Ops THR Update #01 – Leyte struggles with late supplies

Ops THR Update #01 – Leyte struggles with late supplies

Mercy Relief’s second response team has established the logistics supply chain across the typhoon-ravaged Leyte province in the Philippines.  The 3-man assessment team landed in Ormoc City on Tuesday to meet up with local authorities and ground partners to assess the...
Breaking News – Visayas crippled by double jeopardy

Breaking News – Visayas crippled by double jeopardy

Singapore’s humanitarian NGO, Mercy Relief (MR) landed into the Visayas on Wednesday, two days before super Typhoon Haiyan made landfall onto the Philippines. Working closely with local partners, together with Bohol’s government and Department of Social Welfare and...
Ops PQ Relief Update #3 – Bringing Bohol back to balance

Ops PQ Relief Update #3 – Bringing Bohol back to balance

Following a direct request from the government of Bohol, Mercy Relief (MR) dispatched additional units of its manual-powered water filtration systems, PedalPure to address the water issues across the quake-hit province.  The 7.2 magnitude earthquake which struck...

Appointment of New Chief Executive of Mercy Relief

Humanitarian aid organisation Mercy Relief today announced the resignation of its chief executive, Mr Hassan Ahmad, and the appointment of his successor, Mr Goh Chin Siang. Said Mercy Relief’s chairman Mr Michael Tay of the change in chief executive: “We’re sorry to...
Ops PQ Relief Update #1 – Quake hit Bohol requires urgent relief

Ops PQ Relief Update #1 – Quake hit Bohol requires urgent relief

A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake jolted Central Visayas in the Philippines on Tuesday morning, and triggered landslides which engulfed homes and damaged public infrastructures and historic churches. More than three million of the country’s nation have been affected...