VP Sara is no rush to Become next President of the Philippines in 2028

Many Filipinos are  are tired of all sweet-talking, fork-tongued politicians who are very religious and observe good manners and right conduct when in public, but continue  suck to  dry Filipinos—men and women, young and old, of all  faiths and ages—through their sneaky corrupt practices.One more thing, I believe that she is the only candidate who can stand against superior Manila.  Because drugs are now a national virus , already spread whole nations, which kill young lives and destroy families. It will only take a few examples for bad guys to learn that it’s not business as usual, and for the rest of our Filipino to believe that continue change is actually possible if there is political will. I dream of cleaner streets where motorists obey traffic rules, no street kids beggar in the middle of the night.  A partyman is loyal to her party mates. That’s why Secretary Attorney Lycan , despite the pressure which from current admin , VP Sara  still keeps her  in her post. Filipinos  are tired of good intentions and pie-in-the-sky promises. Filipinos are tired of show-biz reruns. Filipinos need new ideas. Filipinos demand action. Filipinos need leader li The people are tired of good intentions and pie-in-the-sky promises. We are tired of show-biz reruns. We want new ideas. We demand action. We want a leader Sara Duterte. Filipino believe that the time calls for a leader like Sara . Filipino have seen the mayor up close and personal. Beneath the hard exterior is a women with a soft heart. She  won’t define the presidency. The presidency will help define her.  And with the aid of a  vice president providing the counterbalance, and us, the more actively involved citizenry praying for her, the presidency will yet make a better women of him. And Philippine  will be better off because of it. VP Sara is no rush to Become next President of the Philippines in 2028 Continue reading

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The fraternal order of Eagles Philippines teams brings joy to PDL

PDL are often a forgotten population. Many of us think of them as separate from the rest of society. But they are not. Many PDL sooner or later will be released. Therefore, what happens during their incarceration matters for public safety, our communities, our streets, and human dignity. Demonstrating the power of sports to bring joy to PDL, studies show that sports contribute to the physical and mental health of PDL, reducing stress, depression, and anxiety. SETBI organized basketball games between its PDL students and the “The Ffraternal Order of Eagles Philippines “team because one of the best ways to break stereotypes is to use sports to bring outsiders into contact with PDL. Not only does this exposure alter outsiders’ conceptions of them, but the PDL also benefit from their wider social and psychological exposure, and sports bolster their social reintegration and rehabilitation process. Some of the members of the Eagles team donated shoes and uniforms to the SEBTI basketball players and, subsequently, voiced a willingness to play more games and to help in the future. I would like to thank Jaime De Gorostiza , President of the Davao Orchard Road , Andrew Bautista vice President of the Davao Orchard Road Company, Andrew son Alyandro Miguel Bautista, his daughter, Aliyah Gabrielle Bautista  and the entire Ffraternal Order of Eagles Philippines team for coming and sharing their love and joy with our SEBTI PDL students. Our students loved the camaraderie and sportsmanlike atmosphere. We extend our appreciation to Senior Inspector Edgardo F. Mendoza Jr for supporting the program and for throwing the first ball to inaugurate it. We are very grateful for his leadership in supporting  our PDL  and education of PDL to have a second chance to be transformed and rehabilitated to become better than when they came in. Continue reading

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The President’s Year-End Message 2024

As we say in our Social Entrepreneurship, Technology and Business Institute (SETBI), we are better than yesterday, but we are not done yet! Happy New Year! As we enter 2025, I pray you are experiencing abounding peace and joy. Each new year brings a sense of new possibilities and fresh starts, and I look forward to seeing what God has in store for MCI/SETBI and those we serve. I am honored to be a part of MCI and also this College Education Behind Bars pivotal movement. Our history with the component of correctional education spans nearly nine years but with MCI is 17 years, incredible years defined by God’s unfailing love for every individual touched by incarceration and others. We celebrate all that God has done and will continue to do. We are witnessing an undeniable cultural shift in prisons and jails across the Philippines, and we are continuing to expand according to what the Lord has for us; we are building rapport with corrections leaders, universities, community leaders, legislators, and lay figures, reframing the national conversation on corrections and advocating for a justice system that reflects each individual’s God given dignity. The Lord continues to transform the hearts and minds of men and women in programs like those implemented by SETBI/MCI. In fact, we now have intensive SETBI programs because at least 23 universities nation-wide have benchmarked College Education Behind Bars in their schools. The numbers are encouraging, but they are not nearly as powerful as the personal stories behind  those numbers. Hearing the amazing firsthand testimonies of people in these programs never get old.  Continue reading

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Christmas Message from the SETBI President

The MCI team wants to extend our heartfelt gratitude for your unwavering support and generosity throughout the year. Your support and contributions have been instrumental in helping us spread the message of hope, love and faith to countless homes around World .

we had remarkable achievements and touching stories of transformation, all made possible by your commitment to helping us fulfill the Great Commission. From remote villages, cities  in in the Philippines and People inside the prison and Jails in the Philippines , your support has enabled us to reach out to those in need, providing not only four year College degree and spiritual guidance , rehabilitation , accountability , transformation and  reform  but also practical assistance and a sense of community.

