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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
ADRA Brings Food Packs to Fire Victims in Navotas
Over 200 families are currently being sheltered in a local school in Navotas City (north west of Manila) after a big fire razed hundreds of houses to the ground just before noon on April 17, 2016. Media reports estimate the number of affected families in the impoverished community of Tanza at no less than 1,000. No […]