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San Carlos Bishop Gerardo Alminaza (File photo courtesy of CBCP) MANILA - A Catholic prelate on Tuesday asked the faithful to support their campaign of providing school supplies to some 300 children in the cities of Manila and Caloocan as classes are set to start next month. San Carlos Bishop Gerardo Alminaza, chairperson of the Church People-Workers Solidarity (CWS), said it has been their tradition to provide school supplies to children of workers, vendors, drivers of workers, and community associations they have partnered with. "In this light, CWS plans to distribute school supplies (notebooks, pencils, ball pens etc.) worth PHP500 to each child. Hopefully, uniforms, shoes, school bags will also be included depending on the generosity and compassion of our networks," he said in a statement. He added that the target beneficiaries of the program are some 300 children from Grades 1 to 6 in communities under San Pancracio Parish of La Loma, Caloocan City, and the Parish of the ....