Christmas is a time of reflection and celebration, a time to cherish the blessings we have received and to share them with others. You have helped us bring light to the darkest corners, offering comfort and hope to those who need it most as was the case with our support to College Education Behind Bars students inside Jail and Prisons Continue reading

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SETB’s 3rd International Conference on persons deprived of liberty’s transformative education for successful re-entry

THE SETBI’s 3rd International Conference is organized by the Social Entrepreneurship, Technology, and Business Institute and the University of Southeastern Philippines (USeP). There was a quiet anticipation in the building that housed the University of Southeastern Philippines’ audio-visual room. Participants from various universities from all over the country and government officials get ready for the Third International Conference on Persons Deprived of Liberty’s Transformative Education for Successful Re-entry, a conference initiated by the Social Entrepreneurship Technology and Business Institute. In 2016, Dr Aland Mizell and Atty. Susan P. Cariaga co-founded the first College Education Behind Bars in the Philippines and Southeast Asia after seeing the poor condition of the Davao City Jail. People who were presumed innocent stayed in jail for an average of ten years and all the time they weren’t doing anything. They asked themselves how they could help these people. At first, they wanted to propose a recovery program, but there were already many faith-based groups working with the jail, and what mattered to the people deprived of liberty were jobs.The two decided that if the PDLs were staying there for around ten years, they should get a college degree so they could find a job once they were released. They also agreed that this program should have a component of recovery and rehabilitation. They needed to teach these PDLs how to make the right life choices, or else, the released PDLs may become more clever with their crimes.Therefore, Dr. Mizell made a written proposal and gave it to Jail Management, who immediately approved it. They talked to the USeP president at the time, Dr. Lourdes Generalao over breakfast. They told her their proposal and she immediately jumped on it, agreeing that it was a noble project. She said she would take care of having it approved by her board. It was then that they drafted the Memorandum of Agreement between SETBI, USeP, and the BJMP. They had a tie signing at the Batasan Pambansa, then it was time to hit the ground running. They built the SETBI’s first campus in the Davao City Jail using their own funds since no one wanted to take the risk on them initially, wanting to see if it worked or not. Now, in 2024, it’s clearly working and drawing attention from all over the country and even abroad. Continue reading

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Changing the lives and Breaking down the barriers

Changing the lives and Breaking down the barriers by

LYNNYTH V. AGUILAR

B.A. in Political Science ( MCISA  President)

For its 3rd International Conference on Transformative Education for Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL), SETBI partnered with the University of Southeastern Philippines (USeP). This conference, held on October 9-11 this year, was an eye-opening experience for me. It was a gathering of the minds with different backgrounds but the same interests to bring together national and international educators, corrections officers, administrators, students, law enforcers, law makers, practitioners, NGOs, and universities from all over the Philippines to Davao City. As a political science student,  I was impressed by the conversations, interests, and presentations. I am very proud to be a part of this great social movement and organization. The theme of the conference was “Beyond Barriers: Reconnect and Rebuild.” In fact, three former PDL were given opportunities to attend and share their testimonies about the importance of SETBI’s educational and recovery program inside and outside the jails and prisons. USeP Vice President for Research, Development, and Extension, Dr. Roger C. Montepio, opened the conference while SETBI President, Dr. Aland D. Mizell, and USeP President, Dr. Bonifacio G. Gabales, Jr., gave powerful messages contending that higher education coupled with values formation serves as a significant step in re-imagining societal privilege and systemic inequalities through the lens of PDL. Moreover, both underscored that education is a right that must be afforded to all people and that it is a shared responsibility. Dr Mizell said, inside does not mean out of sight and, therefore, out of the mind. He went on to emphasize that for them to be transformed, there should be more opportunities available for the PDL and less obstacles. He also argued that conditions inside of jails and prison need to be changed.  Later, the conference resumed with a plenary session concerning the partnership between the Department of Corrections and SETBI programs inside jails and prisons. 

