During the height of the COVID 19
pandemic, a dedicated teacher in Ilocos Sur, Tr. Efren Cabotage, showed his love for his students by hiking to reach the top of a mountain in his province to have strong signal that will enable him to enroll his students whom did not have access to the internet.
Description: This heart pendant enclosing an outline of mountains represents that no matter how high a peak of a mountain is, if it’s for love, the deed will prevail to conquer.
At the growth of people being
infected with COVID 19 mostly coming from the National Capital Region, medical front-liners assigned within the district are exhausted physically, mentally, and emotionally. This was sought after by medical front-liners from Visayas and Ilocos region insisting to lend a hand; to show their love, gratitude, and care for their fellow front-liners and those infected, they helped in responding to the current COVID 19 situation at the “more” affected region in the country despite higher risk of exposure to the virus and infection.
An impeccable display of love
was shown by Rachelle Equinan when she saved her much loved dog, Buddy, from getting hit by a train. Without thinking twice, Rachelle, in exchange for her sure critical injuries, risked her life to secure Buddy back to safety. Her dog Buddy was safe but she was sent to the hospital to recover from her fatal injuries.
just this April,
a nurse in Manila including her husband and children were all diagnosed with COVID 19, the nurse, her husband and 1 of their three children had to be confined in the hospital for they had severe symptoms and condition. The two other children were quarantined at home, after a few days, the nurse, their mother, was not able to survive the disease, but before dying, she strictly advised her husband not to tell their children at least after they’ve recovered so they could carry on fighting COVID 19 without having to stress on their mother’s passing. This truly is a mother’s undying love.
Commission For a Cause
Artists for #UlyssesPH was founded by a group of nine young artists who banded together to open illustration and lettering commissions ranging from 300 to 700 pesos for the benefit of those impacted by the calamity. Interested purchasers can buy the painting by making a donation to For The Future PH or Tulong Kabataan. The campaign raised an estimated P15,000 that month for For The Future PH and Tulong Kabataan's contribution efforts to assist victims of Typhoon Ulysses.
Community Pantry
The Filipino people faced hardships and obstacles as the COVID-19 lockdown began in March 2020. They were subjected to various levels of communal quarantine, ranging from enhanced to general to modified, with little aid from the authorities. Ana Patricia Non launched the Maginhawa Community Food Pantry Project in April to combat the rising tide of despair. She began delivering meals to her neighbors with the help of volunteers and contributions, resurrecting the bayanihan sense of community and collaboration.
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YouthRisePh
YouthRisePH was founded on November 12 by five young groups that wanted to work together to help victims. Online Sustainable Development Goals Youth Action Forum, Kids for Kids, Make sense Philippines, Black Fawn Events, and AIESEC in the Philippines were among those that spearheaded the campaign. More than 1,000 volunteers and 250 partner organizations eventually joined the effort. It was able to coordinate relief operations, contact with companies for assistance, centralize rescue requests, and deliver load to victims of recent catastrophes because to this technology.
Community Pantry Story
On the first day of the Novena of St Dominic, April 27, the St Dominic Savio Parish opened its own version of a "community pantry." A community pantry is a free program that offers food directly to community people who are experiencing food shortage as a result of the epidemic. Any member of the community can contribute supplies, which are then gathered and placed in the pantry for anybody to use. The idea is that individuals may take as much as they need and contribute as much as they can.
Mae Joy Cruspero
a nurse in Davao, was nominated by Divine Cruspero, a Filipino living in New Zealand. Mae Joy was going to follow her sister to New Zealand in search of greener pastures. However, because to the epidemic, she decided to put her goals on wait and volunteer at the local hospital instead. “I had requested my sister to quit her job several times throughout the pandemic because of the danger and risk,” Divine explains. "But she just stated, 'This is my passion, and this is the career I've chosen for myself.' I'm here to help people help the less fortunate and take care of my parents.' Divine says, "My sister is definitel a hero."
