Agusan del Sur declares a state of calamity because of a non-stop downpour that has displaced almost 10.000 families in 45 villages in Agusan since January ending. In Agusan del Sur, the rains of recent weeks have flooded the entire province, including Surigao del Sur.
Bottom Left: Fr Niran Veigas SVD (back right) and Fr Hung Nguyen SVD with students from the local school.
The SVDs has accomplished one year in the Tiwi Islands in Australia. The Tiwi Islands is a remote and culturally significant region in Australia's Northern Territory. Among the prominent communities on the islands, Wurrumiyanga stands out as a place where Catholicism has deep influence in the lives of the local Tiwi people.