After finishing the construction projects in Leyte, we proceeded to Capiz, a province of the Panay Island. Panay didn’t receive media attention as much as Leyte, but there were many families seriously affected by Haiyan. We had been in Capiz since April and are expected to stay until September to finish around seven houses. To Read more about From Leyte to Capiz, FPTI continues housing projects[…]
After a wave of relief operations, we finally delved into construction of permanent shelters for typhoon Yolanda victims. The Salazar family is the first beneficiary of our housing project. Our construction team started last February 13. From a makeshift dwelling to a concrete one-storey house, the new home of the Salazar family was completed last Read more about Housing projects for Yolanda victims in Leyte[…]
After recovering our energies last January, we have decided to also visit Tolosa and Tanauan, Leyte. A group of 17 volunteers (including 3 from Manila) left Cebu on the night of February 7 to reach Baybay, Leyte at dawn the following day. We had a full day ahead of us. First, we went to Burauen Read more about Houseless, roofless but not hopeless: February 7-8 relief operations in Leyte[…]
Grace Kwon, staff writer of Northern Valley Suburbanite, writes about an initiative in the US which aims to raise funds for Yolanda typhoon victims. FPTI is chosen among various NGO’s to receive financial support to continue relief operations. Tenafly teen organizing concert to help victims of typhoon TENAFLY — After news broke about Typhoon Read more about FPTI receives funding for Yolanda typhoon victims through American initiatives[…]
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[…]