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How to help Typhoon Haiyan...
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on relief drives and international
organizations that are currently
accepting donations. We have
consolidated them into one comprehensive list.
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
(NDRRMC)
Account Name : NDRRMC Donated Funds
Account Numbers: 0435021927-030 (Peso Account);
0435-021927-530 (US Dollar
Account);
Swift Code : DBPHPHMM Account #36002016
Address: Development Bank
of the Philippines (DBP), Camp
Aguinaldo Branch, PVAO Compound, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon
City, Philippines 1110
Contact Person: Ms. Rufina A.
Pascual
Contact Number: (632) 4211920;911-5061 to 65 local 116
Email : [email protected].
ph; website : www.ndrrmc.gov.
ph
Department of Social Welfare
and Development (DSWD)
Account No.: 3124-0055-81
Bank Branch Address: Land
Bank of the Philippines, Batasan,
Quezon City, Philippines
Contact Person: Ms. Fe Catalina Ea
Contact No.: (632)931-8101 local 226; CP(632)918-628-1897
Website: www.dswd.gov.ph
Philippine Red Cross (PRC)
www.redcross.org.ph;
Tel.
(632)527-0000
Banco De Oro: (Peso) 00453-0018647; (Dollar) 10-4530039482;
Swift Code: BNORPHMM
Metrobank:
(Peso)151-3041631228;
(Dollar)151-215100218-2;
Swift Code: MBTCPHMM
Philippine National Bank:
(Peso) 3752 8350 0034; (Dollar)
3752 8350 0042;
Swift Code: PNBMPHMM
Unionbank of the Philippines:
(Peso)1015 4000 0201; (Dollar)
1315 4000 0090;
Swift Code: UBPHPHMM
World Food Programme
(WFP)
WFP has allocated $2 million
for Yolanda victims, as well as 40
metric tons of fortified biscuits.
Americans can text the word AID
to 27722 to donate $10. They can
also give donations online.
Red Cross
Emergency responders and
volunteers of the Philippine Red
Cross and international Red Cross
groups have already begun their
own relief operations. Volunteers
and staff have delivered preliminary care and have provided hot
meals to survivors. You can give
by donating online or by mailing
a check to your local American
Red Cross chapter. Learn more
about them on http://www.redcross.org/charitable-donations.
You can also send contributions
directly to the Philippine Red
Cross on www.redcross.org.ph.
AmeriCares
AmeriCares is sending medical aid for 20,000 survivors. This
includes antibiotics, wound care
supplies, and pain relievers. It is
also giving funds to local organizations to purchase supplies. To
support AmeriCares’ relief efforts.
World Vision
World Vision is providing food,
water, and hygiene kits at the
evacuation centers. They are also
still providing help to the Bohol
earthquake victims. Learn more
about how you can help through
donate.worldvision.org.
Portraits for Yolanda at Island Pacific, Panorama City
To raise funds and contribute
further to worldwide relief efforts for the victims of Typhoon
Yolanda, Island Pacific Supermarket, along with Monet Salon,
Studio 1003 and friends have organized “Portraits for Yolanda”
-- a family portrait photography
event which will be held on November 17, Sunday from 10am4pm at the TFC Tambayan inside
Island Pacific Supermarket in
Panorama City, CA. Bring your
families and have your portraits
taken for only $50. 100 percent
of the proceeds will go to ABSCBN Foundation, to assist them
in their relief efforts for Typhoon
Yolanda victims.
ShelterBox
ShelterBox provides families
with a survival kit that includes
a tent and other essential items
while they are displaced or homeless. Help ShelterBox provide
families with a temporary shelter. Learn more on https://app.
etapestry.com/hosted/ShelterBoxUSAInc/OnlineGiving.html
UNICEF
UNICEF anticipates that children will be among the worst affected by the typhoon. UNICEF
is providing medicines, nutrition
supplies, safe water and hygiene
supplies to children and families
in the affected areas. To help, go
to http://www.unicefusa.org/ or
to http://www.unicef.org/philippines/
Salvation Army
One hundred percent of all
disaster donations received by
Salvation Army will be used for
relief efforts and to “immediately
meet the specific needs of disaster survivors.” Text TYPHOON to
80888 to donate $10, or you can
go online at https://donate.salvationarmyusa.org/TyphoonHaiyan
Save The Children
Save The Children is sending
relief kits for children and families, including household cleaning items, temporary school tents
and learning materials. Learn
more on how you can donate.
