by Kristia Solete | Aug 23, 2021 | #OBAgainstCOVID19, Disaster Response, Stories, Testimonies
Proper sanitation is significant in warding off diseases. The COVID-19 pandemic is driving this point home stronger than ever, as handwashing is considered one of the best measures we have in preventing the spread of the disease. Yet today, so many people lack...
by Kristia Solete | Aug 19, 2021 | #OBAgainstCOVID19, Disaster Response, Stories, Testimonies
The Disaster Response (DR) Team of Operation Blessing (OB) turned over a printer and bundles of bond papers to the teachers of General Tinio Central School in Nueva Ecija. When OB’s DR team arrived, the teachers were currently preparing for the opening of classes on...
by Kristia Solete | Aug 3, 2021 | #OBAgainstCOVID19, Stories, What We Do
“The issues affecting education among Dumagat students in the remote communities of Montalban, Rizal are deep and longstanding. But the more I get exposed to their dire situation, the more desperate I become to address disparities, not only in educational...
by Kristia Solete | Aug 19, 2020 | #OBAgainstCOVID19, Livelihood
Gemmalyn Capili is one of the beneficiaries of Community of Hope (COH), a relocation program of Operation Blessing for the benefit of the victims of supertyphoon Yolanda. She shares that the constraints the pandemic brought them have made their lives more difficult....
by Kristia Solete | Aug 14, 2020 | #OBAgainstCOVID19, Disaster Response
Elizabeth Estorquia is doing her best to stay upbeat. As a single parent who volunteers to help in the community, her biggest struggle is being there for everybody and then trying to be there for herself and her kids. “This disease outbreak has doubled the challenges...
by Kristia Solete | Aug 5, 2020 | #OBAgainstCOVID19, Disaster Response
Like most people, those who belong in the marginalized community are facing increased uncertainty in terms of economic well-being. This uncertainty varies by legal status. For single grandparent, Anda, and her grandchildren, the imminent threat of the infectious...
