The Philippines Is In a State of Calmity
Please give - Death toll from Typhoon "Ondoy" reaching 300 over 3 million displaced in the Philippines
As of the morning of October 2, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared the whole country under the state of calamity
Please give, originally uploaded by D rhymes with Busy.
My prayers are with my friends and the Philippines. Any help you could give would be much appreciated. The situation is in a state of emergency.
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DONATE TO PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS FOR ONDOY FLOOD VICTIMS
Monetary Donations
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 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
Philippine National Red Cross, (PNRC)
Chairman of PNRC, Senetor Richard Gordon
Secretary General of PNRC, Gwendolyn Pang
They need help, please help them.
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Death toll from "Ondoy" reaches to 240 in Philippines
MANILA, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine government on Tuesday morning confirmed a total of 240 people were dead and nearly 40 people were still missing following devastating floods and landslides in Luzon caused by tropical storm "Ondoy" (international code name: "Ketsana").
UN calls on int'l community to aid Philippine typhoon victims
Over 3 million people are still struggling to recover from floods brought on by Typhoon Ketsana that hit Metro Manila and surrounding provinces in recent days, while at least 17 people were killed when typhoon Parma pummelled the north-eastern Philippines since Oct. 3
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/05/content_12184183.htm
Typhoon "Ondoy" destroys nearly 200,000 tons of rice in Philippines
An estimated 180,212 metric tons of palay, valued at 3.1 billion pesos (about 65 million U.S. dollars), were lost owing to floods and heavy rains that submerged 124,238 hectares of rice-growing areas, the Philippine agriculture department said. Affected rice growing areas include the provinces of Laguna, Batangas Cavite, Rizal and Quezon in Southern Luzon; Cagayan Valley, Aurora and Bataan in northern Luzon; Aurora, Bataan; and Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac and Zambales in central Luzon. The department also said that "Ondoy" destroyed 1,279 tons of corn and 1,571 tons of fruits and vegetables. It also estimated that as of Tuesday, the value of all crops damaged reached 3.2 billion pesos (about 67.4 million U.S. dollars).
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-09/29/content_12126366.htm
So far all my friends in the Philippines appear to be ok, although some may not be in the best of conditions and certainly there has been loss. In May 2008 Typhoon Cosme (Intl. Name Halong) wiped out my good friend Jabu (Janet's Family farm. It also destroyed the Mango plantations and bamboo forests in her region and near regions with account for near half the Philippine's production. It also flooded fish production areas causing deaths, displacement, and economic harm.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Halong_%282008%29
It was followed in June 2008 by Typhoon Frank (Intl. Name Fengshen). Which caused extensive flooding in Iloilo and the Bicol region. I have acquaintances who also live in these places. Some areas are still not completely back to normal. Frank also made a direct hit on Jabu (Janet) This was right after Cosme. Frank was responsible for over 1300 deaths and 250,000 people were displaced. 30,000 people spent days on their roofs waiting for help. The ship the Princess Star, a ferry of sorts, capsized on it way out of Manila. About 800 passengers died, mostly by disappearing into the sea.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Fengshen_%282008%29#Philippines_3
The 2008 Pacific Typhoon Season
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Pacific_typhoon_season#Severe_Tropical_Storm_Halong_.28Cosme.29 )
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Ondoy (International Name Katsana) has created extensive flooding in a highly urbanized area. It is densely populated. The rain fall is extraordinary. You need to remember all the other hazards of such a situation. Looting, price gouging, rescue efforts, panic... And lets not forget sewage, and medical needs, transportation problems, to or from... the area's of food production have also been drastically affected. This economic damage, food medical and control problems comes on the heals of last years damages.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Ketsana_%282009%29
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Ondoy was quickly Followed by Pepeng (International Name Parma) This is swelled to super typhoon size and gratefully track to the northern end of Luzon Island. However, Pepeng has an extensive reach and extraordinary rainfall and winds. It is threatening many in the north. To complicate matters a third system has developed and altered the course Pepeng. It is not clear yet but it could double back and even run south towards Manila for a second pass. At the moment I believe it is stalled. Even if it did not track back as far south as Manila, the area could be affected by the rainfall. Not far south of it's location is where Jabu (Janet) lives. She was hit with three fairly destructive typhoons in a year and this could be a fourth.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Parma_%282009%29
2009 Pacific Typhoon Season - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Pacific_typhoon_season
Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana) Track
Formed early on September 23 2009.
