HOW I SURVIVED THAT WEEK: REFLECTION PAPER ON MY TRIP TO LUMBAN Gene Lloyd Torres My mother would have loved to accompany me to the Barangay Hall of Concepcion in Lumban, Laguna; but for a twenty-year old guy like me, that would have been, well, embarrassing. She...
Understanding Project Agos: Iloilo CSO’s to partner with Rappler Ted Aldwin E. Ong The Iloilo Caucus of Development NGO’s (Iloilo CODE-NGOs), a member network of the Western Visayas Network of Social Development NGOs (WeVNet) is up for partnership with Rappler,...
#TindogTacloban (Rise Again Tacloban) Rachelle Grace San Pedro When our plane landed in Tacloban, it was as if we stepped onto a different reality. It has been six months since super typhoon Yolanda ravaged Eastern Visayas. Still, one can catch a glimpse of...
Cardinal Tagle challenges PBSP to remain true to its mission of uplifting lives “Go to the peripheries and you will find there a different type of joy and energy. Secondly, let the inclusion of the poor permeate the whole of our business enterprise. Make...
Reflections on My Young Writer’s Summer Camp Experience Karl Patrick Mendoza The summer youth program of Caucus of Development NGO Networks (CODE-NGO) allowed me to explore people’s narratives on Yolanda and learn local dynamics on governance, development and...
Living Life for Others Patricia Mae Peralta Tacloban. When people hear this word, one thing comes to mind: Yolanda. For days on end, television screens have showed nothing but the ruins of this city, etching it into the memories of people forever. For us,...