UP Volunteers for Children

UP Volunteers for Children UP VFC envisions a society with Filipino children who are well-adjusted, healthy, secure, and provided with the right to education.

For every Filipino child's health, education, and protection.

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๐Ÿ“ง Email us at [email protected] for app process-related concerns UP VFCโ€™s mission is to provide support services to the Filipino children and consequently, their families, and to ignite and develop the spirit of volunteerism in the Philippines. Know more about UP VFC by downloading our organization primer: https://tinyurl.com/UPVFCPrimer2223

For the last time, our seniors, ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ผ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—น๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ธ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ! โ™ฅ๏ธThe UP Volunteer...
07/07/2026

For the last time, our seniors, ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ผ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—น๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ธ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ! โ™ฅ๏ธ

The UP Volunteers for Children formally recognizes the contributions and roles of our graduating class of 2026.

May you continue to serve as both an example and inspiration to the members of the organization and the Filipino people! ๐ŸŒป

๐™‹๐™–๐™œ๐™ฅ๐™ช๐™ฅ๐™ช๐™œ๐™–๐™ฎ ๐™จ๐™– ๐™ข๐™œ๐™– ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™œ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™‰๐™–๐™œ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™จ ๐™ฃ๐™– ๐™„๐™จ๐™ ๐™ค๐™ก๐™–๐™ง ๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™ฎ๐™–๐™ฃ! ๐ŸŽ“๐ŸŽ‰The UP Volunteers for Children congratulates and recognize our ...
06/07/2026

๐™‹๐™–๐™œ๐™ฅ๐™ช๐™ฅ๐™ช๐™œ๐™–๐™ฎ ๐™จ๐™– ๐™ข๐™œ๐™– ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™œ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™‰๐™–๐™œ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™จ ๐™ฃ๐™– ๐™„๐™จ๐™ ๐™ค๐™ก๐™–๐™ง ๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™ฎ๐™–๐™ฃ! ๐ŸŽ“๐ŸŽ‰

The UP Volunteers for Children congratulates and recognize our esteemed graduates of 2026.

For every child, you have shown ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ through your dedication in vivifying the meaning of intentional, participatory, and sustainable volunteerism.

For every child, you proved ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ through consistently improving your knowledge on proper care for children and in its application in every project and initiative you became a part of.

For every child, you have been of ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, with passion, strength, and love, making sacrifices, and pushing through hardships to ensure that the communities that we work with and work for are happy, safe, and cared for.

In this, we thank each and every one of you for uplifting the spirit of volunteerism! We hope that you continue to be for every child. Good luck in your future endeavors! ๐ŸŒŸ

Padayon! ๐ŸŒป

Hindi kawalan ng pag-ibig ang pagkakaroon ng distansya ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’ซ Hindi lamang napapakita sa presensya ang pagmamahal, dahil min...
21/06/2026

Hindi kawalan ng pag-ibig ang pagkakaroon ng distansya ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’ซ Hindi lamang napapakita sa presensya ang pagmamahal, dahil minsan napapakita ito sa sakripisyo.

Turuan natin ang bawat bata ng kabaitan at pag-unawa. Dahil sa likod ng bawat kwentong pamilya, ay pagmamahal, katatagan, at sakripisyo. ๐Ÿซ‚

[FIL Ver.]

Story and Illustration by Cait Urmeneta and Shane Cruz
Caption by Fiona Lexine De Leon



Distance doesn't mean absence of love ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’ซ Not all love is shown through presence, because sometimes it's shown through sa...
21/06/2026

Distance doesn't mean absence of love ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’ซ Not all love is shown through presence, because sometimes it's shown through sacrifice.

Let's teach children to choose kindness and compassion. Because beind every family story is love, resilience, and sacrifice. ๐Ÿซ‚

[ENG Ver.]

