ECebu, ePhilippines

Ababuki zindwendwe baxhasa abo basabele kuqala kwiPhilippines

Indawo yokuhlala engalindelekanga ka-Airbnb.org idibanisa iindwendwe nababuki zindwendwe ukuze benze okungakumbi emva kwenyikima etshabalalisayo

Ababuki zindwendwe ababini bahleli ecaleni kwesofa bencumele ikhamera.

“Andisoze ndiyibale indlela omnye umntu owandibalisela ngayo ibali lakhe lendlela awasinda ngayo. Wasixelela ukuba kwakusoyikisa kodwa wonwabile kuba wonke umntu kwintsapho yakhe usaphila. Abatsho into efanayo kwenye indlu ekufutshane. Kwaye kwasweleka intsapho.”

- URaffy M., undwendwe luka-Airbnb.org noMlawuli ka-Angat Buhay

Nge-30 kaSeptemba 2025 ngaphambi nje kuka-10:00 ebusuku, inyikima enkulu eyi-6.9 yantlitha inxalenye esemantla yephondo laseCebu ePhilippines.Abantu abayi-79 baphulukana nobomi babo. Zintsapho ezingaphezu kwe-128 000 ezichazwe njengezichaphazelekileyo, ibe zindawo zokuhlala ezingaphezu kwe-18 000 ezonakeleyo. Ubuncinane eziyi-3 500 zazo ziye zatshabalala.

Isakhiwo siwile esitratweni ngenxa yenyikima enkulu eyi-6.9 eCebu, ePhilippines.

Ngobo busuku obunye, iqela lakwa-Angat Buhay lalungiselela, umbutho osebenzisana noAirbnb.org nongumbutho ongenzi nzuzo wasePhilippines owasekwa ngomoya wobu-bayanihan—igama lesePhilippines elithetha ukumanyana nokusebenzisana ekuhlaleni—iqela lawo elikhulu lalungiselela ukuthumela izinto ezincedayo ebantwini abasindileyo.URaphael (“uRaffy”) M., Umphathi Oyintloko wakwa-Angat Buhay, weza neqela lakhe lamavolontiya kwiindawo ezichaphazelekileyo—ezisa izinto ezincedayo ezahlukahlukeneyo, ukususela kwizinto zokucoca ukuya kunyango apho lwalufuneka khona.

Amavolontiya ombutho ongenzi nzuzo uAngat Buhay anika abantu abahlala eCebu, ePhilippines ukutya nezinto ezifunekayo emva kwenyikima enkulu eyi-6.9.

“Sekulithuba elide sigqibele ukuva inyikima enkulu kangaka, ngoko ibingathi siyaphupha ibe sivele sangazi ukuba masithini. Kuzo zonke iindawo zaseCebu, izakhiwo bezishukuma kakhulu.”

- UPau G., umbuki zindwendwe wakwa-Airbnb.org

Ababuki zindwendwe bakwa-Airbnb uMia S. noPau G. babekwindawo yabo yokuhlala eCebu City xa kwehla inyikima yokuqala. Nangona umonakalo eCebu City wawungekho mkhulu ngendlela efanayo nasemantla, uMia noPau bayiva loo nyikima. Babesoyikisela iintsapho zabo neendwendwe zabo.Xa beva ngakumbi ngokutshabalala kwezinto ngasemantla, uMia noPau baye bafuna ukunceda nangayiphi na indlela ababenokukwazi ngayo ukunceda. Njengoko babezama ukuqhakamshelana noAngat Buhay ukuze bazenze bafumaneke ukuze bancede okanye bavolontiye, kungekudala emva koko bafumana umyalezo wokuba into enokubhukishwa yabo yayibhukishwa ukuze kuhlalwe kuyo kuAirbnb.org.

Ukutshatyalaliswa kwendawo yokuhlala emva kwenyikima enkulu eyi-6.9 eCebu, ePhilippines.

Umbuki zindwendwe wakwa-Airbnb.org uMia S. wanga undwendwe lwakhe lakwa-Airbnb.org, uMenard wombutho wasePhilippines ongenzi nzuzo uAngat Buhay.

Xa iindwendwe zabo zafika, uMia noPau bamangaliseka—zazingabantu abasabele kuqala abavela kwa-Angat Buhay. Kanye elo qela ababebezama ukufikelela kulo. UMia uthi, “Yayimangalisa into yokuba le yayile nkampani kanye esasinethemba lokufikelela kuyo eyayihlala kwizindlu zethu."Njengoko babesamkela amalungu eqela lakwa-Angat Buhay, uMia noPau baziva bevuya kuba bekwazile ukunika indawo yokuhlala eli qela elikwenye yezona nethiwekhi zinkulu zamavolontiya elizweni.

“Le yindlela entle yokunceda imibutho emincinci, ingakumbi imibutho engenzi nzuzo engenamali kangako. Imali yayo nyhani kufuneka iye ebantwini abadingayo… kwizinto ezidingwa ngabantu.”

- UMenard, undwendwe luka-Airbnb.org nomsebenzi wakwa-Angat Buhay

Waye wathi, ngexesha lokunceda elidlulileyo, amavolontiya nabasebenzi ngamanye amaxesha baye balala phantsi kwiiofisi bengenanto ngaphandle kwamashiti ebhedi ukuze bonge imali. Okanye baye balungiselela ukuba amaqela ahlale kwiihotele, nto leyo eyonyusa iindleko.Ngesi sihlandlo kwakungafani nangaphambili kuba yena nabanye abantu abasabele kuqala abavela kwa-Angat Buhay banikwa iindawo zokuhlala zongxamiseko simahla ngoAirbnb.org. Loo nto yabanceda baphumla emva kokusebenza iiyure eziyi-14 ukuya kweziyi-16 ngosuku ibe loo nto yabangela ukuba imali yabo isetyenziselwe ukunceda abantu abasindileyo kuqala.

Umntu oncedayo wakwa-Angat Buhay unika umntwana izinto anokuzisebenzisa emva kwenyikima enkulu eyi-6.9 eCebu, ePhilippines.

“Ukuncedana singalindelanga ukufumana nantoni na njengembuyekezo. Yinto eqhelekileyo ebantwini basePhilippines.”

- UPau G., umbuki zindwendwe wakwa-Airbnb.org

EPhilippines i-bayanihan ayilogama nje kuphela. Lo moya wokupha nokuncedisana ngomthwalo yinto ebalulekileyo, into exabisekileyo engaphelelanga kumntu omnye kodwa enceda wonke umntu ekuhlaleni.UMia wathi, “UAirbnb.org waye wasivula amehlo sabona ukuba sinento esinokunikezela ngayo ukuze sincede ngexesha likaxakeka.”

Undwendwe luka-Airbnb.org uMenard nababuki zindwendwe bakhe bakwa-Airbnb.org uMia S. noPau G. bahleli esofeni kunye bencumele ikhamera.

UMia noPau banethemba lokuba ibali labo liza kukhuthaza abanye abantu ukuba babe ngababuki zindwendwe baka-Airbnb.org. Emva kokuba bengababuki zindwendwe bakaRaffy, bade bamjoyina, bajoyina noAngat Buhay ukuze babe ngamavolontiya.KuMia noPau, ukubuka iindwendwe kubonisa umoya wobu-bayanihan — ePhilippines nakwezinye iindawo.