Posts by Jaive Agbon
Mobile Libraries: Bringing Books Closer to Oslob Learners
Reading opens a world of imagination for children. It supports learning, builds confidence, and helps them understand the world around them. The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. (RAFI), together with JCI Zugbuana, launched Project BOOKas with the Municipality of Oslob. The program introduces mobile libraries that bring books to the communities and encourage children to make…
Read MoreRAFI Celebrates Life with Cancer Survivors
Healing grows in connection, shared smiles, music and dance. In a cancer journey, the 5th year after treatment is often celebrated as a hopeful milestone of survival, progress and strength. RAFI, through its cancer care program, Eduardo J. Aboitiz Cancer Center (EJACC) celebrates honors this milestone with its 2021 beneficiaries as they transition to life beyond…
Read MoreRAFI Completes Relief Operations for Typhoon Tino
The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. (RAFI) has completed Phase I of its relief operations for Typhoon Tino. Over 33,000 families across nine communities in Cebu received immediate support. Dating back on November 4, 2025, Typhoon Tino, struck Cebu bringing heavy rains and strong winds. Floodwaters rose and swept away homes and belongings, leaving families displaced…
Read MoreAfter the Storm: The Skies are Clear but Not Debris and Litter
The storm has passed, but its shadow lingers in the communities that it devastated. The streets of Liloan still bear the scars of last week’s disaster. Mud-streaked walls, shattered roofs, and the lingering smell of dirty floodwaters tell a story of survival. But as families sweep away debris and patch up their homes, another challenge looms. Walking through the Villa Azalea in Cotcot, Liloan, one…
Read MoreA Hope to Restore, A Dream to Recover
When a storm takes a home, it takes more than walls. It takes the feeling of safety that lives inside them. After Typhoon Tino swept through Cebu on November 4, 2025, many families and communities woke up to this kind of loss. On the news, we have seen many families who stood on their roofs waiting…
Read MoreRAFI’s 59 Years of Service and Commitment
“The dignity of man is best respected by helping him realize his hopes and by sharing with him the burden of his fears.”In the words of our founder, Don Ramon Aboitiz. The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. (RAFI) marks its 59th year of service to communities in Cebu. In the light of the recent disasters that…
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