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Sadly, a lot of relief centers have stopped operating to aid the victims of Typhoon Parma (Pepeng). I am hoping that this list will become longer soon.

LOCAL

Businesses/ Commercial Establishments

1. 7-11 branches - drop off point for relief goods
2. ABS-CBN and its branches accepts donations and volunteers.
3. Bantay Bata 163 Offices - drop off point
4. Cafe by the Ruins (Baguio) – 23 Chuntug Street, Baguio City, Philippines, 2600 Phone: (+6374) 4424010
5. FedEx branches – drop off point
6. Jam 88.3 - accepts clothes, shoes, towels and blankets. Strata 200o Bldg, Emerald Ave, Ortigas Center
7. Kapuso Foundation – accepts cash and goods
8. Mag:Net – in Bonifacio High Street and Katipunan. Accepting clothes, towels, shoes and blankets.
9. MTV Philippines - accepting donations Mondays to Saturdays, 9 am to 5 pm. 3rd floor of Silver City, corner Julia Vargas. Behind the SM Hypermart along C5 in Pasig
10. Negros Navigation – offers free delivery of donations from all over the Philippines. Call (02) 554-8777
11. NU107 - accepts clothes, shoes, blankets, towels. AIC Gold Tower, Emerald Ave, Ortigas Center
12. Papemelroti stores in 91 Roces Ave. / Ali Mall Cubao / SM City North EDSA / SM Fairview / SM Megamall / Glorietta 3 in Makati / SM Centerpoint / SM Southmall are accepting relief goods (canned goods / milk / bottled water / clothes NO CASH pls.)
13. Philippine Daily Inquirer – 1098 Chino Roces Ave. corner Mascardo and Yague Streets, Makati City and to any of its classified ads branches, and to any McDonald’s branch within Metro Manila. Donations in kind, such as instant noodles, canned goods, formula milk, blankets and clothes, are urgently needed. Call 8978808 loc. 260 and look for Megi Garcia
14. Route 196 - accepts clothes, shoes, towels, blankets
15. Smart Wireless Centers – SM Fairview, SM North EDSA, Gateway Mall Cubao, AliMall Cubao, SM Megamall, SM Muntinlupa, SM Bicutan, SM Sucat, Festival Mall Alabang, Alabang Town Center and SM Southmall. Will accept cash or goods.

