Massive Floods in Metro Manila Caused by Typhoon Ondoy Bring Pinoy’s Bayanihan Spirit

September 27, 2009

by: striker_jem

Butuan – Families in Metro Manila and other provinces in Luzon are now homeless with little or no food to eat and safe water to drink.

The government with the help of different organizations and foundations appealing to everyone to be able to extend their assistance to affected families.

Bloggers are reaching out to people in Visayas and Mindanao making use of the cyberspace to inform different ways to help by donating to the Philippine National Red Cross and were encouraged to contribute to information dissemination and other ways to keep people in touch.

Those who have families and friends overseas were likewise urged to email them to donate to their national Red Cross for Philippine flood victim relief.

To the people in Mindanao, the Philippine National Red Cross is informing that their online database is open 24 hours to accept donations:

Red Cross donation through SMS: text REDAMOUNT to 2899 (Globe) or 4483 (Smart). TXTPower.org will forward donations to Red Cross: Paypal – Smart Money – 5577-5144-1866-103
G-Cash – 0917-9751092.

Anyone can send cash or check donations to the PNRC National Headquarters in Manila wherein checks should be made payable to The Philippine National Red Cross.

PNRC would also like to inform the public of their bank accounts:

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 numbers +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 PNRC’s website at www.redcross.org.ph

Donations in kind to the Red Cross are also welcome coming from overseas by following the process:

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.

However it was made clear that PNRC does not accept rotten, damaged, expired or decayed goods and though PNRC appreciate the generosity, they discourage donations of old clothes as they still have more than enough to go around.

Meanwhile, National Disaster Coordinating Council Secretary Gilbert Teodoro announced they made an email account to accept all messages relating to NDCC’s relief efforts. Email to: ndcchelpdesk@gmail.com

Today, NDCC concentrated on the relief and rescue operations and tomorrow they will start assessing the damage brought about by typhoon Ondoy.

Initially, 51 were reported dead while more than 280,000 missing as a result of Saturday’s flooding, the worst in 20 years.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has declared a state of calamity in Metro Manila and at least 23 provinces in Luzon. (pictures from savann oeurm & Christian)