In the wee hours of December 5, 2012, Typhoon Bopha (locally knows as Typhoon Pablo) pounded on Mindanao, leaving a trail of destruction in New Bataan, Compostela Valley and the coastal areas of Baganga, Cateel and Boston. I...

Carrying 55 tons of relief goods – sacks of rice, clothing, bottles of water, hygiene materials and kitchen utensils provided by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Save the Children Foundation, and ABS-CBN’s Sagip...

Dryness. Devastation. Desperation. These were the words that came into my mind as I travelled east of Davao City, to bear witness to the full impact of Typhoon Pablo’s fury in Southern Mindanao. For four straight days, our crew of six...

Mark Dia, our Regional Oceans Campaigner, is currently serving as our onboard team leader for our Pablo Response mission. He sent us the following update from the field just before the Esperanza made landfall in Davao City on 11 Dec.