Government/ Civil Society/ Movements

1. Akbayan – taking donations, call 433-69-33/433-68-31 to donate or volunteer.
2. Angel Brigade – until 2nd week of October. 1-9 PM at Icon Showroom, Rizal Drive corner 4th Street, Fort
3. Bagong Alyansang Makabayan’s BALSA (Bayanihan Alay sa Sambayanan) – send in your relief goods (RTE foods, clothings, medicines, bottled water) & money to #1 Erythrina Bldg. Maaralin cor Matatag Sts. Bgy Central, Quezon City, tel. 4340624 and 09227852356.
4. Baguio City Hall – drop off relief goods at City Disaster Coordinating Council or DSWD.
5. Black Pencil Project – wants to give school supplies and art therapy to the kids who are still traumatized by the typhoons. Visit their website to find out what they need as well as where to donate.
6. CARA Philippines - needs cat and dog food for rescued animals. Also accepts paypal/cash donations. Contact Nancy 09209126624 or Mona 09209054960.
7. Citizens Disaster Response Center (CDRC) - Relief goods for typhoon victims being accepted at 72-A Times St., West Triangle, QC. Tel (+632-9299820/22). Also accepts cash donations.
   Account Name: Citizens’ Disaster Response Center
   Bank: Metrobank, Examiner Branch, Quezon City
   Peso Account # 3-63600741-3
   Dollar Account # 2-63600158-3 || Swift Code: MBT…CPHMM
   After your deposit, email or fax the copy of deposit/remittance slip to cdrc_1984@yahoo.com or +632 929-9822. Include the donor’s name, exact mailing address and contact number for the official receipt.
8. Cordillera Peoples Alliance – needs cash and in kind donations. Contact 0920-9286370 or 074-3044239
9. Corporate Network for Disaster Reponse – Deposit cash donation to bank account no. 0031 0654 02 BPI Ayala Paseo Branch
10. Department of Social Welfare and Development - donation drop off points: National Resource Operations Center, Chapel Road, Pasay City (Contact: Mrs. Francon Favian) / Quezon City Area Disaster Resource Operations Monitoring and Info Center (DROMIC) (Contact Rey Martija or Imee Rose Castillo, Tel Nos. 951-7119, 951-2435 or Assistant Secretary Vilma Cabrera Tel No. 0918-934-5625) / San Rafael corner Legarda Streets, Quiapo, Manila (Contact: Dir. Thelsa P. Biolna, Dir. Delia Bauan Tel Nos. 734-8622, 734-8642)
11. Gabriela – drop off relief goods at 118-A Sct. Rallos, Bgy. Sacred Heart, QC Tel. 9295342
12. Gawad Kalinga - you may drop off donations at the RFM Gym
13. Kabataan Partylist - Drop off donations or volunteer at 118-B Sct. Rallos QC. 09266677163 or kabataanpartylist@gmail.com
14. KaEskwela Relief Mission – needs food, toiletries, medicines and med supplies, beddings, household items, clothes and underwear, slippers and shoes, diapers and milk for babies.
15. Kapuso Foundation – accepts all kinds of donations. Also needs volunteers.
16. Knowledge Channel Foundation Tulong Balik Eskwela – needs school supplies donations for the children. Also accepts monetary donation. See this blog post for things they need and where to drop off.
17. Megatent Relief Group - accepting donations for Pepeng victims. Megatent is along Meralco Ave, Ortigas (beside Renaissance Building)
18. Partido Lakas ng Masa Office – needs donations for Bagong Silangan Payatas, Riverside E.rod (2,500 families), Malanday Marikina, DagatDagatan(CaMaNa), Pasig and Cainta. 111-D Malakas St., Bgy Central, Teacher’s Village, QC. Contact Amy at 434-3947
19. Philippines Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) – send cat and dog food, medicines, roofed cages, lamps and flashlights to PAWS Animal Shelter located along Aurora Blvd at the boundary of Marikina and QC (see map). You may also donate money via G-Cash, Credit Card or Paypal.
20. Philippine National Red Cross different ways to Donate.
21. Philippine National Red Cross, Shaw Blvd – accepts all kinds of donations. Volunteers are sometimes needed too.
22. Sagip Kapamilya hotlines (+632-4132667, +632-4160387) #13 Examiner St. West Triangle, QC. and Scout Mayoran, cor. Morato, near Alex III.
23. Serve the People Brigade – urgently needs relief goods. See the list and details here.
24. TAKDER Youth Group - accepting donations for Cordilleras. Room 304, NCCP Bldg, Edsa, QC. Tel 4138543
25. Tulong Kabataan! – Relief aid for Pepeng victims accepted at 55 Upper Ferguson Rd, Baguio City. Contact Karla 0923-3189274
26. Unicef Philippines – accepts monetary donations via cheques. Call 751-1000 or 758-1442

Religious/ Schools & Universities

1. Caritas Manila Office at Jesus St., Pandacan Manila near Nagtahan Bridg. Accepts relief goods and cash donations (+632-5639298, +632-5639308)
2. La Salle Greenhills – drop off donations at Gate 2
3. MissionPartner.org (c/o Pentacostal Christian Church Inc.) – accepts monetary donations for the victims of Typhoon Parma.
   Pentecostal Christian Church Inc.
   Acct. Number: 4960048118
   Banco De Oro (BDO)
   Solano Branch, Nueva Vizcaya
   Philippines
   Swift Code – BNORPHMM
4. EDSA Shrine – urgently needs rice, noodles, and canned goods for Pangasinan victims.
5. Victory churches – accepting relief goods for the victims.

