Hulog ng Langit Foundation’s primary goal is to enable underprivileged children to participate in the Holy Sacrament of Baptism. The Foundation believes that we are doing this out of duty as Christians because we are sharing the grace of God.  As citizens of the world, we are also providing a solid foundation for future generations [...]

In 1995 one of the hottest issues in the U.S. was about the plight of Cuban refugees seeking asylum in the U.S. Due to harsh and repressive conditions in Cuba under the socialist regime of Fidel Castro, tens of thousands of Cubans were attempting to flee the tiny island just a few hours from the [...]

Mark Jimenez authored a bill which primarily aimed at preventing the use of money and power by organized crime syndicates to subvert and corrupt legitimate business by facilitating the prosecution of and imposing stiffer penalties for criminal offenders. This bill was later approved and became Republic Act No. 9160 entitled “AN ACT DEFINING THE CRIME [...]

Mark Jimenez authored the bill to increase the salaries of the personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) as an emergency measure to address the disparities and inequities in the salary scale of its officers and enlisted men. This bill was later approved to become Republic Act No. 9166 entitled “AN ACT PROMOTING [...]

Northwest Airlines Flight 7, Detroit to Manila

December 16, 2005

Non-scheduled stopover in Narita Airport, Japan (bad weather and technical problems)

Stranded for 14 hours

200 passengers, 160 of which were Filipino

18% Japanese, 2% other nationalities were given hotel accommodations

Mark “MJ” Jimenez complained in behalf of the Filipino passengers, but the staff only provided food, blankets, and pillows.

MJ contacted [...]

A stampede broke out at Ultra on February 4, 2006 prior to the start of the noon-time show Wowowee.

88 people died and 300 were injured.

Mark Jimenez provided 74 families with Php10,000 cash plus Php10,000 worth of groceries.

He also made funeral arrangements for some of the victims.

This was the first official operation headed by “Hulog ng [...]

The Philippines is a tropical country surrounded by water in the Pacific Ring of Fire. It receives its annual share of natural and man-made disasters. Typhoons, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, floods, mudflows, fires, and drought bring destruction and tremendous sufferings to hundreds of thousands of Filipinos every year.
A relief team from the Mark Jimenez’ Hulog ng [...]

First quarter of 2006

College Assurance Plans and Pacific Plans, Inc. filed a petition for rehabilitation citing that they are running out of funds.

PEP (Parents Enabling Parents) – group formed by the affected plan holders

CAP, PPI and Yuchengco filed a libel case against 16 PEP leaders

Mark Jimenez paid the Php340,000 bail bond of the 16 PEP [...]

Philippine Army Housing Project (October 23, 2006)

Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija

Donated Php50M:

22,054 houses
Php50,000/ house (half will be shouldered by MJ, the other half by the occupant over 5 years)

Provided the Monastery of the Transfiguration with the following:

a factory for producing Eucharistic hosts
the means to start a coffee plantation
a factory for manufacturing habits for Priests

Trip to Cebu (October 12, 2006)

National convention of the Liga ng mga Barangay ng Pilipinas
5000 barangay chairman attended
Plan to provide 50M rosaries, vials of holy water, and images of the [...]