by ALKFI | Mar 5, 2019 | Disaster Risk Reduction and Response
May 23, 2017 – It was Tuesday night when the city of Marawi was attacked. The Maute group started to occupy public places. It was a night to remember for Nashibah Gorigao. “Narinig ko po iyong mga bomba. Doon kami nagbakwit sa Iligan,” she said as she recalled her...
by ALKFI | Feb 19, 2019 | Disaster Risk Reduction and Response
(Taken from Facebook page Kaibigan Battalion, with edits)Mawab, Compostela Valley Province ? With the utmost desire to provide more classrooms for the learners and teachers, 71st Infantry (Kaibigan) Battalion in partnership with ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation...
by ALKFI | Jan 31, 2019 | Disaster Risk Reduction and Response
adopt-a-library with the filipino-american cultural organization
by ALKFI | Jan 28, 2019 | Disaster Risk Reduction and Response
Families in Northern Samar and Bicol Region greeted the new year devastated as Tropical Depression Usman hit the region two days after Christmas. When the dike in Brgy. West Carisac in Libon, Albay was destroyed during the onslaught of TD Usman, flood waters reached...
by ALKFI | Jan 7, 2019 | Disaster Risk Reduction and Response
Staying true to its mission to provide immediate humanitarian assistance in calamity-stricken areas, ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya – Operation Sagip conducted relief efforts as response to the needs of the families affected by the recent Typhoon Usman. As of January...
by ALKFI | Dec 20, 2018 | Disaster Risk Reduction and Response
Since the beginning, Operation Sagip’s relief operations greatly relied on its volunteers. Without the help of volunteers, Operation Sagip could have not handled big disasters like storm surge Yolanda in 2013. With only less than 10 employees, volunteers have made it...
by ALKFI | Nov 30, 2018 | Disaster Risk Reduction and Response
In Roxas National High School in Tapaz, Capiz, students need to walk eight kilometers just to reach the capital where they can buy food such as breads. Though there is a mode of transportation available, one ride of a habal-habal already costs PHP200.00. But this is...
by ALKFI | Nov 19, 2018 | Disaster Risk Reduction and Response
When asked if it ever came to her to just stop going to school after Super Typhoon Yolanda hit their province and left their houses and schools devastated, Mae Joy simply shook her head and said with a smile on her face, “Sayang, eh.” (It will be a waste.) Mae Joy...
by ALKFI | Nov 15, 2018 | Disaster Risk Reduction and Response
Five years after Typhoon Yolanda, seven survivors from different walks of life who helped rebuild their communities share their stories of hope in a music video released by ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation, Inc. (ALKFI). The individuals seen in the video, a baker,...
by ALKFI | Nov 5, 2018 | Disaster Risk Reduction and Response
The Gusto Kong Mag-aral Project of Operation Sagip started in 2017. On its first year, the initial plan was just to reach more than 70,000 students but it reached 102,201 students in different public elementary schools in the country. The project widened its reach on...
