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News from Tzu Chi Philippines missions, ceremonies and community work across the country.
Tzu Chi wraps up 2026 Scholars’ Camp
Missing all the fun activities, plant-based meals, and friendships of the 2026 Tzu Chi Scholars’ Camp? Here’s a recap of the memorable moments that took place from July 3 to 5 at the Buddhist Tzu Chi Campus in Sta. Mesa, Manila. For the scholar attendees from Pampanga, Bicol, Leyte, Cebu, Davao, Zamboanga, and the National Capital Region, the last three days were more than a respite from the routine of their everyday lives: They were a chance to breathe, grow, learn, and be seen and heard by their peers and the people who believe in their potential to achieve great things.
Plant-based bistek Tagalog, BBQ, tinola score high at ‘Veg Up!’ tasting event
News flash: Representatives from schools and NGOs participate in the program
Tzu Chi donates wheelchair to the family of caregiving alumna Venus Telecio
The latest assistance highlights Tzu Chi's mission of extending compassion beyond education, ensuring its scholars and their families are not left behind.
REBUILDING LIVES Relief after the June 8 quake
With combined efforts and deep compassion, Tzu Chi volunteers from Davao and Manila wrapped up a successful relief distribution of basic necessities on June 27 to 1,382 households in the Municipality of Glan in Sarangani Province, and barangays Sugal and Butulan in the Municipality of Jose Abad Santos. Impacted by the magnitude 7.8 quake last June 8, many of the victims have lost their homes and continue to seek shelter in tents pitched outdoors.
Tzu Chi extends aid to 1,382 quake-hit households in Glan, Sugal, and Butulan
Volunteers distribute rice, blankets, solar panels, and vouchers for construction materials
‘What I watched on TV can happen in real life’
Survivors of the magnitude 7.8 quake in Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental, recall the trauma and mercies following the destruction and loss.
Manila and Davao volunteers conduct 3-day ocular after 7.8 quake
In teams of two, they visited the municipalities of Glan and Jose Abad Santos
Seizures no more
Maintenance medicines from Tzu Chi ensure Roselyn Rodriguez complies with her treatment for high-grade glioma
7.8 quake rocks Mindanao
Two days after a magnitute 7.8 quake reduced parts of Sarangani and General Santos in Mindanao into rubble on June 8, Tzu Chi Davao volunteers bravely took to the streets, surveying the extensive damages and their effects to the thousands of displaced families. With victims too scared to go home or with no homes to return to, evacuation centers have been packed and local leaders call for a need for necessities like food, water, blankets, and means of communication.
Hope, help, and healing for Tzu Chi’s medical beneficiaries
Tzu Chi's support eased the medical and financial burdens of two patients, giving them a renewed chance at health, dignity, and a better life.