Child-focused organization World Vision is calling for donations and volunteers to support their ongoing relief efforts for the immediate needs of the people affected by Taal Volcano’s unrest. Aside from monetary donations to support the operations in progress, World Vision is also accepting emergency essentials such as dust masks that will be distributed in evacuation…
Typhoon Kammuri, known locally as Typhoon Tisoy made its first landfall in Prieto Diaz, Sorsogon at around 11PM on December 2. Kammuri intensified just before it hit the landmass with a maximum sustained winds of 165km/h near its center and 230km/h gustiness. “I wasn’t able to sleep well last night not because the strong winds…
Following the recent earthquakes in southern Mindanao, child-focused development and humanitarian agency World Vision launches its relief operations for the affected people of Northern Cotabato, including the city of Kidapawan and the hard-hit towns of Makilala and Tulunan. “We are committed to support the government-led response in Mindanao. World Vision in the Philippines is particularly…
Christmas is truly in the air as World Vision in the Philippines kicks off its Noche Buena campaign for 2019, the child-focused organization’s annual initiative aimed at making Christmas celebrations more meaningful and joyful for the most vulnerable children and their families. World Vision Ambassador Jasmine Curtis-Smith and Advocate Erwan Heusaff showed their support by…
World Vision, in partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the government of Taiwan, held a rice turnover in Region 10, donating 66,000 sacks of rice to at least 620 families affected by the Marawi crisis. “This is just the first batch. In the coming days, more families will also receive…
The agribusiness Plantsville and the education-focused organization Edukasyon.ph emerged as winners in Social Innovation Challenge (S.I.C.), World Vision’s competition for innovators creating sustainable solutions to challenges identified in real communities. Plantsville, represented by November “Tina” Canieso-Yeo, is a joint effort with local government units (LGUs), eco-tourism organic bee and cinnamon groups that seek to flourish…
World Vision is seeking out creative Filipinos to create the most meaningful solutions to some of the country’s overlooked community challenges. The child-focused organization’s latest project, the Social Innovation Challenge, is allowing innovators all over the country the opportunity to compete for seed capital to fund ideas that address obstacles faced by Filipino communities. For…
Nine-year old Shane wakes up every day at 4am so she can prepare herself and take the hour-long hike just to be in school. Unfazed by the daily, dusty and daunting trail, Shane is determined to learn and be closer to her dream. “I love going to school because I get to learn and be…
World Vision Philippines together with several corporations continues to help thousands of Filipino children in need through partnerships aimed to support the organization’s child-focused projects in the Philippines. In line with the back-to-school season, World Vision and Procter & Gamble (P&G) Philippines launched the “Pag-asa sa Basura” campaign, a sustainable waste collection and recycling system…
Promising Filipino singing 12-year old stage-actor Julien Joshua “JJ” Millanes Dolor, was unveiled as World Vision Philippines’ newest and youngest ambassador for children in the Philippines. Dolor captivated many-a-heart and followers with his highly acclaimed portrayal of “Young Simba” in the hit Disney musical classic The Lion King, produced by Cassel Group in association with…
PSBank renewed its support in providing for the welfare of visually impaired and special children through its three Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) partners. A total of PhP300,000.00 was recently turned over by PSBank for the various programs and activities of World Vision, Resources for the Blind, and Chosen Children Village Foundation. The financial support of…
