FPTI and Banilad Study Center (BSC) wanted to do a trip for victims of super typhoon Yolanda. They have already helped in an outreach in Bohol, but the calamity of Yolanda was far greater than the earthquake. Since logistics seemed immense, with safety issues still to be cleared, we had to wait for some orientation. Read more about Relief efforts to Bantayan Island[…]

From your donations and from many other friends, we had made 1,018 bags of relief goods to be distributed to Yolanda survivors in Leyte. As Dr. Annely Celocia put it, “You need to be emotionally strong and be prepared for what you will see.” Indeed, when she saw boys looking for food, her stomach started Read more about Relief operations in Leyte[…]

FPTI-Daguiao-Tawili held its second major relief operations last December 1, 2013, just 2 weeks after the first one. This time, there were more volunteers who joined (22 students and young professionals), more relief goods distributed (300 bags), and more towns visited (10 towns in all 5 provinces of Panay Island: Iloilo, Capiz, Antique and Aklan). Read more about Padayon Panay: Relief operations in Iloilo, Capiz, Antique, Aklan[…]

An earthquake occurred on October 15, 2013, at 8:12 a.m. in Bohol, an island province located in Central Visayas, Philippines. The magnitude of the earthquake at the epicenter was recorded at Mw 7.2, located 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) SW of Sagbayan town, at a depth of 12 kilometers (7.5 mi). (PHIVOLCS, 15 Oct 2013). It Read more about FPTI-BCPD aids Bohol quake victims[…]