We are not ALONE, We have HOPE
Now, we know. WE ARE NOT ALONE. WE HAVE HOPE Following the 7.4 magnitude earthquake and over a thousand aftershocks that struck Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur on December 2023, a significant number of members of the community have expressed experiencing emotional distress after our assessment, as the traumatic event has left them with feelings of […]
Life After the Earthquake
A Journey to Community Recovery Recovering from a traumatic natural disaster such as the 7.4 magnitude earthquake which hit the coast of Hinatuan in Surigao del Sur on December 02, 2023 requires a coordinated effort from various government agencies, NGOs, and the affected community. Collaboratively, they have to focus on delivering prompt medical aid, reinstating […]
7.4 Magnitude Earthquake in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur.
We have just planted seeds of compassion and love to 1,140 hearts! ADRA Emergency Response Team together with ACS Volunteers have served 1,140 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙨 affected by the 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur. “Wara na kami bahay” (We don’t have a house anymore) Children from one of the evacuation centers in Hinatuan describe […]
Davao de Oro Earthquake Response
A magnitude of 6.2 quake struck Davao de Oro and rattled other parts of Mindanao. ADRA together with Northern Davao Mission and Adventist Community Services Mawab provided cash assistance to 450 families in the municipality of Maco, Davao de Oro. We thank the leadership and the volunteers of Northern Davao Mission in making our response […]
Shocked, Shaken, but Still Standing
We are happy that donor representatives and funders of this START NETWORK from Ireland, England, Germany, and the Netherlands visited the target municipalities of Bucay, Tayum, and La Paz, dialogued with the local government units, chatted with the beneficiaries, and visited some of the earthquake shaken homes that had received aid from the consortium. Sara […]
No Man Is An Island
ADRA was tapped by Humanity & Inclusion to be their local partners and be part of the Abra Response Consortium with Tear fund, Plan, PHILDRADS to implement a multi-sectoral response in the province of Abra, that will provide shelter repair kits, earthquake protection kits, hygiene kits, psychological first aid, and cash for shelter, to the families that lost their homes due to the earthquake.
For Teacher Ella, the Trauma is Real
Teacher Ella is an Elementary School Teacher in the Municipality of Magsaysay, Davao del Sur, who is a single mom with 2 kids. She has not slept in her home since October 16 because she fears another earthquake may happen again (which it did). Teacher Ella is an Elementary School Teacher in the Municipality of […]
Series of Earthquakes Hits Mindanao
The Philippine’s southern island of Mindanao was hit by a series of strong earthquakes on the month of October. A magnitude-6.3 on Oct 17, magnitude- 6.6 on Oct 29, and a magnitude-6.5 two days later on Oct 31 causing major infrastructural damage not only to the province of Cotabato were the epicenter was located, but […]
Shelter Kits for the Shaken Residents of Makilala, Cotabato
ADRA, together with the Adventist Community Services of the Southern Mindanao Mission distributed 300 shelter kits last Thursday, October 24, 2019 to the victims of the 6.3 magnitude earthquake that hit in Makilala, Cotabato on in the previous week. This is part of the program of the National Emergency Management Plan that has been set […]
Protected by Angels
These are the remnants of the shattered home of the couple Rosalina (52) and Roberto Sojor (55). They live in Poblacion 2, in the municipality of Makilala South Cotabato, which was hit hard by the recent 6.3 Magnitude earthquake in South Philippines. When the earthquake struck at around 7pm last October 16, the couple were […]