Compassionate action for a sturdy home

by MICHELLE CAGA | Nov 15, 2017 | Local TC News

On March 2017, Tzu Chi volunteer Liziel Sasutil referred the case of Ponciano and Genara Leonar to the foundation’s Bohol office in Tagbilaran City. Genara is suffering from stage-four breast cancer, while Ponciano has slurred speech and mobility problems as a result...

Life for life, love for love

by MICHELLE CAGA | Sep 23, 2017 | Local TC News

Over a decade of suffering has ended for 21-year-old Rejean Ligue in just a little over a month. From Taiwan, she returns to the Philippines on October 4, to a loving family’s welcome by an entourage of no less than a dozen Tzu Chi volunteers. A bouquet of roses...

Tzu Chi awards scholarship to 168 Boholano students

by MICHELLE CAGA | Jun 24, 2017 | Local TC News

Tzu Chi Foundation renews the scholarships of 110 college students and welcomes 58 new college scholars in a simple ceremony on June 24. The event is held at the Cultural Center in Tagbilaran City, Bohol. During the program, local Tzu Chi volunteer Joven Uy shares an...

Medical mission inspires a heart of compassion among future medical workers

by MICHELLE CAGA | Jun 20, 2017 | Local TC News

As part of their annual summer cultural exchange immersion program, 17 medical students, volunteers and 7 faculty staff from the Tzu Chi University (TCU) in Hualien, Taiwan visited the province of Bohol on July 20. Upon arrival in the City of Friendship, as Tagbilaran...

A Ray of Light Shines on Bohol’s Eye Patients

by MICHELLE CAGA | Jun 12, 2017 | Local TC News

Tzu Chi Foundation Bohol Operations Office, in partnership with the Ramiro Community Hospital and Bohol Medical Care Institute and in cooperation with the Philippine Gift of Life Foundation, conducted an Eye Surgical Mission at Ramiro Community Hospital, Tagbilaran...