Pinoy Buzz: Typhoon Yolanda

An inspiring athlete! Nonito Donaire donates 100 houses to Yolanda victims in Iloilo

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Nonito Donaire Jr decided to give back to those in need and donated 100 houses to typhoon victims in Iloilo.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhl7jsUVV2r7ec_GNriwNT6vhqUlpfkoFJbthroV4Yqn6P6UZhEsby1v2jR0RyekTPKoBvRO4SewZeAKgIMeez-F0w80BFAAG6cTUDRLmP85lZnrCTYJBTGSPuWaWFhg98JwZ5y-tCjBMK/s1600/nonito-donaire-donate-houses.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Nonito Donaire donates 100 houses to Yolanda victims in Iloilo" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="409" data-original-width="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhl7jsUVV2r7ec_GNriwNT6vhqUlpfkoFJbthroV4Yqn6P6UZhEsby1v2jR0RyekTPKoBvRO4SewZeAKgIMeez-F0w80BFAAG6cTUDRLmP85lZnrCTYJBTGSPuWaWFhg98JwZ5y-tCjBMK/s1600/nonito-donaire-donate-houses.jpg" title="Nonito Donaire donates 100 houses to Yolanda victims in Iloilo" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Filipino Flash urges other athletes to make a difference. Photo Courtesy: Facebook/Nonito Donaire Jr</td></tr></tbody></table><br />In a Facebook post, the boxing champ shared that he and his wife flew to Iloilo this week to turnover the 100 houses they donated. Donaire Jr had always aspired to make a difference and encouraged other athletes to do so.<br /><br />The Filipino Flash urged athletes to have a voice. He said, “In boxing, fighters aren’t just fighters. We can do so much more beyond inspiring people with what we achieve in the ring.”<br /><b><br /></b> <b>Build a House, Build a Home project </b><br /><br />When typhoon Yolanda hit the country in 2013, Iloilo was one of the severely devastated areas. A lot of people lost their loved ones, homes, properties and livelihood.<br /><div id="unruly-unit"></div><br />Two years after Yolanda, English philanthropist Greg Secker saw the need to help in the rebuilding of Iloilo. He founded the Build a House, Build a Home project in Iloilo. It was through this foundation that Donaire was able to make one of his dreams a reality. He said, “I’m looking at the bigger picture, what we can do to create more homes for the less fortunate, maybe 1,000 more homes, how we can make an impact on the lives of people.”<br /><br /><center><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="690" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fnonitodonaire%2Fposts%2F10155815196307040&width=500" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="500"></iframe></center><br /><center><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="672" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fnonitodonaire%2Fposts%2F10155814955992040&width=500" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="500"></iframe></center><br /><b>Not the first time</b><br /><br />This is not the first time that the former boxing champion had given back to those in need. Back in 2009 at the start of his career, he donated P1 million to the victims of Typhoon Ondoy to help build houses.<br /><br /><b>— Sally, The Summit Express</b></div>

An inspiring athlete! Nonito Donaire donates 100 houses to Yolanda victims in Iloilo

MANILA, Philippines - Nonito Donaire Jr decided to give back to those in need and donated 100 houses to typhoon victims in Iloilo. The Filip...

Yolanda-affected entrepreneur rises, now earns P100 - 300k through online business

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Who would have thought that supertyphoon Yolanda, one of the strongest typhoons on record that lashed central Philippines, would push an entrepreneur to rise from the ashes and rebuild her business?<br /><br />In November 2013, The Purpektion Shop owner Vanessa Tinitigan lost almost all of her products due to the flood brought about by the super typhoon. Aside from losing money, Vanessa also lost the trust of some of her clients who didn’t get to receive their orders.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh83jBPnbIJ0dvVpOkL3mp1hPtzzvQq6blKAdigyJqS8jFzPDI6XOKd94wk1LfUGQByYWLebnjWUw1mf6V5TKOj8V77DJUAiO7NqF9fEKZwgi6rflyXWVdBN_S1uEdxQfD-VQMLw5qqojqv/s1600/yolanda-entrepreneur.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Vanessa Tinitigan Yolanda entrepreneur" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="345" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh83jBPnbIJ0dvVpOkL3mp1hPtzzvQq6blKAdigyJqS8jFzPDI6XOKd94wk1LfUGQByYWLebnjWUw1mf6V5TKOj8V77DJUAiO7NqF9fEKZwgi6rflyXWVdBN_S1uEdxQfD-VQMLw5qqojqv/s1600/yolanda-entrepreneur.jpg" title="Vanessa Tinitigan Yolanda entrepreneur" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">PHOTO CREDIT: YouTube/Shopee Philippines</td></tr></tbody></table>This incident prompted her to close down her bazaar and Facebook business and search for greener pastures.<br /><br />In the hopes of starting over again, Vanessa decided to work abroad. However, things didn’t seem to work out so she eventually decided to come home. Little did she know that she was destined for something greater in the Philippines.<br /><br /><i>“Pero umuwi po ako noon as in wala akong kita. So ang nangyari po noon, yung natitira kong stocks na hindi ko maibenta sa bang platform ipinost ko po siya sa Shopee,” </i>Vanessa told ABS-CBN’s My Puhunan.<br /><div id="unruly-unit"></div><br />In a matter of 24 hours, buyers took interest in her products. This gave Vanessa enough courage to give business a second chance. However, she concentrated on online business particularly the Shopee platform this time.<br /><br /><i>"Inipon ko po 'yong pera. Araw-araw namimili ako kasi para mapaikot ko siya nang mabilis. Tapos after a month po, na-award-an po ako ng 'Shopee Seller of the month’, </i>Vanessa happily revealed.<br /><br />Vanessa even took advantage of her experience in her failed venture abroad to make her business grow. <br /><i><br /></i> <i>“From that time po, nag-research po ako kasi, no'ng nabigo po ako sa abroad, sa skin care po iyon, sabi ko gusto kong magkaroon ng sarili kong skin care brand, saka po para ma-cater sa mga tao yung mura, affordable,”</i> Vanessa said.<br /><br />From earning P20,000 to P50,000, Vanessa now makes P100,000 to P300,000 a month. In the future, Vanessa wants her brand to be recognized internationally. <br /><br />Towards the end of her interview, she encouraged millennials to take risk, overcome their fears and dream big.<br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">"Normal lang pong matakot. Hindi ka po nangangarap nang malaki kung di ka po natatakot. Ang sa 'kin po, sipag lang po talaga at saka tiyaga. Kasi po ako nag-start po ako nang walang puhunan, kung di 'yong sipag at tiyaga lang po. Eventually po, everything will fall into place,” Vanessa added. </blockquote><br /><center><div class="video-wrapper"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cr8GvxXAtTU" width="100%"></iframe> </div></center><br /><b>-- Mini, The Summit Express</b></div>

