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HOPE: A Journey of a
Lifetime Begins
Hope is
both simple and profound. It provides inspiration, gives strength to get us through
challenging times, and bridges sorrow to bliss. Hope is what Beta
Sigma gives back to the citizens of the Bicol Region affected by Bagyong Reming.
Humanitarian aid did not stop after
the immediate disaster relief. Beta Sigma continues to support
those who were displaced by this devastating typhoon. On
April 2,
2007, Tulong
Bicol Operation Big Brother ensured that the people temporarily
relocated in Taysan, Legaspi City receive the much-needed medical
attention.
For some of us, we draw energy from
hope as we move forward in carrying out our commitments to help the
needy. For some of us, making our world a better place has become a
quest. For Betans, Tulong Bicol is a noble goal and indeed, a
journey of a lifetime.
"Mga Kapatid,
Una sa lahat, nais ko kayong pasalamatan sa inyong napakalaking
tulong sa mga kapatid nating nasalanta ng Bagyong Reming sa Bicol.
Ngunit higit sa aking pasasalamat para sa ating mga natulungan, nais
ko din na ipagpugay ang tagumpay na ito bilang tagumpay ng ating
kapatiran. Mabuhay ang KAPATIRANG BETA SIGMA!
Sa pagkakataong ito, nais ko na pong tuldukan ang proyektong ito
bilang proyekto ng kapatiran. Maaari pong ituloy ang pagtulong sa
pamamagitan ng Beta Sigma pero hindi na po ibig sabihin na ang
tulong ay para sa Bicol lamang dahil tapos na po ang Tabang Bicol
Project. Ngunit kahit na po na ito ay ating tutuldukan, kami po dito
ay patuloy na uusad sa proyekto hanggang sa maubos ang mga natitira
pa sa mga ipinadala nyong donasyon.
Sa ngayon po, naubos na natin ang mga relief goods na ating
ipinamahagi noon pong Phase 1 pa lang ng proyekto. Ngunit ang mga
gamot na atin pong nakalap mula sa paghingi ng tulong sa mga
kumpanya ng gamot dito sa Pilipinas, pati na rin po yung mga gamot
na nabili natin mula sa ipinadala nyong pera ay di pa po ubos (sa
dami) at patuloy nating isasagawa ang mga tulong medikal hanggang sa
ito ay ating maubos at maipamahagi sa mga nangangailangan. Balak ng
ating mga kapatid sa kabikolan na ituloy ang Medical Missions doon
kahit na tapos na at nakaraos na kahit papano ang mga Bicolano...
hanggang may gamot pang magagamit at maipapamahagi.
Sa darating na linggo ay mag-uusap usap kaming mga kapatid dito na
nagpatakbo sa proyektong ito upang isaayos ang lahat-lahat sa
pagtatapos ng "Tulong Bicol"
Narito po ang ilang mga larawan sa Medical Mission na isinagawa noon
pong a-dos ng Abril sa Brgy. Taysan sa Lungsod ng Legazpi. Ang lugar
po ng Medical Mission ay isang "Tent City" kung saan inilikas ang
mga nakaligtas sa Brgy. Padang (halos nabura po sa mapa ang barangay
na ito dahil sa putik at baha).
DIOS MABALOS SAINDO GABOS!!!" --Brod JAQ M. QUIÑONES,
Aquinas University of Legazpi 97-A,
Chairman, Operation Big Brother - Tabang Bicol
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TYPHOON REMING: IMAGES OF BICOL DEVASTATION & BETAN
HUMANITARIAN DEVOTION
Message from JAQ
First of, allow me to extend my
apologies for the long pause in the updates on Operation Big Brother
II. This is because I went home to Bicol for the holidays and also
to see for myself the situation that gripped my beloved province. Of
course, there are no internet connections yet in Albay then, as the
power was just restored (only in major towns and cities, not the
barangays and other worst hit municipalities) around 2-3 days before
Christmas. This is not to mention the internet connection woes in
Asia around the later part of December through the 1st week of
January.
Anyhow, good that Brod Gene Villareal has already posted a report of
the distribution as well as some first hand account of the
devastation (copy of such report is herein attached). The
Distribution of the relief goods and other donations in the affected
areas was the culmination of Phase 1 of the "Tabang Bicol Project" (Tulong
Bagyong Reming) of the Operation Big Brother II. We are now well on
the way for Phase II which will now concentrate on rehabilitation
programs and medical missions. At present, we soliciting for
donations of medicines from among the different medical and
pharmaceutical companies in the country (through my wife, a doctor,
who is very much active in the project). I, therefore, come to you
once more and seek help in coming up -- only if it is possible --
with donations of medicines such as antibiotics, antihistamines,
multivitamins, antispasmodics, milk preparations, cough and cold
preparations, and the like... Or maybe you can suggest means towards
this objective or refer us to those who can donate medicines in the
country. Rehabilitation programs will be concentrated to the brods
and sis who were themselves victims of the calamity.
Brods and Sis were
given first privilege to dig in and take whatever
they need and want from among the donations. All of
the brods and sis in the Bicol leg of the operation
are all typhoon victims themselves. However, most of them
took only a few as the rest totally gave up their
privilege... everyone opted to help those who needed
more.
Sainyong lahat, Dios mabalos saindo gabos asin maogmang bagong taon
na pano ki pagasa...
BROD JAQ M. QUIÑONES,
AUL'97A
(09198222637)
01/15/07
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