Historical Timeline

1993

• Fr. Rocky and ten volunteers begin Tuloy in a 40-sqm. room in the St. John Bosco Parish compound in Makati with 12 children.

1995

• Consuelo Foundation, Inc. partners with Tuloy to build a 3-storey residence for 130 children in Makati.

1996

• Tuloy Foundation, Inc. is incorporated and registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and thereafter receives tax-exempt status from the Bureau of Internal Revenue.

1997

• Tuloy’s school building opens in Makati with funding from the Philippine Stock Exchange Foundation and Consuelo Foundation, Inc. The school can accommodate 230 students only, offered non-formal education using a curriculum specially designed for street children and approved by the Department of Education.

1998

• The Department of Social Welfare and Development awards Tuloy a 100-year lease on a 4.5 hectare lot in Alabang, Muntinlupa City for a street children village.

• Limquico family donates a 4.7 hectare property in Majayjay, Laguna which is turned into a farm with small income generating livelihood projects for the Foundation – piggery, fish ponds, crop production.

• CASPAR Foundation of Japan funds the building of two dormitory buildings in the Tuloy Oasis Campsite Nature Therapy Center in the Limquico-donated land in Majayjay, Laguna.

• Consuelo Foundation, Inc. funds the construction of the Tuloy sa Don Bosco school building and two workshops for the vocational and technical programs.

2000

• Caltex (Phil.), Inc. and Ronald McDonald Charities lead corporate donors in funding the construction of dormitory buildings.

2001

• Tuloy village with 6 houses welcomes its first 130 residents and the school starts its first year with 350 students.2002

• 63 students – 31 in Basic Education and 32 in Voc-Tech programs become Tuloy’s first graduates in Alabang.

2003

• Fr. Pascual Chavez Villanueva, Rector Major of the Salesians of Don Bosco, visits Tuloy and leads the groundbreaking of the chapel inside the Village.

• Manos Unidas of Spain approves the grant for two residential houses at the Street Children Village.

2006

• The tenth house is completed. The village is now capable of accommodating up to 300 children.

2007

• On its 14th year, Tuloy served more than 6,000 children and youth in distress, graduated over 400 students from Basic Education and 700 from various Vocational Technology programs.

2008

• Donors led by Becker family and Stiftung Symphasis of Germany fund the construction of the Culinary Center and Voc-Tech workshops.

• Four students who are football players participate in the 2008 Homeless World Cup in Melbourne, Australia (Marlon Lagundino, Jeffrey Solis, Jay R de Jesus, and Kevin Prix Lagioy).

2009

• One student/ football player participates in the 2009 Homeless World Cup in Milan, Italy (Marlon Lagundino).

2010

• Six students/football players participate in the 2010 Streetchild World Cup in Durban, South Africa (Erika Inocencio, Noriel Pineones, Jayson Simangan, Lorelyn Cabanayan, Ladylyn Ampe and Gerry Boy Joaquino).

2011

• With assistance from the Consuelo Foundation, Inc., two technicians start the technology transfer on aquaponics, which forms the core of the Tuloy Environment Protection and Ecological Productivity Zone.

• Student chefs participated in the Chefs on Parade 2011: Ultimate Asian Showdown at the SMX Convention Center, Pasay City and they finished second in Creative Cake Decorating On-the-Spot and fifth in the Market Basket Filipino.

• Tuloy inaugurates two mobile classrooms and starts its “Skills on Wheels”, an off-campus training on Consumer Electronics to provide the poor with income-generating activities.

2012

• Two Tuloy students (Lawrence Balla & Gerry Boy Joaquino) were chosen to compete in the Asian Food Channel (AFC) cooking reality show, “The Big Break”, co-sponsored by Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore for two months. Lawrence was first runner-up in the contest.

• Tuloy adds Dressmaking to its Voc-Tech program upon receipt of a donation of 25 industrial sewing machines, courtesy of Trustee John Kerr.

• Tuloy was location of choice for the social-cultural immersion program of the 24 students and 5 faculty members of Aquinas College, Perth, Australia.

• Baylon family donates a 4,066 sqm property in Biñan City (Laguna) which Tuloy intends to transform into a “half-way house” for new street children who are coming into Tuloy care and the graduating children who are being weaned from its care and watchful eyes.

• With the offer of Ms. Becky Aranaz’s assistance, Tuloy adds new related courses to its Voc-Tech program: Waitering, Barista and Bartending.

• Tuloy was shortlisted by the HK-based Gold Standard Awards for NGO Engagement for “addressing the plight of poor children in the Philippines.”

2013

• Tuloy Culinary Arts School was featured in the article, “Learning thyme for aspiring chefs,” in the January 21, 2013 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

• Blessing of the Adoration Chapel and Thanksgiving Dinner, Jan 24, 2013.

• Tuloy was featured in a 4-page article, “Tuloy sa Don Bosco: A School for the Disadvantaged Youth,” in the Feb 2013 issue of Appetite Magazine.

