KETSANA/ ONDOY: PLEASE HELP. PLEASE DONATE. PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD.
UPDATED 3:
Feed the hungry affected by Typhoon Ondoy https://www.wfp.org/donate/ondoy
Philippines Flood Donations Appeal (how to donate) http://tourism-philippines.com/philippines-flood-donation-appeal/
BBC Eyewitness accounts of the storm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/8276970.stm
(links taken from Mr. Neil Gaiman's blog)
please continue to spread the word. (and donate, if possible) Thank you!
UPDATED 2:
Philippines flood (death) toll hits 240 http://ph.news.yahoo.com/afp/20090928/tap-philippines-floods-5cc1ef8.html
18 year old Filipino who drowns after saving dozens of others http://www.theage.com.au/world/philippine-man-loses-own-life-after-saving-dozens-from-floods-20090928-g8o4.html
Ondoy's Aftermath http://www.flickr.com/photos/rembcc/3957566392/
House submerged in water http://9.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqm9msP0O91qzp63zo1_500.jpg
Bagyong Ondoy (Typhoon Ondoy) http://picasaweb.google.com.ph/conradmiguelegozalo/BagyongOndoy#
Haunting http://2.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqmcco5Fpa1qa5v63o1_500.jpg
... http://8.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqmc9kFhDS1qa5v63o1_500.jpg
Blog about Ondoy (pardon the cuss words. It has pictures that would illustrate how bad the storm was though) http://ondoy.tumblr.com/page/1
(pictures and the last link taken from :iconsnowpeachdrop: 's journal)
please continue to spread the word. (and donate, if possible) Thank you!
UPDATED:
Journals about Typhoon Ondoy and its aftermath, from fellow Filipinos who were actually there when the storm hit:
http://snowpeachdrop.deviantart.com/journal/27461100/ :iconsnowpeachdrop:
Please click the links in her journal.
http://blackmage9.deviantart.com/journal/27459274/#comments :iconblackmage9:
http://behindinfinity.deviantart.com/journal/27461246/ :iconbehindinfinity:
has pictures and has a way more organized, hence more helpful, section of links on how to donate and help if you're abroad. (Also, a sliver of hope.)
http://www.theage.com.au/world/philippine-man-loses-own-life-after-saving-dozens-from-floods-20090928-g8o4.html A news article
In the Phil. Red Cross on-line donation ( http://www.redcross.org.ph/Site/PNRC/Default.aspx?S=48&SS=972 ), the project/activity is Typhoon Ondoy.
And the Php to dollar rate is: Php47.52 = $1
My family and friends are ok. But the rest of my countrymen aren't.
The storm has passed, but there are still PLENTY of people in need. Please, please continue to donate and pray for all the victims. And please continue to spread the word.
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UERM flood: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6nkxVaydmY
the students who took this are stranded in school. They stayed on the 5th floor.
NLEX flood: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWs5XTcGgOk
QUIAPO flood: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1218862544594
SM North flood: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1118843100263
ONDOY: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=139243157902
This is probably the most tragic typhoon disaster that ever hit the Philippines in my entire life. I am not currently in the Philippines, but I have family and friends over there.
My mom was watching the news, and she was telling me
-how dead bodies are just there, floating, on the flooded streets in one region of Manila
-how people are stranded on objects floating on rushing waters. They keep on calling for
help but those on high land are powerless to help them, else they die.
-how people who try to help those stranded on makeshift rafts/floating debris and things drown and die in the process of helping.
-how people couldn't evacuate and bring some food with them on time because of the fast-rising water. So a lot -- a whole LOT -- are hungry, with no food or shelter. The media and the government are all trying to rescue and answer the most urgent calls for help, but they just CAN'T get to them all because they don't have enough helicopters or equipment.
-how people's families and friends are missing, and they don't know if they're alive and stranded somewhere, or dead.
If you want to know how high the water is: an entire van got submerged in the flood, and vanished entirely. Went down to the bottom. That's how high the water is.
My mom was also telling me of this one man whose entire house got flooded, and not the flood that just goes up to the ankles or even to the knees, or not even to the waist. TOTAL flooding.
And when the water went down, he saw his son lying dead on the stairs.
The man said his son might have been sleeping when it flooded, that's why his son didn't get to higher ground on time.
