Jolly, a 50-year-old fisherman, in Toboso, Negros Occidental, fished daily on a tiny boat that could only go on shallow waters. On good days, the few pieces he caught would feed his family of six and be sold for their other needs. On bad days, he climbed the coconut tree beside his house and picked...
The best of lives, it is said, is one that keeps on giving long after it has physically left the earth. Today, 21 years after he passed on, Mikel Lovina’s family and friends, and even those who do not know anyone at all in his circle have done just that for him. The Mikel Lovina...
On the day that Philippine government announced the end of combat operations in Marawi, we received support to help us bring fresh hope to those whose lives were affected by the siege and will soon return to their battle-ridden hometown. Today, students of Bacolod Tay Tung High School turned over to NVC Foundation P100,000, which...
We’ve been sharing stories about friends across the Philippines who have been fundraising for NVC’s Mingo for Marawi drive. In another part of the world, an ortho-physical therapist has been spending her off hours patiently stirring her homemade ube halaya on top of a stove, with the Mingo for Marawi drive in mind as well. Bing Sancho Junio...
On June 9, 2017, a retired teacher who wishes to remain anonymous deposited Php 135,180.60 to send 23,307 Mingo Meals to Marawi evacuees in Mindanao. Only three days earlier, she began a Facebook fundraising campaign to raise awareness about the increasing number of refugees, many of them children, in evacuation centers housing those who had...
For many decades of her life, Mary An Kilayko-Gonzalez was wheelchair bound. When God took her away on December 13, 2015, her classmates knew that a life as beautiful as hers needed to somehow be made to continue living in others. They embarked on a project in partnership with NVC Foundation and began to receive...
When engaged couple Cathee Daguia and Jea Amados were making plans for their August 20, 2016 wedding, they decided to do something different and special to celebrate their love for each other. In their wedding invitations, they requested that guests make a donation to a good cause instead of bringing a wedding gift. The donations...
A gracious lady in Bacolod who wishes to remain anonymous celebrated her 75th birthday with a small group of family and friends, with explicit instructions that there should be no gifts except a contribution to NVC’s Mingo Meals project for our Start Right, Live Bright Nutrition Program. As well loved as she is, more than...
Cecilia Gomez Anderson is a teacher and author by profession, a dancer and traveler by passion. Cecilia raised funds among her neighbors in Bella Vista, Arkansas for three boats for Peter Project fishermen who lost their boats to Typhoon Yolanda. One boat is done, and now Cecilia bakes egg rolls every Sunday and sells them, so...
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