by Kristia Solete | May 28, 2019 | Disaster Response, Stories
“Malaking tulong po itong malinis na tubig dahil sa kabilang barangay pa kami nakiki-igib ng tubig at mahirap kumuha ng tubig.” This clean water is a great help because it is hard for us to get water from the other barangay. This is Didith, 38. Following...
by Kristia Solete | May 21, 2019 | Disaster Response, Stories
Junjun (sitting 2nd from right), he belongs to an Aeta tribe from Brgy. Inararo, Porac, Pampanga. During the earthquake, the 16-year old boy immediately evacuated his 6 other siblings and his grandparents to the open area. “I thought some people were just...
by Kristia Solete | Apr 26, 2019 | Disaster Response, Stories
Fear and panic are still fresh in Lola Angelina’s memories since aftershocks are still being felt in Brgy. Inararo in Porac, Pampanga, following the magnitude 6.1 earthquake on April 22. When the earthquake happened, she was able to evacuate quickly in the open...
by Kristia Solete | Oct 15, 2018 | Disaster Response, Stories
ILIGAN CITY–Rakima Azis, a single mom with 4 children, used to enjoy a good life before the war in Marawi City broke out last 2017. She used to sew and sell clothes in a market in Marawi, earning P3,000 to P5,000 a day—a big amount of money that she used to...
by Kristia Solete | Oct 13, 2018 | Disaster Response, Stories
ILIGAN CITY–Piya Azis, a widow for ten years, is one among the thousand residents of Marawi who fled the city when the Marawi siege broke out. Back in Marawi, Piya is an entrepreneur, selling ready-to-wear (RTW) clothes. She also had her own sewing business to...
by Kristia Solete | Sep 24, 2018 | Disaster Response, Stories
CAGAYAN VALLEY – CBN Asia’s humanitarian arm, Operation Blessing (OB) Disaster Response (DR) Team provided relief packs to families who were severely affected by Typhoon Ompong (international name Mangkhut) on September 17, 2018. This is in partnership with the local...
