Fisherfolk in Ormoc, Leyte, whose boats were destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan receive Peter Project boats from donors Invalid Displayed Gallery
Fisherfolk in Ormoc, Leyte, whose boats were destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan receive Peter Project boats from donors Invalid Displayed Gallery
Beth Ginete of the Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals (BCBP) Makati talks about her experience donating to the Peter Project and joined NVC during the turnover in Carles, Iloilo on April 23, 2014. She describes feeling “indescribable joy… seeing their grateful eyes and smiles! I was instantly moved to tears… Thank you Lord for...
NVC’s fiberglass banca production plant in Javier, Leyte helps supply replacement fishing boats to fishermen affected by typhoon Yolanda, and also provides the boat makers with a livelihood. Invalid Displayed Gallery
Original article at: http://bluebelldigital.co.uk/eastgrinsteadonline/filipino-fishing-boats-named-in-east-grinsteads-honour/ THE Town Council’s Katrina Hamill was on a family holiday in the Philippines when the organisers of the disaster relief charity Peter Project asked if she would like to attend the official hand-over of fishing boats paid for by East Grinstead in the wake of last November’s Typhoon Haiyan. The town raised...
BY CARLA GOMEZ Original article at: http://www.visayandailystar.com/2014/April/24/topstory11.htm The Negrense Volunteers for Change presented 57 bancas to fishermen who were victims of super typhoon Yolanda in Carles, Iloilo, yesterday. Fifty-four of the bancas were donated through Plastilens International Inc., and three were from the Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals Makati and Ligaya ng Panginoon,...
This story began way back in November 2013, when the ravage of Typhoon Yolanda was still fresh, and Peter Project2 was still an infant. It is the story of one company who held donations of concerned international associates and sought to find a responsible conduit for these. Its CEO heard of Peter Project2 from...
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...
Meet Nenita Luz, a fisherwoman of Palo, Leyte. One early morning, Nenita saved up some of her daily catch to offer to us as her gift of gratitude for the fishing boat she received. We gently told her that we are transients with no means to cook them. But more than that, we reminded her that we...
Meet Rolando Pamplona, of Palo, Leyte, the recipient of NVC’s 1,000th Peter Project boat. He lost his wife to Typhoon Yolanda, as well as his newborn infant. While he was able to find and bury his wife’s body, his child was never found. Rolando’s boat, named Comunita’ di Piansano, is a gift from the people of the...