1. QUARTERLY REPORT
JAN. 1- MAR.31, 2013
BACKGROUND TO THE QUARTER: DEVELOPMENTS & HAPPENINGS IMPACTING
ON EDMUND RICE SERVICES:
1) Commencement Date 2013;Wed. Jan.2nd
: ERS resumed activities for 2013.
2) Social Work Interns from Maasin City College Jan.15th
: Four interns -Rolly C.
Arot, Jaybee E Nunez, Keecyl S. Macasero, and Bebei Lou P. Eralino - were officially
signed on for a period of 500 hours internship with Edmund Rice Services Maasin.
From January 21, the interns began accompanying staff of the three ministries with
a view to their being immersed in the planning, delivery and monitoring of services
aimed at empowering those in situations of poverty or need. The support of
formation of young professionals is seen as an ongoing, mainstream activity of
Edmund Rice Services.
3) ERS Staff Recollection Day; Wed. Jan.30th
: ERS staff joined by DSAC staff held

2. a staff recollection day at Shalom Centre. Input was provided by Rev. Fr. Harlem
Gozo.
4) Interviews for New Staff Appointment Tues. Feb.5th
:Following on the
advertisement of a position for Rural Nurse within the ERS
Community Based Rehabilitation Service, 12 applicants (7
females and 5 males) were short-listed and invited for
interviews. One male and one female failed to present for
interview. The applicant selected for an offer of the
position was Mr. Christian Dorias. Christian joined the
staff commencing his induction period on Friday Mar. 1st
.
5) Advocacy Workshop Wed. Feb.13-Fri. Feb.15th
: The workshop was conducted
by Bro. Peter Harney of Edmund Rice International, Geneva. A range of Faith-based
organisations and NGOs were invited to join ERS and DSAC for the workshop. A
total of 44 persons participated. There were representatives from FOBI (a local co-
operative promoting education and shelter for indigent families), IDEA/LIAD
(Association focussing on needs of people with hearing impairment), St. Joseph’s
Home, BEC (Basic Ecclesial Community organization), and the UCCP (A Church
within the Methodist tradition) and SDA (Adventist) churches. Committees were
formed to follow through by means of advocacy on what were proposed by
participants as possibly critical issues.
GROUPS FORMED AND FOCAL ADVOCACY CONCERNS
No. Focal Advocacy Groups and Concerns
1 *Centerfor Children convicted of criminal behaviour within So. Leyte (Concern:
Children to be accessibleto family)
2 Environment (Concern: Disaster preparedness)
3 The Elderly (Concern: Neglect of the elderly and neglect of their rights)
4 Integrity of Election Process (Concern: Vote-buying)
5 Parenting & Guidance of Youth (Concern: Children begetting children)
6 Rights of People with Disability (Concern: Non-recognition of rights)
7 Rights of Youth (Concern: Harassment & Bullying especially in schools)
* Further investigation on the existing situation by Group 1 resulted in the group
being dissolved with members joining other groups. Reasons for dissolving the
group included fewness of numbers through under-reporting of children engaged in
criminal behaviour in So. Leyte Province; local programs being required rather than
a residential centre.

