Operation Pedring

Adamson University as a partner of people for social development helped people who are in need especially to those who have been affected by climate change that bought calamities to the country.

Filipinos felt a sense of déjà vu when typhoon Pedring hit Metro Manila and the country’s Northern provinces last September 26 that reminded them of how typhoons Ondoy ravaged many cities few years ago. Heavy Rain and robust wind triggered flood the whole place particularlyand worstly in Bulacan. Many areas there are still flooded especially the town of Calumpit and in fact, waters have risen after typhoon ‘Pedring’ left. This, according to local officials and residents, can only be blamed on the massive release of water from the Ipo and Angat dams both of which are in Bulacan. Residents of the flood-ravaged town are starting to run low on food and drinking water supply. This brought action to Jes Nilo.

Jes Nilo is the president of Calumpit Home Owners Associatons (CHOA) and opportunely a student of AdU of good governance for social development called for help in Adamson University Integrated Community Extension Services (ICES) that key in the doors and inform government agencies that would aid the town in relocating the affected residents and also the one who called the Office of the Vice President.  AdU also sent some relief goods to Calumpit North Ville 9 and comprise a network that would help the town. AdU talked to Sister Edith, one of the heads of La Consolacion College to be part of this operation. They will be the station outside Metro Manila that will receive all the relief goods and donations intend for the Calumpit residence.

Now, there have been 30 relocation sites in north and south ville some of these are in Laguna, Cavite, Bulacan, and Rizal. AdU in the said operation supported 500 000 households and still continue assisting the maiming area by sending students to help them, give them food, and to sympathize to what happened.

In this age when our country lie in front of calamities, Adamson University constantly in hand for helping others is now becoming a culture. As a Catholic school we hope that our patron Saint Vincent de Paul is indeed happy for the University in enduring what he has started in helping others long ago.