by Operation Blessing Philippines | Mar 2, 2022 | Disaster Response, Stories, Testimonies
On December 17, 2021, Typhoon Rai (Odette) made its eighth landfall in Negros Oriental. Reflecting on the far-reaching impacts of the storm, as well as the risk that remote communities face each day, further highlight the critical need for clean water in large supply...
by Operation Blessing Philippines | Feb 28, 2022 | Children, Disaster Response, Stories, Testimonies
A study conducted by The World Bank in 2021 shows that 30 percent of Filipino children aged 5 years and below exhibit stunted growth caused by malnutrition. (Source: see below) That is 3 in every 10 children, and most of them live in far flung areas in Visayas and...
by Operation Blessing Philippines | Feb 10, 2022 | Disaster Response, Stories, Testimonies
It was a dark day. As the flood water escalates and the strong wind blows off trees and roofs off the houses, Jocelyn couldn’t help but feel worried for the safety of her three small children. “At that moment, I knew that our things were being soaked by the flood....
by Operation Blessing Philippines | Feb 8, 2022 | Disaster Response, Stories, Testimonies
Despite having their livelihood destroyed and their home washed off due to Super Typhoon Rai (Odette), Nelia kept a hopeful disposition. And hope did not disappoint. Nelia, 57, is one of the many locals in Tubigon, Bohol, whose lives were literally wiped out by Super...
by Operation Blessing Philippines | Feb 7, 2022 | Disaster Response, Stories, Testimonies
“When I returned home from the evacuation site, the morning after the onslaught of Typhoon Odette, the sight I came home to was heartbreaking. The roof of our house is gone, and most of our coconut trees were damaged. Our rice crops and the pineapple plants are also...
by Operation Blessing Philippines | Feb 4, 2022 | Disaster Response, Stories, Testimonies
A famous Japanese proverb says, “fall down seven times, stand up eight.” In the case of Nila Calesa, 62, the concept of it is very true. Their house in Sitio Cancunay, Brgy. Tinangnan, Tubigon, Bohol was destroyed twice; first, during the 7.2 Bohol earthquake in 2013....
