6.9 Earthquake Relief: Hive Donation Drive Transparency Report

It all started with a 6.9 earthquake that hit Bogo, Cebu last Sept 30, 2025 then followed by hundreds of aftershocks.

It was a lot for most of us here in Cebu, especially the victims of this calamity. Thankfully, my family and I were all safe from the devastation, although my grandparents' house is now in shambles. This house I am staying in is made of wood and was unharmed during the earthquake but I still had to moved in with my parents in the city for a month for my own safety.

It's been more than a month now, too many aftershocks and even two typhoons have already passed us here. It took a toll on me thus I wasn't able to provide you with this transparency report sooner. But here I am now.

As some of you know, I initiated a donation drive for the victims of the 6.9 earthquake last oct 1, 2025. You can read the post here.

Organizing, buying and distributing the goods was not an easy feat. It was all in a rush. I couldn't wait for the post payouts since time was of the essence, so I purchased all goods using my brother's credit card with faith that somehow the Hive community would be able to help me raise funds which later on I used to pay off the expenses. I mentioned to Hive account@ybanezkim26 that I was ready to shoulder the expense myself, but our Hive community really showed up.

I did all the shopping and I had my brother and father helped me prepare and deliver the goods but after doing that, I was so exhausted. So I am grateful to Hive account@ybanezkim26 for immediately providing everyone here an update in my behalf.

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So this post will be a transparency report on the funds collected and where it was used.

We were able to collect the following:

Hive account@sgbonus - 50 HBD
Hive account@emanate-artworx - 25 HBD
Hive account@ridgette - 20 HIVE
Hive account@missleray - 60 HIVE, 1 HBD
Hive account@sirenahippie - 15 HIVE
Hive account@thekittygirl - 20 HBD
Hive account@rheign - 10.5 HBD
Hive account@soulenne - 4.308 HBD
Hive account@whosee - 6 HBD
Hive account@itzcyrene - 4 HBD
Hive account@ybanezkim26 - 50 HBD
Hive account@arcange - 20 HBD
Hive account@ifarmgirl - 5 HBD
Hive account@jeannmazing - 1.730 HBD
Hive account@cthings - 10 HIVE
Hive account@ninaeatshere - 10.626 HBD
Hive account@indayclara - 14.326 HIVE

Post 1 and Post 2 Payout: 27.133 HBD, 147.123 HIVE

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TOTAL HIVE FUNDS:

Total HBD: 235.289
Total HIVE: 266.449

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CONVERSIONS:

235 HBD = 1,498.880 HIVE
1,498.880 HIVE + 266.449 HIVE = 1,765.326 HIVE
1,765 HIVE = 264.74 USDT = 15,389.33 PESOS

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RECEIPTS

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ADDITIONAL DONATIONS IN PESOS:

Hive account@hiveph = 8,800
Hive account@intoy.bugoy = 1,000
Hive account@wittyzell = 500
Hive account@chillwithshanna = 1,000
Hive account@indayclara's cousin = 5,000
Hive account@indayclara = 14,843

TOTAL = 31,143 PESOS

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TOTAL DONATION FUNDS

15,389.33 + 31,143 = PHP 46,532.33 or approximately US $791.60

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GOODS PURCHASED

Solar Lamps
Rechargeable Fans
Bottled Water
Tents
Polytarp - 100 meters
Groceries - Canned Goods, Biscuits, Bread, Cup noodles
Dog and Cat Food

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RECEIPTS:

NO RECEIPTS:

Dog & Cat food = 2,446.00 (bought from IMUHA store)
Gas = 1,700 (Back and Forth from Cebu City to North)
100M Polytarp = 6,050 (Bought from Balay Panday through sister)

Total Costs:
With Receipts: 19,869 + 11,876.60 + 4,591 = 36,336
with No Receipts: 2,446 + 1700 + 6050 = 10,196

TOTAL EXPENSE: 46,532 PESOS

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SUMMARY

I am truly grateful to each and everyone of you who helped me raised PHP 46,532.33 or approximately US $791.60 for this donation drive. Though I was only able to generate 15 bags of goods, it already contained essential needs like lights, tents, tarps, and groceries for our fellow Hivers which were really useful especially after the hundreds of aftershocks that followed. Most of these hivers resorted to sleeping outside their homes for days or weeks so please know your donations, big or small, have impacted their lives in many ways than you can imagine.

The following were the beneficiaries of our donation drive:

1. Hive account@ciadanmea
2. Hive account@mommyjane
3. Hive account@callmesmile
4. Hive account@daenerhys
5. Hive account@dehai
6. Hive account@selflessgem
7. Hive account@naymhapz
8. Hive account@doughnahhh
9. Hive account@juralyrondina
10. Hive account@mkyzxna
11. Hive account@iamhug
12. Hive account@langqt
13. Hive account@missleray
14. Hive account@selflessgem
15. Hive account@mommyjane's churchmate

Some Photos:

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Special thanks to Hive account@missleray, Hive account@naymhapz, and Hive account@callmesmile for being our drop off/pick up points for some of the goods since I cannot deliver the bags individually.

After this donation drive, I realized more Hivers need help so I had a second batch of relief goods dispatched to our fellow Hivers. This I will share with you in my next blog.

Thank you once again Hive!

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