E-Donations

1. Red Cross – Text RED <10, 25, 50, or 100> to 4483 (SMART) / text DONATEAMOUNT4-digit M-PINREDCROSS to 2882 (G-cash) / text RED <5, 25, 50, 100 or 300> to 2899 (GLOBE). All transaction fees have been waived.
2. Smart Money – text ONDOY <amount> to 270. Or go to your Smart Money menu > purchase > mpay > store code (ONDOY) > pay from > choose card > amount > confirmation (OK) > enter W-Pin.

International

• Ayala Foundation – you can use your credit card to donate
• The Bayani Movement – a project by a Filipino musician in Vancouver who wants to raise funds through music. Donations can be made via Paypal
• CARA Philippines - accepts paypal donations for rescued animals
• Catholic Relief Services (CRS) - accepts donations by phone, mail, or online via credit card
• Children International – their staff in Metropolitan Manila carry relief operations in affected areas.
• Children’s Relief Fund (CRF) - accepts online donations via Paypal and through bank transfers
• Citizens’ Disaster Response Center (CDRC) – Accepts monetary donations through money transfer.
  Account Name: Citizens’ Disaster Response Center
  Bank: Metrobank, Examiner Branch, Quezon City
  Peso Account # 3-63600741-3
  Dollar Account # 2-63600158-3 || Swift Code: MBT…CPHMM
  After your deposit, email or fax the copy of deposit/remittance slip to cdrc_1984@yahoo.com or +632 929-9822. Include the donor’s name, exact mailing address and contact number for the official receipt.
• Gawad Kalinga One World - donate via Credit Card online or make a transfer to their US Savings account 3104 0162 34 (Swift code: BOPIPHMM) – BPI EDSA Greenhills. If you need a receipt, fax your deposit slip to Delfin Mangona, Operation GK Walang Iwanan at +63 02 726 7405.  Kindly indicate name of donor and contact number.
• Happyslip – is accepting online donations (chip-in) which will go to Red Cross
• Light of Jesus Community Foundation, Inc. (Bo Sanchez’s community) – accepts cash donations through money transfer.
  Account Name: Light of Jesus Community Foundation, Inc.BDO Dollar Account
  Account Number: 3970-033971
  Routing Code: BNORPHMM
  Branch: General Araneta Branch Cubao

  BPI Peso Account
  Account Number: C/A: 2900-0012-34
  Routing Code: BOPIPHMM
  Branch: St. Ignatius Katipunan Branch

  BDO
  Account Number: C/A: 3970-048057
  Branch General Araneta Cubao Branch

  For donation acknowledgement: email at calamityfund@gmail.com or fax at (02) 7275615 or (02) 7269918

• Kanlungan Alliance of Filipino Organizations – accepting paypal donations. Proceeds will be sent to CDRC.
• Kapuso Foundation – accepts  credit card donations. See list of accredited accounts
• myAyala.com account for Philippine Jesuits - you can use your credit card to donate. On the line “I would like to donate to:”, write “xs4ondoy“.
• My Flower Depot – donate online in increments of $5, 10, 15 and 20. Donations will be deposited to Red Cross and ABS-CBN foundation. Your deposit will be confirmed through scanned deposit slip via email. Direct link: http://myflowerdepot.com/shop/category.asp?catid=51
• Operation Blessings International – supplies the victims with medicine, food, and other aid. Help fund their work by donating money online via credit card.
• Philippine Embassies
• Philippine National Red Cross – accepts credit card donations on their site.
• Thomas Reuters Foundation – has an online donation for the staff but will also accept donations from non-staff members
• Unicef - accepts donations via credit card
• World Food Programme – donate using Credit Card at https://www.wfp.org/donate/ondoy
• World Vision – accepting monetary donations online for the victims of Ketsana, Melor, and Parma.

