Meet Hayler Macahali of Brgy Sta. Cruz in Tanauan, Leyte. When super typhoon Yolanda hit Leyte, Hayler fell from the second floor of the barangay hall where his family had been evacuated, right into the waters. By the grace of God, Hayler floated and survived. Hayler now enjoys Mingo Meals daily (for 6 months) as complementary...
UHA! Mingo reaches the children and youth of Ungkaya Pukan, Basilan Province. Ungkaya Pukan is a new municipality, separated from its mother town of Tipo-Tipo in 2006 under the Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 190 and ratified by plebiscite. It is a conflict-affected area frequently facing peace and order issues. In 2007, an armed encounter between...
Excerpts from the Leyte Diary of Dianna Callejo Cruz, our Mingo Mission volunteer, who went to Leyte after supertyphoon Haiyan for Mingo Missions. Getting to Cebu, from the DFC Warehouse, via a taxi, we transported the Mingo boxes in Pier 4. We had to do 2 trips. Then, I opted to take the SuperCat ferry...
We are amazed at how volunteers can creatively inject fun into a catastrophic situation. Thanks to Bea Jarantilla and her troop who brought Mingo to Carles, and Manon Hernaez who donated Mingo, the kids had a bunch of fun with Mingo while getting their nutrition, too.
Fab After 40 blogger Chinie Hidalgo Diaz sent us this heartwarming message, which came with the drawing above: Hi! Decided to raise funds on my own since I wanted pure Mingo Mission Funds. Hehe! Anyway was able to raise funds for 4,822 Mingo meals. Whee! That’s for the Mingo with a bottle of water...
Evelyn wishes to remain anonymous beyond her first name, but we’d like to share her story anyway. Evelyn works in a beauty salon in Manila. This morning, Mariel, one of NVC Manila’s members, visited the establishment. As she was about to leave the place, Evelyn slipped a P500 bill into Mariel’s hands, saying, “Ms. Mariel, pwede bang magbigay kahit kaunti...
Meet Antoineth, a little girl from Leyte. Antoineth and family rode the C-130 plane that carried evacuees from one of supertyphoon Haiyan’s worst-hit provinces to a refugee center in Manila. Camille Genuino of NVC Manila brought Mingo and other food resources to the evacuees. As Antoineth’s family was enjoying their early morning serving of Choco Mingo, we learned their story....
Meet Tet Saldaña-Ko, a Cebu-based fashion designer and Mingo volunteer. Here is the report we received from her today: “I’m happy to report that the Mingo I served in one of the barangays in Medellin, north of Cebu, was a super hit!!! I was able to make 300 cups. I mixed the Mingo with water,...
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