3. 6) Visit by Dr. William Sultmann and Bro. Shane Wood. Mon. Mar.11th
.-
Thurs. Mar.14th
.Dr. Bill Sultmann is the Director for Mission and Ministry of the
Oceania Province and Bro. Shane Wood has responsibility for supporting mission and
ministries in that part of the Oceania Province that comprises the Developing
Nations. Both visitors held meetings with the Brothers and participated in some of
the meetings and activities of the staff.
ACTIVITIES INVOLVING ERS TEAMS WORKING JOINTLY.
1) BTS Staff Assistance to CMA-Delivered Parent-Youth Relationship
Enrichment (PYRE) Recollections for 4th
Year Students: BTS staff have
assisted CMA in working with parents and students in these Recollections promoting
love and reconciliation encounters between high school youth and their parents.
Such collaborative delivery of recollections for final year high school students took
placeinMaasin City, Baugo, Ibarra, San Rafael, Ichon and Nonok National High
Schools.
2) CBR and CMA Meeting with Superintendent DepEd (Maasin City)
concerning Implementation for Personality Development Seminars for 3rd
Year High School Students: Feb 21st
. Mr. Genis Murallos (Superintendent,
Education of Maasin City), received Brothers Theo Alvares, Graeme Leach and ERS-
CBR nurse, Mrs. Jennifer Maraon graciously in the Maasin City Education Office.
The proposed Seminar Program for 3rd
year High School students in which ERS-CBR
staff will take a leading role in delivery, was discussed and supported by Mr.
Murallos. Bro. Theo proposed a Planning Meeting with Principals of partnering High
Schools for April 2nd
. The proposed Edmund Rice Clubs for high schools were also
discussed.
3) CBR and BTS Collaboration in Community Based Development (CBD)
Activity in8 of the Poorest of Communities: Having formed 4 cross-Service
pairs of ERS staff, each pair of staff was assigned to a parish to work with 2 very
poor settlements in each of the 4 parishes; linking with parishioners involved in
leadership within the Basic Ecclesial Community (BEC) movement. In venturing into
this project, ERS consulted with the diocesan director of the BEC movement, the
respective parish priests of the parishes of Macrohon, the Cathedral, San Rafael and

4. Asuncion; also the BEC leaders of each of the parishes. The ERS staff-pairs are
supported by the interns and the methodology is for the ERS staff to accompany the
communities in discerning their own situation with communities and their leaders
identifying solutions in terms of community development. The role of ERS is to
support the leadership of the communities themselves in finding ways forward and
taking action-initiatives themselves. Each Monday, the whole working day is
devoted to this activity. While Bro. Roshan and Bro. Graeme accompanied staff for
the initial meeting with the parish priests, subsequent meetings with the priests and
BEC and community leaders of the 8 settlements of the 4 parishes are to be
conducted by the 8 respective ERS staff members who are to take individual
responsibility for their facilitation and promotional support of the community
development which is to be led and brought about by the leadership of the
communities themselves. A system of monitoring, evaluation, group sharing and
accompaniment will be put into place in relation to the CBD Activity.
4) All 4 ERS teams: Launching of ERS at Sogod National High School: January
29, 2013- The ERS has widened its services by adopting another school from
Southern Leyte Schools Division, the Sogod National High School. This is actually
the second adopted school that belongs to the So. Leyte Division and this is, for the
present time, the farthest school that will be catered for through ERS-CMA
services.The launching was attended by the Sogod National High School faculty
headed by their principal, Mr. Timbang with approximately 1,200 students of2,200
enrolled for the school year 2012-2013. Also, the program was graced by the Sogod
Parish priest, Msgr. Astillo who in his speech expressed his appreciation at ERS
finally coming to the high school students of Sogod. The launching was completed
by the signing of the MOA between the School authority and the ERS leadership.
5) ACTIVITIES & ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE 3 RESPECTIVE SERVICES
CHILD ASSISTANCE/BACK-TO-SCHOOLING SERVICE - ERF(A) FUNDED
1) Consultative Meetings in the Interests of Livelihood Training and
Activities:Much attention was given to planning and securing networking
relationships during the quarter in the interests of:
a) Carpentry Training in Lunas, meetings were held with PSWDO (social
welfare), TESDA (government training), COMELEC (commission of elections),
COA (commission on audit), LGU (local government unit)- Lunas
b) Horticulture & Food Processing Training meetings were held with DA
(department of agriculture) and LGUs of Sta Cruz and Lunas.
c) Rope Twining Training, meetings were held with AFFIRE (a cooperative
NGO), and several LGUs
d) Distribution of Animals to Households (goats & pigs): meetings were
held with the Heifer Foundation, the Mag-uugmad Foundation and DOLE
(department of labour and employment) and the DSAC (diocesan social action
center).
Forward progress is dependent on networking and sharing of
resources and responsibilities.