USA

• ANCOP USA – You can send your checks to ANCOP USA, PO Box 10095, Torrance, CA 90505. Or go to http://www.ancopusa.org if you prefer to do it online via credit card.
• Asian Pacific Islander Youth Promoting Advocacy & Leadership (Oakland, CA) – Look for Armael Malinis, AnakBayan-East Bay. 310 8th Street, Suite 215 Oakland, CA 94710, Monday-Friday, 10am-6pm. For monetary donations, checks can be made out to “Lakasdiwa,” a non-profit organization that will send the funds directly to MIGRANTE International in the Philippines, a workers’ organization directly helping the victims in the disaster relief efforts. Please put “Typhoon Ondoy Relief” on the check’s note.
• Ayala Foundation USA
  You can issue checks payable to Ayala Foundation USA with project noted (Gawad Kalinga Ondoy Relief) and send to:Ayala Foundation USA
  255 Shoreline Drive, Suite 428
  Redwood City, CA 94065
  Tel. no. 1-650-598-3126
  Fax No. 1-650-508-8898
  Email info@af-usa.org
  Or you can donate to Ayala Foundation USA via credit card by visiting this link. In “choosing organization to receive the donation”, please choose choose “Gawad Kalinga-Relief”. Alternatively, you can use Gawad Kalinga One World’s Donation Form.
• BALSA Relief CoordinatorsFernando Fernando 323-854-4478 (Central LA)
  Kuusela Hilo 818-395-9207 (LA)
  Daya Mortel 206-355-0256 (West LA)
  Victor Romero 424-225-0322 (South Bay)
  Eugene Gambol egambol@gmail.com (San Diego)Checks can be made out to Tulong Sa Bayan. (Tax-deductible) Online donations via paypal can be made at http://www.bayanusa.org. Money, clothes, blankets, non-perishable food, medicines, toiletries and other basic necessities can be dropped off at designated BALSA locations in Southern California.
  Drop-Off Location: 519 S. Spring (between 5th and 6th) LA, CA 90013. (323-854-4478, Fernando Fernando)
• BAYAN USA – financial donations will be used to buy food, medicines, and other basic necessities which will go directly to workers, peasants and the urban poor. Financial donations may be made via paypal or deposited at any CHASE bank.
  Account Name: BAYAN-USA
  Account Number: 340-209749-3
  E-mail: sc@bayanusa.org
• BKPNewYork - are also specifically collecting children’s books to the Philippines. Please contact Frederick (646)6417183 or email Frederick@bkpny.org
• Filipino Community Center (San Francisco) – drop off donations at 4681 Mission Street, San Francisco. For monetary donations, checks can be made out to “Lakasdiwa,” a non-profit organization that will send the funds directly to MIGRANTE International in the Philippines, a workers’ organization directly helping the victims in the disaster relief efforts. Please put “Typhoon Ondoy Relief” on the check’s note.
• Filipino Community Support (FOCUS) and Filipino Youth Coalition (FYC) in San Jose, CA – email Melissa Nievera at focus.balita@gmail.com. Drop off sites:
  Welch Park Community Building
  Located at corner of Kenesta Way and Clarice Dr
  San Jose, CA 95122
  (open everyday from 2pm to 5pm to receive donations)Valley Faith United Methodist Church
  1251 Sandia Avenue
  Sunnyvale, California 94089De Anza College
  Beginning October 8, 2009, ISANG PUSO will have donation bins set up on campus for donations drop off.
  21250 Stevens Creek Blvd
  Cupertino, CA 95014

  San Jose State University
  Akbayan Filipino Student Club Table – In front of Student Union
  1 Washington Sq
  San Jose, CA 95192
  Hours are: M-Th 11-3:30pm

