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THE Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) is training the 300 force multiplier volunteers from different parts of the province to keep them sharp and ready to help police officers maintain peace and order in the city especially…
Jamil Faisal Adiong was deeply saddened when he learned about the clash between government forces and the Maute Group in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, his home province. “Right now, I’m speechless. As much as I wanted…
Fishermen and coastal communities will be tapped as first responders during sea accidents, the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA) said yesterday. Vice Admiral Valentin B. Prieto Jr., PCGA chief, said they are inviting fishermen and coastal communities…
Volunteerism in the eyes of a father and a grandfather What drives people to do volunteer work despite the challenges it imposes on their family lives? Darrold Jess Condiño, a 28-year-old volunteer of REACT-Masareal Group, said he…
Thirty-one employees of Executive Boutique Ph Inc. (EB) volunteered their time in this year’s Brigada Eskwela, an annual initiative that brings together teachers, students, parents, and community members to help public schools prepare for the onset of…
If there’s one person who’s not going to sleep hungry tonight, doesn’t that make a difference?” Jill Enriquez, one of the founders of a Cebu-based nonprofit organization quipped as her group filled cups with arroz caldo (porridge).…
A Japan-based non-government organization (NGO) distributed fishing boats and shelter assistance to Supertyphoon Yolanda victims in Daanbantayan town and Mandaue City. The 1,000 members of the NGO arrived last Wednesday on board the cruise ship Peace Boat…
The country is busy preparing for two events: the visit of Pope Francis in January 2015 and the International Eucharistic Congress in January of 2016. The pope is coming to comfort victims of typhoon Yolanda in Tacloban…
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD 7) is calling for more volunteers to help repack goods in its repacking centers at the Cebu International Convention Center in North Reclamation Area in Mandaue City, the old…
Dutch student Jamie Juanita Denise Betz and her two friends were forced to cancel their trip to Boracay after typhoon Ruby passed by Cebu last Sunday. When the 22-year-old Betz read the news about the destruction left…
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-7) needs at least 250 volunteers as well as more water and food to deliver to Typhoon Ruby victims in northern Cebu and Samar. Shalaine Marie S. Lucero, DSWD-7 assistant…
Volunteers have started preparing relief packs for eventual distribution to typhoon victims. More hands are needed. The Cebu International Convention Center in Mandaue City was designated a food repacking hub for the region. Social Welfare Secretary Corazon…
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