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...
by Kristia Solete | Jan 13, 2022 | Disaster Response, Stories, Testimonies, Uncategorized
“The water is so precious to us now because since the Typhoon Odette, we really have no water in the island. The price of 5 gallons of water container escalated to ₱100 ($1.95) from only ₱40 ($0.78) before the typhoon,” shares Pastor Samuel Blanco, 42, a...
by Kristia Solete | Dec 27, 2021 | #OBAgainstCOVID19, Disaster Response, Stories, Testimonies
Teacher Jason Sarno has been teaching at Sapang Munti Elementary School (SMES) in Barangay San Mateo in Norzagaray, Bulacan for over seven years now. He hails from the same town but needs to travel for an hour to get to the school. The school caters to roughly 94...
by Kristia Solete | Dec 26, 2021 | #OBAgainstCOVID19, Disaster Response, Stories, Testimonies
For Rachell Anne Buen, wife to a Dumagat-Remontado bloodline, life has been a tough trek she and her family endure much like the journey to Brgy. San Mateo, Norzagaray, Bulacan where they live. That’s why when Operation Blessing has reached their place to extend help,...
