Please Help The Victims of Typhoon Ondoy – Donate, Volunteer, Pray

Updates

“Handog Sa Bayan” – A Marathon Concert for Phlippine Typhoon Victims – October 11, 2009 – organizers with major Filipino foundations and businesses will be accepting monetary or in-kind donations to be sent to your charity.

1st Filipino International Film Festival in Los Angeles (FIFFLA) – October 16 – 18, 2009 – Producers will be donating portion of ticket sales to Philippine Typhoon Victims

Montebello Concert for Philippine Typhoon Victims – Oct. 21, 2009

UNITY Tour: New Jersey, California and Vancouver to benefit Philippine Typhoon Victims – Oct. 17, 20, 24, and 25, 2009

SIPA (Search to Involve Pilipino Americans) in Los Angeles, CA
Accepts in-kind donations to be sent to Manila. Go to SIPA donation center at 3200 W. Temple St., Los Angeles , CA, 90026. In-Kind Donations needed: Clothes, Blankets, Towels, Canned goods (preferably with a pull-open tab), Ready-to-eat food (cereal, crackers, snacks), Instant noodles, Baby formula, Diapers, Toiletries (shampoo, bath soap, toothbrushes), Medicines

Where You Can Donate

A. Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) NASSA Caritas Filipinas Foundation, Inc.

BPI Account # 4951-0051-72, Intramuros Branch
Caritas targets at least 50,000 people in Philippines after devastating flooding

B. Catholic Relief Services, U.S.

Secured Online Donation Here – input “Philippines Typhoon Ondoy Victims” in the “Special Request” box. CRS offices in Manila with three sub-offices in Cebu, Davao, and Cotabato.

C. Philippine National Red Cross

Metrobank
- Account name: The PNRC
- Peso account: 1513041631228
- Dollar account: 1512151002182
- Type of account : savings
- Swift code: mbtc ph mm
BPI Port Area Brank
- Account name: The PNRC
- Peso account: 4991001099
- Type of account: current
BPI United Nations Brank
- Account name: The PNRC
- Dollar account: 8114003094
- Type of account: savings
- Swift code: bopi ph mm
Via PayPal through PNRC website
- http://redcross.org.ph/

D. Filipino Ministry of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Please make your contribution payable to FILIPINO MINISTRY – indicate on the lower left hand bottom of your check – ONDOY victims – and mail to:
Sr. Christina Sevilla, RGS
Attn: ONDOY Victims
Office of Filipino Ministry of the
Archdiocese of Los Angeles
4954 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90029

Message From Sister Servilla:

I think it will be best if you send your own balikbayan boxes – we can channel to our Good Shepherd Sisters in the Philippines -

Sr. Cecille Torres, RGS
Provincial Superior
Good Shepherd Provincialate
1043 Aurora Blvd
Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines

The Office of Filipino Ministry is only accepting monetary donation – and I am chanelling all donations also to my Good Shepherd Sisters in Aurora Blvd, Quezon City, Philippines – they are the ones I trust the most in making sure that the donations will go to the right people -
I already made arrangements with Wells Fargo – the money will be deposited here and my Sisters will be able to pick up the money from Bank of Philippine Islands in Quezon City which is very near the convent – Wells Fargo is waiving the $5 remittance fee from Sept. 29 – Oct. 12 – from any amount ranging from $25.00 – $3,000.00

E. Google Groups Listed Assistance

Includes variety ways to donate money via Bank transfers, Online Donations, SMS donations, In-Kind Donations and links to non-profits assisting kababayans like ABS-CBN Foundation and GMA Kapuso Foundation, among many others
http://www.google.com/landing/typhoon-ondoy.html

F. Ayala Foundation

Secured Online Donation Here – The Ayala Foundation, Inc. (AFI) in the Philippines is a nonstock, nonprofit organization that serves as the socio-cultural development arm of the Ayala Group of Companies (AGC).

G. National Disaster Coordinating Center (NDCC) – Philippines

NDCC Donated Funds
Current Account (Philippine Peso) #0-00149-435-3
(Swift Code: DBPHPHMM Account #36002016)
Development Bank of the Philippines
Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo Branch
Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Philippines

H. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) – Philippines

DSWD Foreign Donations – U.S. Dollar
Account No. 3124-0055-81
ZIP Address: TLBPPHMMXXX
LBP Batasan Branch
Constitution Hills, Quezon City, Philippines
DSWD Donation – Philippine Peso
Account No. 3122-1011-84
LBP Batasan Branch
Constitution Hills, Quezon City, Philippines

I. United Nations’ World Food Programme

Secured Online Donation Form on a dedicated webpage entitled “Help the Philippines Weather the Storm”

J. Jesuits’ Tanging Yaman Foundation

Fr. Manoling Francisco, S.J., Excecutive Director of Tanging Yaman Foundation, encourages donations coming from U.S. Residents to be payable and mailed to:
Philippine Jesuit Foundation
236 West 27th Street, Ninth Floor
New York, NY 10001
For other ways to donate: Open Fr. Manoling’s letter (PDF)

Note: Please feel free to send us links or information about additional donation centers for the typhoon victims in the comments section below.

Using Pinoy Power

- 10 Suggestions on How To Beat Ondoy from Rodel Rodis

Oratio Imperata – Prayer for the Typhoon Ondoy Victims, Volunteers and Donors

Outgoing Lingayen-Dagupan Catholic Archbishop Oscar Cruz urged priests and the laity to storm heavens with prayers for the victims of Typhoon “Ondoy”. Archbishop Cruz said the situation calls for divine intervention as many Filipinos continue to suffer the havoc brought by the strong typhoon. He said the prayer must especially be offered for those who perished in the calamity and those who suffered destruction of their homes and properties.