• Visit of 23rd Trade Mission of the Filipino Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii led by Lt. Gov. Tsutsui of Hawaii, Feb 6, 2013.

• Visit of UP Diliman Landscape Architecture students to Tuloy with the end-view of making proposed templates for Mary’s Garden in the Tuloy compound, Feb and April, 2013.

• Exploratory talks with the CSR staff of the ICTSI (International Containerized Terminal Services, Inc.) Foundation in connection with their sponsorship of certain activities of the Tuloy football team.

• Exploratory talks with Mr. Edgar Chua, president of Shell Foundation, on the conduct of briefings/ seminars on Aquaponics for a group of businessmen connected with Shell.

• Visit of the staff of the Office of Civil Relations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (OCR-AFP) for exploratory talks on OCR-AFP partnership with Tuloy on values/ character training of the Tuloy kids, May 15, 2013.

2015

• Active participation of Tuloy sa Don Bosco authorities and children during the visit of Pope Francis in the Philippines: (1) presentation of floral bouquets to the Pope by two Tuloy kids on his arrival at the airport; (2) lecture of Fr. Rocky on "Evangelization by serving poor children" in the Philippine Conference on New Evangelization (PCNE), in the UST Quadri-centennial Pavilion, an event in the University of Santo Tomas which was attended by thousands of religious coming from many Asian and other countries who came for the Papal visit; (3) participation of Fr. Joji Inocentes and some school children in the Meeting with the Youth in UST; and (4) lead participation of 400 Tuloy kids in the send-off serenade to Pope Francis as he left the Philippines, January 15-19, 2015.

• Groundbreaking of RSF Biñan in the property donated by Ms. Corazon 'Sony' Baylon, March 07, 2015.

• Visit of Rotary International officers and presentation of the grant for the project of replicating the Aquaponics in Majayjay, Laguna. The RC officers represented RC Club of Tai Po, RC District 3620 Korea and RC Makati San Lorenzo, March 16, 2015.

• IEEI-sponsored field trip activity for all Tuloy resident-students to the Spoliarium in SM Mall of Asia, April 01, 2015.

• Center for Aesthetic Studies, led by its owner Franck Provost, conducted 2 offerings of a haircutting course. The first offering had 10 participant-kids from Tuloy, who were each given a starter's kit, April 8-10, 2015.

• Center for Aesthetic Studies, led by its owner Franck Provost, conducts a second offering of free haircutting course to another batch of 10 Tuloy children, April 8, 11, & 13, 2015.

• Visit of Mr. Simon Casson, Regional VP of Four Seasons Hotel, April 17, 2015.

• Introduction of the new batch of ten Alain Ducasse scholars, April 20, 2015.

• Visit of the executives of Migo led by Mr. Barret Comisky, May 13, 2015.

• Philippine Dream Concert at Tanglin Trust School, Singapore for the benefit of the Performing Arts School of Tuloy. The concert was mounted by Mr. Lee Mortiboys, May 16, 2015.

• Nelyn Hatol, a Tuloy Culinary Arts Batch 3 graduate, one of Alain Ducasse scholars (batch 1), and currently working at Vask Restaurant in Taguig City, sang "I Dreamed a Dream" in a fund-raising concert in Tanglin Trust Concert in Singapore, May 16, 2015.

• Awarding by Northern Trust of its generous, high-impact grant to re-tool and upgrade the tools used in Automotive, in support of the welfare and education of children, May 19, 2015.

• Participation of Tuloy kids in the Mabuhay Football League games held in the Alabang Country Club and brought home the following nine prizes: 16 under - Champion; 14 under - 2nd Runner Up, 12 under - 2nd Place; 10 under - 3rd Place; MVP (16 under) - Jerico Anicete; Best Goalie (16 under) - Louie Boniza; Best Defender (14 under) - Alexis Pontillas and (12 under) Kenneth Alegria; and Best Promising Player (10 under) - Cyrill Saut, May 24, 2015.

• Graduation of the first batch of graduates of Tuloy-Capital One Training on Call Center Readiness at the Capital One Auditorium in Alabang, May 24, 2015.

• Visit of the officers and staff of the Philippine Army, a partner of Tuloy in setting up and re-launching of the Pinoy Batang Bayani (PBB), Year 3. The Tuloy kids performed for the Philippine Army and their guests, the officers of SM Foundation, June 26, 2015.

• The "Musicale: Cetera Tolle" continues to scale up its performance and prayer. The show has run its third of nine. Tuloy's Michael Lupaz, automotive student, was tapped as understudy of the lead male character, who suffered from dengue, September 3-9, 2015.

