“We’ve been here for almost two weeks,” said 8-year-old Monica whose family evacuated to Calumbang Elementary School. Despite having a lot of playmates in the evacuation center, Monica couldn’t help but feel sad and miss home. According to studies, being displaced by...
“I would never forget December 17, 2011, at about 9:00 P.M… I was asleep when I felt my bed’s foam compress around me. Next thing I knew, floodwater was everywhere. That’s when I woke up my mom, trying my best not to stir any panic. We remained calm, gathering...
“Wala na kaming babalikan. Natabunan na ang mga bahay namin,” said Chona Dedale, 43, from Barangay Berinayan, San Nicolas, Batangas — a community found literally in the vicinity of the Taal Volcano’s parameter (We no longer have a place to go back to. Our...
For almost 10 years, Rebecca has been suffering from the impact of a lump in her mouth. In 2009 she discovered a small yellowish hard tissue in her gums. “At first, it doesn’t really look harmful, until it grew bigger and bigger. When I gave birth to my youngest son...
They say that children are the first ones to be greatly affected in times of calamities. Last January 12, the province of Batangas was put into a state of calamity because of the Taal Volcano eruption. Due to this, most cities and towns in CALABARZON were covered in...
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