VIDEO: Field Report from Guinobatan, Albay
The majestic Mayon Volcano has always been a popular tourist attraction when one visits the Bicol Region. But during Super Typhoon Goni, a lahar filled sludge came barelling down the mountain damaging many surrounding communities and submerging most of the town of Guinobatan. Pastor Renante Bareja, the Adventist Community Services Director for Southern Luzon Mission, […]
MVC CESO for ADRA
Despite the pandemic, Mountain View College (MVC), in coordination with Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), visited Sitio Kilangi Elementary School, Lurugan, Valencia City, Bukidnon to give out school supplies to cater the students’ needs last September 18, 2020. Many of the dwellers of Sitio Kilangi are under lower-income status. Moreover, the pandemic caused many […]
Rebuilding My Home
Arthur Booc is a 67 year old man who lives in Sitio Talisay, Canomay Claveria, Masbate Philippines. He is a Secretary of Senior Citizens in their barangay and an elder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He has no permanent work because he takes care of his wife who is suffering from kidney failure Arthur lived […]
God Will Provide
Emma Roa Oliva is a volunteer teacher working in Claveria, Masbate. Typhoon Tisoy struck southern Luzon last December 2019, it brought about strong winds and rain that destroyed a lot of infrastructure in the island of Masbate. Emma’s house was made of wood so when the winds began to blow, she decided to take her […]
We Still Survived
WE STILL SURVIVED Typhoon Ambo (International name Vongfong) made landfall at Eastern Samar on the 14th of May 2020. Jaison Maiso’s family was one of the many families who were affected by the typhoon. “Ruba talaga amon nga balay, waray kami naisalbar nga gamit pero salamat ha Diyos ligtas ako ngan akon pamilya” (Our house […]
Samar Adventist Mission – Emergency Response Team
Previous Next Conducting relief operations for Typhoon Ambo, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, was not an easy task. The country was on lockdown and the ADRA emergency response staff that was supposed to lead the relief operation was not able to travel to Eastern Samar because travel was highly restricted if not prohibited. As a […]
Double Trauma
For the people surrounding Taal Lake that were directly affected by the eruption of Taal Volcano last January 12 , Covid 19 brought in a new type of disruption to their lives. In the town of San Nicolas, many of them were only permitted to return in the middle of February, a month after the […]
It is More Blessed to Give Than to Receive
Phoebe Zulueta is one the leaders of the Adventist Community Services (ACS) in Western Mindanao Conference in the Philippines. During the many emergency operations of ADRA in Western Mindanao in the past decade, Phoebe is usually one of the key persons when it comes to coordinating relief operations in that area.
MOA Signing with South Philippine Union Conference and Mountain View College
This week ADRA leaders travelled to Mindanao to sign agreements with two church partners; South Philippines Union Conference and Mountain View College in Bukidnon. These key partnerships will allow ADRA to expand its operations across southern Philippines. ADRA Country Director, Tom Pignon, commented after the signing, “One of the strengths of ADRA is the partnership […]
Building Brighter Futures in Bantayan
When leaders embrace learning, the future of their communities look bright. This is how Melanie Nidamo, a community leader and health worker, sums up what she learned from attending the two-day training on Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction Management conducted by ADRA Philippines in partnership with the Adventist Community Services (ACS). Ms. Nidamo and sixty more […]