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"During a support session after Typhoon Ruby in Eastern Samar, back in 2015, a five-year-old told me her wish. She said ...
22/08/2026

"During a support session after Typhoon Ruby in Eastern Samar, back in 2015, a five-year-old told me her wish. She said it in Waray-waray. 'I hope we see the sun soon.'

Those words stayed with me. They reminded me how often we take the simple things for granted. We do not pay for the sun. We do not work for it. It costs nothing, and still we forget to be grateful for it. That child taught me that gratitude is not about having more. It is about appreciating what is already in our lives.

That is why what I love most about this job is listening to people's stories. Every story carries lessons, and hope, and strength that can help someone else. Through those conversations I get to see the world through their eyes, and I understand their fears better.

I was recently in Balut Island and the adults thought the children were afraid of the aftershocks. But many of the children were afraid of something else. They were afraid of being left behind, and of being alone. Helping the adults understand that is a big part of my work, so they can respond in a way that actually protects the child in front of them.

In an emergency, we meet so many people who need help. Sometimes hundreds at a time. And I know I cannot help everyone. But if one child, one adolescent girl, one woman, or one family finds hope and finds a way to build something better, that is already worth more than any hardship on my side.

This work has changed how I see life. It changed how I spend my time, my money, and my energy. I am more careful about what I buy. I am more deliberate about being with my family.

So no, I cannot solve everyone's problems. But I believe our presence matters. Reaching the people who are hardest to reach, and easing even a small part of what they carry, is what keeps me going."

- Nelphe works on protection and mental health support during emergencies for CARE Philippines. She has been doing this work for more than 12 years, through six emergencies, and before that she handled cases involving children who needed protection.

"In 2019, a boat overturned in the water between Iloilo and Guimaras. Many people died, and there was oil in the sea. I ...
22/08/2026

"In 2019, a boat overturned in the water between Iloilo and Guimaras. Many people died, and there was oil in the sea. I was still a volunteer then, only just taken on as staff.

We were the ones who met the survivors. And what stayed with me were the families grieving people they had lost so suddenly, and the volunteers, who had to hold themselves together because they knew they were the ones those families needed right then.

I remember a father and his child, both covered in oil, trying to keep warm under the blankets we handed out. He was looking for the mother.

I was still learning about mental health support back then, and I felt helpless. All I could do was listen, take care of their wounds, and try to stay composed. That was also when I realized how much the volunteers themselves needed care. There was hardly any chance to talk any of it through, before or after.

So that experience changed me. I told myself, I need to learn more, so I can help more.

Years later, I was deployed to Bogo, in Cebu, after the earthquake, and this time mental health was my actual job. But really it was about helping people in the tent city feel safe and connected again. So I trained young volunteers. I made sure the children, the teenagers, and the mothers had something to do where they could express themselves, be around other people, and have a few ordinary moments in the middle of everything.

And what made it meaningful was watching it change. At first, people needed us. Then, week by week, I saw children get comfortable, young volunteers get confident, and families find their footing again.

When my deployment ended, I realized the best part was not the appreciation letters they gave me. It was knowing they were strong enough to keep going after I left.

That taught me something I still hold on to. This work is not about being someone's strength forever. It is about helping people rediscover the strength they already have."

- Lois is a nurse who joined CARE Philippines as a health officer for less than a year now. Though young, she has spent doing humanitarian work for the past 11 years. She has responded to more than 10 emergencies such as typhoons, a volcanic eruption, earthquakes, and the pandemic.

"My family has always understood the work I do, even when it meant time away from home. My husband tells me he appreciat...
22/08/2026

"My family has always understood the work I do, even when it meant time away from home. My husband tells me he appreciates humanitarian work, because it lets us help people during some of the hardest moments of their lives.

But the words I have carried longest came from my father. He told me once: 'Diha naman ka nalinya, so continue doing good and be good always.' You are already on this path, so keep doing good, and be good.

It was simple. And I have carried it through my whole career. Whenever the work gets difficult, I remember that this job is not just about projects and activities. It is about serving people with integrity, compassion, and respect.

What keeps me going is what I see in the communities. People who have lost their livelihoods, people who have been through disasters, and they are still helping one another. Still rebuilding. Still moving forward.

We cannot solve every problem. But we can be present. We can listen. We can connect people to the help they need. And we can make a difference in someone's life. That alone makes the work meaningful."