Romelynn Subio
who wished to express tribute to her father, Romeo Subio, a Butuan City PUJ driver. He was one of the pandemic's afflicted drivers. Her father conducted modest construction work for several families and also vehicle repair because he was unable to drive and work due to the lockdown. "Whenever we spoke, he was concerned about the loss of income and how to meet our family's necessities," Romelynn explains. “However, as his daughter, I understand why he felt that way. He has always been a reliable source of income for the family. Despite this, I reassured him that everything he was feeling was normal at the time and that he was doing a great job for our family. “Laban lang (fighting)
Volunteering
is about putting yourself out there without seeking anything in return. The Marikina Filipino-Chinese Fire Brigade Volunteers explain their philosophy in this way. The crew is going above and above the call of duty to keep their towns safe, led by Fire Chief Roger Py. The brigade must continue attend to the daily risks that wreak havoc across the city, such as fires and other rescue missions due to natural disasters, in addition to participating in civic and social activities relating to COVID-19 relief efforts. In reality, while they work 24/7 in disaster evacuations, medical missions, and cleaning operations, they are being urged to do more, especially after back-to-back typhoons crippled several areas. “We were unprepared for the epidemic and the recent calamity that struck the Luzon capital, but we resolve to keep doing what we have promised to do in order to serve the community,” he said.
Bryan Jester Balmeo
and 13 of his colleagues traversed rivers on a wooden sled pulled by a carabao to reach the Poonbato Integrated School here on Sunday in a last-ditch effort to deliver instructional modules to their 236 Aeta students. The school is the drop-off location for the learning modules, which parents will receive and send home with their children to study and return with outputs within two weeks. To go to the school at the foot of Mt. Pinatubo, some teachers must travel for at least eight hours. Another challenge they confront is advising illiterate parents who are unable to help their children study at home. “What we do is create self-learning resources that may truly motivate our pupils to learn independently,” Balmeo explained. “Through the implementation of the regional learning continuity plan, we are more than equipped to adapt to the difficulties of the new normal education,” Nicolas Capulong, DepEd regional director, said during an online news briefing on Oct. 2.
Tatay Andres’ Gardening Services
Tatay Andres used to have a normal gardening job. However, the pandemic caused him to be laid off. To be able to survive, he thought of a way to continue to provide something that he is good at. Right now, Tatay Andres strolls around BF Resort Plaza in Las Pinas City with his Pedicab, hoping that people would avail his cleaning and gardening services.
John Rey Plaza- Barista Champion
John Rey Plaza is a word champion Barista who now operates a coffee shop on the Streets of Davao. The pandemic has affected his regular job at a coffee shop store and is now closed. Because of his passion and needs, he adapted to the new normal to deliver his coffee to the streets of Davao. His Barista table is made out of an iron board placed on top of his motorcycle. He now brings joy to the people by bringing world class coffee on the street!
The “Flower Lolas”
Because of the lock-down restrictions, weddings do not allow children to join the wedding ceremonies which means that there are no flower girls allowed; that’s what we all thought. 2 proud grandmothers, Lola Estrella and Lola Nena walked down the aisle as “Flower Lolas” during their grand daughter’s wedding day on May 15, 2021. This is a special request by the bride, which made everyone happy. The bride was raised by her grand mothers while her parents were working. Both lolas were very involved from raising her to her wedding day.
Graduating Robots
Nothing is going to stop Sen. Renato “Compañero” Cayetano Memorial Sciences and Technology High School from graduating as they use the power of technology to conduct their annual commencement Exercises. Taguig City pilots their online graduation ceremonies using student- made robots. The body is made from engineered robots, and the face is connected to a tablet wherein it shows the face of the students as it was streamed live.
Being A Nurse
Vilma Irineo is one of the nurses who sacrifice her life for saving other people. Even though she has a family of her own, she still went to her job as a nurse to aid the sick and to help other medical individuals do their tasks. Due to the COVID 19 Outbreak, many nurses are being deployed despite the risks of having the virus as well.
Food for my Family and for Others
Arthur Velasquez is working full time at a grocery store. He is one of the people who gets a lot of exposure to the virus due to the interaction of other individuals. He goes to his job for the sake of his family due to low income and his other relatives lost their jobs. He is the only person who can provide his family food and safety but needs to earn income despite exposing himself to the virus.
Hardwork for the sake of my beloved
James Yap is a single father with a young daughter that is turning 10 years old tomorrow. Her mother passed away when she was 2 years old due to heart illness. Despite having low income and being a single father to her daughter, James worked hard as a conductor of a bus even though the risk of having the virus is high. With all the hardwork that he did today, he was finally getting paid for her hardwork and bought a gift for his daughter’s birthday.
Ride of night and day
Maxwell Jimenez is a Grab Delivery Rider. He is a married man with two children. Maxwell lost his job of being a businessman due to the pandemic. Many people loss their jobs when the pandemic started and thus, they need to find an alternative source of income. Maxwell found a vacant slot of being a Grab Delivery Rider. Even though he has less experience of riding a motorcycle, he strives his best to deliver the food for the customers through day and night. Every time he delivers, he always pray to God for protection and always look at the photo of his family.