• Fellowship for Filipino Migrants (FFM) – PO Box 901 Glenview, IL 60025-9998. Email them at ffm4outreach@gmail.com Nerissa (224)3816888
• Forex Cargo - is accepting relief goods. Donations will be forwarded to Gawad Kalinga’s relief efforts. Please call for information on other branches: 310-523-4080
• Jeff Rice of BALSA (Seattle) - email him at edjop82@gmail.com or call him at 206-2918078
• Island Pacific Market, Panorama City – will accept monetary donations. Collected money will be sent directly to Philippine National Red Cross courtesy of RCBC Remit Panorama City.
• LBC branches – accepts monetary donations for free. Donations will be automatically credited to the Banco de Oro account of ABS-CBN Foundation. They also accept free freight for relief goods donations until the end of October.
• Liwanag Kultural Center (Daly City) – Accepts all kinds of donations. Drop off at Hillside Park Clubhouse 222 Lausanne Ave. Daly City, CA 94014 Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:30-6:00 and Wednesdays 3:30-8:00. Checks can be made out to “Lakasdiwa,” a non-profit organization that will send the funds directly to MIGRANTE International in the Philippines, a workers’ organization directly helping the victims in the disaster relief efforts. Please put “Typhoon Ondoy Relief” on the check’s note.
• Kalusugan Coalition – accepting donations. Call 2016534600 for office hours. 591 Summit Avenue Suite 412 Jersey City, 07306. Corner Summit & Newark Ave.
• Manila Forwarders – is offering free shipping of relief goods which will be forwarded to Philippine Red Cross. Please read this to know affiliate establishments for worldwide donations
  Manila Forwarder – Southern California
  4249 Eagle Rock Blvd,
  Los Angeles, CA 90065
  Tel: (323) 478-1599Manila Forwarder – Northern California
  5750 Mission St,
  San Francisco, CA 94112
  Tel: (510) 750-3036
• NAFCON USA – Fil-Ams and Americans can may tax-exempt donations. Send donations to Bayanihan Ctr 40-21 69th St Woodside NY 11377 Tel 516-9011832. Contact Cling at (516) 901-1832
• Operation USA - donate for their relief supplies which will be forwarded to local health care agencies and NGOs
• Patricia Guevarra (San Diego, CA) – for general info on relief efforts in San Diego, contact her at 858 692 0785, patricia.guevarra@gmail.com
• Pandayan Center in New York – is looking for clothes, canned goods, shoes, medicines and cash donations. They’re at 406 W40th St. Between 9th & 10th Aves. New York, NY 10018 10AM-9PM. Contact Leah 646-2477200, Chevy 646-2902281, or 212-5646057
• Portland Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines – contact Claire Oliveros at portlandchrp@gmail.com
• Sinugba Cafe (New Jersey) – 561 Westside Ave. Jersey City, NJ 07304
• South of Market Community Action Network – accepts Ketsana/Parma relief aid. 1070 Howard St, San Francisco, CA
• Stony Brook University (New York) - please contact Jun Rose (646)7503489.
• Stanford’s Pilipino American Student Union (PASU) – contact AV David at avhdavid@stanford.edu or (650) 491-4561
• Sure Pinoy Oriental Food Mart (Massachusetts) – drop off relief goods at 145 Water St Quincy, MA 02169-6535 Telephone number: (508) 997-1246 (617) 328-8880. Look for Mr. Yoel.
• Washington Bedans – is looking for old clothes and canned goods donations. Contact wbedan@gmail.com so they can pick up donations.

Bangkok

• The Philippine Embassy – will accept donations in kind between 9am-5pm until Fri. Contact them at (02) 259-0139 up to 40 or (08) 992-65954, or at bangkokpe@gmail.com. You may also visit them at 760 Sukhumvit Road corner Soi Philippines (30/1) Bangkok

Kuwait

• RAMTRON Intl & Intl Committee of the Red Cross  (Kuwait Chapter) – drop off donations at RAMTRON International, UTC Bldg, Kuwait City. Tel : (+965) 22413304 or (+965) 66671624 (Mr. Roylan A. Buenaflor). Donations are also accepted at the Intl Committee of the Red Cross – Kuwait Chapter @ Block 5, Street 3, House # 32,Jabriya, Kuwait. Tel : (+965) 25322061.

Malaysia

• LBC – is accepting any kind of donations, goods or cash. The number is 2026-8536 / 2070-0557. Lot G-13, Kompleks Kota Raya, KUL (10AM – 7PM).

