Ako si

Rafael A. Sangrador
 Wear your mask especially in public places.

Maintain social distancing (6 ft. away)

Wash your hands.

Do not touch your mouth and eyes with your hands.

Handumanan ( Hiligaynon, “memories )

Brief History of
RESOURCE,
Handumanan
 Year 1991, Father Antonio Palacios, OAR as the coordinator of
UCDO (University Community Development Office) UNO-R has his
vacation in Spain. He brought with him a project proposal for a
housing project with its proposed beneficiaries as the poor people
and beggars residing beside the creek in Barangay 39. With God’s
grace, he arrived back in the Philippines with an approved proposal
for a 25 quadruplex housing project, thus Purok San Ezekiel
Moreno in Barangay Handumanan was born.
“Barangay” – a political unit within the city or town
In January 29, 2002, under the Administration of
Rev. Julius M. Marcos, OAR, RESOURCE or Recoletos
Social Outreach Center was registered in Securities
and Exchange Commission using the approved name
RESOURCE-Handumanan Foundation, Inc.
The community continuously strengthened its partnership with
the University of Negros Occidental - Recoletos through the
leadership of Rev. Fr. Emilio L. Larlar, OAR. The new
management established the most convenient alternative
water system for community and office consumption and able
to modify the housing collection system for housing
beneficiaries.
Likewise, entered into a MOA with Siervas de
Maria Ministers to the Sick congregation. For
human development, cluster leaders was
organized for efficient communication system
between the management and beneficiaries.
These innovations were transparently seen
through the wisdom of Rev. Fr. Emeterio D. Buñao,
OAR as the present servant of this organization.
VISION: A more dignified community of
the poor

MISSION: Assisting the poor in their

struggles to become a developed self-
reliant community animated by its
values-oriented, family-centered and
community-concerned members
General Objectives:

• A. To draw and implement a well-organized, and comprehensive

community outreach programs for all OAR schools and parishes in
Negros.
• B. To maximize the efforts of all who are involved in the program in
order to put into action the vision of the province of the Augustinian
Recollects which is focused on the preferential option of the poor.
• C. To assist the Recollect Apostolate in Negros in its community
outreach program implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
• D. To strengthen the social consciousness and community
involvement of all members of OAR schools and apostolates
in the Negros island.
• E. To foster awareness and concern for the needs of the
depressed, disadvantaged and underserved communities.
• F. To improve the quality of life of our community
beneficiaries by teaching them the strategies on how to
develop themselves socially, economically, politically,
spiritually and other aspects of life.
CLIENTELE
The primary beneficiaries are composed of 99 families
with a great population of about 500 people. They
were residents of Barangay 39 before, a great number
of them were beggars. There were organized in 1990
and relocated availed of the housing project giving
them 25 years to pay the amortization.
GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF COVERAGE:

The agency is located at Purok St. Ezekiel Moreno,

Phase III, Barangay Handumanan, Bacolod City. It
serves the province of Negros where the schools and
parishes and apostolates of the Order Augustinian
Recollects in the Philippines are located. The primary
beneficiaries of the services and programs of the center
are in Purok St. Ezekiel Moreno, Barangay
Handumanan, Bacolod City and its neighbouring towns
and cities.
Present Programs and Projects
St. Ezekiel Moreno Day Care Center
KOREAN Food for Work
Mushroom Production
Trisikad Program from Global Workers of
Daegu-Korea:
La Salud Garden Production
Quail Egg Production
Snacks and essential goods (vegetables and kindness bread) to children attending Flores de Mayo,

2021. Also benefited are the families of RESOURCE .

Catechesis amd Feeding Activities
RESOURCE-Handumanan
Every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the Month
1:30-4:30 PM