Please, even if you can't donate, please please PRAY. No matter what your religion or faith is. Please, PRAY for them.
xposted from the journal of :iconBudjette:
The quick way to help the people affected by ONDOY is to donate to the Red Cross via text.
Text REDAMOUNT to 2899 (Globe) or 4483 (Smart)
You can donate P5, P10,P50, P100, P300.
So, if you want to donate P100,
just text: RED 100
and send it to 2899 or 4483
And here are other ways to donate to the Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org.ph/Site/PNRC/wtd.aspx
List of verified relief centers for 'Ondoy' victims
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/173288/list-of-verified-relief-centers- for-ondoy- victims
to all Pinoys based abroad: The Ayala Foundation USA is a one-stop portal for Pinoys based abroad who are looking to donate money to social
causes in the Philippines.
http://www.af-usa.org/donate_now.asp
Donations coursed through AyalaFoundation USA are also tax deductible (only for those based in the US). They also accept credit cards (via Paypal).
To those wanting to donate to Typhoon Ondoy Relief Efforts, click on the link below and search for "AF-USA Typhoon Relief Fund" in the box marked "Donations For."
Note: you may also donate to the Red Cross, Caritas Manila, & Gawad Kalinga in the same portal. Please cross-post.
xposted from the journal of :iconrenka002:
http://www.redcross.org.ph/Site/PNRC/wtd.aspx
1. CASH or CHECK
Please send cash or check donations to the PNRC National Headquarters in Manila. Checks should be made payable to The Philippine National Red Cross. We can also arrange for donation pick-up.
2. BANK DEPOSIT
Account Name: The Phil. Nat’l. Red Cross
METROBANK
Port Area Branch
Peso Acct.: 151-3-041-63122-8
Dollar Acct.: 151-2-151-00218-2
Type of Acct. : SAVINGS
Swift Code: MBTC PH MM
BANK OF THE PHIL. ISLANDS
Port Area Branch
Peso Acct.: 4991-0010-99
Type of Account: CURRENT
BANK OF THE PHIL. ISLANDS
UN Branch
Dollar Acct.: 8114-0030-94
Type of Account: SAVINGS
Swift Code: BOPI PH MM
For your donations to be properly acknowledged, please fax the bank transaction slip at nos. +63.2.527.0575 or +63.2.404.0979 with your name, address and contact number.
Credit Card
Please fax the following info to +632.404.09.79 and +632.527.0575:
Name of card member, billing address, contact nos. (phone & mobile), credit card no., expiration date, CCV2/ CVC2 (last three digits at the back of the credit card), billing address, amount to be donated.
For online donations you may also visit our website at http://www.redcross.org.ph/.
In-Kind Donations
LOCAL
Please send in-kind local donations to The Philippine National Red Cross - National Headquarters in Manila. We could also arrange for donation pick-up.
INTERNATIONAL
1. Send a letter of intent to donate to the PNRC
2. A letter of acceptance from PNRC shall be sent back to the donor
3. Immediately after shipping the goods, please send the (a) original Deed of Donation, (b) copy of packing list and (c) original Airway Bill for air shipments or Bill of Lading for sea shipments to The Philippine National Red Cross-National Headquarters c/o Secretary General Corazon Alma de Leon, Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila 2803, Philippines.
The PNRC does not accept rotten, damaged, expired or decayed goods. Though we appreciate your generosity, the PNRC also discourages donations of old clothes as we have more than enough to go around.
SMS and G-CASH (Globe)
SMS
text REDAMOUNT to 2899 (Globe) or 4483 (Smart)
G-CASH
text DONATEAMOUNT4-digit M-PINREDCROSS to 2882
Most urgent needs
Food items: Rice, noodles, canned goods, sugar, iodized salt, cooking oil, monggo beans and potable water
Medicines: Paracetamol, antibiotics, analgesic, oral rehydration salts, multivitamins and medications to treat diarrheal diseases
Non-food items: Bath soaps, face towels, shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste, plastic mats, blankets, mosquito nets, jerry cans, water containers, water purification tablets, plastic sheetings, and Laundry soap
Rehabilitation Programs: Shelter materials for house repair
Call Hotline 143 or 527.0000
THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
Bonifacio Drive, Port Area,
Manila 2803, Philippines