by Kristia Solete | Sep 26, 2022 | Healthcare, Stories, Testimonies
One of the main livelihoods of the people of Catanduanes is abaca farming. They would plant abaca trees, and once they are ready for harvest, would hand strip the fibers and dry them. Unfortunately, Vilma’s abaca trees got infested with parasites. They died. Vilma...
by Kristia Solete | Sep 22, 2022 | Healthcare, Stories, Testimonies, Volunteer Story
For more than 20 years as a widow, Vangie Ilao felt a little attached to her birthdays because it meant she could go out with her family and have an intimate celebration with her two children, daughter-in-law, and grandchild. But on the day she turned 55, and decided...
by Kristia Solete | Sep 20, 2022 | Disaster Response, Stories, Testimonies
Two days after Typhoon Odette barreled through Southern Leyte in December 2021, Josephine Salazar and her family returned from the evacuation site to their home in Limasawa Island to find it in ruins. She fell to her knees and sobbed. “The storm tore our whole roof...
by Kristia Solete | Sep 19, 2022 | Disaster Response, Stories, Testimonies
It has been more than two years since Taal Volcano erupted affecting as far as the neighboring cities with thick layers of dangerous ash fall. For those who live in Taal, the damage is far worse. Arnel Landicho, 52, is one of them. According to him, “The...
by Kristia Solete | Aug 16, 2022 | Disaster Response, Stories, Testimonies
Pastor Nonita Oclarit, 62, is a pastor at Christ Faith Fellowship in Roxas, San Isidro, Surigao del Norte. She passionately desired to see the Word of God flourish in San Isidro through their local church. But she never imagined that just a few years later, their...
by Kristia Solete | Jul 5, 2022 | Community of Hope, Disaster Response, Infrastructure, Stories, Testimonies, Uncategorized
JR Catacio dreams of being a police officer someday. But because of their situation at home — having a very small living space located within the danger zone, sometimes with no electricity, and not conducive for studying as the area is also noisy — he had doubts. “I...
