Pre-flight Blues Have you heard the old ditty “Help the Poor” by Robben Ford? Because the circumstances of our trip to Indonesia were far from ideal, I thought that infectious song was going to be the soundtrack of our holiday in the cities of Jakarta and Yogya. “Help the poor Won’t you help poor me? [...]
Relief Operations in Bagong Silangan, Sabah and Kasiglahan
As we wind down our relief operations with Christian Aid, COPE, UPA, ACT, the Embassy of Japan and HECS, we gear up for the rehabilitation and rebuilding stage which will grab our attention for the next 4-5 months. This video shows our relief operations in the urban poor communities in Bagong Silangan, Sabah and Kasiglahan.
Relief Operation in Suburban, Montalban
The Embassy of Japan with Christian Aid and its 3 local partners, Socio-Pastoral Institute, COPE and UPA brought assistance to over 400 families from Suburban, Montalban who were affected by typhoon Ondoy.
Rapid Assessment of Bagong Silangan after Ondoy
In a joint undertaking with Christian Aid, the Japanese Embassy and HEKS, our office and two other NGOs, UPA and COPE will bring relief and livelihood support to a couple of urban poor communities in Metro-Manila that was ravaged by Ondoy. Here’s a video made by my wife who is part of the relief team [...]
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