5. 2) Livelihood Training:
a) Rope Twining Training was
conducted in Maria Clara (52 participants), Sta.
Cruz (30 participants), NonokNorte (47 participants)
and Ibarra (42 participants).
b) Integrated Crop Management/
Horticultural & Food Processing Training was held in
Lunas (46 participants).
3) Consolidation of Assisted Children’s Values and Motivation: : The BTS team
have commenced a new program with children being assisted with daily school
lunches and school supplies for the classroom. The program has the title of
“KABILIN” which is a Visayan word meaning “Treasure”. The children are being
reminded that schooling is an important opportunity for them “to put in a effort to
learn, to persevere, to lift themselves up, to advance themselves, to gain the
knowledge to make own their lives better, and to have the knowledge and skills to
contribute to making the world a better place, to find the treasure.” During the
quarter, groups of children were spoken to in the following schools: Maria Clara
(30), Ibarra (51), San Rafael (30), Nonok (40), Lunas (40), Sindangan (35).
Principals have even asked the BTS staff to speak to additional groups of
other children not on the feeding program.
4) Assistance for Learners in the Alternative Learning System: 10 ALS learners
were assisted with their transportation fares to enable them to present themselves
for their accreditation examinations. Also school supplies were provided for 80 ALS
Learners in Maasin 2 District.
5) Contact with the Poorest Families: Contact is sustained through House-to
House Visitation as well as arranging meetings. During the quarter home visitation
was carried out in Maria Clara (30), Sindangan (25) NonokNorte (40) and ERS
facilitated a meeting of parents of children being assisted in Ibarra.
6) Income-Generation to Support Child Assistance Feeding Program: To
generate in-country income towards our feeding program we have undertaken to
establish a piggery which would initially house 20 pigs. It is located on a diocesan

6. property in Barangay Sumayud, Macrohon which is 3km away from the brothers’
house. Our ERS Fund Development Officer, AnacrisCreencia has relentlessly worked
towards getting all necessary permissions from the appropriate authorities. We are
into 20 days of work and the progress so far is phenomenal – thanks to Edmon P
Siano’s (engineer) skills in planning and managing the project. If all goes well, the
piggery should be functional in a month’s time housing 20 piglets for fattening for
three months before selling them for meat. The system used in the piggery is
Korean (not the North!) which uses the least amount of water and labor; and when
functioning, the whole operation is also almost totally odorless. Once ready, it will
be managed by the diocesan care-taker who lives on the property. Thanks to the
Diocese in providing the use of the land and to ERF(A), for the funding to kick-start
the project.
7) CURRENT BTS STATISTICS AT MARCH 31, 2013
CHILDREN AND YOUTH CURRENTLY ASSISTED
MALE FEMALE TOTAL Note: Loss
during quarter
Note:Addition
during quarter
Children in regular
Elementary schools
Students in regular
High Schools
Alternative Learning
Elementary
Alternative Learning
High School
184
11
65
102
167
05
50
56
351
16
115
158
-
Increases of
53 males
27 females
Increase of
10 males
Cumulative . 1st
.Q 2013 362 278 640 -
Cumulative . Year-end 2012 299 251 550
TRAINING OF ADULTS DURING 2013 (CUMULATIVE ULATIVE)
TITLE OF COURSE MALE FEMALE TOTAL
Integrated Crop
Management Training
Cumulative . 2012
Cumulative 1st
. Q 2013
23
26
173
216
196
242
Rope Twining Cumulative 1st
Q 2013 42 146 188
TOTALS: 1st
.Q 2013 68 362 430

7. COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION (CBR) SERVICE-ERF(A) FUNDED
1) Community Screening andOphthalmic Clinic: In preparation for the coming
Cataract surgical mission assisted by ERS, the ERS-CBR nurses conducted free cataract
screening at SalvacionOppusYniguez Memorial Provincial Hospital right after the Christmas
vacation. There were 120people screened during the week-long screening. This number
would have been greater if only the weather during this week had not been dangerous for
the clients to travel from the hills to the hospital for screening.
2) The Cataract Mission Jan 11 – Jan 14: The Cataract Surgical Mission was led by Dr.
Lemuel Gatchalian. Cataract screening was on-going while the cataract surgery was being
performed in the operating room. A total of 41 patients underwent eye surgery. Six of them
were ptyregium patients.
3) Referred Children- Refractive Assessment: Along with the cataract surgery, the
ERS-CBR team also asked Dr. Lemuel Gatchalian to perform objective and subjective
refraction assessment on selected students with vision problems. There were 6 students
assessed, 4 of them were hearing impaired and were accompanied by their teacher.
4) Human Interest Story – Mercy Action: A couple from Limasawa Island came to ERS
after being referred by a local private EENT doctor. The husband (Mr. Ybanuez), a poor
tradesman, had an eye injury from a penetrating nail. While he was doing carpentry work,

