Archive for category: Operation Blessing

TAYTAY, Rizal – It all started one fine September morning last year. Nanay Socorro, 67, woke up not feeling well. Then she realized she couldn’t move her feet to stand up. Last thing she remembered was she stumbled and fell on the floor.  Immediately, Nanay Socorro was rushed to the nearest hospital. The doctors confirmed the old woman had a stroke [...]

Recently, CBN Asia’s humanitarian arm, Operation Blessing, received an award of recognition for its exemplary disaster relief efforts during typhoons Pedring and Quiel. Pero alam niyo bang hindi ito ang unang award na nakuha ng Operation Blessing? Operation Blessing was also chosen as the NGO of the Year in 2006 and 2007 and the NGO of the Year for Peace [...]

It’s been more than a month since our nation was plagued by the weeklong monsoon rains that flooded 80% of Metro Manila, ngunit hindi pa rin tumitigil ang Operation Blessing sa pagtulong sa mga naapektuhan ng baha. Recently, Operation Blessing visited Sto. Tomas, Pampanga with Gary Valenciano and X Factor Philippines finalists, AKA Jam and Takeoff. Apart from distributing relief [...]

TAYTAY, Rizal – A life full of hardships is nothing new to Jennifer. She was born with a club foot. While growing up, she was left by her parents to her grandmother.  Though embattled with sufferings at such an early age, Jennifer did not let her disability become a liability. Instead, she used it as a motivation to keep on [...]

MABALACAT, Pampanga — This town experienced abundance of water in extreme measure when the August monsoon rains drenched floodplains in Pampanga. Some Kapampangans wished that instead of flooding the streets, water would flow freely from the faucets in their bathrooms and sinks.  Daisy Cortez, 40, a mother of nine from Sitio Dungan in Barangay Tabun, was one of them. Her family was [...]

SANTO TOMAS, Pampanga — Years ago, Kriezl used to be like most children. She lived a carefree life, making the most of her childhood. Like her friends, she loved sweets and enjoyed their delectable taste. But after a grave diagnosis that turned her life around, those enjoyable treats became poison and her carefree life was soon became complicated with insulin injections.  Kriezl Incillo, [...]

MUNTINLUPA CITY — “It will probably be here ‘til December,” said Analie Elvinea of the chest-high flood that invaded her home in Barangay Poblacion. The unprecedented monsoon rains that swept the Philippines over the past week has left countless communities drenched, and it looks like many of them will stay that way for some time. Analie’s barangay lies on the [...]

Back-to-back typhoon and monsoon rains in the Philippines have already surpassed the deluge brought by 2009’s Typhoon Ondoy, the worst flooding in the country’s recent memory. After days of flooding spawned by Typhoon Gener, Operation Blessing, the humanitarian arm of CBN Asia, was able to serve 400 displaced families in the towns of Angono in Rizal and Obando in Bulacan. PHOTOS: See Operation Blessing [...]

RODRIGUEZ, Rizal — “God is good!” exclaimed 24-year-old mother Nice Sarmiento, who lives in the foothills of the Sierra Madre. After months of earnest praying, the Lord finally granted her request. “I kept asking God if He could restore my sari-sari store,” she shared. And during one rainy morning in June, her request was granted. Test of Faith For more [...]

VIGA, Catanduanes — At one point in her life, she thought her dreams will forever remain a dream. But thanks to Operation Blessing’s wheelchair distribution project, Angelica is now a few steps away from reaching her goals. In her sixth grade, Angelica was stricken with polio. Great sadness filled her heart. She felt everything was taken away from her and [...]

PAYATAS, Quezon City — Malnutrition remains one of the biggest problems that prevent school-age children from attending or performing well in school. The word malnutrition simply means “bad feeding” in Latin. If a child is being fed fairly enough in terms of quantity, but still lacks important nutrients, that child could still end up malnourished. To help eradicate this perennial problem, Operation [...]

RODRIGUEZ, Rizal — As part of Operation Blessing’s push for community transformation through microenterprise, three mothers from Montalban received small-scale businesses to help them provide for their family’s needs. These mothers and their kids are also beneficiaries of Operation Blessing’s Bless-a-Child project. This holistic activity addresses various needs of indigent underweight children by providing them balanced meals, proper healthcare, and, [...]

TIBIAO, Antique — Nine years ago, Gemma Maluna gave birth to a beautiful baby girl she named Genieva. Two weeks later, her baby contracted a fever and suffered a convulsion. From then on, the mother and daughter lived through what seemed to be a nightmare. Genieva suffered all kinds of illnesses from LBM to pneumonia, until she was finally diagnosed [...]

GLAN, Sarangani — The storm surge last June 12 caused destruction along this coastal town, claiming lives and various properties, while rampaging floodwaters set off landslides in hilly barangays. In response, Operation Blessing and its generous partners brought in relief and aid to hundreds of affected families through Operation: Bless Sarangani. As of June 27, Operation Blessing has served 466 families [...]

BARAS, Catanduanes — “Behold, I will bring health and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.” (Jeremiah 33:6) This particular Bible verse manifested in the lives of Catanduanons as they benefited from a weeklong Operation Blessing medical mission in remote towns in Catanduanes island to answer medical and dental needs of residents. [...]