As a fisherman’s wife, Ebsel Bone, 32, was used to living with very little. However, when a powerful storm ripped through their island and destroyed her home, she found herself struggling to keep her children safe and dry under a makeshift tarpaulin roof. Ebsel...
A severe tropical storm locally known as Maring made a heavy rainfall on October 11, 2021, in northern Luzon, wreaking havoc on the region. Many people from different municipalities and barangays have been affected and displaced due to rising floodwaters. One of the...
Typhoon Jolina, known internationally as Tropical Storm Conson, hit landfall nine times during its onslaught from Monday, September 6th to Wednesday, September 8th. It was a severe tropical cyclone that impacted the central Philippines. Velma Basilan, 51 years of age,...
Last January 12, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) rapidly raised Taal Volcano’s alert level from 2 to 4 after it spewed ashes, causing thousands of families from Talisay, Tanauan, Sto. Tomas, and other affected areas to evacuate...
Or, are you ready to help further? Super Typhoon Ferdie (international name: Meranti, a category five storm) left around 10,200 people in Batanes Island which toppled houses and buildings, damaged water and electricity sources, and starving individuals on Friday,...
Thank you for your prayers and support on our #OperationBlessBatanes efforts. After waiting for a flight for more than two days at Clark Air Base, where many flights were cancelled due to bad weather, the Operation Blessing (OB) Philippines’ disaster response team...
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