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Aurora Media Steps Up: Sponsors Hot Meal and Relief Goods for Brgy. Bacayan Typhoon Survivors
Aurora Media extended vital support to typhoon survivors in Brgy. Bacayan by sponsoring hot meals for 500 evacuees and donating essential relief items. In partnership with the Rise Above team, the agency provided 300 pairs of slippers, clothing, undergarments, and books to more than 300 displaced residents. Through these efforts, ...
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Cebu Gets Hit by a 6.9 Earthquake
On September 30, 2025, Cebu was struck by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake, followed by more than 2,300 aftershocks recorded by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS-DOST) as of October 2. The devastation has been immense: schools and homes have collapsed, a thousand injured, and the fatalities have reached ...
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Hearts to Plates | Rise Above Foundation’s Food Sharing
On a sunny Wednesday afternoon, June 18, 2025, the community of Sambag II, Cebu City, was filled with excitement and joy as news spread about another food-sharing program organized by the Rise Above Foundation. Despite the heat, volunteers cheerfully roamed the nearby neighborhoods, distributing food tickets to eager families. Parents ...
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Kristine’s Aspiration: Hope from an Underprivileged Beginning
Kristine Jane Bacalso, a 21-year-old scholar from Rise Above Foundation–Cebu and the University of Cebu, continues to hold tightly to her dreams despite the challenges of an underprivileged life. Now in her third year of Criminology and aspiring to become a policewoman, she proves that determination can outshine circumstance, revealing ...
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Sharing Smiles and Meals | Yasmine and Rebecca’s Heartwarming Visit to Cebu
This day marked the first sponsored hot meal event of the year, lovingly prepared for 500 kids by Rise Above Foundation Cebu. The event was made even more heartwarming with the presence of two kind-hearted foreign sponsors, Yasmine, Rebecca and their friends, who traveled all the way to Cebu to ...
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Unveiling Passion for Children: Meet the Danish Pedagigy Interns
Three Pedagogy students from Københavns Professionshøjskole Campus, Carlsberg Copenhagen, Denmark—Luna, Marica, and Silas—embarked on a journey across the world to explore diverse cultures and economic realities. Their goal: to gain deeper understanding of societal challenges and learn how to address conflicts within our complex society.
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