by Kristia Solete | Mar 13, 2023 | Disaster Response, Stories, Testimonies
Pastor Rafaelito Alosbaños, Jr. of Batuan, Bohol had never seen anything like it. “The super typhoon that hit our town was unlike any storm I had ever experienced. The wind and rain were so intense, it felt like everything was coming to an end.” Pastor...
by Kristia Solete | Mar 10, 2023 | Disaster Response, One Step Ahead Campaign, Stories, Testimonies
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...
by Kristia Solete | Feb 25, 2023 | Children, Stories, Testimonies
Growing up in a Hanunuo Mangyan tribe, Menya Lanas never thought her future would be anything more than what she saw around her. But she was determined to change that. From a young age, Menya, who lives in the mountainous area of Sinariri, saw the lack of educational...
by Kristia Solete | Feb 25, 2023 | Back-to-School, Children, Stories, Testimonies
The road to graduation is different for everyone. For Christine Requiez, it was a journey that started long before she set foot on a college campus. Raised by her grandparents after her parents’ separation, Christine learned the value of hard work and...
by Kristia Solete | Feb 23, 2023 | Healthcare, Stories, Testimonies, Uncategorized
Among the hundreds of beneficiaries in Brgy. Lubigan Jr., Sipocot, Camarines Sur who lined up to avail Operation Blessing’s free medical, dental, and optical checkups as well as circumcision, these two caught our attention: an old mother dotingly pushing an old...
by Kristia Solete | Feb 14, 2023 | Community of Hope, Disaster Response, Livelihood, Stories, Testimonies
When Super Typhoon Yolanda hit the island of Leyte, Operation Blessing was among the first to organize relief efforts. But the assistance did not end there. We constructed the Community of Hope (COH), a community development project for Yolanda’s most severely...
