Typhoon Tino struck Negros Island on November 4, 2025 and destroyed many homes. Afterwards, NVC Foundation went beyond providing emergency assistance to those affected by the typhoon. We provided hundreds of families around the island with construction materials so they could repair or rebuild their homes. Click here to read about NVC’s response to Typhoon Tino.
When we offered this sort of assistance to the City of La Carlota in Negros Occidental, city officials declined our help. They shared that they were preparing a safe relocation site in Brgy. Ferlou for families who used to live in what had become No Build Zones. Because of this, we decided to wait and assist the LGU when the relocation site was ready.
NVC took charge of building the homes and designed them to allow the families to live in dignity. Each house has a porch, two bedrooms, a common area, and its own toilet. Construction began on February 10. The LGU provided the land, paved roadways, and installed a sewage system. They also provided a safe water source and solar-powered street lighting. Construction of the homes was completed in late June and we turned them over to the LGU on July 7th. On July 17th, the LGU held a raffle to determine housing assignments. After that, families gradually began moving in to their assigned homes and adding personal touches to them.
NVC agreed to work together with the La Carlota LGU to build a village of new homes for these families. The LGU provided NVC with a list from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The list identified potential recipients of new homes and NVC checked in on each family. Priority was given to families who had to live at evacuation centers for months because they had nowhere else to go. The inital target was 100 families but after the validation process, the team identified 105 qualified families.
Funds at the start of the project were only enough to purchase building materials for 100 homes and construct one model home. The plan was for the remaining 99 families to take care of construction themselves. However, the project got the attention of NVC’s supporters who offered to pay for the construction of some of the homes homes. Upon learning that, we set a new goal of raining enough funds to cover the construction of all 100 homes. Later on, this goal was revised to include construction of homes for the 5 additional families who qualified for the program. And in the end, building materials and construction costs for all 105 were sponsored.
On August 15th, Fr. Gerardo “Tata” Caro, Jr. blessed all 105 homes at the Ferlou Relocation Site, and the homes were officially turned over to the families. Mayor Jose Luis “Joelu” Jalandoni thanked NVC Foundation, its donors, and everyone who helped make the project possible. He described the partnership with NVC as “a model of public-private partnership”.
But NVC Foundation’s work at Ferlou is not over yet. The foundation plans to provide community livelihood and food security projects. NVC hopes that the community will grow to not only serve themselves but others as well.
NVC President Millie Kilayko told the beneficiaries that the housing project was part of NVC’s mission to serve vulnerable communities. “Do not thank us. We are only fulfilling our obligation as an organization to serve those who have less,” she said. She said the beneficiaries should instead thank God, whose love moved people to donate resources for the construction of the houses.
The project was funded by donors from across the Philippines and abroad who responded to NVC’s appeal for assistance through social media.
NVC hopes to continue to work with the La Carlota LGU to provide livelihood opportunities to the families living at the Ferlou Relocation Site.