Hong Kong

• Ateneo Alumni Association Hong Kong Chapter - monetary donations may be deposited at HSBC Account No. 808-416564-001. Text 62957677 the amount and the time of deposit. Donations in kind can be dropped off at Camille Genuino’s residence.
• Louise Kathryn Yu – She has placed a cash donation box at the YWCA on MacDonell Road.
• Medicins Sans Fontieres Hong Kong – is accepting monetary donations which will go to the medical relief works including the devastated areas in the Philippines. They also accept volunteers.
• Typhoon Parma Relief Operation – a facebook group

Denmark

• MissionPartner.org - accepts donations for their missions in devastated areas in the Philippines

Singapore

• PNB, LBC and i-Remit Singapore – will be waiving remittance fees for donations to Philippine Red Cross
• Afreight Cargo – will accept relief goods at #03-09 Lucky Plaza, Orchard Road. Contact Person: Maureen Schepers 6235-1011/91117855.
• Philippine Embassy – see http://www.philippine-embassy.org.sg/index.cfm?GPID=53. Further queries may be directed to Ms. Pearl Camento at php@pacific.net.sg, subject: “Typhoon Ondoy”.
• Red Cross – now accepting cash donations

Australia

• Sagip Migrante Fund Drive – accepts paypal donations and direct deposits via Migrante Melbourne’s bank account  (Account No: 120724224, Account Name: Migrante Melbourne, BSB No. 633000. Proceeds will be remitted to Migrante International workers delivering basic relief goods to affected communities.
• Philippine Airlines – has offered free air freight for sending relief goods. Drop off point is at Revesby Press 3/50 George Street Granville. Donations will be sent to Rotary Club Marikina and Gawad Kalinga.
• LBC Australia – drop off relief goods at Revesby press 3/50 George Street, Granville. They are offering free freight services until the end of October.
• PCC - for monetary donations call Noelle at 0422233660. Tune in to SBS radio on Thursday from 10:00 am to 11:00 am for details.

United Arab Emirates

• University of the Philippines Alumnae Association UAE – will be setting up boxes for donations to be sent to PH for Ondoy victims. See http://upaauae.org/ for more details

Canada

• AFCM Temporalities – visit any CIBC branch and make a donation to the following account:
  AFCM Temporalities Account
  Transit #7012
  Account #56-24010
  For more information, contact the Philippine Independence Day Council.
• Goldilocks Bakeshop – E11th st. And Main.
• Multicultural Helping House – E32nd Ave. And Fraser, Vancouver
• Unicef Canada – accepts online donations. Call 1-877-955-3111 for more info.

United Kingdom

• Oxfam – you may donate online via Credit Card
• EAST LONDON – drop off point. Contact Jamil Reyes 07732404545 or RJ Fernandez 07506681522 email helpthephilippines@gmail.com
• NORTH LONDON (Collindale or Kingsbury) – drop off point. Highlight Express, 88 Hay Lane, Kingsbury NW9 0LG, London Contact Sharon at 0208 205 89900208/ 205 0449 or info@highlightexpress.co.uk
• WEST LONDON (South Kensington) – drop off point. Call 07872962575 in West London
• Forex Umac – offers free shipping of relief goods. 23 Fairdale Garden Hayes UB3 3JA United Kingdom
• Philippines Emergency Appeal – is accepting donations. Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS. E-mail your name and contact number to philemergencyappeal@yahoo.co.uk. A volunteer member will contact you regarding the collection arrangements for your donation.
• Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) - is appealing for donations for the victims of Ketsana and the quake in Indonesa.
• Migrante UK - is accepting cash donations. Proceeds will go to Operation Sagit Migrante relief operations in the Philippines.

Belgium

• Shiera Catalan – to donate, contact her at +32485328811

Saudi Arabia

• Migrante Chapters
  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: KGS-Migrante Chairperson Eric Jocson Phone No. 0531822766
  KGS-Migrante Sec. Gen Mike Garlan Phone No. 0505629 89930
  Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia: Migrante-Khobar Chairperson Choie De Leon Phone No. 0569117563
  Migrante-Khobar Sec.Gen Gerry De Guzman, Phone No. 0507373906
  Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: Migrante-Jeddah Chairperson Bob Fajarito, Phone No. 050502745340

Other Middle East countries

• Contact Monterona – mobile No. 00966 564978012 or email migranteme@gmail.com

Please see this page as well.

Groceries are running out of relief goods because of the generosity of so many Filipinos so I’m compiling a list of where to buy relief items in bulk . A couple pesos saved might be enough for another survival package.