8. the nail hit his right eyeball on being hammered. He was referred by ERS to Dr Gatchalian in
Tacloban City and was accompanied by Mr. Israel Mayorca RN, ERS-CBR Health Officer. Dr
Gatchalian repaired the wound. At present Mr. Ybanuez right eye is unable to see because
the iris is detached.
5) Further Human Interest, Mercy-action Stories: Mercy-action visits have been
carried out. Dr. Bill Sultmann witnessed the real situation of the poor Filipino families when
he accompanied two ERS nurses doing home visit to a 10-year old girl with physical
disability. The girl has had haemorrhoids from a very young age. The girl is in need of
surgery to remove the haemorrhoids. She has been given a pair of crutches given by ERS
through mercy action fund. Because of the fixed and awkward, angular position of the girl’s
leg, it could be advantageous for her if her candidacy for orthopaedic surgery were to be
explored.
On the other hand, Parental Initiative occurred when a mother brought her 1 year old
child to ERS for medical assistance. She handed over a prescription of Stafloxin suspension,
an anti bacterial drug. The child had a swollen right cheek. According to the mother, the
condition started 10 days prior to their visit to ERS with both cheeks affected. The child was
treated with the drug mentioned earlier. A week after treatment, the Left cheek has healed
but the right cheek was still swollen. With the support of ERS, a doctor was seen who lanced
the swelling, much to the relief of the child.
6) Identification and Intervention initiatives by ERS: In the duration of the First
Quarter 2013, 17 elementary schools with 1 national high school were screened and
interventions were carried out in accord with need. (See statistics of clients involved below.)
7)Donation of supplies: Feb 26, 2013. The ERS networking partner, the Cataract
Foundation Bacolod, donated for individual children 6
graded spectacles for children with refractive error in
various schools, which were prescribed by Dr Gatchalian.
Many thanks.

9. 8)STATISTICS FOR ERS-CBR
EYE/VISION AND EAR/HEARING SCREENING:
Cumulative .2012
1st
. Q.2013
Cumulative
community 2013
No. children
17 elem.s+1hs
children
6,438
1,720
1,720
M
3366
881
881
F
3,072
839
839
in school
&community
Cumulative .2012
1st
. Q. 2013
Cumulative. 2013
No. adults
adults
1,171
121
M
350
34
F
821
87
in school
&community
Cumulative.Year-End
2012
Cumulative
1st
. Q 2013
Children+adults
Children+adults
7,609
1,841
3,716
915
3,893
926
EYE PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED: EYE OPERATIONS:P/FOLLOW-UP
Ref
errors
Cataracts Others. Cataracts Other
Operations
Follow-Up
Action
Cumulative
.2012
Cumulative
.1st
.Q.2013
414
143
209
50
160
85
45
8
56
36
7
6
63
42
ASSISTIVE DEVICES ISSUED
Spectacles H/Aids Crutches W/Chair
Cumulative .2012
Cumulative .1st
. Q 2013
111
7
1
1
1
EAR PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED: PEOPLE FOLLOWED-UP
Cumulative
.2012
Cumulative
1st
. Q. 2013
1,808
315
1,606 impacted
wax
285
112 otitis
media
24
90 other
6
1,071
175
CLIENTS RECEIVING MEDICATIONS
TOTAL EYE EAR OTHER CONDITIONS
Cumulative .2012.
Cumulative1st
. Q.2013
1,300
246
4
43
1,283
198
13
5

