You can tell from the pictures how hot it was on April 19. The blazing sun almost blurs the figures of the small group gathered by the shoreline where Fr Armand Bayron blesses the last four of the 60 fishing boats donated by TYF through the Diocese of Talibon Social Action Center.

Sixteen months after Supertyphoon Odette, many have already recovered from the humanitarian crisis in Bohol. The debris has been cleared; buildings have new roofs. But fishing families who lost their means of livelihood have been slower to rise from the devastation. These boats are a precious resource.

We thank the Diocese of Talibon Social Action Center who coordinated a wide range of rehabilitation projects and the parishes that mobilized volunteer teams for the greater glory of God.

Panginoon
Turuan mo akong maging bukas palad
Turuan mo akong maglingkod sa iyo

Whenever we call for donations, we are continually awed by the generous outpouring of responses. With your help, TYF’s Lenten almsgiving campaign this year was able to provide food to thousands of transport workers, the elderly, and persons with disability. We are deeply grateful.

Hindi humahanap
Ng kapalit na kaginhawaan
Na di naghihintay kundi ang aking mabatid
Na ang loob mo'y syang sinusundan

Maximo Inalem is a solo parent who bears full responsibility for his three children. After living in a cramped house made of recycled materials, Maximo Inalem counts himself blessed to have been selected one of the recipients of Super Typhoon Odette shelter rehab project. In April 2023, the family moved to a more comfortable and airy house in Brgy San Pascual, Ubay, Bohol constructed by the St Vincent Ferrer Parish Team HALAD.

The shelter rehab project is funded by TYF and implemented by the Diocese of Talibon Social Action Center, which coordinated the construction of 37 new houses in various parishes of the diocese.

Daghang salamat to Team HALAD and Fr Epifanio Gupita, the DSAC director and parish priest of St Vincent Ferrer Parish.

Construction of the first 3-in-1 chapel funded by TYF is almost finished!

A 3-in-1 chapel serves as a home for religious gatherings, an evacuation center, and a multi-purpose hall for the community. The San Isidro Labrador Chapel in Port Barton, San Vicente, Northern Palawan had to be abandoned after it was damaged during Super Typhoon Odette, and the 3-in-1 chapel that replaced it is in a new site. Its location in the interior posed a challenge to the delivery of construction materials, compounded by incessant rains brought by La Nińa.

After several months, the new chapel is in the final weeks of construction. Fr Ed Parińo, SAC director of the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay, announced the chapel will be blessed on May 17, in time for the fiesta.

Construction is ongoing of two other 3-in-1 chapels in Palawan funded by TYF: Sta Rita de Cascia Chapel in Roxas and Nuestra Seńora de Salvacion Mission in Dumaran.