• Viva and Wilkins Mineral Water – contact Arnel Ereso at 0917-8148998
• SMC Mineral Water – contact Bau Bautista 0922-8497001
• Mega Sardines (easy to open pack) – contact Jean Tiu Lim at 0917-7161005. Free bulk delivery
• Toothbrush at 5 pesos per piece (minimum order of 500 pcs) – contact Abi Portillo at 0917-8898178
• Relief goods - contact Gie of SuySing at 7068866 or 0918-5055430
• Generic medicines and sanitary pad in bulk – John Talamayan at 09178980411 or michaeltalamayan@gmail.com
• Environment-friendly containers – contact Paul or Tina 7124492
• Bottled water 35o ml. at 5 per bottle (minimum of 500 bottles) - Call Cecille Baysa (or May) of Zectra Enterprises 911-4708 or 0920-9823028.
• Wholesale prices of medicines from St. Francis Drug Store – G/F St. Francis Square Julia Vargas Ave. cor. Bank Drive Ortigas Center Mandaluyong City (632-1010 loc. 285 & 428; 0916-3612873). Minimum purchase of P3,000 for free delivery within Metro Manila.
• Wholesale food goods – contact Camille 7068819
• Banana leaves at 1.50/pc. (1 bundle=500 pieces, that’s P750) – call Binalot
• Wholesale rice – contact Maria Rice #7 San Rafael St. Capitolyo, Pasig City. Tel Nos. 631-4421/631-4458/ 0917 856 2639
• Tuna and other foodstuff - Allan Cabral Espino 09175236627
• Paper boxes – Tope Tan at 2410805
• GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) will donate relief goods for Ondoy victims – Text this number for any medicine needed 0917.894.4624.
• Wholesale rice - call Micheleen Subia 0917-8996424

If you know other sources, please let me know.

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Marikina River

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Marikina River

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The creek in Tierra Pura

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Katipunan area

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Katipunan again

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Please see the new list here.

So many people in Luzon need help right now. Typhoon Ondoy brought the highest rainfall since 1967. I’m fortunate that I’m living in a relatively high place even though it flooded a little earlier. I have friends who are stuck in floods, traffic, etc. as I type this and I feel helpless that I can’t rescue anyone. Manolo is urging bloggers to blog emergency hotlines and rescue operations so I’ll do just that. It’s the least I can do to help.

National Disaster Coordinating Committee
911-1406
911-1873
912-2665
911-5061
912-5296
912-5668

Help hotlines
734-2118
734-2120

Philippine Coast Guard
527-6136

Red Cross
143
527-0000

Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA)
136
896-6000
0920-9471632
0917-5618709

Taguig emergency hotline
1623

Bureau of Fire Protection Region III (Central Luzon) Hotline
(045) 9634376

Meralco
16220

Senator Noynoy Aquino’s office (contact Jana or Clare)
0928-5205508

Senator Richard Gordon’s office
0917-8997898
0938-444BOYS
9342118
4338528

Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. emergency hotlines
for dumptrucks going to flooded areas for rescue of stranded people
0917 4226800
0917 2414864
0927 6751981

Red Cross Rubberboats
0917-899-7898
0938-442697

NCRPO Hotline
for rubber boats and trucks – 8383203
for rescue – 8383354

Dump trucks for rescue
0917-422-6800
0927-675-1981

ONLINE HELP

Typhoon Ondoy Situation Map – if you know someone who needs help, fill up the online form to be included in the situation map

OndoyManila – information dissemination for help, rescues, donation, hotlines, etc.

http://sahana.kahelos.org – a central online repository where information on all the disaster victims and families, especially identified casualties, evacuees and displaced people can be stored

Rescue InfoHub Center – user-submitted spreadsheet on situations, donation centers, hotlines, etc.

View Ondoy situation map for Metro Manila in a larger map

I hope I don’t get into trouble with Washington Times for pasting the full text of their editorial but this is just too good. It’s a slap on the face for GMA. Arroyo, wake up and smell the dirty socks!