Log on to www.savethechildren.
org.
Doctors Without Borders
Doctors Without Borders is
sending 200 tons of medical and
relief items including vaccines,
tents, and hygiene kits. To support Doctors Without Borders,
log on to http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/news/article.
cfm?id=7140&cat=field-news.
American Jewish Joint Distri-
bution Committee (JDC)
The JDC, the Filipino Jewish
community and their global parters are working to assist in addressing the immediate needs of
the typhoon survivors. You can
send help to the JDC online or by
phone at 1(212) 725-2769.
Care.org
CARE’s emergency response
team are coordinating with local partners in the Philippines to
provide food, water, shelter, and
health care for the victims of disaster. You can support CARE’s
efforts via http://www.care.org/
emergencies/typhoon-haiyan,
or by phone at 1(800)521-2273
(within the US) or +1(404) 6812252 (outside the US).
Catholic Relief Services
Catholic Relief Services is providing help with water purification, shelter materials and essential living supplies. You can
donate to the CRS online or you
can call via 1 (877) 435-7277.
You can type in your phone number on the website and a representative will call you back to
take your donation.
ABS-CBN Foundation International
ABS-CBN Foundation International is currently accepting
donations for the victims of Typhoon Yolanda and the recent
earthquake. Checks or money
orders can be sent to ABS-CBN
Foundation international at 150
Shoreline Drive, Redwood City,
CA 94065. Direct deposits can
be made to Wells Fargo bank account 303-618-6462 with ABA
number 121-042-882. Contributions can be made online on
www.abscbnfoundation.org.
Habitat for Humanity
You can contribute to Habitat for Humanity’s relief efforts
by logging on to http://www.
give2habitat.org/philippines/ReBuildPhilippines or http://www.
give2habitat.org/philippines/rebuildbohol
Brick-by-Brick
Donations to Brick-by-Brick,
Philippine Disaster Recovery
Foundation’s
crowdfunding
campaign, may be received thru
http://brickbybrick.pdrf.org/
Justice Dept. officials raise awareness...
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clude suspected fraud related to any natural or man-made
disaster. More than 20 federal agencies – including the
Justice Department’s Criminal Division, US Attorney’s Offices, Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector
General, FBI, US Postal Inspection Service and the US Secret Service—participate in the NCDF, allowing the center
to act as a centralized clearinghouse of information related
to disaster relief fraud.
In the wake of natural disasters, many individuals feel
moved to contribute to victim assistance programs and
organizations across the country. The Department of Justice and the FBI remind the public to apply a critical eye
and conduct due diligence before giving to anyone soliciting donations on behalf of hurricane victims. Solicitations
can originate as emails, websites, door-to-door collections,
mailings, telephone calls and similar methods.
Before making a donation of any kind, consumers should
adhere to certain guidelines, including the following:
- Do not respond to any unsolicited (spam) incoming
emails, including by clicking links contained within those
messages, because they may contain computer viruses.
- Be cautious of individuals representing themselves as
victims or officials asking for donations via email or social
networking sites.
- Beware of organizations with copycat names similar to
but not exactly the same as those of reputable charities.
- Rather than following a purported link to a website, verify the existence and legitimacy of non-profit organizations
by using Internet-based resources.
· Be cautious of emails that claim to show pictures of the
disaster areas in attached files, because those files may contain viruses. Only open attachments from known senders.
- To ensure that contributions are received and used for
intended purposes, make donations directly to known organizations rather than relying on others to make the donation on your behalf.
- Do not be pressured into making contributions; reputable charities do not use coercive tactics.
- Do not give your personal or financial information to
anyone who solicits contributions. Providing such information may compromise your identity and make you vulnerable to identity theft.
