Education will be one of the main advocacies of Cardinal Jose Advincula in the Archdiocese of Manila.
The Cardinal, who is known for establishing mission stations and mission schools in remote villages in his previous assignments, revealed this during his first pastoral visit to Church-run Radio Veritas on July 19, Monday.
“I’m very bent especially towards education because of its more lasting effect on the lives of our people,” CBCP News quoted Advincula.
"We need to help not just the people in the archdiocese but also those from other places,” the Manila prelate added.
“I know that we can still do a lot especially for our poor brothers and sisters,” said Advincula.
Every year, there are about 1,000 scholars who graduate under Caritas Manila’s Youth Servant Leadership and Education Program (YSLEP).
Currently, there are more than 4,000 active scholars not just in Metro Manila but also in other provinces.
Over 10,000 scholars have benefitted from the program for the past 66 years. In 2019 alone, 98 percent of YSLEP scholars found employment a few months after graduation.