Haribol Fiesta is a non-political, non-profit and non-sectarian welfare organization. It is based in and currently focused on the Philippines. The group conducts feeding programs, seminars about well-being, environmental awareness education, including parades. Their speakers bureau supports universities and schools.
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The group is currently based in Biñan, Philippines with volunteers from Manila and other provinces. The group has no outside funding.
The group supports and promotes vegetarianism. All of the volunteers of this movement are vegetarians. This tenet lowers the cost of their feeding programs.
Green Earth Philippines
Haribol Fiesta has now fully launched their new program – Green Earth Philippines, which focuses on responsible environmental treatment and conducts free seminars.
Haribol
The name of the group “Haribol Fiesta Philippines” was chosen because the group’s beneficiaries call them "Haribol”. This word is used by the group to replace greetings such as “hello" and "good day". “Haribol” is derived from Sanskrit. It means “Chant the Holy Name of Hari” or “Chant the Holy Names of God” and means “Hallelujah” in the Christian community. Greeting everyone with “Haribol” is a way of sharing the Holy Names of God to bring the recipient “ultimate goodwill”. In Tagalog, they translate it as “ Sumaiyo nawa ang pinakamasaya, pinakamaganda at pinakamagandang kalooban" (I wish you the Ultimate Goodwill!).