Yolanda-affected entrepreneur rises, now earns P100 - 300k through online business

Who would have thought that supertyphoon Yolanda, one of the strongest typhoons on record that lashed central Philippines, would push an ent...

LOOK: Mar Roxas depicted as Yolanda’s hero in comic book “Sa Gitna ng Unos”

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Administration presidential bet and former DILG chief Manuel “Mar” Roxas II came under fire after he was portrayed as a hero in a comic book titled “Sa Gitna ng Unos.”<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHMCBuFVj8W14ONdj_8vC52K6srhVkVWZA3G7VYgfP9TZVPPLUE-AWSDsI4_-ngHwcK-yJwf1Krfify3LV_2SHYFSoq_o2xfZuA_vwKz6hznTewb5deUvUProT6rwMhyphenhyphen8EozdKguwLAqj1/s1600/mar-roxas-sa-gitna-ng-unos.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Roxas: A superhero during typhoon Yolanda?" border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHMCBuFVj8W14ONdj_8vC52K6srhVkVWZA3G7VYgfP9TZVPPLUE-AWSDsI4_-ngHwcK-yJwf1Krfify3LV_2SHYFSoq_o2xfZuA_vwKz6hznTewb5deUvUProT6rwMhyphenhyphen8EozdKguwLAqj1/s640/mar-roxas-sa-gitna-ng-unos.jpg" title="Roxas: A superhero during typhoon Yolanda?" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Roxas: A superhero during typhoon Yolanda?</span></td></tr></tbody></table>The cover page of the comic book shows Roxas saving victims of the super typhoon Yolanda. <br /><br />A photo of the comic book is making rounds online after author and blogger Katrina Stuart Santiago shared it on her Facebook account. The post quickly became a hot topic on social media with over 2,000 shares as of this writing.<br /><br />In her post, Santiago pointed out that the said comic book failed to mention how Roxas and the government “messed up rescue, relief and rehabilitation efforts in Samar and Leyte. <br /><br />Santiago wrote: “I don’t know where the gall and temerity, the kabastusan (rudeness) of this matuwid-na-daan comes from, but apparently none of the things we know about Typhoon Haiyan, none of the stories of those who survived, none of the reports that talked about the inefficiency and insensitivity and lack of compassion of this government, none of that matters.”<br /><br /><center><div id="fb-root"></div><script>(function(d, s, id) {  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;  js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3";  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/radikalchick/posts/10209224820996244" data-width="500"><div class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><blockquote cite="https://www.facebook.com/radikalchick/posts/10209224820996244">I don't know where the gall and temerity, the kabastusan of this matuwid-na-daan comes from, but apparently none of the...<br />Posted by <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3208975531108139265#" rel="nofollow" role="button">Katrina Stuart Santiago</a> on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/radikalchick/posts/10209224820996244" rel="nofollow">Sunday, March 27, 2016</a></blockquote></div></div></center><br />Netizen Dale Gozar also aired his negative sentiments towards the comic book depicting Roxas as a hero in the tragedy that claimed almost 10,000 lives in the country in 2013. Gozar even enumerated the failures of Roxas before, during and in the aftermath of typhoon Yolanda.<br /><br />According to Gozar, the natural calamity caused panic, chaos, looting and 10,000 casualties due to poor knowledge/ research, poor planning/preparation, poor communication, poor/slow response, and poor organization. Gozar also alleged that there were misused emergency funds and pocketed donations for the victims.<br /><br />“Mar must have thought his presence alone can make things better. And conducting meetings in Tacloban is not risking your life or maybe your life wasn't worth anything Mar Roxas Because you accomplished NOTHING,” Gozar wrote in his post.<br /><br /><center><div id="fb-root"></div><script>(function(d, s, id) {  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;  js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3";  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/djgozar/posts/989981447748624" data-width="500"><div class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><blockquote cite="https://www.facebook.com/djgozar/posts/989981447748624">Thousands of People died and Mar Roxas think he's a real Super Hero... What is wrong with you? Why boast during debate...<br />Posted by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/djgozar" rel="nofollow">Dale Gozar</a> on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/djgozar/posts/989981447748624" rel="nofollow">Sunday, March 27, 2016</a></blockquote></div></div></center><b><br /></b><b>-Mini, The Summit Express</b></div>

LOOK: Mar Roxas depicted as Yolanda’s hero in comic book “Sa Gitna ng Unos”

MANILA, Philippines - Administration presidential bet and former DILG chief Manuel “Mar” Roxas II came under fire after he was portrayed as ...