Belinda Carnecer, 59, is being diagnosed by volunteer doctor, Sen Wu, an expert on Chinese medicine. Carnecer has been suffering from extreme back pain for almost 14 years. She has long wanted to try acupuncture but says she has no money to pay for the procedure.

Singaporean Tzu Chi volunteer Ng Chuan Lim bows down after giving the participant’s allowance. He says that coming to the country to visit the typhoon victims is a priceless experience, especially when seeing them happy and smiling despite difficult circumstances. He is among the 172 Tzu Chi volunteers from Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia that will augment Tzu Chi Philippines’ …

These Tzu Chi volunteers inspect the machine that will distil dirty water and make it safe to drink. According to Tzu Chi volunteer Will Jen (in grey uniform) it was the first time that the distilling units were placed in disaster sites such as Tacloban City. A single portable machine can purify five tons of water in a day be-nefitting …