For years, the people of Barangay Alagatan in Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental, have had a difficult time getting clean drinking water. Their situation worsened in 2022, when an armed conflict prevented them from going to the nearest spring, their only source of safe water. However, a newly completed water supply system, one that the residents […]
International Committee of the Red Cross
A far-flung community in Caraga Region finally gets its own health clinic
DAVAO CITY — The day Mariel Havana has long been waiting for is finally here. After years of struggle, her village, Kasapa II in La Paz, Agusan del Sur, Philippines, now has its own clinic where residents can seek medical care without delay and without the risk of travelling to far-flung destinations. As a midwife, […]