Cash Assistance for Occidental Mindoro
On November 5-6, ADRA, together with South-Central Luzon Conference – Adventist Community Service Director Pastor Danny Fiecas, distributed P1,500 cash assistance to 860 families whose homes where totally washed out during in the municipalities of Rizal, Calintaan, and Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro.
RAPID NEEDS ASSESSMENT
As humanitarian workers, getting accurate data and authentic assessment using standardized tools is very important, because this allows us to: see the actual damage, talk to key personnels in governement, interact with the people, and gather critical information which will be used, not only by ADRA, but by the rest of the humanitarian organizations that […]
PAMAS Partnership for Aerial Views of Devastation
The Philippine Adventist Medical Aviation Services or PAMAS is an independent ministry that supports the mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It is the only air medical evacuation service of its kind in the Philippines it is available to everyone, regardless of their financial resources. It is donation based and is solely staffed by volunteers. […]
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, […]
ADRA Responds to Flooding in Lopez Quezon
The Talulong River caused massive flooding in Lopez, Quezon when Typhoon Pepito hit on Oct 19. Last Wednesday, October 28, ADRA together with the Adventist Community Services of South-Central Luzon Conference, gave cash assistance to 430 families in 4 barangays that were most affected by the flood.
ADRA Will Match Your Donations
As images begin to emerge in the news, we realize the enormity of devastation left behind by Super Typhoon Goni. Therefore, together with the support of the global ADRA network, we want to encourage all our supporters to donate towards this cause. And whatever we receive from you, starting today until Nov 13 (Friday of […]
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 […]
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 […]
ADRA Deploys Relief Efforts After Super Typhoon Strikes
SILVER SPRING, MD (September 15, 2018) – The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) office in the Philippines has deployed an emergency response team to assess the situation and provide aid to some of the communities most affected by Super Typhoon Mangkhut, known locally as Ompong. The powerful typhoon, equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane, made […]
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 […]