MCares by Michaela Visits Yakap Home for Children (YHC), Uncapped Big Projects for 2025
By RAFAEL LABITAG, Social Media Staff
Published July 11, 2025 | Friday
Last July 5, 2025, MCares by Michaela visits Yakap Home for Children (YHC), a children orphanage located at Ciudad De Victoria, Bulacan, built by the Iglesia ni Cristo. Mentioned children orphanage provides temporary shelter and child protection for neglected, abused and abandoned children.
The fruitful visit, led by Mr. Oliver Valera, marketing manager of MICHAELA, hosted by DJ Gem of Eagle FM 95.5, and through the efforts of 20 MCares volunteers, aims to share happiness for the children of the YAKAP community through fun-filled activities, storytelling, and gift-giving.
At the first part of the program, MCares volunteers sang ‘We are the Children’ by Donna Cruz to entertain the children.
After the song performance, children of the Yakap community showcased their talents through joyful dancing and singing with the help of their kind house parents.
A performance of not less than seven (7) minutes by the Yakap children brought flared smile lines and loud claps from the crowd.
Despite the grey weather, synergistic children’s faces became more brightened—signifying that they have enjoyed the activities prepared for them, which were facilitated by the MCares volunteers. Some children fought each game for a prize, while some were genuinely happy even without receiving any.
Children’s discipline was also seen as the way they listen, follow rules, and take care of each other.
DJ Gem of Eagle FM also shared a story for the children as she read them a story about the ‘Dindo,’ a firefly without light. Afterwards, to test the children, she asks them a few questions related to the story.
The children of the community not only received gifts and food from MCares but also some new memories, which they will bring for the rest of their lives. So before the program ended, everyone, including MCares volunteers, YHC children, and staff, held hands together for a farewell song and sang ‘Hawak Kamay’ by Yeng Constantino.
Uncapped Big Projects
Ms. Anna Sison, Head of MCares by Michaela, revealed the remaining projects, including their big plans, via a video presentation. According to Ms. Sison, projects that have been mentioned would benefit the different sectors, such as health, youth, education, and environment.
The head also pinpointed the continuation of their signature projects such as Blood Letting Project (in partnership with municipalities), Tree Planting, Brigada Eskwela, Orphanage visitation (elderly & children), Gift Giving, and Calamity Assistance for the affected of natural disasters.
She then mentioned the possibility of classroom donation for the chosen schools and the releasing of the pawikan project this year.
“…Ang medical mission, tuloy. Tuloy ang orphanage (children & elderly).”
“Tuloy ang gift giving. At may possibility [na] magkakaroon ng classroom donation– kung saan man(g) lugar na pagp-planuhan.”
“Tuloy-tuloy kami sa blood letting.”
“Tuloy-tuloy din kami sa cleanup drive.”
“Meron pa kaming plano na releasing of pawikan.”
“May tree planting pa kaming plano.”
“Bukod pa ‘dun, nakahanda kami na magkaroon ng partisipasyon sa pagbibigay ng mga pangangailangan sa mga nagkakaroon ng [napinsala ng] disaster.” –Ms. Anna Sison
Meanwhile,
Ms. Julie Yeo added that for MCares’ 10th year anniversary, there will be a gift-giving for the street children and for those in need of help.
“Sa MCares natin abangan po natin sa mga
susunod na buwan [at] sa susunod na taon, sa anniversary is mamimigay tayo
[mag] gift giving sa mga street children, sa mga barangay, sa mga mas nangangailangan.”
–Ms. Yeo
In line with the possibility of MCares’ plan for the classroom donation, the vice president confirmed in an interview after the program that there will be two (2) classrooms to be given to the chosen schools around the Philippines..
“Sa mga Eskwelahan, abangan n’yo ho ang dalawang classroom ang itatayo natin para sa mga estudyanteng mga bata.”–Ms. Yeo added.
The said big project of MCares clarified that one of their requirements for donating is those schools that are really in need or lack classrooms.
