Tutubi Meets Jollibee at Damas Filipinas in Manila

A trip to an orphanage is one of Tutubi's "passion" so when he found the chance to tag along with a group doing a gift-giving activity at the Settlement House of Asociacion De Damas Filipinas (formerly Fundacion de Damas Filipinas) in Manila, he volunteered to join in the activity where an encounter with orphans, the iconic Jollibee and Tutubi took place:


Damas Filipinas is an orphanage in Manila that provides temporary shelter to street urchins and abandoned children, a part of Manila's cityscape.

Picture of facade of the Settlement House. This is a reconstruction of an original structure gutted by fire in 1998. The pres Erap funded the new building earning him a big media mileage or "pogi points." :P
Damas children enjoy their meal of Jollibee spaghetti and "Chicken Joy," a luxury for these less-fortunate children in Manila.

the iconic Jollibee dancing Papaya, the flavor of the airwaves that is making Tutubi's ears suffer from tinitus
a child joisn Jollibee dance
a group picture with the red bug in front

The children performed a number of song and dances after a street magician entertained them of his slight of hand tricks.

The marker on the facade of the building of Damas Filipinas reads:

"Settlement House

This building was first established in 1919 by the Association de Damas de Filipinas to extend temporary shelter, as well as foster service to disadvantaged children, who are either neglected, abandoned or orphaned at an early age, until it was razed by fire on the third day of December, 1998 killing twenty three children with five house parents.

Through the benevolence of hi excellency president Joseph Ejercito Estrada and as an expression of his sympathy and committed support to social development program this building was immediately restored.

This serves as a monument for the continuous care and development of needy children to afford a normal and meaningful existence.

This office is in memory of those who perished in the fire as a guiding light in the true essence of humanity in developing social welfare.

Inaugurated this fourteenth day of february,in the year of our Lord 1999."

How to get to Damas Filipinas, Paco, Manila

Commute:the place is near Philippine Columbian, Plaza Dilao, the old Paco train station on Quirino Avenue. The Sta. Ana (tulay) jeepney on Pedro Gil/Taft Avenue/LRT pass by the place.

By car: from Nagtahan bridge coming from Sampaloc, drive directly on Quirino avenue then turn right at Plaza Dilao/Philippine Columbian (Quirino Avenue extension). The orphanage is just on the left side so you need to make a U-turn at the nearest U-turn slot.

Coming from Makati via Osmena Highway, turn right Quirino Avenue then left at Plaza Dilao/Philippine Columbian when you see the old Paco train station.

Details:

Asociacion De Damas Filipinas
Quirino Avenue, Paco, Manila
Tel. No.: +63.2. 563.2309