Category: DBTI Makati
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“Leaders by Example”
Batulao, Batangas, the Philippines, 22 April 2017—Seven confreres made their profession of faith as new rectors during the concluding mass of the third and last batch of the Salesian Annual Retreat in Mary Help of Christians Center of Spirituality. Right after the homily, Fr. Anthony Paul Bicomong, SDB, FIN Provincial Superior, called the newly appointed…
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Bosconians Love Life: TVET Encounter 2017
It’s more than just fun and games. Makati City, the Philippines, 13 March 2017—The TVET-TVL encounter held in Don Bosco Technical Institute, Makati from March 11-12 is both a celebration of the TVET communities’ diversity as well as their same identity as Bosconians. Every year, the Bosconian TVET students spend weeks preparing for this much-awaited…
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DBTI–Makati Holds Rite of Burning of Old Palm Branches
Makati City, the Philippines, 28 February 2017—The Elementary and High School Departments of Don Bosco Technical Institute–Makati observed the rite of burning old palm branches in their morning assembly today, 28 February. Fr. Donnie Duchin Duya, SDB, Institutional Pastoral Animator of DBTI–Makati led the rite. As old palms are burned it only signifies that Ash…
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DBTI-Makati’s Boscorale Stage Inaugural Concert
In the afternoon 29 January, second day of the triduum in honor of St. John Bosco’s feast, Don Bosco Technical Institute—Makati (DBTI) had its newly constructed theater blessed. It had to be, because that evening, the theater was to be filled with music. But it would not just be any ordinary night, nor any kind of music.…
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DBTI-Makati Holds Gift Giving in Calauan
Makati City, the Philippines, 26 December 2016 — For its 7th consecutive year now, Don Bosco Technical Institute-Makati had its gift giving in Don Bosco Calauan. This was held last 17 December. Composed of Lay Mission Partners, students from the Junior and Senior High School, Salesians and Alumni joined the Calauan trip. The aim is…
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First Migrant Youth Festival
Makati City, the Philippines, 26 November 2016 — Salesians hold the first Migrant Youth Festival with the theme, “Serving the New Garellis Today” in Don Bosco Technical Institute, Makati. The day-long event began with the Holy Mass. 115 participants with their Salesian In-charge and Lay Mission Partners from Don Bosco Legazpi, Don Bosco Makati AMPON and AMPAN,Don…
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Visits to ‘Bilibid’
The Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy inspired the Pastoral Team to look into the possibility of allowing our Grade 11 students to interact with inmates as part of their Social Action Program. Further, Evangelii Gaudium urges us “to boldly take the initiative, go out to others, seek those who have fallen away, stand at the…
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Adventure in the Spirit: Recollection & Sportsfest
Adventure in the Spirit: FIN Province Recollection & Sportsfest Don Bosco Technical Institute, Makati City, the Philippines, 29 August 2016—The Salesians of Don Bosco of the FIN Province took advantage of the Heroes’ Day, a national holiday in the whole of the Philippine archipelago, to gather for their first quarterly recollection for the year. The…
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Fr Andres shines more than a diamond
“My vocation was to be a priest–not to get married!” Fr. Andres uttered these words to me as a matter of factly. His eyes searched for mine to convey his sincerity. He said this to himself as soon as he had realized that he wanted to become a Salesian priest. He was just in his…