Story and Illustration by Cait Urmeneta and Shane Cruz
Caption by Fiona Lexine De Leon



Sa mundong ipinagdiriwang ang pagiging una, maaaring makaramdam ng paghihirap ang mga bata kapag hindi nila kayang makip...
19/06/2026

Sa mundong ipinagdiriwang ang pagiging una, maaaring makaramdam ng paghihirap ang mga bata kapag hindi nila kayang makipagsabayan sa iba.

Pero hindi sinusukat sa bilis ang paglaki at pag-unlad, at hindi karera ang pag-abante sa buhay. Walang batang dapat makaramdam na siya ay napag-iiwanan dahil lang iba ang kaniyang bilis sa buhay. ๐Ÿซ‚ Paalalahanan natin ang bawat bata na hindi kailangang alam na natin agad lahat, unti-unti ring mabubuo ang piraso ng kanilang kuwento sa sarili nilang oras. ๐Ÿงฉโœจ

[FIL Ver.]

Story and Illustration by Nia Sayson
Caption by Fiona Lexine De Leon



In a world that often celebrates being first, children may feel pressured when they cannot keep up with others. Growth i...
19/06/2026

In a world that often celebrates being first, children may feel pressured when they cannot keep up with others.

Growth is not measured by speed and progress is not a race. No child should feel left behind for growing differently. Let us remind children that they do not need to have everything figured out today. ๐Ÿซ‚ Their pieces will come together in their own beautiful time. ๐Ÿงฉโœจ

[ENG Ver.]

Story and Illustration by Nia Sayson
Caption by Fiona Lexine De Leon



Games should be for everyone! ๐ŸŽฎEvery child deserves a space where they feel welcome. Just like Diamond in this story, ma...
14/06/2026

Games should be for everyone! ๐ŸŽฎ

Every child deserves a space where they feel welcome. Just like Diamond in this story, many children hesitate to join because of stereotypes and expectations imposed on them.

Let's read this short Kwento ni Pawi comic to see how we can learn from Pawi with how he encourages his friends to play! ๐Ÿขโœจ

[ENG Ver.]

Story and Illustration by Katherine Zapanta and MJ Aquino
Caption by Fiona Lexine De Leon



โ€With you, Pawi, I can overcome my fear!โ€When you're scared of making friends, someone or something you trust is always ...
12/06/2026

โ€With you, Pawi, I can overcome my fear!โ€

When you're scared of making friends, someone or something you trust is always rooting for you!

[ENG Ver.]

Story and Illustration by Cev Padilla and Cy Bambalan
Caption by Cev Padilla



11/06/2026

โ€œ๐Ž๐ก, ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ'๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐†๐จ!โ€ ๐ŸŒˆ

Sa pagtatapos ng school year at sa papalapit na pagdating ng sablay season, binabalik-tanaw natin ang moving-up ceremony ng mga batang IClip noong Abril.

Matapos silang tumayo sa entablado, aming tinanong: โ€œ๐€๐ง๐จ๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐จ ๐ฉ๐š๐ ๐ฅ๐š๐ค๐ข?โ€ ๐Ÿ’ญ๐ŸŒŸ

Mula sa pagiging g**o, doktor, pulis, chef, ang bawat sagot nila ay sumasalamin sa kanilang mga pusong nangangarap para sa kanilang pamilya, bayan, at higit sa lahat, para sa sarili nilang kinabukasan at kaligayahan.

Ang bawat bata ay may angking pangarap. Ang bawat pangarap ay paalala na ๐š๐ง๐  ๐›๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ญ ๐›๐š๐ญ๐š ๐š๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐š๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ฒ๐š๐ฅ ๐ง๐š ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐›๐จ๐ง๐  kapag silaโ€™y ginagabayan, pinakikinggan, at binibigyan ng pagkakataong mangarap nang malaya. ๐ŸŒฑ

Ngayong sablay season, alalahanin din natin ang simpleng saya ng pagiging bata, ang lakas ng loob na mangarap nang walang takot. Sa pakikinig sa kanilang mga sagot, nawa'y pahalagahan din natin ang mga munting pangarap, tagumpay, at saya na madalas nating nalalagpasan habang tayoโ€™y lumalaki. ๐ŸŒป

