Starting the series of Tabang Visayas, a relief operation
initiated by the company, a team went to Bogo town last Saturday, November 16,
2013.
Bogo, located in the northern part of Cebu Island, was
greatly damaged by super typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) on November 8, 2013. Almost 90%
of housing, crops, and fields have been devastated by the typhoon. Even the
city’s sports complex, which served as an evacuation center, was not spared
from the wrath of Yolanda.
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| Bogo
Sports Complex: The sports complex served as the evacuation center and drop off point and repacking area for relief goods. A huge portion of the sports complex’s roof was damaged |
A team composed of 10 people from different departments
went to Bogo City. The team was divided into (2) two; one team stayed at the
sports complex to help repack relief
goods and another team went to distribute
1,600 liters of drinking water and over 2000 pieces of bread and biscuits.
With assistance from the Office of the City Mayor of Bogo, the second team went to remote barangays to distribute drinking water and bread.
Four barangays were covered by the relief operation: Kayang, Pulambato, Anonang Norte and
Anonang Sur. Only barangay Kayang was able to benefit from the two tanks of
drinking water. Unfortunately, the 1,600 liters that was brought was not enough
to fully provide one barangay.
Barangay Kayang
Barangay Pulambato
Barangay Anonang
Norte and Sur
The Devastation
The incessant gratitude shown by the people over something as simple as bread and water was very overwhelming, and the determination and strength (of the victims) to keep smiling despite the tragedy both warms and breaks the heart.
The Team