-Tata Moreno is a livelihood project officer with CARE Philippines. She is from General Santos City and has spent the past year in Canlaon City, which is also the longest she has been away from home for work. She has been doing humanitarian work for ten years, responded to three emergencies, including COVID-19.

"I am an architect. Most people with my training end up in the corporate world.My first assignment took me somewhere els...
22/08/2026

"I am an architect. Most people with my training end up in the corporate world.

My first assignment took me somewhere else: the upland barangays of Botolan, Zambales, back in 2011, working with Aeta communities on a water supply project. And I still remember their faces. There was optimism there, and hope, from people who knew exactly how far out they were living. That is what did it for me. No matter how far away a community is, they are worth the distance it takes to reach them.

It made me realize that my part in building this country was not going to happen at a desk in an office. It was going to happen out there, with the communities that need it most.

And what keeps me going now is a strange idea: embracing obsolescence. I want to give a community everything I have, so that in the end they hold all the tools and they no longer need me. Working myself out of the job, if you like. That is what makes me want to keep learning, keep finding better ways to build, and bring something new to the next response.

I am one piece of the puzzle. Not the whole picture. The community is."

- Myke is a shelter specialist with CARE Philippines for eight months now. He has spent 15 years in this work, through eight to 10 responses to typhoons, earthquakes, and floods. His most recent deployment was three weeks in Davao Occidental and Sarangani.

"Before working with communities, I was an ICU/CCU nurse. I worked in several hospitals overseas.Then I joined CARE Phil...
21/08/2026

"Before working with communities, I was an ICU/CCU nurse. I worked in several hospitals overseas.

Then I joined CARE Philippines for the same health work but more focused on sexual and reproductive health. My first assignment was in Marawi and Lanao del Sur, on women's and girls' health and their right to make their own decisions about it. I spent more than a year with the communities there. That is how I came to know the place.

Then came the siege.

And the work did not stop. It only changed shape. I stayed almost four years more, this time on the long-term illnesses that do not pause just because there is an emergency. We ran health awareness activities, and we trained barangay health workers so they could keep supporting their own neighbors.

I am a Christian, and Marawi is a predominantly Muslim community. But my faith never became a barrier. It gave me a chance to learn from people whose lives were not like mine, and over time my Muslim brothers and sisters there became very close to my heart.

There is one moment I will never forget. The city health officer and the provincial health officer told me they already considered me an adopted child of Marawi. Because this work is not only about the services we provide. It is about the trust we build, and the people who become part of our lives.

They taught me to listen more, and to be humbler about what I know. Our role is not to hand over solutions. It is to strengthen what people already have.

So I came to Marawi to work and to serve. But the community gave me something back: a sense of belonging, lifelong memories, and brothers and sisters I will always carry with me."

-Aimee is the former Health in Emergencies Coordinator or CARE Philippines. She transitioned to her present role as Health Technical Coordinator but remained a humanitarian at heart, supporting emergency responses teams, when needed. She has been with CARE for more than 8 years.

"I spend most of my days processing requests. Countless hours of it.But somewhere in those hours, I realized this was th...
21/08/2026

"I spend most of my days processing requests. Countless hours of it.

But somewhere in those hours, I realized this was the work I was meant to do. Because in every request I handle, there are women, girls, children, and families who need that support.

And I know what that feels like. In 2013, Typhoon Haiyan came to Roxas City, my home. So, this is not something I only understand from a distance. I know what it is to face uncertainty, and I know how much even a small act of support can mean when it finally arrives.

It has been 13 years now, and I have responded to around 20 emergencies from typhoons, earthquakes, floods, and COVID-19. The longest I was ever away from home was a year, during the COVID response in 2020. The most recent was the earthquake response in General Santos, where I stayed almost three weeks.

And wherever it is, my part of it happens mostly behind the scenes. But it helps bring comfort, dignity, and hope to the people we serve, and there is no feeling quite like that."

- Des has worked as a program support officer with CARE Philippines for more than a year now. She is usually the person at the desk making sure supplies reach the people waiting for them. She came to this work from an unusual direction: she was once a medical representative, and she also worked in a bank.

"I think what keeps me going is knowing that even the small things we do can make someone's difficult situation a little...
21/08/2026

"I think what keeps me going is knowing that even the small things we do can make someone's difficult situation a little easier. You meet people who are dealing with so much, and they still find ways to smile, help each other, and keep going. That reminds me why the work matters.

I have responded to emergencies that affected my own community and my own family, including the armed conflict in Zamboanga and the pandemic.