Flood water levels reached a record 20 feet high in rural areas. By September 28, 2009, at least 240 deaths were officially reported in the Philippines so far.
Damage $697 million (2009 USD) and counting
Typhoon Pepeng (Parma)
Formed:September 27, 2009
Dissipated: Still active
Highest winds: 195 km/h (120 mph) (10-minute sustained) 240 km/h (150 mph) (1-minute sustained)
Fatalities: >17 direct, >0 indirect, >0 missing
"The National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) advised all local government officials in all of Luzon to evacuate all the people if needed to secure their safety from the wrath of Super Typhoon Parma (Pepeng)."
As the preparation continues, different dams were already opened and tons of water were freed to avoid the overflowing of dams. In Isabela, the Magat Dam released tons of water. Its water will pass through Cagayan River which in preparation, people living nearby the river were evacuated. The Angat Dam in Bulacan was also freed from tons of water, making the barrio of Calumpit and Hagonoy flooded. The local officials took charge to evacuate people living in the area. Five barangays in Nueva Ecija were already flooded due to Pantabangan Dam, which released 250 cubic meters per second from 1pm of October 1, 05:00 (UTC) to 1am of October 2, 17:00 (UTC). Local officials also took charge to evacuate people. In Laguna, the Caliraya Dam also released tons of water to be ready for Parma's heavy rains even though Laguna will not be directly affected by the super typhoon. At the morning of October 2, President Gloria Macapagal - Arroyo declared the whole country under the state of calamity.
"In Metro Manila, billboards were already rolled down due to strong winds that will be brought by Parma. In addition, the flights in the country were suspended as typhoon Parma will hit the country especially the Luzon area. Cargo ships and other water transportation already suspended their operation. The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) suspended classes for regions 1, 2, 3, 4a, 4b, 5 and CAR.[15] In Laguna, the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) evacuated a massive 100,000 residents that living beneath the Laguna lake."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Parma_%282009%29
As of the morning of October 2, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared the whole country under the state of calamity
Please give, originally uploaded by D rhymes with Busy.
My prayers are with my friends and the Philippines. Any help you could give would be much appreciated. The situation is in a state of emergency.
==================================================================
DONATE TO PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS FOR ONDOY FLOOD VICTIMS
Monetary Donations
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 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
Philippine National Red Cross, (PNRC)
Chairman of PNRC, Senetor Richard Gordon
Secretary General of PNRC, Gwendolyn Pang
They need help, please help them.
==================================================================
Death toll from "Ondoy" reaches to 240 in Philippines
MANILA, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine government on Tuesday morning confirmed a total of 240 people were dead and nearly 40 people were still missing following devastating floods and landslides in Luzon caused by tropical storm "Ondoy" (international code name: "Ketsana").
Click to viewUN calls on int'l community to aid Philippine typhoon victims
Over 3 million people are still struggling to recover from floods brought on by Typhoon Ketsana that hit Metro Manila and surrounding provinces in recent days, while at least 17 people were killed when typhoon Parma pummelled the north-eastern Philippines since Oct. 3
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/05/content_12184183.htm
Typhoon "Ondoy" destroys nearly 200,000 tons of rice in Philippines
An estimated 180,212 metric tons of palay, valued at 3.1 billion pesos (about 65 million U.S. dollars), were lost owing to floods and heavy rains that submerged 124,238 hectares of rice-growing areas, the Philippine agriculture department said. Affected rice growing areas include the provinces of Laguna, Batangas Cavite, Rizal and Quezon in Southern Luzon; Cagayan Valley, Aurora and Bataan in northern Luzon; Aurora, Bataan; and Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac and Zambales in central Luzon. The department also said that "Ondoy" destroyed 1,279 tons of corn and 1,571 tons of fruits and vegetables. It also estimated that as of Tuesday, the value of all crops damaged reached 3.2 billion pesos (about 67.4 million U.S. dollars).
