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The Philippine Army recently awarded Operation Blessing (OB) as Non-Government Organization (NGO) of the Year for 2007, for its efforts in promoting peace and nation-building in impoverished provinces in the country.

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Water Wells: In many communities that Operation Blessing visits, the unavailability or lack of safe, clean water is a common predicament and is a major cause of health and sanitation problems for residents. OB meets this need by drilling wells that provide fresh, potable water.

Sanitation Facilities: Operation Blessing sponsors the construction of communal toilets in impoverished villages to address the residents’ sanitation needs.

Two Wells = Healthy, Happy Families 


Wednesday, 20 August 2008
Two Wells = Healthy, Happy Families

Families in two villages in Pilar, Bataan, north of Manila, are rejoicing at the newly built water wells in their communities. This means no more diarrhea and digestive problems, and no more long distances to walk just to fetch clean water.

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Wednesday, 23 April 2008
Safe and Sparkling Water for the Dumagat Tribe

“We were drinking water infested with mosquito eggs,” Virgilio Bertudes recalls of the time when five of his fellow villagers contracted malaria due to the lack of a safe and sanitary water source. They all died in a span of one week.

Virgilio himself was stricken with the disease ...

Monday, 30 July 2007
Western Samar continues to receive aid from Operation Blessing

Last June, Operation Blessing conducted a medical mission at the heart of Western Samar where people clearly lack the means to acquire medical help. As the clinic opened in one of the villages, people came in hundreds as OB arrived with medical, dental and counseling services for them, ...

Monday, 30 July 2007
OB sets up water pump for clean, potable water in Basilan

After conducting medical missions in the islands of Simunul in Tawi-Tawi, Sibugay, and Basilan last year, Operation Blessing (OB) coordinated with the respective local governments, military people and community residents to set up water systems that will provide a stable and potable supply of water for these communities ...

Monday, 30 July 2007
Three New Wells, Two Toilets Dedicated during Tarlac Mission

Three new fresh water wells and two community toilets were inaugurated Thursday morning, February 20 at the Sitio Bagong Barrio Resettlement Area, Barangay Sapang Maragul in Tarlac City. The inaugural and dedication rites were conducted in the middle of Operation Blessing's (OB) weeklong medical mission in the same ...

 
 
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