The Washington Times

Sunday, July 26, 2009

EDITORIAL: Obama the sanitizer

Somebody at the National Security Council dropped the ball. On Thursday, President Obama is welcoming Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to the White House for his presidency’s first visit by a Southeast Asian leader. The choice of Mrs. Arroyo for this honor was a mistake because Mr. Obama is being used to give political cover for the Philippine president’s troubles back home.

Mrs. Arroyo’s domestic political position is precarious. A poll released June 8 by the Pulse Asia polling firm pegged Mrs. Arroyo’s public approval at only 26 percent. Street demonstrations against her are routine and growing in size. These protests are in response to a dubious mandate following a dirty 2004 election and numerous allegations of corruption against her family and administration. Her husband, Mike Arroyo, has left the country and used doctors’ notes to say he is too ill to obey court summons related to corruption charges.

The Philippines has become less free during Mrs. Arroyo’s 10-year presidency. According to Freedom House, “Corruption is extensive throughout the Philippine state apparatus, from the lowest to the highest levels. Bribes and extortion seem to be a regular element of the complex connections among bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen, the press and the public.” In Transparency International’s 2008 Corruption Perceptions Index, the Philippines ranked 141st out of 180 nations on a list in which No. 1 is the least corrupt. The level of Philippine corruption is tied with Iran and Yemen and worse than in dodgy places such as Libya and Nigeria.

The corruption problem is affecting Manila’s relationship with other allies. A senior Philippine official told The Washington Times that German Chancellor Angela Merkel sent Mrs. Arroyo an ultimatum last month that Berlin-Manila ties are at risk if the Philippines doesn’t pay $60 million owed to the German government for Manila’s new international airport. The Philippine government seized the airport and refused to pay a German company — which is partly owned by the German state — for its construction after revelations that the contract allegedly was laden with millions in bribes and kickbacks.

There are also serious human-rights abuses in the archipelago. According to the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists, “The Philippines ranks sixth worldwide among countries that fail to prosecute cases of journalists killed for their work.” Between 1992 and 2008, at least 34 journalists were murdered in the Philippines; there were convictions in only three of these cases. Four more members of the press were killed this June alone. Opposition voices regularly disappear as well.

On top of all this are machinations by Mrs. Arroyo to cling to power by setting aside next May’s presidential election. The president and her allies are pushing to amend the Philippine constitution to change the current U.S.-style presidential system into a parliamentary system whereby Mrs. Arroyo could serve as prime minister. This would allow her to circumvent the presidential term limit which prevents her from staying in office. This move, incidentally, is similar to the strategy strongman Ferdinand Marcos used to stay in power after declaring martial law in 1972.

The relationship between Washington and Manila is an old and important one. After the U.S. victory in the Spanish-American war in 1898, the Philippine islands were a U.S. colony for half a century and have remained a close ally in the six decades since independence was granted in 1946. The current Visiting Forces Agreement between the two countries allows U.S. troops on Philippine soil to help in the war on terrorism and to assist the Philippines with its fight against Islamic insurrection in the southern islands.

But the nation should be differentiated from its lame-duck leader. Welcoming Mrs. Arroyo to the White House only validates her troubled rule.

The Washington Times
Sunday, July 26, 2009
EDITORIAL: Obama the sanitizer

Somebody at the National Security Council dropped the ball. On Thursday, President Obama is welcoming Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to the White House for his presidency’s first visit by a Southeast Asian leader. The choice of Mrs. Arroyo for this honor was a mistake because Mr. Obama is being used to give political cover for the Philippine president’s troubles back home.

But the nation should be differentiated from its lame-duck leader. Welcoming Mrs. Arroyo to the White House only validates her troubled rule.

Mrs. Arroyo’s domestic political position is precarious. A poll released June 8 by the Pulse Asia polling firm pegged Mrs. Arroyo’s public approval at only 26 percent. Street demonstrations against her are routine and growing in size. These protests are in response to a dubious mandate following a dirty 2004 election and numerous allegations of corruption against her family and administration. Her husband, Mike Arroyo, has left the country and used doctors’ notes to say he is too ill to obey court summons related to corruption charges.

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