2016 

• Three Tuloy kids, Edmar Sumera, Benedict Sabularse, and Daniel Vallejos, participated in the 2016 Asian Grand Prix International Ballet in Honk Kong. Edmar won the silver medal and a scholarship in Elmhurst School for Dance in the UK while Benedict won 4th place and also won a special award, the Fonteyn Prize. Later in the year, Edmar & Benedict competed in the Lausanne (Switzerland) Grand Prix for Ballet, the first Filipinos to ever compete in this prestigious ballet contest, August 2016.

• The fire in Purok 13, Sitio Pag-asa gave a chance for the Tuloy kids to be good neighbors in action. They extended a helping hand to the fire victims numbering 326 families with 1,170 family members, August 13, 2016.

• Two staff members from the office of Vice President Leni Robredo came to brainstorm with Tuloy authorities on a permanent and sturdy solution to the housing problem of the recent fire victims, September 1, 2016.

• Tuloy was visited by the wives of the Chief Heads of Defense (CHOD) who were participants in a topnotch conference on security in the Philippines and the region, comprising of 21 countries, September 06, 2016.

• Tuloy was visited by the Rotary International President, Mr. Ian Risley and his lady, Ms. Juliet. It was attended by guests from Rotary Districts 3810 and 3830, September 09, 2016.

• 2nd Luenthai Football Cup, a fundraiser for the rehabilitation of the existing Tuloy Bahay Bata, was held in Angeles City with 120 teams from the National Capital Region and 5 provinces, September 24-25, 2016.

• 20 graduate students of the Australian Catholic University visited Tuloy. The students were accompanied by Gemma Cruz, theology professor at the ACU, toured Tuloy and interacted with the Tuloy kids, September 26, 2016.

• Miss Philippines-World candidates visited and were accompanied by Ms. Cory Quirino. It included a briefing by Fr. Rocky on Tuloy and a tour of the village, October 06, 2016.

• As part of its tradition of raising awareness for children's charities, Miss World 2015, Mireia Lalaguna of Spain, and Mr. World 2016, Rohl Khandelwal of India, visited Tuloy in the company of Miss World 2013, Megan Young from the Philippines, October 10, 2016.

• All roads led to Barangay Cuayan in Angeles City for the grand opening and blessing of Tuloy Bahay Bata, October 24, 2016.

• Two Tuloy Kids applied for the video selection that took place in Prix de Lausanne's office. Of the 338 candidates, they were selected among the 72 young dancers from 18 countries who would go through the next stage of the competition in Lausanne, Switzerland on January 30-February 4, 2017, October 27-30, 2016.

2017

• Prix de Lausanne Competition which includes John Edmar Sumera and Benedict Sabularse as contestants. (January 2017)

• Once on this Island musical play featuring Rude Mechanicals and Tuloy kids theater. (February 2017)

• Wicked Cast Members visited Tuloy Foundation, Inc. (March 2017)

• Tuloy Choir with SOS Children’s Village Concert during the Herbalife Family Foundation Casa Night at Taal Vista Hotel. (July 2017)

• Stepping Forward Fundraising event project by Academy One featuring the Tuloy Ballet Scholars and the Hamburg Ballet Artists. (August 2017)

• Visit of Ms. Julia Morley, Chief Mandla Mandela with wife Ms. Raabia Clarke, Ms. World 2016 Stephanie Del Valle, Miss World 2016 Continental Winners & the owner of Miss World Philippines. (September 2017)

• The casts of Sound of Music visits Tuloy (October 2017)

• Ground breaking Ceremony to officially start the construction and installation of the artificial turf of the Football Field (October 2017)

2018

• Jesus Christ Superstar musical play featuring the Tuloy kids and Rude Mechanicals. (March 2018)

• Inauguration of Tuloy’s artificial Football turf. (April 2018)

• US Seventh Fleet Band visits Tuloy (June 2018)

• Northern Mariana Islands Football Association from Saipan visits & stays in Tuloy to play with the Tuloy kids.

• Tuloy X.O cup 5 day tournament held in the newly inaugurated X.O field. (August 2018)

• Herbalife’s Casa Night held at Quest Hotel where the Tuloy Choir performed and sang “Lean on Me”.

• World renowned Celtic FC Team Captain Scott Brown visits Tuloy. (September 2018)

• Tuloy welcomed 9 Barangays of Muntinlupa for a Football Program organized by YASDO and Tuloy.

• Casts of Mamma Mia visits Tuloy. (October 2018)

• Isabela Bandoja breaks record for PFF Women’s League for Most Goals.

• World Boxing Council .(WBC) Asian Summit & WBC Women’s Convention Attendees visit Tuloy. (November 2018)

• Tuloy welcomed Japanese Football Association (JFA) Coach Kokichi Kimura and PFF U16 & 19 National Team Coach Reiji Hirata.

• 4th Children’s Christmas Charity Football Cup was held in Tuloy c/o Mr. Hayden & Mrs. Michelle Sison together with Mr. Darwin Engracia, Mr. Kevin Strode & the Chang Kai Chek College Batch of ‘84. (December 2018)