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Tzu Chi Philippines staff enjoy free Mandarin classes from Tzu Chi University School of Science and Technology.

Residents now have access to clean, potable water.

Catastrophic devastation was apparent when Tzu Chi volunteers flew to Bohol last January for a week of rice relief and cash assistance distribution.

A total of 4,889 beneficiaries received cash aid from Tzu Chi Foundation.

More than a month after Super Typhoon Odette (Rai) battered parts of the Visayas and Mindanao with her heavy rains and gusty winds, hundreds and thousands of Boholanos continue to live in makeshift shelters, bereft of food, water, and electricity.

After living through the violent winds and torrential rains of Super Typhoon Odette (Rai) on the evening of December 16, 2021, Cebuanos woke up to a disheartening sight: the total devastation of their homes and livelihood. According to a January 14, 2022 report by the Department of Social Welfare and Development, 636,837 families, or close to 2 million persons in Cebu, were affected by the Category 5 storm.

Having experienced the wrath of Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) in 2013, Leyteños moved quickly with the coming of Super Typhoon Odette (Rai) on December 16, 2021. In Ormoc Tzu Chi Great Love Village, residents were brought to an evacuation center where local government provided collapsible tents and volunteers cooked and fed them warm porridge. Sets of clothes were also distributed to evacuees who didn’t have enough time to bring personal belongings with them.

841 households in three barangays were completely destroyed.

Homes were washed away, fishing boats destroyed beyond repair.

Almost 20,000 families from Liloan, Southern Leyte claimed their cash aid.