The Foundation that made an effort to help the Taclobanon's.

[vulture08]

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Whole hearted in doing the relief mission.. The Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation has put a lot of help in Tacloban.


MANILA - By providing work for the victims of typhoon “Yolanda,” Tzu Chi Philippines’ efforts in providing a ‘cash-for-work’ scheme helped revive the economy in Tacloban, Leyte, including cleaning up the state university campus in 2 hours.
In an interview on DZMM’s ‘Failon Ngayon,’ brothers Alfredo Li and Michael Siao of Tzu Chi Philippines shared how they were able to collect funds from their members to help typhoon victims in Tacloban.
According to Li, the founder of the Tzu Chi Foundation Master Cheng Yen said the goal of cash-for-work was not to provide doleouts.
"Ibangon natin ang Tacloban through cash-for-work. The minimum wage was P260 per day, but can we give them 300? Sabi nya, ‘Hindi pwede… Let us give them P500. Please emphasize na hindi ito sweldo. Ito ay relief funds.’”
When asked why they chose cash-for-work, they said it gave dignity to those who worked with them and opened a way for stores and shops to run their businesses again.
“Why nagbigay ng cash? First, when we let them work, luminis ang kapaligiran natin. Second, ang mga tao who receive this money...dumaan [ito] sa kanilang pawis. Ang pinaka-importante, at the end of the day, they go to the market…. After two days palang, nagbukas na ang mga tindahan,” Li said.
The cash given out were distributed according to the number of members per family. For 2 members, P8,000; for 3 members, P12,000, and for at least 5 in a family, P15,000.
With 1,000 workers from the cash-for-work initiative by Tzu Chi Philippines, University of the Philippines Tacloban was cleaned within two hours.
When asked how funds were collected, Siao said they asked members from other countries for donations, and gave their thanks with a 90-degree bow.
“It was a challenge. We invited the barangay chairmen to meet with us to tell them the mechanics. We went to the streets in 46 countries, saying ‘Sir, ma’am, konting tulong lang.’ [Then did] a 90-degree bow for every donation to say thank you.”
Li said that the donation they received in the Philippines was a lot, but it still was not enough given the gravity of the situation in Yolanda-affected areas.


90-degree bow helps Tzu Chi PH raise funds for Tacloban | ABS-CBN News

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TWO THUMBS UP FOR THEM!

[rivers]

How about Cebu, IloIlo, Palawan, Negros and other provinces who were badly hit by Yolanda? It so sad that all the help/aid focuses on Tacloban only.

[The Rocker]

mao ni naka nindot ani kay action jud dayon .and with dignity ,sakto jud ni ilang paagi ba ,dili dole outs nga dawat limpy lang manga tawo but maka pagawas sad sa singot una maka dawat sa kwarta .a very noble thing and i salute this foundation .

[Cebu Properties]

We are so blissful and thankful for this foundation...Kudos and more power....

[vulture08]

mao ni naka nindot ani kay action jud dayon .and with dignity ,sakto jud ni ilang paagi ba ,dili dole outs nga dawat limpy lang manga tawo but maka pagawas sad sa singot una maka dawat sa kwarta .a very noble thing and i salute this foundation .

Yes bro. They been working worldwide and they have branches worldwide... No religious affiliation even nga Buddhist cla they are willing to help sa mga tao nga nanginahanglan.. But anyways dili man pud tanan2 dayon mahatagan syempre priority jud tong worst hit.

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This is their website here in the Philippines.. http://www.tzuchi.org.ph/

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This is their website here in the Philippines.. http://www.tzuchi.org.ph/

[vulture08]

How about Cebu, IloIlo, Palawan, Negros and other provinces who were badly hit by Yolanda? It so sad that all the help/aid focuses on Tacloban only.

Sir Tacloban suffered the most.. Syempre unahon jud to grabe ang sitwasyon just like this situation for example.. A man was slightly bumped by a car. But the man survive because it was just a slight injury And there's another man who was bumped by a truck a you see him unconscious.. which of the two you will help first? The man so suffered a slight injury or the unconscious man in the road?

Is it that simple sir?
Actually Tzu Chi Foundation have sent help to the places you had mentioned.. Pero don't expect na mahatagan tanan kay limited pud baya ilahang resources. We can't even blame them. Because they are willing to help without expecting any return...

[lhorenzoo]

​i hope unta mao sad ni buhaton sa ubang mga charity foundations nato diha sa pilipinas .

[SioDenz]

How about Cebu, IloIlo, Palawan, Negros and other provinces who were badly hit by Yolanda? It so sad that all the help/aid focuses on Tacloban only.

Kung Niapil pa Unta ka or Kitang tanan ug Tabang, Daghan pa unta matabangan.

Naa na gani nitabang mureklamu pa jud...

[Xaxal Eternitum]

How about Cebu, IloIlo, Palawan, Negros and other provinces who were badly hit by Yolanda? It so sad that all the help/aid focuses on Tacloban only.

First off, this post is unnecissarily critical and ignores the aid that numerous private groups, student initiatives, and citizen initiatives have given to those very same places.

Secondly, Tacloban's situation means that it's going to take some YEARS for the situation to be that of any kind of normalcy (And even then, people are already getting the idea that things will never be the same in Tacloban after that Typhoon and the political mess of the Liberal Party's stalwarts.)