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Talking about Jesus, the homeless and Gawd Lets do a little fact check in the Philippines *(:>* - haikuman - 04-13-2014
http://www.pinoymoneytalk.com/church-philippines-rich-wealth-stocks/
Catholic Church has billions invested in BPI, Philex, San Miguel
For most of us, it’s a given that the Catholic Church is rich. Obvious proof of that are their sprawling acres of land, large Church-owned structures and buildings, and millions of pesos of cash collected from mass goers every week.
What a lot of people do not know, though, is that part of the Church’s wealth is its multi-billion peso investments in several Philippine companies. In fact, reports submitted to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) show that the Church and affiliate Catholic groups are top stockholders in companies such as the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), Philex Mining Corporation (PX), San Miguel Corporation (SMC), Ayala Corporation (AC), and Phinma Corporation (PHN), among others.
Philippine Church invested in banks, mining, construction, etc.
The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila, for example, owns more than 300 million shares of BPI and is the bank’s 4th largest owner.
How much are these shares worth? As of May 2011, this is valued at more than P17 billion. Yes, that’s seventeen billion pesos, with a B.
Interestingly, aside from banking, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila (RCAM), together with its subsidiary hospitals and companies, is also invested in mining and construction.
As of March 31, 2011, the RCAM is the 15th top shareholder of Philex Mining Corporation (PX), the country’s largest mining firm. It owns 3.2 million shares of PX currently worth more than P66 million.
http://philnews.ph/2013/11/13/international-aid-yolanda-haiyan-victims-list-donations-country-organization/
Lets see who donated to Yolanda/Haiyan and how much *(:>*
International Aid for Typhoon Yolanda Victims (List of Donations by Country and Organization)
by ED UMBAO on NOVEMBER 13, 2013
in NEWS
The Philippines suffered one of the world’s worst disaster for the year 2013, rescue workers from around the world rushed to the country to offer their help in rescue and relief operations as well as the rehabilitation of provinces hit by super typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan).
Survivors in various parts of the Visayas have lost their loved ones and everything they own. Some families have no food, clean water, medicine or shelter. International aid agencies and various countries around the world are rushing in supplies and personnel.
Foreign governments and international aid agencies announced a major relief effort to help victims of the Philippine typhoon. Below are the list of the partial pledges given to the Philippine Government.
Based upon the records of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) a total of 36 foreign government, agencies and organizations pledged their donations to the Philippines. DFA spokesman Raul Hernandes said that the total cash donations have reached P3.8 billion (US89 million) as of Wednesday, November 13, 2013.
Tacloban City: Haiyan Aftermath
UNITED NATIONS $25 million
UNITED STATES Initial $100,000 for water and sanitation; Troops, emergency respondents, transportation and equipment + $20 million , Aircraft carrier and ships for rescue operations. $20 million
BRITAIN 10 million pounds’ (roughly $16 million)
AUSTRALIA 10 million Australian dollars ($9.4 million) initial & immediate pledge
UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD PROGRAM $2 million
UNICEF 66 tons of emergency supplies
JAPAN $10 million and 25-member relief team
CANADA $5 million
CHINA Initial $200,000, including $100,000 from the government and another $100,000 from the Chinese Red Cross.
TAIWAN $200,000
ASEAN $500,000 & medical staffs and rescue workers through AHA
AUSTRALIA P1.2 Billion (A$30 million) total donation
BELGIUM medical and search and rescue personnel
CANADA C$5 million
CHINA $100,000
DENMARK KR 10 million
EUROPEAN UNION EUR 10 million
GERMANY €500,000 & 23 tons of relief goods
HUNGARY search and rescue personnel and rapid response team
INDONESIA $2million, Humanitarian aid
ISRAEL team of medical, trauma and relief professionals
ITALY Fundrasing of RAI and Croce Rosa Italiana
JAPAN $10 milion, troops, emergency relief medical team
MALAYSIA medical and search and rescue teams
THE NETHERLANDS undisclosed financial aid
NEW ZEALAND NZ $2.15 million
NORWAY 65 million Norwegian kroner & 70 tonnes of advanced communication equipment
RUSSIA rapid response team
SAUDI ARABIA through Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud US$100,000
SINGAPORE $200,000
SPAIN in-kind donations
SOUTH KOREA $5 million, rescue workers and medical staff
SWEDEN emergency communications equipment
SWITZERLAND Humanitarian aid unit
TAIWAN $200,000
TURKEY medics, rapid response team, search and rescue personnel
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Dhs 36 million
UNITED KINGDOM $10 million worth of emergency support package, 15 million pounds by National Gov’t., & 23 million pounds from DEC
UNITED NATIONS Children’s Fund $1.3 million worth of supplies
AMERICAN RED CROSS deployed two people to assist with assessments in the Philippines and activated its family tracing services.
WORLD VISION assist 1.2 million people, including food, hygiene kits, emergency shelter and protection.
MERCY CORPS launched emergency response efforts to provide food, water, shelter and basic supplies to typhoon survivors.
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS has 15 members in Cebu City and will send an additional 50 people in the next few days. It also sends 329 tons of medical and relief supplies on three cargo planes
VATICAN $150,000
IRELAND 1 Million Euro
VIETNAM $100,000
NBA & NBA Players Association $250,000
It seems to me the NBA donated more than the Catholic Church . . .
Please do no let me confuse you with facts *(:>*
Rudie
Re: Talking about Jesus and Gawd Lets do a little fact check in the Philippines *(:>* - cbelt3 - 04-13-2014
Rudi-
Quite possibly. The major thing the Roman Catholic church brings to charitable events are people. Helping hands, that sort of stuff. Interwebs based cash donations kind of don't mean a lot. After all, our pastor recommended we individually donate to the assistance program at several masses. So you've got money from people in NE Ohio because of church intervention, but not named as 'the church'.
Re: Talking about Jesus and Gawd Lets do a little fact check in the Philippines *(:>* - haikuman - 04-14-2014
cbelt3 wrote:
Rudi-
Quite possibly. The major thing the Roman Catholic church brings to charitable events are people. Helping hands, that sort of stuff. Interwebs based cash donations kind of don't mean a lot. After all, our pastor recommended we individually donate to the assistance program at several masses. So you've got money from people in NE Ohio because of church intervention, but not named as 'the church'.
You are a noble and kind man cbelt3, people here appreciate your pastor
and your donations.
That said Priests and Nuns here are driving SUV's and the Catholic church is more heavily invested
in business in the Philippines that it is in people sad but true
Re: Talking about Jesus, the homeless and Gawd Lets do a little fact check in the Philippines *(:>* - cbelt3 - 04-14-2014
Rudie-
Yup. Pope Francis is slowly cleaning up the culture of self indulgent waste in the Church.. he's started with the "Princes" and will get down to the little folk. Expect a lot of Church property to start showing up on the used car lots. After enough Cardinals and ArchiBishops get the boot, the Priests and Nuns will get the memo.