Interviews

• Ms. Angie Ballesteros
• Mr. Jayjay Jacinto
• Ms. Zenith Doliente
• Ms. Mariflor Medina

Interview with Ms. Angie Ballesteros

1. Are you Happy with your job?
   
   Of course , I'm very happy, because its like being paid with something you love to do, my advice is that when you grow up you should do something that you love.
    
2. Do you plan to work on this job all your life? Is this your dream job?
   
   Im not sure, but at the moment I'm really enjoying what I'm doing, because I always thought of teaching at college, but at the moment I'm also with the high school students, so its very nice at the same time I can teach them in some ways. And yes this is my dream job.
    
3. What are some of the projects that you are most proud of / fond of?
   
   I am most proud of the Tugon volunteer program, cuz when I first entered I remembered that there were only 3 volunteers, but now there are 60 volunteers but only 20 of them are active. But these very active volunteers, they do a lot of things, like we have the sulong aral , come tugon, the disaster respond, because we really need tugon volunteers, because we're only 4 in this office, and we really need Tugon volunteers to really be able to do this job, and these Tugon volunteers are not only students, but also faculty, staff and the administrators, and sometimes parent volunteers.
    
4. Is this job tiring? How?
   
   Yes., yes its a very tiring job, because its not like just a 8-5 job, although a lot go home at 5, some go home at 5, but we like, the disaster respond, sometimes, like the last time we had a disaster respond we went to Quezon, and we went there on a Saturday and a Sunday, so we still work at the weekends, to do work and sometimes we overnight like the medical mission its not just an 8-5 job, its an overnight job.
    
5. How do you manage your work life with your private life?
   
   I enjoy what I'm doing, its like your doing your hobby, in our work we go in different places like Quezon, Mindoro, Laguna, like in Laguna we are able to visit a lot of places and we get to interact with a lot of people after interacting with them we becaome friends, sometimes after work, we get to interact with other La Salle schools like, La Salle Benilde , and La Salle Taft, after work we interact and bond, we just make sure that with everything that we do we have fun.
    
6. What inspired you in this path of helping others?
   
   Of course St. La Salle, our work, you get to help the people, this gives you a good feeling helping people of your own blood, and the students they inspire me, we see in them that they are willing to give up their Saturdays even there’s no grade, I’m just inspired by them and are happy when ever I’m with them.
    
7. Was this your 1st choice for a job? What made go with this job?
   
   Yes. because I want to be a social worker or a teacher, and here at La Salle I get to do both, I get to teach and do social work
    
8. How will you inspire the youth to do what you are doing?
   
   When ever I talk to the volunteers I always tell them to do what you want to do, like here in Tugon, you can't just be a volunteer, you can be chorale and still be a volunteer, or you could be an athlete and still be a volunteer, so you cannot be just a volunteer, you have to do something else, too, because when you're happy with what you are doing, it tends to show, and I can inspire them by example, in order to really help this people, you really have to give, we also invite them to be with us and not just donate.

Interview with Mr. Jayjay Jacinto

1. What inspired you into helping the community?
   
   The Lasallian Mission and the student volunteers.
    
2. How do you feel after you’ve completed certain charity projects?
   
   I still feel challenged because I think that the things we do aren’t enough for the community, so I am challenged to do more.
    
3. What programs do you think can inspire the younger generation into helping the community?
   
   The Volunteer for Mission Program. That’s the only way we can show we can do something. We can volunteer any time, even in our own little way. We offer exposure programs that will eventually motivate the youth.
    
4. What are your upcoming projects this Christmas season?
   
   The Christmas Drive: Giving gifts and donations from the students to our partners (public schools, institutions, etc.)
    
5. Which part of your job do you find most rewarding?
   
   Being the Tugon Moderator is most rewarding and whenever I see the students volunteering because I was able to make the students work together to help the less fortunate.
    
6. Describe what you do.
   
   Assisting and extending a helping hand to others. It is fun and very colorful. ? Challenging. It is fulfilling, like a rainbow full of colors.
    
7. What motivates you in continuing your work?
   
   My conviction as a social worker, my officemates and the whole Lasallian community.
    
8. What other organizations do you work with?
   
   Gawad Kalinga, Habitat for Humanity, Urban Missionaries Child Caring Institutions
    
9. What is your vision for the future?
   
   To see all people here working together, making a difference to the lives of our less fortunate brothers and sisters
    
10. Do you think your projects unite people?
    
    Yes, because we are able to involve the students, admin, staff, faculty and basically the whole community to work together.
     
11. What are some of the most successful projects you have done?
    
    Teaches in-mates teacher training program. Volunteer teachers were able to teach and finished in five years teachers certificate prison. We were able to make a difference in the lives of the people. They were ex-cons that were given good jobs because of the certificates given by our projects.
     
12. What advice can you give the next generation to inspire them to do charity works too?
    
    To live up to the challenge of Saint La Salle which is to risk our lives for the youth at risk.

Interview with Ms. Zenith Doliente

1. What do you do as a member of the SAO?
   
   I am in charge of the grade school exposure program.
    
2. How long have you been doing your job?
   
   I have been doing this job for 4 years.
    
3. Your doing of outreaches, how do you feel after every outreach? Why?
   
   I feel sad and fulfilled. Sad because I am exposed to people who doesn’t have anything. Fulfilled because even though you’re lucky - you can try to help.
    
4. Do you like your job? Why?
   
   So much because with our work we help people and less fortunate children.
    
5. Is your job important? Why?
   
   Because with this kind of job, you have a vision apostolate becomes your mission.
    
6. If your were able to change something about your job, will you?
   
   If so what? I would change nothing

Interview with Ms. Mariflor Medina

1. What is your current position in SAO?
   
   I assist the grade school and high school outreaches in their programs
    
2. When did you start working for SAO?
   
   I transferred here last June 
    
3. What are your current projects?
   
   I am currently taking care of the junior outreaches, and the disaster response in the oriental Mindanao response.
    
4. Do you enjoy your work?
   
   Of course, it is fulfilling and fun.
    
5. What are you hoping to achieve or accomplish with your work?
   
   To help a lot of people, to join students, and most of all helping others.