Life moves on for Epifania
My name is Epifania Parado, 60 years old, and an ADRA community partner from Brgy. Cambahanon, Alang-Alang, Leyte. I am a widow living on my own. Sometimes, I get support from my children. In 2013, we lost our home and our rice farm to the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan. The aftermath of the typhoon was unimaginable — worse […]
Cozo’s Silver Linings
In the town of Casiguran, 358 kilometers north of Metro Manila, rain heralds transformation. After four days of relentless downpour, rice paddies turn into lakes, roads swirl into rivers, and unluckier residents find puddles in place of floors when they get home. But ask the Dumagat Agta who live in the sitios (outskirts) of Barangay […]
On Her Own Two Feet
When fire struck the Market 3 compound in Navotas’ Fish Port Complex in the early hours of Tuesday, January 10, Teresita Gediela had to leap out of her burning house to stay alive. This was no mean feat: Aling Teresita is 64. But she’s spent three decades in the Market 3 shantytown, and if the […]
San Francisco’s Road to Recovery
First steps can often be the hardest, but that wasn’t the case for ADRA Philippines’ emergency response operations in the municipality of San Francisco, Quezon. Within three days of Typhoon Nock-Ten’s passage through the provinces south of Manila, ADRA had teams on the ground to distribute shelter repair kits to families whose homes had been […]
ADRA Responds to Typhoon Nina
For many Filipinos, Christmas is a time for celebrating family and home. For ADRA Philippines, however, this past holiday season has been dedicated to rebuilding homes and knitting families back together in the wake of Typhoon Nock-Ten, known locally as Nina. Sweeping into the country on Christmas Day, the typhoon made a total of eight […]
Challenging stereotypes in Sumaoy
In early November the EMBRACE MNCH (maternal, newborn and child health) team travelled overland and sea to facilitate the last of the gender sensitive trainings for the barangays selected this year. Situated on the entrance to the Pacific Ocean, the far-flung island barangay of Sumaoy has the highest rates of underweight children out of all […]
600 families receive ADRA Aid after Fire
Almost 1,500 families lost their homes and most of their possessions in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila due to a massive fire that broke out in one the slum areas of the city. The fire occurred on November 11th and lasted for more than 7 hours. More than 5000 people were evacuated to different shelters around […]
Typhoon Karen Response in Nueva Vizcaya
Atotal of 430 families from three vulnerable barangays in Nueva Vizcaya received food packs from ADRA after Typhoon Karen brought heavy rains and massive flooding in the province, posing threat to the residents food security amidst the monsoon season. The distribution took place on October 19, 2016 just as the entire North Philippines prepares for […]
ADRA Responds to Las Piñas City Fire
At least 2,000 families were left homeless when a four-hour fire struck a residential area in Las City, Metro Manila before dawn last November 2. ADRA assisted 600 families at the evacuation center of Baboo Setum by providing cooking wares and utensils so that the affected families can prepare food. The distribution was done in […]
Nothing Left but Hope
Already a week ago, the wrath of the great fire that razed Barangay Kalayaan in Pasay City is still evident. A whiff of smoke permeates the air, heaps of soot can still be found around, and scraps of yeroand bakal are scattered everywhere. Many of the affected residents have yet to find a place to stay, meanwhile a gymnasium […]