The obligatory prayer is an old Catholic tradition where the bishop leads the community in prayer for a special intention. The prayer is recited kneeling.

Oh, God Father:

In faith we acknowledge your paternal care over us, your sons, daughters and children. In hope we trust in your divine providence of giving us wisdom and courage as we face the challenges in life. In love we invoke your help and guidance during these difficult days of death and destruction in our dear country.

Our is a prayer of thanksgiving for once again reminding us that ours is an imperfect world, that heaven is not on earth and that nature every now and then tells us not to abuse her. Ours too is a prayer of repentance for calling upon you when we are in need and desperation but forgetting you in favourable times and pleasing occasions. Ours as well is a prayer of petition as we say:

Grant eternal peace to those who lost their lives. Embrace the children who died in their innocence. Help those who are hurt and cure those who are sick.

Encourage those who suffer the destruction of their homes and properties, and to once again stand up and rebuild their future.

Bless all those who extend their helping hands to those in need of food, shelter and clothing, who share their time, talents and resources with others.

Inspire more people to be men and women for their neighbors, convinced that the more they are for others, the taller they stand before you.

Spare us please from other natural disasters and devastations if this be according to Your will and for our own spiritual good and growth.

Amen and Amen.

Philippines Status Reports

09-28-09 From the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) – National Secretariat of Social Action (NASSA) – Caritas Philippines

The Philippines is in turmoil due to the massive flooding and landslides, which Typhoon Ondoy had caused. Several areas have been severely affected leaving behind a trail of 100 people dead, 32 missing, 5 injured and some 89,953 families (451,683 persons). The partial total of evacuees has reached to 23,147 families or 115,990 persons, located in 205 evacuation centers.These figures however are expected to rise as search and rescue operations are still continuously being conducted.

A state of national calamity has been declared over 27 provinces in 7 regions, as well as in the NCR. The provinces included are Mountain Province, Ifugao, and Benguet (CAR); Pangasinan, La Union, and Ilocos Sur (Region I); Isabela, Quirino, and Nueva Vizcaya (Region II); Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Zambales, Pampanga, Bulacan, Tarlac, and Bataan (Region III); Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon (Region IV-A); Mindoro Occidental, Mindoro Oriental, and Marinduque (Region IV-B); and Catanduanes, Camarines Norte, and Camarines Sur (Region V).

Typhoon Ondoy has moved out of the country but will continue to enhance the southwest monsoon bringing occasional rains over the western sections of Central and Southern Luzon. According to the weather bureau, this storm has caused the worst flooding in Metro Manila and other nearby provinces in more than 42 years wherein the equivalent of one month’s worth of rain fell on Metro Manila in less than a day. About 34.1 centimeters of rain fell on Metro Manila in just six hours, close to the 39.2-centimeter average for the entire month of September. The previous record was 33.4 centimeters recorded during a 24-hour period in June 1967.

The Metro Manila has been the worst-hit in terms of flooding and damage, while Rizal had the highest number of casualties due to landslides and flashfloods. A partial list of 5,452 affected families (including Marikina) has already been documented.

In Bulacan, 22 municipalities (118 barangays) were affected listing down a partial total of 13,576 families (44,178 persons). There were reported cases of 42 casualties but still has to be confirmed.

In the Province of Pampanga, Typhoon Ondoy left in its wake 207 barangays in the 20 municipalities/city submerged under 1-9ft deep of floodwaters. Landslide occurred in Arayat, affecting 174 families, which are now temporarily housed in 5 evacuation centers mostly schools and chapels. A total of 37,540 families (175,514 individuals) were affected in this province, 217 of which are staying in the evacuation centers.

In San Pablo, Laguna, there were a total of 73,170 families (310,893 individuals) affected, 9 were reportedly died, 2 were injured while 1 is missing. In Cavite, there were 309 partial list of families affected from 3 municipalities.

09-29-30 From the Philippine Embassy – Washington, D.C. – News Release

LATEST UPDATES ON TYPHOON ONDOY

As of 29 September 2009, 6:00 AM (Manila Time), the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) issued the following updates on the ongoing relief and recovery operations with regard to Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana).

Number of Persons Rescued – 12,359 persons

Declaration of State of National Calamity in the following areas in view of the extensive effects of Tropical Storm “Ondoy”
The whole of National Capital Region (NCR)
CAR, Mt. Province, Ifugao and Benguet
Region I: Pangasinan, La Union and Ilocos Sur
Region II: Isabela, Quirino and Nueva Vizcaya
Region III: Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Zambales, Pampanga, Bulacan, Tarlac and Bataan
Region IV-A: Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon
Region IV-B: Mindoro (Occidental and Oriental) and Marinduque
Region V: Catanduanes, Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur

Summary of Affected Population
319,881 families / 1,872,036 persons
No. of Evacuation Centers: 607
Total Evacuees
Inside ECs – 74,695 families / 374,890 persons
Outside ECs – 40,047 families / 234,658 persons

Casualties
Dead – 240
NCR – 101, CAR – 3, Region III – 37, IV-A – 99
Missing – 37 (1 in CAR, 1 in Region 9, 1 in Region II, 7 in Region III, 20 in Region IV-A)
Injured – 5 (1 in Sta. Cruz, Laguna, 1 in Cavite and 3 in Kabayan, Benguet)

Cost of Damages
Total – PhP 2,339,620,884.00
Infrastructure – PhP1,517,096.00
Agriculture – PhP882,524,884.00

Damaged Houses – Grand Total – 3,272
Totally – 2,223
Partially – 1,049

Cost of Assistance (so far)
Total – PhP7,670,743.00

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