by Kristia Solete | Aug 19, 2020 | #OBAgainstCOVID19, Livelihood
Gemmalyn Capili is one of the beneficiaries of Community of Hope (COH), a relocation program of Operation Blessing for the benefit of the victims of supertyphoon Yolanda. She shares that the constraints the pandemic brought them have made their lives more difficult....
by Kristia Solete | Aug 14, 2020 | #OBAgainstCOVID19, Disaster Response
Elizabeth Estorquia is doing her best to stay upbeat. As a single parent who volunteers to help in the community, her biggest struggle is being there for everybody and then trying to be there for herself and her kids. “This disease outbreak has doubled the challenges...
by Kristia Solete | Aug 7, 2020 | Back-to-School, Children
“Not good enough.” “Not rich enough.” “Just not enough.” These words are randomly thrown at children coming from incomplete family. However, the question is: do we care ENOUGH about how they survive, how they are being educated, and how they are being sheltered...
by Kristia Solete | Aug 5, 2020 | #OBAgainstCOVID19, Disaster Response
Like most people, those who belong in the marginalized community are facing increased uncertainty in terms of economic well-being. This uncertainty varies by legal status. For single grandparent, Anda, and her grandchildren, the imminent threat of the infectious...
by Kristia Solete | Jul 20, 2020 | #OBAgainstCOVID19, Disaster Response
(Written by Angelica Cruz | Photos by Jo Ivan Llaneta) Despite government order to defer rental fees for boarders or tenants during the COVID-19 pandemic, a family of a jeepney driver who lost source of income due to lockdown was evicted immediately from their rental...
