Proceeds of the Jose Mari Chan: In a Heart’s Journey concert will benefit the Nano Nagle Child Care & Learning Center – A Badjao Project of the Presentation Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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It is a widely believed misconception that all Badjao people are a lazy, unhygienic ethnic group who would rather beg for money than work. Although it may be true that there are some of them who begs like how it is true from our mendicant community, the real truth is, most of the Badjao people have jobs and work as hard as we do.
Most of the men in their community are either fishermen (Badjaos being sea nomads are skilled fishers) or pearl vendors (they have a steady supply of cultured pearls they pick up). The women, to augment the income of the family, sell fruits and food in their community like green mangoes, orange juice fishes.
The Badjaos left their homes in the shores of Zamboanga during the 1960s due to a rampant piracy in the seawaters. Before they built homes in Cebu, the Badjaos used to be sea nomads (hence, the name) who practically lived in their boats.
Most of them have not adapted the Cebuano culture yet. They still practice the Animist religion (with Tuhan as their god), and pray in front of an old chest or a “baul” where they keep relics of their departed loved ones for guidance and help. And while the older Badjaos admit to being illiterate, their children are already going to school.
The Presentation Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary set up a learning center to transform the Badjao people into educated individuals in the community. The Presentation Sisters have sent the Badjao children to school since 1996. In 2008, after seeing a growth in the student population, the congregation built the two-story Nano Nagle Child Care and Learning Center, Inc., which in 2013 prepared 90 young Badjaos for grade school, and taught their parents how to read and write.
The Sisters’ goal is to teach the Badjaos how to function in the ever-evolving working community. Teach them useful things to do in life and how to do them efficiently, and address a Badjao family's main concern which is how to bring food on the table, and not to exclusively find living in the waters.
Proceeds of Jose Mari Chan: In a Heart’s Journey concert at the Waterfront Cebu on November 30 will benefit the Nano Nagle Child Care & Learning Center – A Badjao Project of the Presentation Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The legendary Filipino composer is coming to Cebu to treat us to a musical journey in celebration of his 50 years of inspiring and soulful music that has lasted the test of time.
Book your tickets now at several ticket outlets:
1) Children's Paradise Montessori School (Call 236-1254, 416-0533, (0917) 632 4023, (0920) 9522509)
2) Waterfront Hotel (Call 232-6888)
3) AYALA Concierge Counter
4) SM City Cebu Customer Service
5) J Center Information Counter
RESERVED SEATING:
Special VIP- P3,500
VIP- P2,500
Gold- P2,000
Special Balcony -P1,500
FREE SEATING:
Silver-P1,000
Balcony- P600
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