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 […]
Delayed but Finally Delivered
On the 2nd of December 2019, Typhoon Kammuri (locally known as Tisoy) entered the Philippines as a Category 3 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 215km/hr and bringing violent winds and intense rain over Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate, Northern Samar, Southern Quezon, Marinduque and Mindoro Provinces. Immediately after the storm, ADRA […]
Becoming the Extension of God’s Hand
When Typhoon Ambo (Vongfong) made landfall in San Policarpo, Eastern Samar at 12:15pm on May 14, 2020, it was the first typhoon to hit the Philippines in 2020. It had maximum sustained winds up to 155km/hr and left so much infrastructural damage in Eastern Samar that Governor Ben Evardone called it “Typhoon Yolanda Jr,” referring […]
Staff Testimony: When I Almost Didn’t Make It Home
One of the ADRA Philippines’ staff, Mark Morta was in the island of Masbate conducting relief operations, when the community quarantine was declared. This was the story of how he got home.
Nearly Washed Away
Both Monico and Raquel are recipients of the the ADRA Family Food Packs that were distributed on December 18, 2019 in Brgy. Imelda, Mondragon, Northern Samar. They are neighbors whose homes were washed away during Typhoon Tisoy.