by Kristia Solete | Jan 1, 2019 | Infrastructure, Stories
PALANOG, TACLOBAN CITY — Another 16 families were granted free houses at Operation Blessing Foundation Philippines’ (OB) Community of Hope (COH) in Palanog, Tacloban City, completing the first 100 families living inside OB’s first permanent shelter project. With a new...
by Kristia Solete | Dec 4, 2018 | Stories
Gary Valenciano, together with the Shining Light Foundation, partnered with Operation Blessing Foundation Philippines, Inc. in an outreach program in his hometown in Camalig, Albay on November 30, 2018. The dancer-singer and his wife, Angeli Valenciano, mingled with...
by Kristia Solete | Nov 30, 2018 | Healthcare, Stories
Written by Je De Asas, volunteer writer Life was hard enough for Salome, 69, trying to make a living from ironing clothes. Her husband, Felipe, 73, earns by pushing a kariton and collecting plastic bottles to sell, while her children had already left home to start...
by Kristia Solete | Nov 29, 2018 | Healthcare, Stories
For almost two years now, life for 71-year-old Oscar meant never leaving the confines of his makeshift house. His body has suffered from multiple problems in the past and it just came to a point that his legs are so weak he can no longer stand. LIMITED. Oscar can no...
by Kristia Solete | Nov 27, 2018 | Children, Stories
Even before turning one, Jaidin, 3, has always been sick with diarrhea, UTI, pneumonia and bronchitis. Her mother, Jane, cannot afford to send Jaidin to a hospital for a proper medication or even provide her daily needed nutrients because of the family’s limited...
by Kristia Solete | Nov 23, 2018 | Healthcare, Stories
Janeth is a sweet 11-year old girl from Camalig, Albay who has cerebral palsy. She has been living with her grandmother, Lola Vacion, 64, for eight years now. LIVING TOGETHER – Lola Vacion and Janeth live in a peaceful and humble home in Camalig, Albay “When...