help make marriages between Korean offer interpretation services as well as have prevent illegally-brokered husbands and Filipino wives more successful private caregivers on hand assigned to them for and long-lasting. It will also improve the rights up to one month. marriages of migrant wives,” Kim said. “We haven’t decided on how many and what By Lee Hyo-sik The two sides will hold a series of working- he government will offer language and languages we will be able to provide. We are level talks to expand education and vocational other educational programs to Filipino looking for caregivers who speak foreign lan- T programs for Filipino women, she said. Cur- women tying the knot with Korean men prior to guages used by immigrant workers the most, rently, Korea operates five education centers their arrival here, to help them adapt to their such as Chinese, Mongolian, Vietnamese, Thai overseas for foreign women who are marrying new life in Korea. and Tagalog,” he said. This is part of an agreement between the two (Continued on page 4) At the same time, the city will subsidize hos- Volume 17 Issue 03 One community living up the Gospel through the service of the Lord and our fellow men Page 3 Reaping the Fruits of your Labor By: Judee Grace Nemeno-Guanzon t was Feb 13, 2010 when I and my son first stepped here in Korea.
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