Thank You For Your Support and Generosity

When super typhoon Pablo struck in 2013, thousands of families lost their homes and sources of living, not to mention their loved ones, some of whom were never found again. 

Mater et Puer Foundation conducted several relief operations to the victims/survivors of Typhoon Pablo, particularly in the Municipalities of Compostela and Montevista of ComVal Province. 

In this regard, please allow us to THANK the following for their contributions to our relief operations at the ComVal Province:

1. PCSO-SEU
2. Ms. Luz Sanchez- New York ($100)
2. Elmhurst Choir-New York ($100)
3. Ms. Maria Zais- New York ($100)
4. Ms. Betsy Rose Juen (USA) ($100)
5. Mr. Vic Sanchez (USA) ($100)
6. Atty. Marie Jennifer "Pepper" Bruce- Manila (P5,000.00)
7. Mr. Ricky Conlu and family- Gen. Santos City
8. ACS Marketing for the hygiene kits
9. Mr. Roland and Ms. Tessie Odal- Gen. Santos City
10. Ms. Lourdes Simpol- Davao City
11. ADDU School of Business and Governance- Davao City

We also take this opportunity to thank Ms. Zuen “ Zee" Mirabueno for donating 12 big boxes of children's medicines last December 2015. So far, we have already distributed some of the medicines to the Ascencion of the Lord parishioners (GSIS). The other meds were distributed to: Badjao community of Isla Verde, residents of Marilog District and the Archdiocesan Nutrition Center. 

God bless your generous hearts.

Super Typhoon Pablo: The Aftermath (Compostela, ComVal Province)

"Help us!!! Donation please... We have nothing to eat!"

The moment we entered the first municipality of  Compostela Valley (Comval) Province yesterday (December 11, 2012), we were greeted by fallen trees and roofless houses. Tall, age-old bamboo trees, known for their endurance and flexibility, failed to withstand super typhoon Pablo's wrath. Some of them laid on the side of the road showing their uprooted fibrous roots.

When we reached the highway leading straight to the Municipality of Compostela, a grimmer picture greeted us. No word can fully describe the somber ambiance of the area.  

Trees that survived the storm stood on the ground- frail and basically lifeless.  

Thousands of hectares of banana plantations were eradicated overnight.

Some lost their roofs, others lost their walls. A lot more totally lost their homes.

Warehouses and big rice mills were not spared. 

A gloomy sight along the highway.

A military truck carrying donated coffins.

People displayed their placards begging for food along the highway as they waited for relief goods.

At a little past 1:00 p.m., we finally arrived at the Barangay Hall of Barangay San Miguel, Compostela, where throngs of people waited for us. A pile of steel trusses occupied the adjacent lot. "That used to be our gym," the people informed us. Sadly, in front of the fallen structure were what used to be the homes of these people.

We would like to thank Provincial Board Member Josielyn Romano and all the leaders of Barangay San Miguel, particularly their Barangay Chairman, for the orderly distribution of the relief goods.

We would also like to thank Fr. Artemio "Jun" Toyco, Jr., Parish Priest of the Municipality of Compostela,  for volunteering to help us distribute the other relief goods we brought with us.

 

This will NOT be the end of our relief operations for the victims of  Super Typhoon Pablo.We are now preparing to send food packs and medicines to one of the hardest hit areas in Davao Oriental. 

A BIG THANKS to our friends and families who have pledged to help us in this endeavor.

The Road To Devastation

When tropical storm Sendong hit Mindanao in December 2011, Mater et Puer Foundation, in partnership with the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office- Sweepstakes Employees Union- PCSO Employees Mutual Benefit Fund (PCSO-SEU-PEMBF), did not waste time in sending relief goods/hygiene kits to its victims in the hardest hit areas of Cagayan de Oro City and Iligan City.