Project COVID Stories

22/04/2023

In Memoriam
Miles, greening guerilla and food champion.

Thank you for sharing your story with us. Sending you love and prayers. ⚘

16/03/2023

If we think about it, a healthful diet is made up of simple and natural food.

How is your diet looking so far?

15/03/2023

More than satisfying our hunger, food helps keep our health in check.

13/03/2023

Food is medicine. Our storytellers and their healers have attested to this. Now, it is the turn of our guest-nutritionist to tell us why and how. Watch out for our series of Q&A.

Roni Matalog is a nutrition coach for vegans and vegetarians and founded Plants & Purpose as an advocacy. She is a Registered Nutritionist- Dietitian and graduated from the University of the Philippines Los Banos. Roni earned her Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate from T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies of eCornell.

11/03/2023

It is time we shared with the world stories that show human spirit will always reign supreme over the "doom loop."

Today, March 11, is COVID-19 Day. This was the day that the World Health Organization [WHO] declared it a global pandemic. It is a moment to halt, reflect, remember, and gather together as a community to inspire one another to hope for better days ahead. Nothing speaks more powerfully about the human spirit than resilience — and resilience is what shines through all of the sadness and mind-numbing exhaustion of the COVID-19 pandemic.

07/03/2023

One can only imagine the pain of not being able to breathe. And yet, as Arlene has shown, it is possible to transcend it with the family's support.

Follow us more for more stories.

07/03/2023

COVID affects not just the physical but the emotional and mental aspects of a person.

In this excerpt, Nex talks about what kept her whole while she was sick.

04/03/2023

The lungs are susceptible to the novel coronavirus. Complications such as pneumonia put a lot of lives at risk.

In photo: The red cedar has been a source of natural remedy for respiratory illnesses among the indigenous Indians.

04/03/2023

Nature remains a healing force in sickness or in health.

04/03/2023

Belai, one of our storytellers, turns to her faith during the most difficult part of her illness.

24/02/2023

We know how difficult it is to recall the suffering that COVID brought to many of us. But we also believe that on the other side of suffering is joy.

We are grateful to our brave storytellers for sharing with and trusting us with their pain and healing.

Follow us for more of their stories.

22/02/2023

Our body has proven to be the best gauge of our health during the pandemic. It is never wrong and does not lie.

Did you find out you had COVID the same way?

20/02/2023

Nothing can beat stories from real people specially if they are about as challenging and intimate as the COVID journey.

Got something to share? Message us, future storytellers.

13/02/2023

Project COVID Stories is more than story-gathering or -telling. It is also about re-connecting with ourselves and others.

Got a story to tell? Message us anytime.

13/02/2023

Remember the couple who were hiking in France in the wake of the pandemic? Gerone and her partner, Jimmy, continue their vie, this time, much more creatively. And courageously.

13/02/2023

Sr Lea’s life mission takes her out of the convent and into the real world. Which was where she was --- in a farm ---- during the early days of the pandemic. She has stayed true to her faith and sharply pushed back against what she feels is a repeat of the Passion of the Christ.

13/02/2023

In our last post about him, we shared Robert’s story about how he had to leave Siargao in the middle of the pandemic when Typhoon Odette battered the province and left him with no home. This time, we follow him through the mountains of Bukidnon and the farm he single-handedly transformed.

31/01/2023

Maya, who runs Little Flow Stories , has been a partner in many initiatives. During a catch-up in 2022, we discovered that we had both been infected by the virus and drew many insights from the experience. We had agreed to reach out to friends for their stories. But first, we had to begin with our own. This is Maya's.

31/01/2023

The hummingbird has a special place in our project. It represents the courage of our storytellers who took the road less travelled in their COVID journey.

Like the hummingbird, they are gentle, caring, complex and highly intuitive individuals to the core. (Shall we add “cute”?) 

Most important of all, the hummingbird is a messenger of hope and jubilation, qualities that our stories are expected to bring.

27/01/2023

If it aches you to carry around a painful story, know that you can unload it safely with us.💕

25/01/2023

It is one thing to hear about other people's story. It is another to have to tell your own.

23/01/2023

No one was prepared for it. On the first year, there was much confusion and fear. But now that we got our bearings back, we can look back on that major moment in our lives.

Ikaw, nasaan ka ng panahon na 'yun? 🤔

20/01/2023

We had to go through our COVID journey separately --- one in Davao and the other in Manila. But together, we saw how much wealth of insights COVID could bring. Not just from both our stories but from the shared experiences of others as well.

Join us as we discover the stories behind the statistics.