[1] In 1999, Couples for Christ (CFC) built the first GK house for the Adduru family from Bagong Silang, a barangay in which the organization had previously held poverty programs.

In this statement, he enumerated 18 points to support his conclusion, including involvement with Mormons, acceptance of donations from pharmaceutical companies that produce contraceptives, gradual secularization, and erosion of CFC's presence, and excessive acknowledgment of Meloto as "founder and father" of GK.

[13] In response, Jose Tale appealed to Archbishop Cruz to reconsider the latter's instruction, particularly because of CFC's continued support of the now-autonomous GK and because of the remaining overlap in membership between the two organizations despite the change in leadership.

[14] Meanwhile, Meloto supported Tale's explanation; that there was no CFC-GK split as "no one has the right to remove Gawad Kalinga from CFC whose members have made heroic sacrifices to create this noble work that has transformed lives and deepened faith.

SAGIP, which means “to save a life”, is a support program for children aged 7 to 13 years old, which consists of free academic tutorials, sports and creative workshops, and values formation classes.

SIGA, which means “to light”, empowers teens to become productive citizens through sports, creative activities and mentoring sessions.

On August 31, 2006, Gawad Kalinga and Antonio Meloto, GK Chairman, both received the 2006 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership in relation to their work in poverty relief in the Philippines.

Umiyak Man Ang Langit (Even If Heaven Cries, directed by Jun Lana) is based on the life experiences of Jocelyn Llorente (played by Maricel Soriano).

The story centers on a boy named Michael (played by Paulken Bustillo) who suffers from rectal prolapse and compulsively eats stones.

He convinces his wife (played by Carmi Martin) and son, Pepe (Gian Bernabe), to adopt Michael as their own, where they raise and treat him.