Patuloy nating samahan, suportahan, at bigyang espasyo ang ating kabataan upang sila'y lumago at upang kanilang maabot ang kanilang mga pangarap. ๐ƒ๐š๐ก๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐š ๐›๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ญ ๐›๐š๐ญ๐š๐ง๐  ๐ฆ๐š๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐š๐ค๐š๐ฌ ๐ง๐  ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐› ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ฉ, ๐ฆ๐š๐ฒ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐จ๐ง๐  ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข-๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฆ๐š๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ง๐จ ๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐š๐ -๐š๐ฌ๐š. ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’ซ

๐ˆ๐ค๐š๐ฐ, ๐ง๐š๐š๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ฅ๐š ๐ฆ๐จ ๐ฉ๐š ๐›๐š ๐ค๐ฎ๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐จ ๐š๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐จ ๐ฉ๐š๐ ๐ฅ๐š๐ค๐ข?
Ibahagi mo rin ito!





๐˜ˆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด.

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Caption by Emma P. Martin

Hindi natapos sa isang tasa ng kape ang usapan โ˜•๏ธNoong ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ’, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, sama-samang hinarap ng mga kalahok, tagapagsalita, a...
09/06/2026

Hindi natapos sa isang tasa ng kape ang usapan โ˜•๏ธ

Noong ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ’, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, sama-samang hinarap ng mga kalahok, tagapagsalita, at volunteers ang isang mabigat ngunit mahalagang tanong: paano nga ba natin wawakasan ang mga sistemang nagpapahintulot sa pang-aabuso?

Sa pamamagitan ng aming Kapihan na pinamagatang, โ€œ๐๐จ๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐›๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฒ๐ฌ?: ๐„๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ข๐ง ๐…๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐จ๐ฅ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Œ๐ž๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐„๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž.โ€ kasama sina Mr. Gilbert Guevarra ng UN Women Philippines at Mx. Steph Andaya ng UP Diliman Gender Office, mas pinalalim natin ang pag-unawa sa mga pattern ng exploitation, kultura ng pananahimik, at sistemang patuloy na nagbibigay-proteksyon sa mga may kapangyarihan.

๐Ÿ‘ค ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐†๐ข๐ฅ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ญ ๐†๐ฎ๐ž๐ฏ๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐š: Tinalakay ang katotohanan sa likod ng patriyarkal na sistema, at ang responsibilidad ng mga kalalakihan sa pagkilala at pagbuwag nito. Ipinaalala niya na ang pagbabago ay hindi lamang tungkulin ng mga kababaihan, bagkus ay bahagi rin ng ating lipunan ang mga kalalakihan sa pagtatapos ng siklo ng pang-aabuso.

๐Ÿ‘ค ๐Œ๐ฑ. ๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ฉ๐ก ๐€๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ๐š: Mula rito, nagpatuloy ang talakayan sa mas malalim na konteksto ng Epstein Files upang ipakita na ang pattern ng pang-aabuso ay hindi nakabukod, subalit laganap rin sa sarili nating mga komunidad. Sa huli, nagbigay siya ng mga praktikal na gabay kung paano makikialam at makatutulong ang bawat isa sa pagbuo ng mas ligtas at makatarungang lipunan.

Salamat sa inyong aktibong pakikilahok sa isa na namang makabuluhan na Kapihan!

Ang pakikibahagi sa ganitong mga usapin ay hakbang sa pagbasag ng pananahimik at simula ng pagbabago. Hindi sapat na protektahan ang mga bata; kailangan buwagin ang baluktot na sistema sa lipunang kanilang kinalalakihan.

Para sa Bata, Para sa Bayan โœŠ







Pub by Fiona Lexine De Leon
Caption by Trixie Cruz and Katrin Rocelle Gimao

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