The Compassionate Friends Philippines (Grief support group for bereaved family members in the Philippines)

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Chapter Meeting : Saturday, November 15, 2008 , at 4:00-6:00 PM Venue is at the Greenhills Christian Fellowship, Ruby Corner Garnet Sts, Ortigas Center , Read details here .

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The co-founders of The Compassionate Friends Philippines were featured on the January 8 issue of the Sunday Inquirer Magazine. The following link will take you to INQ7.net : Survivor Tales :But What Do You Call Someone Who Lost A Child?

TCF Credo

We need not walk alone.

We are The Compassionate Friends.

We reach out to each other with love, with understanding and with hope.

Our children have died at all ages and from many different causes,
but our love for our children unites us.

Your pain becomes my pain just as your hope becomes my hope.

We come together from all walks of life, from many different circumstances.

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Grief in the News (Philippines)

Stories of parents who have lost their child to any cause

	Web Link	Hits
	Gathering stories from wounded healers	53
	‘I’m not ready for Christmas!’ By Cathy S. Babao Guballa Christmas can be the most stressful and difficult time of the year, especially if you have lost a loved one, more specifically, a child.	70
	KC de Venecia 'returns' for opening of grief healing center These are some of the surprise symbols that marked yesterday's groundbreaking ceremony for the establishment of the first grief healing center in Southeast Asia which coincided with the first death anniversary of KC de Venecia, the youngest of two ch	61
	Grief lessons By Cathy Babao-Guballa It’s been seven years since my 4-year-old son Migi passed away, and I was a totally different person back then. When I look back now, I hardly recognize the woman that I was. Today, I reflect on the seven years that have passed and think about the se	69
	Letter from Cathy Babao I wrote the piece below on the day of Migi’s 6th anniversary in heaven last June 3, 2004. The PGH project is really a huge task but I’ve always believed that if the Lord wants you to do something, He will equip and enable you far beyond your expectat	53
	Beginning to say goodbye By Ramon J. Farolan AROUND this time of the year, most families are already through with the preliminaries attendant to the coming holidays. The tombstones have been washed, the grass has been cut, the flowers have been set aside, and the props for providing shade have	70
	Old enough to love, old enough to grieve CHILDREN feel the loss and grieve the deaths of people close to them-parent, sibling, friend, classmate.	50
	A child's grief "BATA pa 'yan. Hindi pa niyan naiintindihan." When a family suffers a loss, a child is often neglected. And yet the child is often the most affected by grief.	53
	Grief in the Filipino Family Context By Cathy Babao-Guballa As related by Cathy Babao Guballa	50
	Moving on after losing a child By Cathy Babao-Guballa LOSING a child has been described as the worst kind of loss anyone could possibly go through, a searing and unspeakable pain. The emotions that accompany a loss of this magnitude is much like plumbing the depths of an abyss, not knowing if one will e	57
	Accidental heroes Theirs are stories of strength, courage and determination: Cathy Babao-Guballa, the mother who, upon the unexpected loss of her 4-year-old son Migi while six months pregnant with her third child, reached out to help other sick children	58
	Rico Yan Tribute to actor, Rico Yan	67
	To be young, gifted and depressed When suicide takes place, everyone- friends, family, classmates-is left grappling, trying to make sense of the tragedy that has suddenly taken place.	76
	Maningning Miclat Maningning Miclat, a published author, multilingual poet, prize-winning artist, an interpreter and art teacher at Far Eastern University passed away at the tender age of 28.	89
	Migi on my mind I was 33 and six months pregnant when my four-year-old son Migi died almost five years ago.	60
	Remembering Miko Sotto Ricky Lo talked with Ali Sotto who shared her memories of a loved one who went ahead into the great beyond.	65
	Gabriel’s Symphony Foundation, Inc. After Gabriel died, we organized Gabriel’s Symphony Foundation, Inc. This is supported by our friends, family and our businesses.	81
	Playing Gabriel’s Symphony Sen. Pia Cayetano keeps her son’s memory alive	61

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We Charge No Dues

WE CHARGE NO DUES- There are no fees, however, we are supported by LOVE GIFTS and contributions, provided in memory of our loved ones, so that we may reach out to others in their bereavement through our chapter resources such as Newsletters, Website, Postage stamps, Lending library and brochures. (support the isulong seoph )

Chapter Meeting

Our monthly support group meeting is the heart of TCF. These gatherings provide a caring environment in which bereaved parents and adult siblings can talk freely about the emotions and experiences they are going through and receive the understanding support of others who have "been there." Read more.

TCF Principles

TCF offers friendship and understanding to bereaved parents.

TCF believes that bereaved parents can help each other toward a positive resolution of their grief.

TCF reaches out to all bereaved parents across barriers of religion, race, income or ethnic group.

TCF understands that every bereaved parent has individual needs and rights.

TCF helps bereaved parents primarily through local chapters.

TCF chapters belong to their members.

TCF chapters are coordinated nationally to extend help to each other and to individual bereaved parents everywhere.