by Kristia Solete | Sep 9, 2015 | Children, Stories
Written By Lily Mae G. Quilbio, Visayas Children’s Program Coordinator, Operation Blessing Philippines It was February of this year when I first met Crisanto Semaña, a skinny 5 year old lad. He was with his “Amay” – what he fondly calls his grandfather, Tatay Felix –...
by Kristia Solete | Sep 3, 2015 | Children, Stories
Written By Neyzielle Ronnicque Cadiz, Volunteer Writer, Operation Blessing Philippines She lost her mother when she was three and her father three years ago, both because of complications from illnesses. At 16, she depended only on her older siblings for food and...
by Kristia Solete | Jul 8, 2015 | Children, Stories
Written By Neyzielle Ronnicque Cadiz, Writer, Operation Blessing Philippines Charmaine Sales, 19, was abandoned. Her father died when she was in grade 5. That was when her mother left them for another man, leaving her and one of her siblings with her grandparents....
by Kristia Solete | Jul 1, 2015 | Children, Stories
Written By Neyzielle Ronnicque Cadiz, Writer, Operation Blessing Philippines Her father died when she was seven, and her mother and some of her older siblings had to work for their family to sustain their living. She is now 17, and the only one among her siblings to...
by Kristia Solete | Jun 4, 2015 | Children, Stories
Written By Neyzielle Ronnicque Cadiz, Writer, Operation Blessing Philippines The prevalence of bullying in public and even private schools in our country is an alarming issue that we should not take for granted. Bullying has been a widespread problem and perhaps the...
by Kristia Solete | May 25, 2015 | Children, Stories
Written By Neyzielle Ronnicque Cadiz, Writer, Operation Blessing Philippines Clarize Balasta, 3, is second to the last of the 7 children of Romeo and Jocelyn from Barangay Canlalay, Biñan, Laguna. When Operation Blessing scouted for possible Bless-a-Child (BAC)...
