Empower Philippines

Empower Philippines We empower the least, the last, and the lost. We serve the poorest of the poor.

And we abide by what the Lord had said, "Whatever you did to the least of these, you did it to me. ~ Matthew 25:40" We are a non-profit organization based out in Washington State, USA and the City of San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines that aims to improve the lives of Filipinos living in poverty, disability, special needs and tragedy. We aim to spread community awareness about their plight and to

provide them means and opportunities to be productive beyond their difficulties through education, employment and empowerment.

21/08/2026

๐ˆ๐ง ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐Ž๐ฐ๐ง ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ
๐‘ญ๐’“. ๐‘จ๐’๐’‡๐’“๐’†๐’…๐’ ๐‘ซ๐’Š๐’Ž๐’‚๐’‚๐’๐’
๐‘บ๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ท๐’‚๐’…๐’“๐’† ๐‘ท๐’Š๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’๐’‚๐’“ ๐‘บ๐’„๐’‰๐’๐’๐’‚๐’“๐’”, ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’–๐’‘๐’‚๐’

As we celebrate 15 years of Empower Philippines, we continue to share stories of hope made possible through education and community support. Today, Fr. Alfredo Dimaano reflects on how Empower Philippines helped the San Padre Pio Bacnar Parish begin its scholarship program and opened opportunities for young people to pursue a brighter future.


11/08/2026

๐ˆ๐ง ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐Ž๐ฐ๐ง ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ

๐‘ญ๐’“. ๐‘น๐’๐’š ๐‘น๐’๐’”๐’‚๐’
๐‘ท๐’‚๐’“๐’Š๐’”๐’‰ ๐‘ท๐’“๐’Š๐’†๐’”๐’•,
๐‘ฒ๐’‚๐’”๐’‚๐’๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’š๐’‚๐’, ๐‘ช๐’‚๐’๐’Ž๐’‚๐’š, ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’–๐’‘๐’‚๐’

As we celebrate 15 years of Empower Philippines, we continue to share the voices of the communities we have served.

Today, Fr. Roy Rosal reflects on Empower Philippinesโ€™ partnership with Kasalang Bayan Calmay in serving families and communities.

02/08/2026

"๐ˆ๐ง ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐Ž๐ฐ๐ง ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ"

๐‘ฉ๐’“๐’†๐’๐’…๐’‚ ๐‘น๐’๐’”๐’† ๐‘ด๐’–รฑ๐’๐’›
Master Teacher,
๐‘ด๐’‚๐’๐’”๐’ˆ๐’๐’๐’… ๐‘ฌ๐’๐’†๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’•๐’‚๐’“๐’š ๐‘บ๐’„๐’‰๐’๐’๐’

As we celebrate 15 years of Empower Philippines, we continue to share the voices of the communities we have served.

Today, Brenda Rose Munoz shares Mansgold Elementary Schoolโ€™s message of gratitude.

29/07/2026

๐‘ท๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’„๐’Š๐’‘๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ด๐’‚๐’“๐’Š๐’„๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฎ๐’‚๐’…๐’…๐’Š
๐‘ฎ๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’•๐’–๐’…๐’† ๐’‡๐’“๐’๐’Ž ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’๐’‚๐’š๐’‚๐’‘ ๐‘ต๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ฏ๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’‰ ๐‘บ๐’„๐’‰๐’๐’๐’

As Empower Philippines marks its 15th year, we continue sharing the voices of the communities we have served.

Today, Mrs. Maricel Gaddi shares Dalayap National High Schoolโ€™s gratitude for Empower Philippinesโ€™ continued support in creating better opportunities for its students.

19/07/2026

"๐ˆ๐ง ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐Ž๐ฐ๐ง ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ"
๐‘ด๐’‚๐’“๐’š ๐‘จ๐’๐’ ๐‘ซ๐’๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ๐’ ๐‘ญ๐’‚๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’†๐’” ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ฌ๐‘ฑ๐‘ฒ ๐‘ซ๐’“๐’–๐’ˆ ๐‘พ๐’‚๐’“ ๐‘บ๐’–๐’“๐’—๐’Š๐’—๐’๐’“๐’”

As we mark 15 years of Empower Philippines, we invite those who have shared the journey to tell their own stories.

Today, we hear from Mary Ann Domingo, who lost her husband and son to extrajudicial killings.

17/07/2026

"๐‡๐š๐ง๐๐จ๐ "
๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ญ๐’Š๐’๐’‚๐’๐’† | ๐‘ฌ๐’Ž๐’‘๐’๐’˜๐’†๐’“ ๐‘ท๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’‘๐’‘๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’” 15๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘ญ๐’๐’–๐’๐’…๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘จ๐’๐’๐’Š๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’”๐’‚๐’“๐’š

A compilation of our mission work over the past fifteen years.

As we celebrated on Philippine Independence Day, we chose Handog ng Pilipino sa Mundo, the historic song of the EDSA People Power Revolution, as the music for our finale.

Handog means offering, making it a fitting tribute to fifteen years of mission work.

This was the closing presentation of our 15th Founding Anniversary.

We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

11/07/2026

๐˜ผ ๐˜ฟ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™๐™ž๐™›๐™ฉ๐™š๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™”๐™š๐™–๐™ง๐™จ:
๐—” ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐— ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ๐˜๐—ต ๐—™๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด
๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜†

As part of Empower Philippinesโ€™ 15th Anniversary celebration, Doc Jude and Therese Verzosa took to the stage with their first Tango and Paso Doble.

We hope you enjoy this special moment from an unforgettable evening.

๐ŸŽถViva Tango. Lacrimosa.

01/07/2026

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐ž, ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐‹๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ
๐™๐š๐œ๐ก: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ž๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐„๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ

As I watched Zach speak, I couldnโ€™t help but remember July 2013, during the inauguration of Empower Philippines.

During the program, I brought him to the microphone and encouraged him to read just a few lines.

Instead, he covered his ears, focused on his iPad, resisted every attempt to speak, and wanted nothing to do with the audience.

Over the years, Zach has spoken at conferences and universities.

But this time was different.

This time, he stood before the poor who inspired the beginning of Empower Philippines, together with our volunteers, friends, and many who have followed his journey through the stories Iโ€™ve shared over the years.

Some had met him before.

Many had watched him grow through those stories.

This time, they heard his story from him.

He spoke with honesty, humor, and confidence.

For me, this was more than another speech.

It was a full-circle moment.

~~ Therese Zapanta-Verzosa

Still Dancing Tango & Paso Doble by Dr. Jude & Therese Verzosa A few more moments from our Paso Doble during Empower Phi...
30/06/2026

Still Dancing
Tango & Paso Doble by Dr. Jude & Therese Verzosa

A few more moments from our Paso Doble during Empower Philippinesโ€™ 15th Founding Anniversary Celebration. Thank you for celebrating fifteen years of mission with us.

Photography by Jacq Hernandez and Jet Sagun Photography

Through music, dance, stories, and smiles, our honorees and partner communities reminded us why Empower Philippines bega...
25/06/2026

Through music, dance, stories, and smiles, our honorees and partner communities reminded us why Empower Philippines began.

Together with the gallery exhibit, the recognition of our honorees, and Zach Verzosaโ€™s message, it was a celebration of the people at the heart of this mission.

Thank you for walking this journey with us for the past 15 years.

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San Fernando
2000

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 10am - 6pm

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+1 253-326-2699

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