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#BuligTacloban2014: Filipinos with Indomitable Spirit (Part 2 of Thoughts about the Outreach Program)

#BuligTacloban2014: Filipinos with Indomitable Spirit (Part 2 of Thoughts about the Outreach Program)

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It has been a month since the outreach program.  Looking back, I am not sure if it is Divine Providence intervening or was it simply fated that the Outreach Program was scheduled on 8th March, four months after Typhoon Yolanda hit the Philippines. Four months after and the destruction is still evident.  Amidst the crisis, people are smiling & have gone back to their normal lives of working or studying. When we bought lunch at Jollibee there was very long…

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#BuligTacloban2014: An Eye-Opener (Part 1 of Thoughts about the Outreach Program)

#BuligTacloban2014: An Eye-Opener (Part 1 of Thoughts about the Outreach Program)

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We meet different folks with different strokes, from different walks of life. We encounter people for different reasons at different seasons. This recently concluded outreach program gave me a different perspective & insight and armed with such learnings for future activities I also strive to improve the quality of outreach programs.  For now, I will put this inside my tool box until I find use for it one day. It was a struggle to do an event outside of Luzon…

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Update as of 2nd March: ‘Bulig Tacloban’ Outreach Program

Update as of 2nd March: ‘Bulig Tacloban’ Outreach Program

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Time flies so fast.  A few months back we were hoping and praying that we will be able to achieve the 140,000Php target amount for the 8th March outreach program in Tacloban for the benefit of the Typhoon Yolanda victims.  We had a few setbacks because of the price increase for the pedicabs but still we were fortunate enough to get 5 pedicabs as the manufacturer have yet to resume operations after the typhoon. It was a very ambitious amount…

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Update: ‘Bulig Tacloban’ an Outreach Program for Typhoon Yolanda Victims on 8th March 2014 at Tacloban

Update: ‘Bulig Tacloban’ an Outreach Program for Typhoon Yolanda Victims on 8th March 2014 at Tacloban

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Happy campers!!! We have booked our flights from Singapore to Cebu and vice versa! Target is to have the event at 2pm on 8th of March where we are planning to have some simple merienda cena (tea break) to enjoy with the locals and share with them give-away packs containing basic necessities.  We are praying that we will have the pedicabs built and ready for the event as the local pedicab manufacturers have yet to start operations. Our Target: 140,000 Php (to…

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