SVD Laudato Si' Farm—Tagaytay

Tagaytay City —The SVD Laudato Si' Farm welcomed a diverse group of young students from various East Asian countries as part of the third-day activities of this year's SYM CIAO Camp last July 31, 2024. The camp, organized by the Salesian Youth Movement (SYM), served as an international celebration that brought together young people, lay animators, and FMA (Daughters of Mary Help of Christians) Sisters from across the region under the Conferenza Interispettoriale Asia Orientale (Interprovincial Conference of East Asia). The delegates hailed from countries such as Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Cambodia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Timor Leste, Thailand, and Vietnam. Their visit to the SVD Farm resonated deeply with this year's camp theme, "Young Dreamers: Empowering Dreams for a Just and Sustainable World," as the activities provided both spiritual enrichment and hands-on learning about sustainability. *** Throughout their visit, the attendees exp...

Tagaytay City —The SVD Laudato Si' Farm partnered with De La Salle Lipa (DLSL) last July 23, 2024, during a day-long event dedicated to developing knowledge of food safety and food costing. The event, themed "Pagkaing Bigay ng Diyos sa Atin, Pagyamanin!" (God’s Gift of Food to Us, Let’s Enrich It!), took place at the Prayer Hall of the SVD Farm’s Ecospirituality Center and was attended by employees and supervisors from the various units and departments of the SVD Farm.

Tagaytay City —The SVD Laudato Si’ Farm, in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology Cavite (DOST-CAVITE) and Department of Science and Technology-Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST-ITDI) hosted a two-day SMEIDFI-Training-Workshop on Waste Analysis & Characterization Study (WACS) last July 11 to 12, 2024, at the St. Peter Fishpond and Gazebo.

Tagaytay City —Last June 28, 2024, the SVD Laudato Si' Farm conducted a customer service training for it's employees and managerd at the Prayer Hall of the Ecospirituality Center. The event featured two sessions: the first from 8 AM to 12 NN and the second from 12 NN to 5 PM, catering to both regular employees and members of the the executive committee of the SVD Farm. The training was attended by the regular employees of the SVD Farm, including the members of the executive committee, and was honored by the presence of Fr. Ricardo Crisostomo, Jr., SVD, General Manager of SVD Farm. The program aimed to enhance the customer service skills of all participants, ensuring that every interaction at SVD Farm meets the highest standards of excellence. The sessions were facilitated by a team of experts—Mr. Roland Villareal, Ms. Cheryl Jerales, Ms. Michalle Cabinta, and Mr. Francis Carl Melanio. Each facilitator brought unique insights and practical strategies for customer ser...

Tagaytay City —Three members of the SVD Laudato Si’ Farm’s management team finished their participation in the Laudato Si’ Certified Environmental Trainer (LS-CET) program of the Don Bosco School of Theology (DBST). The program began on March 2, 2024, and ended on May 18, 2024. Finally, last June 18, 2024, Ms. Joylene Leynes, Head of Operations Management Department,, Mr. Juan Miguel Ala-Tolentino, Head of the Corporate Communications Department, and Ms. Karen Peji, Sales and Marketing Officer (former Human Resource Officer), were formally certified by DBST under the LS-CET program.

Tagaytay City —The SVD Laudato Si' Farm blessed its new flower garden, inaugurated as the St. Thérèse Flower Garden, last May 30, 2024, during a solemn yet celebratory activity. This occasion marked the belated culmination of the SVD Farm's celebration of Laudato Si' Week and its "Flowers for Mary" activities for May. The garden, named in honor of St. Thérèse of Lisieux—the patron saint of florists and of mission—was blessed by Fr. Dionisio M. Miranda, SVD. The ceremony was attended by members and guests of the SVD Farm, as well as seminarians and priests of the SVD Tagaytay Community.

Tagaytay City —As part of their celebration of Laudato Si' Week, members of the SVD Laudato Si' Farm family participated in a tree-planting activity last May 25, 2024, that expressed the institution’s communal commitment to environmental stewardship.