The strong winds and heavy rains spawned by Typhoon “Paeng” in late October 2022 prevented Hansel Francisco Mirabel from going about his business of peddling bread around his neighborhood in Meycauayan, Bulacan.
Stranded at home, he decided to do some repairs on the house instead to make it sturdier and hopefully able to withstand the storm. Unfortunately, while doing so, Hansel slipped and fell, hitting his head.
Unable to get to the hospital in the extreme weather conditions, he slept through the night. He never woke up.
According to reports, more than a hundred perished in the wake of Typhoon Paeng.
Hansel left behind wife Lorena, an OFW, 11-year-old son Renzo Miguel, who is in Grade 5; and mother Editha Olaes. (Hansel is Olaes’s son by her first marriage.)
Editha has been a TSPI Baliwag Branch borrower for 20 years and is an MBAI member. Six years ago, she enrolled Hansel and three other family members, who are called kapamilya and are considered principal members.
The bereaved family received a total of P200,929.41 in benefits and insurance claims for accidental death.
Apart from the wake and funeral expenses, the funds enabled the family to put up a sari-sari store in Meycauayan.
The family expressed wholehearted gratitude to TSPI and MBAI for the life-saving support. “Buong puso po kaming nagpapasalamat sa napakalaking tulong na natanggap namin, lalo na sa benepisyong natanggap naming mula sa insurance. (We’re very grateful for the support and assistance we were given, especially for the insurance benefits.)”