News
News from Tzu Chi Philippines missions, ceremonies and community work across the country.
Giving aid to the needy
The Tzu Chi Philippines Chapter continues to provide assistance to grassroots individuals battling the pandemic. They visited Antipolo City where a distribution of rice and daily necessities helped 221 residents who rely on recycling for their livelihoods.
Even with her family’s foundation, Tzu Chi volunteer Olga Vendivel continues to help others through Tzu Chi Foundation
Tzu Chi volunteer Olga Vendivel doesn't put limits to who and how she can serve.
Caloocan North tricycle driver proves that every centavo counts in creating a better life
Caloocan North tricycle driver Domingo Navida proves that every centavo counts in creating a better life.
Cultivating seeds of kindness for 27 years
Tzu Chi Philippines Chapter celebrated its 27th anniversary with a sunrise pilgrimage and a fundraising charity sale. Everyone responded enthusiastically, cultivating positivity to move forward after the pandemic.
Caloocan South tricycle drivers inspired to help
Edwin Macasieb Rivera counts his blessings; Benjie Mendoza Rafols says even the poor can extend aid.
Getting her eye treated
Tzu Chi Eye Center continued treatment services for patients suffering from eye disease in the Philippines during the pandemic. A businesswoman suffering from cataracts for 2 years recently received surgery and quickly recovered her vision.
Doing charity in tough times
Coronavirus transmission in the Philippines has been declining in the recent weeks. Manila Tzu Chi volunteers prepared a relief distribution in North Caloocan for tricycle drivers, bringing support for more than 2700 families.
Montalban scavengers find community and dignity in trash
Scavengers of Montalban, Rizal, are proud of their profession.
Salt water flooding in Sto Thomas
Santo Tomas in the Philippines is a low lying area which is prone to flooding during high tide. In October, torrential rain associated with a typhoon led to waist high flooding. Manila Tzu Chi volunteers provided help to flood survivors.
With love, the pandemic will be passed
In the Philippines, during the pandemic, Tzu Chi held several distributions, all of which were held in the indigent community of Pampanga Province. Most of the residents here work in agriculture, yet there is nowhere to sell their crops during the pandemic. Therefore, the local government asked Tzu Chi for help, and volunteers responded quickly by sending in rice and living supplies.