Lezo is a town in the province of Aklan situated in the island of Panay. There are about 12,000 citizens in 12 barangays. Most of them do not have regular jobs. The families survive on a hand-to-mouth existence by helping in the harvest of rice twice a year. In the interim, they take whatever day […]

Hernani, Eastern Samar, a fifth-class municipality, with a population of 8,070 (2010 census), has 13 barangays (village units). There were 76 deaths, 6 missing, and 80 percent property devastation secondary to the storm. The municipality is 61 kilometers north from Guiuan, which has a small airport, and 58 kilometers south of Borongan, the capital of […]

Palo, Leyte, a third class municipality with a population of 62,727 (2010 census), was hard hit by typhoon Haiyan. By day 2, there were 33 confirmed mortalities due to the violent wind and storm surge. Palo is the site of the University of the Philippines School of Health Sciences, one of the top midwifery schools […]

Phi International thanks the groups and individuals who have contributed to the Phi relief efforts. Donations continue to come in. The donations have already funded part of the medical mission and relief operations of the Ugnayan ng Pahinungod in Tacloban and the medical & surgical care of injured constituents of Ormoc. Phi International will continue […]

Volunteers of  Ugnayan ng Pahinungód Manila, the official volunteer organization of the University of the Philippines are on their way to Leyte to provide medical care and relief goods to the victims of Typhoon Haiyan. They will also help evacuate University of the Philippines constituents who need to be brought out of Leyte. A portion of the […]

Phi International is helping provide emergency relief to survivors of the super typhoon Haiyan which has affected millions in the Philippines.

Phi International volunteers from the Phi Kappa Mu Fraternity and Phi Lambda Delta Sorority partnered with the UP College of Medicine Student Council, Ugnayan ng Pahinungod and the Department of Social Welfare and Development to aid the victims of Typhoon Maring. Areas in Luzon were put under a State of Calamity after heavy flooding and […]

UP medical students help QC barangay get back on its feet By Tina Santos Philippine Daily Inquirer MANILA, Philippines–These fraternity “brods” are leading the way in showing what true brotherhood is all about. For the past several days now, members of the Phi Kappa Mu, a fraternity based at the University of the Philippines College […]

The onslaught of Typhoon Ondoy brought 10 ft deep floodwaters to the riverside Gawad Kalinga homes of over 800 families in Quezon City. After the water had receded, 33, mostly children were left dead. Their houses, clothes and other belongings covered in mud and trash. Phi conducted relief operations in Barangay Bagong Silangan, donating 400 […]