10. CAMPUS MINISTRY ANIMATION SERVICE- OCEANIA PROVINCE FUNDED
1) Water-tank Turn-over to Ibarra National High School Feb 18: Due to lack of
water supply in
Ibarra National High
School, the ERS
together with its
sponsors decided to
help the school in
obtaining a water
system of their own.
Assisting such a
project not only
addresses the need
of providing
drinkable water for
the students but also
promotes the
hygiene welfare and
hygiene education of
the student community and provides a system of sanitation for the school. Despite
heavy rains that flooded the site, the project was finally ready to use last February
15, 2013. In the turn-over ceremony last 18th
of February ERS formally handed down
the water system to the care of Ibarra National High School. It was also then that the
representative of Maasin City Schools Division, Mr. Salapi together with the Barangay
Council, PTA body as well as the Student’s Body expressed gratitude and thanks to
the generosity of the ERS and to its sponsors. The speed with which the project was
completed was due not only to the active participation of the school community
(Parent-Teacher Association) and voluntary support of the local government, but also
because of the drive and effective supervision of the Architect, Julius Cabachete and
his staff.
2) Support for Student Well-Being through provision of a Comfort Room Block
in Baugo National High School: The implementation of this construction project
impeded by a confluence of unfortunate hold-ups is now underway through the
intervention of the Architect, Julius Cabachete. It is expected that the City Hall will
contribute through the provision of labour; and it is anticipated that the completion of
the project will be reported on in the next quarterly report. This project is funded
largely through the generosity of the students of Seymour College in Adelaide.
3) CMA’S Meeting with So. Leyte’s School Divison Deputy Superintendent,
March 7: Bro. Theo and the CMA staff met the Deputy Superintendent of So. Leyte’s
Schools Division, Mr. Arthuro Isip to ask for DepEd approval for the upcoming
Principals and coordinators meeting of all the adopted schools of ERS this coming
April 2nd, which includes the two high school that are covered by his division (Ichon
and Sogod High Schools). Bro. Theo informed Mr. Isip about the agenda for the

11. meeting. Also, he was informed that the meeting will include the planning of the ERS
program for the entire next school year.
4) Catechists’ Recollection, Mar. 14th
: This recollection was delivered in the Sta Nino
de Ibarra parish Hall for 20 female catechists from the Ibarra parish including the
Maria Clara Chapel sector.
5) Spiritual Animation in Conjunction with “Parent-Youth Relationship
Enrichment (PYRE)”: The CMA team (assisted in the planning by the advice of Sr.
Jacquelyn Clemencio) undertook this program in 6 schools for Final Year (4th
. Year)
High School Students. The program customarily is delivered towards the end of the
academic year. Feedback from both students and parents is generally very positive.
As noted above in the report on ERS teams working jointly or collaboratively,
individual members of other ERS teams assisted CMA in the delivery of this mainly,
two-day weekend recollection program. BTS department staffs, Daryl Valdez and
Rosavilla Oclarit. We were also assisted with the very kind and helpful youths of Ma.
Clara, Dennis Fernandez, Adones Tolibas and Andrew Abinon. The following schools
availed of and benefited from the program:
January 27- 28, 2013- Baugo National High School
February 15- 16, 2013- Ibarra National High School
February 22- 23, 2013- San Rafael National High school
March 01- 02, 2013- Maasin City National High School
March 08- 09, 2013- Nonok Norte National High School
March 15- 16, 2013- Ichon National High School

12. The legal entity for Edmund Rice Services, Maasin is Edmund Rice Brothers the Philippines, Inc.
6) STATISTICS FOR ERS-CMA
CAMPUS MINISTRY ANIMATION
ACTIVITY No. No. particpnts MALE FEMALE TOTAL
RECOLLECTIONS
Cum.2012
20
recollections
1139 1351 2490
2013 1st
. Q.
6 schools
Students
Parents
320
71
280
375
600
446
1st
. Q Catechists 0 20 20
TREE PLANTING 2012
1 school
No students 41 69 110
OTHER STUDENT
PROGRAMS
2012
3
Nutrition Prog
No. this Q. 739 746 1485
TRAINING
STUDENT
LEADERS
2012
1
Previous 23 26 49
TRAINING H/S
TEACHERS
2012
1
Previous 19 38 57
A FINAL MESSAGE: Many thanks to you all who have assisted Edmund Rice
Services during the First Quarter of operations in 2013 and a Blessed Easter
Season to all.
Br. Paul Coster cfc (Program Leader) ... for the Brothers and Staff