When Supertyphoon Odette made landfall in Ubay in December 2021, one of the casualties was the 66 year old wooden building of the Holy Child Academy of Ubay, Bohol. The roof and walls were blown off, leaving only the pillars of the second floor intact.

Holy Child Academy, which serves more than 1,000 high school students, started constructing a new building in June 2022. TYF’s P1-M donation helped complete the building’s P9.5-M budget.

Through the pictures sent by school director Fr Jojo Gudes every week, TYF is able to track their progress– the foundation laid out, then the trusses went up, walls next, workers in a constant whirl of activity.

Fr Jojo has just confirmed that construction will be finished at the end of February 2023.

On Ash Wednesday, February 22, Fr Rimar J Mabanag, parish priest of Sto. Niño Parish in Getafe, Bohol and the Diocesan Social Action Center (DSAC) team of the Diocese of Talibon formally turned over 8 fishing boats to 8 families in Getafe affected by Super Typhoon Odette. Similar fishing boats have earlier been distributed by DSAC in Mabini, Aguining, Inabanga, and Buenavista. TYF funded the construction of 60 fishing boats for the diocese.

When we first appealed for help for the tomato farmers, we were delightfully surprised at the response of donors. Within an hour of posting our appeal, donors immediately committed funds for the first ton! Who would have thought that at the end of the week, we would gather enough funds to purchase more than 27 tons?

Through your generosity, we were able to support not just the farmers but also the thousands of indigent families assisted by the parishes and feeding programs as well as persons deprived of liberty. We are also deeply grateful to parish volunteers who sometimes worked way into the night to ensure quick distribution to families in need. AM+DG

As soon as we launched our appeal to Help Rescue Tomato Farmers last February 04, 2023, we received overwhelming support from our donors. In Week 1, we purchased more than 14,000 kg of tomatoes worth PhP 220,950 from farmers in Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, and Ilocos Sur.

Through our donors' generosity, we distributed tomatoes to 60 NCR Parishes/Feeding Programs and 5 Restorative Justice Ministries. Maraming Salamat po!