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Toyota and Metrobank Help Sendong Typhoon Victims

December 26th, 2011 by Filipino | No Comments | Filed in Breaking News

The Metrobank Group and Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation (TMP) said Wednesday it pooled resources to address the immediate needs of victims of Tropical Storm “Sendong” in Visayas and Mindanao.

Metrobank Foundation, Inc. (MBFI), and Toyota Motor Philippines Foundation, Inc. (TMPF) Group Chairman George S.K. Ty said they allocated a total of P5 million to the ongoing emergency and relief operations in the provinces badly affected.

The Metrobank-Toyota Sendong Calamity Assistance Fund shall be coursed through the local government units of Iligan City, Lanao del Norte; Cagayan de Oro City in Misamis Oriental; Dumaguete City and the municipality of Tanjay in Negros Oriental province.

Likewise, the Philippine Red Cross and the Department of Health (DOH) shall also be receiving grant assistance to support priority needs of the flood victims.

Metrobank Group Chairman Dr. George S.K. Ty who chairs both the Metrobank Foundation Inc. and Toyota Motor Philippines Foundation, Inc., said, “With this donation, we hope that we will be able to assist and somehow alleviate the plight of our fellow Filipinos who were badly affected by tropical storm Sendong”.

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Donation to Victims of Sendong Typhoon

December 25th, 2011 by Filipino | No Comments | Filed in Breaking News

Countless Filipinos around the world have sent their pledges of relief goods to the Philippine Army (PA), which is helping out the victims of tropical storm “Sendong” in Visayas and Mindanao.

PA had earlier called for Bayanihan to help the thousands of victims of storm “Sendong” in Central Visayas and Northern Mindanao.

Major Harold M. Cabunoc, PA spokesperson, said that the Army has collected at least 60 tons of relief goods from various sources, including overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from around the world.

At 6 a.m. Friday, five military trucks fully-loaded with relief goods were dispatched to a Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) warehouse in Pasay City.

Included in the delivery are used clothing, bottled water, mattresses and pillows, tents, and medicines that will be distributed to the calamity-stricken areas in Cagayan de Oro City in Misamis Oriental and Iligan City in Lanao del Norte.

PA is closely collaborating with the DSWD in its task to manage and coordinate the relief efforts of the government, in coordination with the local government units.

PA chief Major Gen. Emmanuel T. Bautista said that he is happy with the turnout of the relief efforts of the Philippine Army as many organizations and individuals immediately responded to the call for help.

“I am overwhelmed with happiness that Filipinos around the world have appreciated the Bayanihan spirit that the AFP had advocated in its campaign strategy. We are now receiving help not only from within the country, but also from OFWs from the different parts of the globe,” said Bautista.

In the spirit of Bayanihan, paddlers of the Philippine Dragon Boat Team and the world-class champions, Dragon Warriors also joined the relief initiatives for the victims of “Sendong.”

They flashed messages for help in their Facebook fan page; and collected all jerseys, uniforms and other useful items that they used in international competitions to be donated to the victims.

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Albay Governor Joey Salceda Goes to Cagayan de Oro Victims

December 24th, 2011 by Filipino | No Comments | Filed in Breaking News

By Mike de la Rama

Albay governor Joey Salceda has led the humanitarian mission to Cagayan de Oro and Iligan to help the local government units in the disaster operation by providing technical, financial, medical and human resource assistance.

The first batch of the humanitarian mission has been sent here last Dec. 20 for the turnover of the P1-million cash assistance to the local governments units of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan cities.

According to him, the second batch is composed of the Albay Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council, headed by Albay provincial safety and emergency management officer Cedric Daep who is in-charge of orientation and briefing to local government officials, affected families and disaster managers.

The joint medical team from the Albay Provincial Health Office and Department of Health, composed of doctors and nurses, are continuously conducting medical assistance to the displaced families.

Albay provincial social welfare office, on the other hand, has distributed assorted relief goods to various evacuation centers here since Wednesday.

The third batch of the Albay humanitarian team arrived, Friday. The team will take care the sanitation, water and hygiene support assistance.

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Sendong Storm Total Filipino Casualties: 1,000

December 21st, 2011 by Filipino | No Comments | Filed in Breaking News

By Joel C. Atencio

The death toll due to flashfloods spawned by tropical storm ‘Sendong‘ (International name: Washi) reached 1,000 in Visayas and Mindanao Tuesday afternoon, and expected to exceed this mark as search and retrieval operations by various sector continue, the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) said.

NDRRMC executive director Benito Ramos said they were comparing figures with Tropical Storms “Yoling” and “Susang” in the 1970s and “Ondoy” in 2009.

As of 3 p.m. the death toll in Cagayan de Oro is 579 while Iligan City is 283 and Dumaguete City is 138.

The total number of population affected in 260 barangays in 30 municipalities and 8 cities in the 13 provinces of Regions VI, VII, IX, X, XI, CARAGA, and ARMM is 63,079 families or 338,415 persons.

Ramos said the death toll may rise as additional bodies were retrieved from the seashore of Macajalar Bay and at the Cagayan de Oro River. NDRRMC said as of 3 p.m., a total of 49 persons remained missing.

Ramos said the total number of population currently served inside and outside evacuation centers is 51,083 families or 284,610 persons.

In Iligan City, half dozen funeral parlors were full to capacity and no longer accepting bodies. The first 50 or so unclaimed bodies were buried in individual tombs at the city cemetery, Ramos said.

Agriculture damage is placed at P 1,936,415.

Meanwhile, the Philippine National Police (PNP) Police Community Relations issued memorandum to all units alerting their respective Search and Rescue (SAR) teams and water assets for possible deployment.

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Send coffins to the Sendong-damaged cities of Iligan and Cagayan de Oro

December 20th, 2011 by Filipino | No Comments | Filed in Breaking News

Aside from rice packs, the provincial government of South Cotabato committed Tuesday to send coffins to the typhoon-battered cities of Iligan and Cagayan de Oro.

South Cotabato Gov. Arthur Pingoy Jr. said the coffins will be delivered to the area this week along with the P1.5 million worth of relief assistance allotted by the local government for the victims of typhoon “Sendong.”

He said the province has about 10 to 15 pieces of coffins in stock and they may send more units in the coming days.

Pingoy said the assistance from the province would be brought to the two Northern Mindanao cities together with those coming from nearby Sarangani province.

Sarangani Gov. Miguel Rene Dominguez said they will be sending P500,000 worth of rice to the victims of the floods in the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan.

He also appealed to those who want to help donate blankets, used clothes, toothbrushes and others to drop them at the provincial capitol gymnasium in Alabel town until Wednesday noon.

Dominguez said courier company Fast Cargo has volunteered to transport the donations for free.

In a related development, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has heeded the request of the Philippine government for immediate food, non-food items and logistics support in the ongoing relief efforts to Sendong’s victims.

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