by Kristia Solete | Feb 7, 2022 | Disaster Response, Stories, Testimonies
“When I returned home from the evacuation site, the morning after the onslaught of Typhoon Odette, the sight I came home to was heartbreaking. The roof of our house is gone, and most of our coconut trees were damaged. Our rice crops and the pineapple plants are also...
by Kristia Solete | Feb 4, 2022 | Learn more about Disaster Response, Learn more about Livelihood, What We Do
The nation welcomed 2022 with another wave of COVID-19 surge, affecting works and drying up sources of income. As Operation Blessing (OB) continues extending assistance to marginalized communities through food bags and hygiene kit distribution, its Disaster Response...
by Kristia Solete | Feb 4, 2022 | Disaster Response, Stories, Testimonies
A famous Japanese proverb says, “fall down seven times, stand up eight.” In the case of Nila Calesa, 62, the concept of it is very true. Their house in Sitio Cancunay, Brgy. Tinangnan, Tubigon, Bohol was destroyed twice; first, during the 7.2 Bohol earthquake in 2013....
by Kristia Solete | Jan 25, 2022 | Disaster Response, Stories, Your Donations
Eastern Communications supports Operation Blessing’s Disaster Response in wake of Typhoon Odette (Rai) As several towns and provinces begin to recover from the effects of Typhoon Odette, Operation Blessing (OB) is working to ensure that there is relief on hand. And...
by Kristia Solete | Jan 17, 2022 | Disaster Response, Stories, Testimonies, Volunteer Story
Christmas and New Year celebrations are occasions we usually look forward to being with our families and friends. But Ryan Del Barrio, 42, Operation Blessing’s (OB) volunteer, heed the call to travel hundreds of miles away from home to gift his time and skills to...
