Open Table MCC, through Pride Cares PH, donated relief goods to residents displaced by the fire along NIA Road in Barangay Pinyahan, Quezon City, on Friday night, March 6. The Pride Cares PH team mobilized its volunteers on the morning of Sunday, March 8, to procure and pack essential relief items. A total of fifty […]
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MANDALUYONG CITY — Open Table MCC successfully held a special block screening of the hit Wicked sequel “Wicked: For Good” at SM Light Mall Cinema, November 22. With 92 people in attendance, the screening raised over ₱66,000 in ticket sales and earned over ₱20,000 in total. Aside from the film itself, attendees were also treated […]
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QUEZON CITY – On September 7, Pride Cares assisted an elderly trans woman, fondly known as “Nanay Ema,” in returning to her hometown in Maconacon, Isabela. For years, Nanay Ema lived as a homeless person near the MRT Boni station, close to the De Oro Building where Open Table MCC once stayed. Since its time […]
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CAVITE – On July 26, 2025, Open Table MCC, together with its outreach arm Pride Cares PH, visited the farming community of Lupang Ramos in Cavite to provide support following the devastation caused by successive typhoons and subsequent monsoon rains. Three typhoons — Crising, Dante, and Emong — entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility toward […]
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May 24, 2025 — Pride Cares by Open Table MCC successfully held its first-ever Drag Bingo fundraising event at the Brgy. Kaunlaran Covered Court in Cubao, Quezon City. Inspired by Resurrection MCC’s Annual Drag Bingo Fundraiser, the event served as a vibrant prelude to Pride Month, blending entertainment, advocacy, and community spirit in a fun-filled, […]
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November 2024 — Pride Cares, the disaster response, relief, and care program of Open Table Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), launched a donation drive to support two queer-led organizations in Bicol and Eastern Samar — regions severely impacted by Typhoon Kristine (International Name: Trami). The donation drive, which began on October 23, 2024, aimed to raise […]
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September 12, 2024 — Pride Cares, the disaster response, relief, and care program unit of Open Table MCC, has completed its reorganization with a new set of leaders and an official organizational document that formally outlines its goals and mission. Originally launched as Pride Cares PH, since its conception in August 2022, Pride Cares has […]
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In previous years, despite having no standardized program or funding, Open Table MCC has responded to and participated in relief efforts during typhoons and other disasters. Without a formal program, the church has always had to stay “on its toes” to determine the best way to respond and mobilize when disasters occur. We know that […]
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Delivery of 50 relief bags and 6 sacks of rice to a community in Novoleta, Cavite. We coordinated with Rev. Bong E. and with UCCP San Miguel with their pastor, Rev. Noemi for this relief mobilization. We also heard testimonies from two individuals in the community. According to them, the flood submerged every house in […]
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Pride Cares PH by Open Table MCC is a new disaster relief program that is still on the works. Nonetheless, we’re committed to immediately participate in God’s work of compassion. We are calling for Cash Donations for the people devastated by Typhoon Paeng. We intend to do some relief efforts in one Barangay in the […]
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