Caraga InFocus –February 5-11, 2022

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Volunteerism drives rebuilding efforts in Dinagat Islands

Volunteerism drives rebuilding efforts in Dinagat Islands SAN JOSE, Dinagat Islands -- Almost two months after the onslaught of Typhoon Odette, residents of Dinagat Islands are taking it upon themselves to construct and rebuild destroyed homes to combat the prevalent

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problem of homelessness were totally destroyed in in the Province. the aftermath of Odette. Residents, with the help of civil society organizations and the Office of Congressman Alan 1 B. Ecleo, constructed a Pahina Village in Barangay Boa, municipality of Cagdianao to help families whose homes

“Well-entrenched in our culture is the practice of pahina, or our local version of bayanihan, where we offer to each other voluntary labor as a form of service to our communities. It is a common sight in many of our municipalities Caraga INFOCUS


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