by Kristia Solete | Sep 27, 2022 | Healthcare, Stories, Testimonies, Uncategorized
He was hardworking, energetic, and very loving as a father until he lost his vitality to stroke. This is the story of Reynaldo Delmo. Reynaldo used to gather and sell sea urchins (tayom) by the beach in Matabungkay, Batangas, one of the well-known tourist...
by Kristia Solete | Sep 27, 2022 | Healthcare, Stories, Testimonies, Uncategorized
Michael Angelo Catli is a 30-year-old barangay councilor in Sta. Ana, Manila. With a deep desire to help his community, he reached out to Operation Blessing requesting a medical mission. He initially expected medical, dental, and optical services for their community....
by Kristia Solete | Sep 26, 2022 | Healthcare, Stories, Testimonies, Uncategorized
Evelyn Payunga, 59, came to the Operation Blessing medical mission complaining an inflammation on her breast. It was perfect timing because had it not been checked that time, it could worsen. According to her, it started with an itch. The itch became intense, she...
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...
