{"id":450,"date":"2025-05-13T01:55:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T01:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bingoplus.ph\/blog\/?p=450"},"modified":"2025-05-13T02:17:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T02:17:45","slug":"typhoon-carina-relief-bingoplus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bingoplus.ph\/blog\/typhoon-carina-relief-bingoplus\/","title":{"rendered":"BingoPlus Aids Typhoon Carina Victims, Builds Resilience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As Typhoon Carina battered Metro Manila and parts of Luzon, <a href=\"https:\/\/bingoplus.ph?palcode=1126107487018156032\">BingoPlus<\/a> Foundation \u2014 the social development arm of DigiPlus Interactive \u2014 swiftly mobilized emergency assistance to affected communities and strengthened efforts to build long-term resilience in vulnerable barangays.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-454\" src=\"https:\/\/bingoplus.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bingoplus-relief-turnover-dswd-bulacan.webp\" alt=\"Bulacan Governor and DSWD officials witness relief turnover at Pag-Abot Center\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bingoplus.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bingoplus-relief-turnover-dswd-bulacan.webp 1024w, https:\/\/bingoplus.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bingoplus-relief-turnover-dswd-bulacan-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/bingoplus.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bingoplus-relief-turnover-dswd-bulacan-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In close coordination with the <strong>Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)<\/strong>, the Foundation provided essential relief goods to <strong>15,160 households<\/strong> across Marikina, Valenzuela, Navotas, Rizal, Bulacan, and Pampanga \u2014 benefiting more than <strong>75,800 individuals.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our employee volunteers, proudly called <strong>Digibuddies<\/strong>, worked hand-in-hand with local officials to repack and distribute supplies on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>To support the most vulnerable, <strong>rice and milk<\/strong> were donated to shelters like the DSWD <strong>Pag-Abot Center<\/strong>, assisting <strong>787 homeless individuals<\/strong>, including abandoned children and the elderly, now sheltered in halfway homes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-455\" src=\"https:\/\/bingoplus.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/digibuddies-typhoon-relief-volunteers.webp\" alt=\"Digibuddy volunteers assist in delivering essentials to typhoon-hit communities\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bingoplus.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/digibuddies-typhoon-relief-volunteers.webp 1024w, https:\/\/bingoplus.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/digibuddies-typhoon-relief-volunteers-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/bingoplus.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/digibuddies-typhoon-relief-volunteers-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/bingoplus.ph\/blog\/typhoon-carina-relief-bingoplus\/#From_Emergency_Aid_to_Sustainable_Impact\" >From Emergency Aid to Sustainable Impact<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Building_Community_Resilience_Beyond_Emergency_Relief\"><\/span>Building Community Resilience Beyond Emergency Relief<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Well before Typhoon Carina\u2019s landfall, BingoPlus Foundation had already been reinforcing the disaster preparedness of high-risk communities through its <strong>Barangay Bigayan<\/strong> program:<\/p>\n<p>In <strong>Norzagaray, Bulacan<\/strong>, 610 residents \u2014 including members of the nomadic <strong>Dumagat community<\/strong> \u2014 received <strong>rainwater catchment tanks and water filtration systems<\/strong> in partnership with <strong>Waves for Water<\/strong>, ensuring clean and safe drinking water amid climate challenges.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-456\" src=\"https:\/\/bingoplus.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bingoplus-clean-water-el-nino-relief.webp\" alt=\"Water filters and rain catchment tanks distributed to climate-affected communities\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bingoplus.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bingoplus-clean-water-el-nino-relief.webp 1024w, https:\/\/bingoplus.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bingoplus-clean-water-el-nino-relief-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/bingoplus.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bingoplus-clean-water-el-nino-relief-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At <strong>Dike Adwas Elementary School<\/strong>, students were equipped with <strong>emergency go bags<\/strong> and introduced to disaster safety through the interactive \u201c<strong>Masters of Disaster<\/strong>\u201d learning game kits developed by <strong>ASSIST<\/strong> (Asia Society for Social Improvement and Sustainable Transformation).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-453\" src=\"https:\/\/bingoplus.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bingoplus-go-bags-disaster-training.webp\" alt=\"Children receive go bags and disaster preparedness training from BingoPlus Foundation\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bingoplus.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bingoplus-go-bags-disaster-training.webp 1024w, https:\/\/bingoplus.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bingoplus-go-bags-disaster-training-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/bingoplus.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bingoplus-go-bags-disaster-training-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"From_Emergency_Aid_to_Sustainable_Impact\"><\/span>From Emergency Aid to Sustainable Impact<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>These initiatives form part of BingoPlus Foundation\u2019s <strong>\u20b110 million commitment<\/strong>, first announced during <strong>BingoPlus Day in Cebu<\/strong>, to assist disaster-stricken Filipinos in their recovery journey.<\/p>\n<p>As the country enters peak typhoon season, DigiPlus Interactive and BingoPlus Foundation remain steadfast in our mission to help rebuild lives, support livelihoods, and foster a more resilient Philippines \u2014 one barangay at a time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow our journey<\/strong> and learn more about how we support Filipino communities at <a href=\"https:\/\/bingoplus.ph\/blog\/\">bingoplus.ph\/blog\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Typhoon Carina battered Metro Manila and parts of Luzon, BingoPlus Foundation \u2014 the social development arm of DigiPlus Interactive \u2014 swiftly mobilized emergency assistance to affected communities and strengthened efforts to build 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