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Australia Global Alumni share stories of kindness, bayanihan, and hope in time of COVID-19
Members of the Australia Global Alumni community have been rising above the crisis by making a difference in their fields in their own little ways. If you need an inspiring story to lift you up or looking for an opportunity to do your share, read how the COVID-19 crisis affected our alumni’s life and work, and how they have been moved to make a change.
Choosing People over Profit
Anya Lim, Co- Founder/ Managing and Creative Director, Anthill Fabric Gallery Inc.
Developing policies and programs on health services
Bernardo Cielo, Corporate Planning Analyst, Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC) | Awardee, Australia Awards Scholarships
Educating children about COVID-19
Boom Enriquez, Development Communications Consultant | Awardee, Australia Awards Scholarships
Equipping frontliners on patient welfare
Pacifico Eric Calderon, Department Chair, St Luke's Medical Center | Awardee, Australia Awards Scholarships
Managing human resource during crisis
Aida Loveres, Human Resource Management Office, Provincial Government of Bukidnon | Awardee, Australia Awards Scholarships
Protecting women and children
Dr. Erlidia (Lee) Llamas-Clark, University of the Philippines – Philippine General Hospital | Awardee, Australia Awards Scholarships
Providing humanitarian assistance to Lumad schoolchildren
Apple Davalos, Information Officer, Commission on Human Rights (CHR) | Awardee, Australia Awards Scholarships
Providing meals for frontliners and homeless
Lawrence Belo, De La Salle University
Reaching those who need it most
Kritzia Santos, 2KK Tulong sa Kapwa Kapatid Foundation | Awardee, Australia Awards Scholarships
Redefining "education" in time of COVID-19
Carlo Fernando, Australia Awards Scholarships 2018
Responding to the mental wellbeing of Filipinos
Dr. Nicamil Sanchez, CEO, Philippine Consortium Inc. | Awardee, Australia Awards Scholarships
Spreading hope through art
Joaquin Lerma, Darlinghurst Public School
Supporting Filipinos living with HIV during COVID-19
Benedict Bernabe, The Red Whistle Foundation | Awardee, Australia Awards Scholarships
Supporting the Philippine learning community with free webinars
John Baluyot, President, Philippine Society for Talent Development (PSTD) | Awardee, Australia Awards Scholarships
Using Data Science to combat COVID-19
Jason Alacapa, Innovations for Community Health Inc | Australia Awards Scholarships
My Bayanihan Story
Supporting Overseas Filipinos
When Australia Awards alumnus Jonathan Monis, a senior project officer of the Department of Health (DOH), learned that he will be deployed to the COVID-19 Emergency Operations Center, he immediately said yes to the opportunity to serve his fellow Filipinos. He has been tasked to coordinate between the DOH and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on the surveillance of Overseas Filipinos (OFs). "There is a need to see the overall picture of our OFs, as they comprise tenth of our population," he said. Current data shows the need for greater support to overseas Filipinos and for making sure they go home safely while reducing the transmission of COVID-19. Jonathan was also part of the team that monitors the situation of foreign nationals and foreign visitors with recent travel history in the Philippines.
As part of the DOH, the organisation that leads the country's pandemic response, Jonathan has seen firsthand sacrifices in
different forms – from top-level management down to rank and file employees. He believes that these sacrifices keep the organisation's system going amid the crisis.
