With a generous influx of donor contributions both locally and abroad, and highly determined student-doctors from the Mu Sigma Phi Fraternity and Sorority, the first leg of the Relief Ops pushed through despite unfriendly weather last October 8, 2011 in Hagonoy, Bulacan.

A snapshot of Hagonoy, Bulacan. The road to the town was barely passable

In partnership with the Munting Pastol Foundation and the Provincial Government of Bulacan, 18 Mu doctors volunteered in a medical and relief mission in the town of Hagonoy, one of several flooded areas in the province only accessible through the government’s army trucks.

The community's church became the site of the Relief Ops

Close to 200 townsfolk, most of who were directly exposed to the muddy floodwaters, were provided with timely medical attention and medications for skin and respiratory complaints and infections. Purified drinking water, also a scarcity in the area, was distributed to the citizens of Hagonoy.

The Mu Sigma Phi Relief Operations is the Fraternity’s and Sorority’s primary disaster quick-response arm. Most notably active during the time of Typhoon Ondoy more than two years back, the Relief Ops aim to provide immediate response and relief to highly-affected and far-flung areas and communities not normally reached by the major agencies.

 Volunteers from the Mu Sigma Phi, all-smiles after a tough day on-site.

Comprised of student- and doctor-volunteers from the Mu Sigma Phi Fraternity and Sorority, the Mu Sigma Phi Relief Operations are spearheaded by the Fraternity's Bearer of the Staff Marvin Masalunga MΣΦ 2014, and the Sorority's Service Committee Chair Marianne Joy Naria μΣΦ 2014.

Pictures by Grazielle Verzosa μΣΦ 2014

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