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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
