by Kristia Solete | May 2, 2017 | Livelihood, Stories
In Northern Samar, where income for most people is only enough either for food or bills, mothers like Emily struggle to manage every peso their husbands earn to make ends meet. Cooking is what Emily does best. Yet all she’s waiting for is an opportunity to make...
by Kristia Solete | Mar 15, 2017 | Infrastructure, Stories
In a small house near the sea, Analyn Longcop, 29, was alone in protecting her two young children when Super Typhoon Yolanda came. The next morning, phone signals were damaged and her husband Arby was left in Manila without any information about their situation. Days...
by Kristia Solete | Mar 9, 2017 | Livelihood, Stories, Testimonies
Glicerio Sonido, or Kuya Boy to many, was one of the many community members of Payatas in Quezon City whom Operation Blessing Philippines has helped in 1997. In 1997, Operation Blessing Philippines started its ministry in Payatas. Kuya Boy was once a scavenger in...
by Kristia Solete | Mar 2, 2017 | Healthcare, Stories
Written by Rheamy Gula, volunteer writer and nurse It is really true and proven that miracles do happen everywhere. There is neither a specific time nor specific date, nor specific month or year, but for Aiza, it really happens. As a first time volunteer of Operation...
by Kristia Solete | Feb 10, 2017 | Children, Stories
Four years have passed since we met her during the Zamboanga siege. Through their hard work and their peanut brittle business, Reaiah was able to graduate from college and passed the Social Worker Board Exam last August 2017. At the heart of Brgy. Talon-Talon,...
by Kristia Solete | Feb 9, 2017 | Disaster Response, Stories
Written by Cervin P. Bariso, writer, Operation Blessing Philippines When we are sick, we just want to stay in our bed the whole day. The simple colds will easily paralyze us from doing our daily schedule. But what if a serious disease like cancer tried to disable us...
