Malibatuan, Cotabato, Philippines, June 20, 2024
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The Philippines Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church held charitable events over the weekend to benefit needy schoolchildren for the coming academic year.
On Saturday, June 15, a charitable event was held at the Church of St. Anne in Malibatuan, Cotabato. Following the Divine Liturgy, Fr. Moisei Kahilig and his assistants distributed school supplies and other materials to students, reports Global Orthodoxy.
The next day, following the Liturgy at the Church of St. Michael in Mahongok, Fr. Moisei and Dcns. Anthony and Rafael continued the charitable mission, distributing stationery sets to needy children.
The Diocese of the Philippines and Vietnam has been organizing such initiatives for schoolchildren for several years, in addition to other philanthropic endeavors. 
Church helping those in need in PhilippinesThe area benefiting from the Church’s social service is constantly expanding, according to the diocesan report.
“>During Lent, it ran a meal program for those in need.
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