‘Kuya Berta’ now works as assistant admin staff of Safehaven

08/31/2021

DALAGUETE, Cebu—Roberto A. Plando Jr, commonly known as Berta is now working as an assistant admin staff at the facility where he also received treatment. Berta is the street dweller in Cebu City who melted netizens’ hearts…

Rescued street dweller sent back home to Lanao del Norte

Doris C. Bongcac 06/26/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – A homeless man from Lanao del Norte finally got his wish – to go back home to his family. With the help of the Cebu City government, Albert Generale, 34, left Cebu on…

#CDNChristmas2020: Berta’s Christmas wish

Immae Lachica 12/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Berta is now better than ever! And his wish for the holidays is to be able to fully recover from his toxic past and start living life the healthy way and the best way.…

Berta gets well-wishes from netizens

Immae Lachica 11/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— He was once the face of Cebu City’s hundreds of street dwellers. Dirty, neglected, and unkempt. But what sets Berta apart was his ability to show a lighter and funnier side to their wretched…

Street dweller returned home to her family in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A street dweller in Cebu City has returned home after being separated from her family during the pandemic. Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella reported in his Facebook Page that the woman had been…

Holy innocents

Jason A. Baguia 01/06/2017

Alady had tucked two images of the Holy Child Jesus as king into a stroller. That was not what first captured my attention under one of the bleachers in the churchyard. Rather, I was drawn to the…

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