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-09/29/content_12126366.htm
So far all my friends in the Philippines appear to be ok, although some may not be in the best of conditions and certainly there has been loss. In May 2008 Typhoon Cosme (Intl. Name Halong) wiped out my good friend Jabu (Janet's Family farm. It also destroyed the Mango plantations and bamboo forests in her region and near regions with account for near half the Philippine's production. It also flooded fish production areas causing deaths, displacement, and economic harm.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Halong_%282008%29
It was followed in June 2008 by Typhoon Frank (Intl. Name Fengshen). Which caused extensive flooding in Iloilo and the Bicol region. I have acquaintances who also live in these places. Some areas are still not completely back to normal. Frank also made a direct hit on Jabu (Janet) This was right after Cosme. Frank was responsible for over 1300 deaths and 250,000 people were displaced. 30,000 people spent days on their roofs waiting for help. The ship the Princess Star, a ferry of sorts, capsized on it way out of Manila. About 800 passengers died, mostly by disappearing into the sea.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Fengshen_%282008%29#Philippines_3
The 2008 Pacific Typhoon Season
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Pacific_typhoon_season#Severe_Tropical_Storm_Halong_.28Cosme.29 )
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Ondoy (International Name Katsana) has created extensive flooding in a highly urbanized area. It is densely populated. The rain fall is extraordinary. You need to remember all the other hazards of such a situation. Looting, price gouging, rescue efforts, panic... And lets not forget sewage, and medical needs, transportation problems, to or from... the area's of food production have also been drastically affected. This economic damage, food medical and control problems comes on the heals of last years damages.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Ketsana_%282009%29
---
Ondoy was quickly Followed by Pepeng (International Name Parma) This is swelled to super typhoon size and gratefully track to the northern end of Luzon Island. However, Pepeng has an extensive reach and extraordinary rainfall and winds. It is threatening many in the north. To complicate matters a third system has developed and altered the course Pepeng. It is not clear yet but it could double back and even run south towards Manila for a second pass. At the moment I believe it is stalled. Even if it did not track back as far south as Manila, the area could be affected by the rainfall. Not far south of it's location is where Jabu (Janet) lives. She was hit with three fairly destructive typhoons in a year and this could be a fourth.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Parma_%282009%29
2009 Pacific Typhoon Season - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Pacific_typhoon_season
Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana) Track
Formed early on September 23 2009.
Flood water levels reached a record 20 feet high in rural areas. By September 28, 2009, at least 240 deaths were officially reported in the Philippines so far.
Damage $697 million (2009 USD) and counting
Typhoon Pepeng (Parma)
Formed:September 27, 2009
Dissipated: Still active
Highest winds: 195 km/h (120 mph) (10-minute sustained) 240 km/h (150 mph) (1-minute sustained)
Fatalities: >17 direct, >0 indirect, >0 missing
"The National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) advised all local government officials in all of Luzon to evacuate all the people if needed to secure their safety from the wrath of Super Typhoon Parma (Pepeng)."
As the preparation continues, different dams were already opened and tons of water were freed to avoid the overflowing of dams. In Isabela, the Magat Dam released tons of water. Its water will pass through Cagayan River which in preparation, people living nearby the river were evacuated. The Angat Dam in Bulacan was also freed from tons of water, making the barrio of Calumpit and Hagonoy flooded. The local officials took charge to evacuate people living in the area. Five barangays in Nueva Ecija were already flooded due to Pantabangan Dam, which released 250 cubic meters per second from 1pm of October 1, 05:00 (UTC) to 1am of October 2, 17:00 (UTC). Local officials also took charge to evacuate people. In Laguna, the Caliraya Dam also released tons of water to be ready for Parma's heavy rains even though Laguna will not be directly affected by the super typhoon. At the morning of October 2, President Gloria Macapagal - Arroyo declared the whole country under the state of calamity.
"In Metro Manila, billboards were already rolled down due to strong winds that will be brought by Parma. In addition, the flights in the country were suspended as typhoon Parma will hit the country especially the Luzon area. Cargo ships and other water transportation already suspended their operation. The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) suspended classes for regions 1, 2, 3, 4a, 4b, 5 and CAR.[15] In Laguna, the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) evacuated a massive 100,000 residents that living beneath the Laguna lake."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Parma_%282009%29