Meet Ricky Pasacao of Palo, Leyte, a Peter Project beneficiary. He’s grinning from ear to because he just caught 3 kilos of fish from his boat, Carewell 1, donated by the Carewell Community, a cancer resource and wellness community. The selling price of fish is P300 per kilo, but Ricky plans to dry some of his...
Fishermen-entrepreneurs: this is what a group of Peter Project beneficiaries in Palo, Leyte has become. On the shoreline near where they park their boats, these enterprising beneficiaries have constructed 7 sheds that they rent for P300 a day to beach goers. They also operate a store as well, with a karaoke machine available for a fee of course. After they...
Original article at: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/639450/need-to-help-inspires-drives-artwork-from-yolanda-wastes The heartrending story of a 2-year-old girl who lost her mother, her baby brother and her home to Super Typhoon “Yolanda” has inspired an art form using broken tiles. The mosaic pieces capture the broken life of Maria Luisa Pamplona of Palo, one of the towns in Leyte province that were...
Jamil Durana of Palo, Leyte went out to sea early morning today on his Peter Project boat named Carewell 2 from The Carewell Community Foundation. He returned home with a prize catch of crabs and a fish weighing 5 kg! Jamil expects to earn about P1,300 today. This is 5-6 times more than what a fisherman normally...
Meet Sammy Cherreguine of Cogon, Palo, Leyte. He received his Peter Project boat named VERA only on June 19, so he has not been fishing that long. Today was a great day for Sammy. His catch was abundant, the sizes were good, and he netted more than Php600 from it. This is double or even triple what he...
When we meet with our beneficiaries, we are frequently greeted with wide smiles, copious thanks, and stories of successes large or small. But on the ground and in the field, there are sad tales to tell, too. NVC President Millie Kilayko first met Maria Luisa at age 2 in March 2014 when we turned over our 1,000th Peter Project...
Meet Ray Linde and his wife Jinky, who won a boat race with their Peter Project boat in Palo, Leyte last June 7 during the annual fiesta. In the middle of July, Rey signed up to join another boat race among fishermen in Bislig, Tolosa, Leyte. But no one dared race against him because everyone...
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...
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