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                    [ArticleID] => 1373750
                    [Title] => Truly, a man for others
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These words appropriately describe Fr. Pierre Tritz, SJ, who turned 100 years old last Sept. 19. His empathy for the out-of-school youth and street children of Manila led him to establish the Educational Research and Development Assistance (ERDA) Inc. four decades ago.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096615 [AuthorName] => Christina Mendez [SectionName] => Starweek Magazine [SectionUrl] => starweek-magazine [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/other-sections/starweek-magazine/20140928/a-man-for-others-fr-tritz-6.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1315495 [Title] => Teachers, students join fight vs TB [Summary] =>

Forty two teachers out of 48 and 27 out of 476 students from ERDA Technical and Vocational High School in Pandacan, Manila will soon be educating their own classmates, co-teachers, families, and neighbors through classroom talks, community seminars, and house visits as qualified trainers in tuberculosis (TB) awareness in their community.

[DatePublished] => 2014-04-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Education and Home [SectionUrl] => education-and-home [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 765485 [Title] => Small school, big impact [Summary] =>

Storm Sendong washed away the simple dreams and hopes of many living in Iligan and Cagayan de Oro (CDO).

[DatePublished] => 2012-01-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133540 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1790869 [AuthorName] => William M. Esposo [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 763554 [Title] => Moving poor children ahead [Summary] =>

Leslie Boncay was born and raised in a farm in Bicol during the mid-90s. When she was in Grade 4, her mother was diagnosed with rectal cancer, forcing her parents to relocate Leslie and her siblings to Manila.

[DatePublished] => 2012-01-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133540 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1790869 [AuthorName] => William M. Esposo [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 742893 [Title] => Always with God's grace [Summary] =>

I received the news of my nomination from the 33rd Catholic Mass Media Awards the night before the ceremonies  while I was staring into space and worrying about the pile of proposals we have to submit to obtain funding for our school...

[DatePublished] => 2011-11-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134465 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1415313 [AuthorName] => Jose Claro [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 737618 [Title] => "To give and not to count the cost" [Summary] =>

When Fr. Johnny Go, SJ watched the PETA play “William,” he knew that the show would make Shakespeare’s works relevant to us, the youth of today.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1739587 [AuthorName] => Scott Lee Chua [SectionName] => Starweek Magazine [SectionUrl] => starweek-magazine [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 452762 [Title] => Run for a child [Summary] =>

Jesuit priest Fr. Pierre Tritz is an inspiration to us all.

[DatePublished] => 2009-03-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135698 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 430471 [Title] => Mighty Sports holds outreach program [Summary] =>

For its yearend activity last year, the Mighty Sports Association (MSA), in coordination with the Educational Research and Development Assistance (ERDA) Group, conducted a successful outreach program Dec. 12 at the Tuklasan Center.

[DatePublished] => 2009-01-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 311861 [Title] => Electronics giant shows soul [Summary] => Forty years ago, Jesuit Father Pierre Tritz (a French priest who later became a naturalized Filipino) read a study published by the Bureau of Public Schools. A particular piece of information stirred his soul: out of 100 students, only 40 finish elementary school.

"As a professor, an educator, I was shocked by this," says Father Tritz. "It is sad how children from six to 12 years roam the streets, or worse (land) in jail."
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804862 [AuthorName] => Igan D’Bayan [SectionName] => Lifestyle Business [SectionUrl] => business-life [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 311019 [Title] => ERDA Tech bags Samsung Hope award [Summary] => A skills development project for disadvantaged children and youth in Metro Manila called "E.T. Goes I.T." caught the attention and interest of national and regional judging committees in this year’s Samsung DigitAll Hope award. The project, as proposed by ERDA Tech, aims to bridge the digital divide and enable the youth from marginalized communities to have equal access to opportunities in a developing urban community.
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