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SETBI’s 3rd International Conference on Persons Deprived of Liberty’s Transformative Education for Successful Re-EntryBeyond Barriers: Reconnect and Rebuild 9-11 October 2024 | University of Southeastern Philippines, Obrero Campus, Davao City Philippines

To facilitate a reflective exploration of the transformative power of education for the country’s prison community, the University of Southeastern Philippines (USeP) and the Social Entrepreneurship, Technology, and Business Institute (SETBI) jointly hosted the 3rd International Conference on Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL)’s Transformative Education for Successful Re-entry on October 9-11, 2024, at the USeP Obrero Campus, Davao City. Bearing the theme, “Beyond Barriers: Reconnect and Rebuild”, the conference gathered educators, administrators, students, practitioners, Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), lawmakers, law enforcers, wardens, and business leaders from different parts of the country and abroad, to deliberate on the topics, issues, and ideas most relevant to higher education in the prison community; thus, invigorating political conversations in the field.USeP Vice President for Research, Development and Extension Dr. Roger C. Montepio opened the conference while SETBI President Dr. Aland D. Mizell and USeP President Dr. Bonifacio G. Gabales, Jr. gave powerful messages contending that higher education coupled with values formation serves as a significant step in reimagining societal privilege and systemic inequalities through the lens of PDLs. Moreover, both underscored that education is a right that must be afforded to all people and that it is a shared responsibility. Continue reading

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Minority Care International Distribution of Eye Glasses in  Barangay Linan South Cotabato

This is MCI ‘s 13th distribution of eye glasses in varies communities including the Personal of Deprive liberty in DAPECOL . Recognizing the profound impact of clear vission on indiviudals lives. Minority Care international Restoring vision annual eye care projects , we dsitributed more than 190 reading eyeglasses to Lina barangay in South Cotabao. We have had two eye doctors from another local hospital joined us as volunteers to evaluate and do free eye check ups, and to label the lenses of all the eye glasses before disributing them. At the same time our  nursing students were there to conduct free blood pressue screening for elderly .They enjoyed serving the community needs . Accoring to one of the eye glasses recipent appreciated MCI community outreached projects because there is is very expensive to do eye check ups and gete eye classes with the consequnces that most do not have glassess and have problmess that go untreated. Through this service our MCI scholars are learning that it is more blessed to give than to receive. We want to thank Linan barangay council Mr Aquilar  for great hospitality allowing us  to disributed eye glasses there and Also MCISA officers and MCISa presdient Lynnyth Aguilar  and her team, Dr. Aland Mizell , Dr Krizzia  Rodriguez and Dr. Conie Bargos and Attorney Cariaga Continue reading

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They’re not PDLs anymore . They’re college students.

93 PDL students transferred to their new dorm  inside  the College Education Behind Bars in a new building inside the Davao Prison and Penal Farm, in Davao del Norte. Before, only a small percentage of people have been able to get college degrees in prison. That’s about to change.Prison education is about hope for a better self and hope for a better life. Having the opportunity to go to college in prison started allowing PDLs to relax and focus their  energy solely on what they are going to do the day they go home , and that's what education is in prison. It's hope for a ebtter life . This is what education can do: break down lifelong barriers and open doors for new ways of thinking. Many of PDL have never experienced this before, given that they  often come from small, tight-knit communities from which they never ventured far.Some people think that getting into a college program in prison is the biggest hurdle. But it’s actually harder to remain motivated to stay in college. There are many significant barriers to college for the incarcerated,SETBI team helps come over these barriers. College Education Behind Bars (CEBB) is at the heart of all of SETBI’s work. Since 2016   CEBB has been working to provide incarcerated women and men participating in college study programs with a team of supportive and engaged mentors. We currently have over 40  volunteer mentors from throughout Philippines and internationaly . These dedicated mentors share not only their time but their hearts as they connect to and mentor our students and help them to believe in themselves, their ability to change the trajectory of their lives, and truly have hope for a positive and productive future. The powerful relationships and bonds that develop between CEBB Mentors and students impact not only those inside but equally our Teachers . These relationships bridge communities, develop understanding and awareness while creating powerful, lasting transformative relationships.

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New MCI ‘s Student-leaders take oath of office for new academic year – 2024-2025

Elected New Set of MCISA officers took oath and accped the challenges of serving the their Community for academic year 2024-2025 in front of the group MCISA members on September 8 2024. At the MCI Weekly Study Forum , 40-45  young College Students from across the Davao city Universities come togther to explore the key issues such as , Climate change , War, Violence , Poverty, Peaace building , Human traficiking , hate, Suicide,  facing their generations , and determined their role in impplementing the Global goals. MCI’sweekly study forum is crucial because, unlike school community. The MCI’s weekly study Forum provides a suitable global platform for young people to articulate their thoughts and ideas on current social issues  affairs that impact their lives and communities, and prepare to effectively advocate for their views at the wider. It is also a space to learn about the importance of the weekly study forum  and how to contribute to it effectively, as well as provide a solid network of support during the Weekly study forum.

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