Stichting Kapatiran one of four LINKAPIL Awardees of the Presidential Awards 2008

Since 1991 and every two years these awards are given to Filipinos or foreign individuals abroad as well as to organizations. The Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) organizes the event. Anybody can nominate individuals or organizations. Kapatiran was nominated by Ms Adolovni P. Acosta who knew about the work Kapatiran is doing. Ms Acosta herself was a Pamana ng Pilipino Awardee in 2006 as a concert pianist. The awards are divided into four categories: 

Linkapil (Lingkod sa Kapwa Pilipino Award – Service to Fellow Countrymen)
Kaanib ng Bayan (Affiliate of the Country)
Banaag (Distant Shimmer of the Country)
Pamana ng Pilipino (Heritage of the Filipino)

Kapatiran is very proud to be one of the awardees, not in the last place because it gives an enormous boost to its volunteers in the Philippines. Some of them, working in remote areas, had never before even visited the capital of Manila nor had been on a plane going there. Now they were given the opportunity to go there and, moreover, to be received at the Malacañang Palace by the President herself, proudly wearing their best traditional dress. A touch of glamour to their hard-working existence which they thoroughly enjoyed!

Stichting Kapatiran is one of the three awardees from the Netherlands. H.E. Philippine Ambassador Romeo A. Arguelles in his congratulatory message to the three awardees writes: “I was filled with so much pride and joy when I attended the ceremony to witness the conferment of the Awards by H.E. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo”.

Awardees from the Netherlands with H.E. Philippine Ambassador to the Netherlands Romeo A. Arguelles and Dutch Ambassador Mr. Robert Brinks. Seated from left to right: Truus Schoorlemmer (Heetens Helpgood Center Philippines), Adelina Philipsen-Royeca (Phil Fonds - LEBD), Elpa P. Magapan Standing from left to right: Elsa Wong Manabat, Edwina C. Reginaldo, Kapatiran Secretary Betty Adema, Kapatiran treasurer Harry van Luipen, H.E. Ambassador Arguelles, Mr. Robert Brinks, Arie Philipsen, (next to him woman unidentified) and Jo Schoorlemmenr at the back.

The LINKAPIL Award was conferred to Stichting Kapatiran, the Kaanib ng Bayan Award to Heetens Helpgood Center and the Banaag Award to Ms Adelina Philipsen of the PhilFonds Foundation.

The Ambassador further writes: “On behalf of the beneficiaries of the humanitarian projects of Stichting Kapatiran, Heetens Helpgood Center, and Ms Adelina Philipsen, I would like to extend my gratitude for the kindness you have shown to Filipinos who are in need of assistance.”

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