Shattered Home, Unyielding Hope

Shattered Home, Unyielding Hope

What seemed to be an ordinary day turned out to be a day that Aileen Isahan, 21, of Sitio Bacao, Barangay Salomague in Paniqui, Tarlac would never forget. At around 2 in the afternoon, Aileen and her daughter Cheiann, 3, were resting on their bed. Her husband was in the farm, harvesting turnips. The rain poured heavily outside, and the [...]

This week at CBN Asia – May 6, 2013

This week at CBN Asia – May 6, 2013

Sa tindi ng init ngayong summer, importanteng–importante ang tubig. This week at CBN Asia, we are looking at how our humanitarian arm, Operation Blessing Philippines, makes clean, potable water accessible to underserved communities in remote barangays. This first quarter of 2013, Operation Blessing has already built 9 wells in Nueva Ecija that is benefitting close to 1,500 persons. They also [...]

This week at CBN Asia – April 8, 2013

This week at CBN Asia – April 8, 2013

This week at CBN Asia, we are marveling at what God has done through Operation Blessing’s “Tulong sa Kapwa Surgical Mission” in Cagayan de Oro. Last March 18-20, our humanitarian arm, Operation Blessing Philippines partnered with the Philippine American Association of Connecticut and Capitol University Medical Center. Together, they brought in 17 medical professionals from the United States to treat [...]

This week at CBN Asia – March 4, 2013

This week at CBN Asia – March 4, 2013

This week at CBN Asia, we are looking at the rehabilitation effort that our humanitarian arm, Operation Blessing, is spearheading in Baganga, Davao Oriental. After more than two and a half months of engaging in disaster relief, Operation Blessing continues to help Typhoon Pablo victims by shifting to rehabilitation work. Nagpahiram tayo ng isang chain saw na ginagamit ng ating [...]

This week at CBN Asia – February 4, 2013

This week at CBN Asia – February 4, 2013

This week at CBN Asia, we are looking at how our humanitarian arm, Operation Blessing Philippines, has been helping the underprivileged students of Lampa Lapidan Elementary School in Davao City. Unang pinuntahan ng Operation Blessing ang paaralang ito nuong August 2010 upang magkaroon ng mobile dental clinic dito. Dahil nakita ng Operation Blessing na walang pinagkukunan ng tubig ang mga [...]

Operation Blessing’s Pablo Relief Continues for Typhoon Victims

Operation Blessing’s Pablo Relief Continues for Typhoon Victims

Operation Blessing Foundation Philippines will remain in Pablo-stricken areas to continue rehabilitation efforts for homes and communities severely affected by the deadly storm. The humanitarian arm of CBN Asia, Inc. is currently putting up toilets and wells in typhoon-battered Davao Oriental. Residents are provided with tools, like chains saws, and construction materials to help rebuild their houses and three schools. [...]

This week at CBN Asia – January 21, 2013

This week at CBN Asia – January 21, 2013

This week at CBN Asia, we are visiting our Operation Blessing team who has been working non-stop since Typhoon Pablo hit Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental. In the past two months, we have already distributed relief goods to more than 28,000 people. These came in the form of mats, blankets, and used clothes; food items, kitchen utensils and dinnerware; hygiene [...]

This week at CBN Asia – January 14, 2013

This week at CBN Asia – January 14, 2013

Have you ever thanked God for your ability to walk? This week at CBN Asia, we will see how our humanitarian arm, Operation Blessing, has given hope to our differently-abled countrymen. Hirap na siyang mag-lakad at tuluyan ng naantala ang kanyang buhay. Jerome: Nalulungkot ako na hindi na ako nakakakilos ng gaya ng dati. Ipinanganak siyang may mga baluktot na [...]

This week at CBN Asia – January 7, 2013

This week at CBN Asia – January 7, 2013

When we welcome a new year, we usually think of making new year’s resolutions or starting over. This week at CBN Asia, we are looking at how our humanitarian arm, Operation Blessing Philippines, has given more than a thousand families a new lease in life. Nuong nakaraang taon nagbigay tayo ng kabuhayan sa halos apat na libong tao. Binibigay natin [...]

This week at CBN Asia – December 24, 2012

This week at CBN Asia – December 24, 2012

This week at CBN Asia, we are looking at how our humanitarian arm, Operation Blessing Philippines, is bringing hope and cheer to the under-privileged children of our nation. Ang mga batang pinupuntahan during Holiday of Hope and Cheer, ‘yung mga batang hindi nakaka-experience ng saya, ‘yung mga batang nasa mga stressful situations, yung Operation Blessing gumagawa ng mga activities pagbibigay [...]

This week at CBN Asia – December 19, 2012

This week at CBN Asia – December 19, 2012

This week at CBN Asia, we are looking at how our humanitarian arm, Operation Blessing Philippines, continues to help those who have been affected by Typhoon Pablo. In the two weeks that Operation Blessing Philippines has been doing disaster relief in Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental, they have already distributed relief goods to more than 8,000 people and fed 2,000 [...]

This week at CBN Asia – December 10, 2012

This week at CBN Asia – December 10, 2012

This week at CBN Asia, we stand with the more than five million Filipinos living in the more than two thousand barangays in Southern Philippines that have been affected by Typhoon Pablo. According to Charlita: Limampung taon ako nakatira rito. Ngayon lang kami binagyo ng ganito. Walang natira sa gamit namin. Pati yung bahay naming nagiba. To date, our humanitarian [...]

This week at CBN Asia – December 7, 2012

This week at CBN Asia – December 7, 2012

(visit this page to partner with Operation Blessing Philippines in our current relief operations in Compostella Valley) The death toll is now over 500 after a major typhoon hit the Philippines earlier this week. More than 400 people are still missing, and more than 310,000 people have lost their homes. In the southern island of Mindanao, powerful Typhoon Bopha wiped [...]

Love That is Unconditional

Love That is Unconditional

TAYTAY, Rizal — Roderick loves to play outdoors. He is an energetic kid who enjoys the warm weather while chasing and playing tag with other kids.  He is having fun while the other kids make fun of his condition—being special. Roderick has bacterial meningitis, which caused his learning disabilities, hearing loss, visual impairment, and immobility. His mother thought it was [...]

This week at CBN Asia – November 5, 2012

This week at CBN Asia – November 5, 2012

This week at CBN Asia, we will be looking at how our humanitarian arm, Operation Blessing, transformed the lives of an Aeta community in Mabalakat, Pampanga through Operation Blessing’s program, Communities of Hope. ‘Yung mga kababayan nating mga Aetas sa Pampanga, hirap tugunan ang pangangailangan ng kanilang pamilya. They couldn’t even afford to pay for a water bill that would [...]