For me, the meaningful part is not always the big activities or the numbers we reach. Sometimes it is a simple conversation with a community member. Seeing people help each other. Someone telling you that what we did was useful to them.

Those moments remind me that behind every number in a report is a real person and a real story."

- Gem has been a humanitarian worker for more than 12 years now. She is currently CARE Philippines' project manager of the CoCo RISE project in Bohol which shifts coconut farming in the province from post-disaster recovery toward future-proof rural enterprises.

We're hiring: Project Manager for SPARK projectGood disaster preparedness practice shouldn't stay in the community where...
21/08/2026

We're hiring: Project Manager for SPARK project

Good disaster preparedness practice shouldn't stay in the community where it was learned.

SPARK — Scaling Preparedness, Anticipation, and Resilience Knowledge — turns field experience in disaster risk reduction, anticipatory action and peacebuilding into manuals, case studies, evidence documents, videos and practical guides that reach the people making decisions before the next storm.

We're looking for a Project Manager to lead delivery of SPARK's Phase 1 Cost Extension in the Philippines: running implementation across all three pillars, managing nine concurrent consultancies end to end, overseeing the ACCORD Inc. sub-grant, holding the budget, and managing the relationship with CARE Nederland.

It's a role with genuine autonomy — strategic oversight from the HDRP Portfolio Coordinator, but the day-to-day judgement calls are yours.

What we're looking for:

5+ years of progressive project management in an NGO, development or humanitarian context
Proven experience managing consultants through the full contracting cycle — ToR to final payment
Budget management, financial tracking and donor compliance experience, ideally with European or bilateral donors
Strong analytical and editorial skills for reviewing technical knowledge products in English
The ability to run multiple workstreams independently and hit deadlines without close supervision

A background in disaster risk reduction or anticipatory action, knowledge of the Philippine DRRM landscape, or experience in Mindanao and BARMM contexts will serve you well here.

For more details: https://care-philippines.org/about-us/our-careers/

We're : Admin and Finance Assistant — EMPOWER the Youth ProjectCARE Philippines is looking for an Admin and Finance Ass...
20/08/2026

We're : Admin and Finance Assistant — EMPOWER the Youth Project

CARE Philippines is looking for an Admin and Finance Assistant to keep the EMPOWER the Youth Project field office running — reviewing payment requests and liquidations, keeping records audit-ready, coordinating procurement, travel and assets, and being the welcoming first point of contact for staff, partners and participants.

What we're looking for:

College degree in Business Management, HR Administration, Psychology or equivalent
At least 1 year in general administration and finance
Experience in office administration and HR in a large development or learning organisation
A solid understanding of the development and NGO sector

If you're organised, detail-driven and want your work to help young Filipinos build their futures — this one's for you.

For more details and instructions to apply:
https://care-philippines.org/about-us/our-careers/

"Before this, I sold things for a living. I was a team leader in sales and marketing.Then in 2013, the storm came to Gui...
20/08/2026

"Before this, I sold things for a living. I was a team leader in sales and marketing.

Then in 2013, the storm came to Guiuan, Samar.

Guiuan is my home. It is where the typhoon first made landfall, so it is where everything began: the wind, the water, and then the quiet after. It was my first time responding to a disaster in my own community. I was not a stranger arriving with a list of things to do. I was walking through streets I grew up in. The people I was helping were neighbors, friends, and families I already knew by name.

I saw families who had lost everything. And I watched them struggle and still refuse to give up. That is what got me. I was not just doing a job. I was standing beside people who needed hope, guidance, and a way forward.

So when they asked me to lead the recovery for our area, I said yes. We helped people rebuild their houses. We helped them get their livelihoods back. We sat down together and planned for the next storm, because there is always a next storm. We even set up protected areas in the sea, so that the fish and the families who depend on them would both have a chance.

That is where I understood what this work really means. We do not just respond to a crisis. We help rewrite the future. Recovery is not only putting back what was lost. It is building back safer, stronger, and more ready.

People ask me who inspired me to do this. It was not one person. It was the people themselves, the ones who lost so much and still chose to work together and start again. That quiet courage is the strongest thing I have seen. They taught me that the strength was already theirs. My job is just to stand with them while they lead their own recovery."

-Genfil is a humanitarian response officer with CARE Philippines and has been in humanitarian work with different NGOs for twelve years. He is currently in Cebu, supporting two core shelter projects for who lost their homes to Typhoon Tino.

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