- Avoid cash donations if possible. Pay by debit or credit
card, or write a check directly to the charity. Do not make
checks payable to individuals.
- Legitimate charities do not normally solicit donations
via money transfer services.
- Most legitimate charities maintain websites ending in
.org rather than .com.
If you believe that you have been a victim of fraud by a
person or organization soliciting relief funds on behalf of
disaster victims, contact the NCDF by phone at (866) 7205721, fax at (225) 334-4707 or email at [email protected].
You can also report suspicious e-mail solicitations or
fraudulent websites to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint
Center at www.ic3.gov.
Moreno Valley Pinoys mum...
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On Tuesday November 5, the Press-Enterprise news reported that
former Moreno Valley councilman Marcelo Co, who resigned his
council position this summer due to an unrelated case, was accused
of taking a $2.3-million bribe from an undercover FBI agent in January, in exchange for favorable support in city council land-use votes.
Co agreed to plead guilty to one federal bribery count and one federal count of filing a false corporate tax return, the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced. Earlier in August,
Co resigned upon his arrest to face charges of allegedly defrauding
the government with illegal home health expenses for his mother.
A council-manager governs the city, which is divided into five districts, and residents of each district elect a representative. The council
chooses two of its own members to serve as mayor and mayor pro
tem. Co had served as mayor pro tem, who acts as mayor in his/her
absence.
Inquirer.net contacted a number of Fil-Am residents of Moreno Valley on the phone, including a former Filipino association president
and several Filipino restaurants, an insurance agent and a beauty salon owner, but they were either unavailable or unwilling to comment
on the Marcelo Co case. The exceptions were a Filipino restaurant
owner and a Filipina interior design consultant.
One responder said she became aware of the Marcelo Co case
when they saw him on the local Channel 9 news and recognized him
because he was a frequent customer in their restaurant.
Southland Filipinos are most familiar with Moreno Valley on their
way to favorite Indian casino haunts using Freeways I-10, I- 5 or I-60.
“My friends and I drive by Moreno on our way either to Morongo
Casino or Harrahs,” said Evangeline Rodriguez, an interior designer
and photographer from Northridge.
According to city demographics, Filipinos make up two percent of
the city’s total population of 192,946. There are half a dozen visible
Filipino restaurants and markets concentrated on Allesandro Street,
where 2.4 percent of the residents have Philippine roots. These businesses include Fil-Am Enterprises, P.I. Market, Banig Restaurant, Red
Ribbon, Asian Imports and P.I Grill.
“Our city is very diverse, but the Filipino demographic is quite obvious along Allesandro and in one church, St. Christopher Catholic
Church,” said Robert Basso, a longtime resident of the city and a mediator for the US Post Office. The current pastor of the church is
a Filipino, Father Joven Junio. The church’s website showed that a
religious community, the Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette, Ina
ng Pag-asa (Mother of Hope) Province, Philippines, took over the administration of the church on Oct. 1, 1994.
“When our local channels broadcast this news we were disappointed that such terrible news would put our little city on the map,”
said Basso. A military base, the March Air Reserve Base, is located
between Riverside and Moreno Valley, which could explain Filipinos’ significant presence in and around Moreno, continued Basso.
He’s seen the community’s growth from when he first arrived in
the area some 35 years ago to the present day. (Cecile Caguingin
Ochoa/Inquirer.net)
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yolanda via different payment
channels such as PayPal, SmartMoney, and PasaBayad.
Rain Love on Manila
Rain Love on Manila is a network of Filipino volunteers across
America organized by Ateneo
alumna Deb Flores. RLOM is
working with a local Red Cross
chapter in the Philippines in distributing their relief goods. They
are currently organizing efforts
in major cities in the US, including New York, and Los Angeles,
among others. For more info on
how you can help RLOM, send
an email to rainloveonmanila@
yahoo.com.
FACLA Tawid Baha Disaster
Relief Drive
To help in FACLA’s Tawid
Baha Disaster Relief Drive, you
can send your check to the Filipino American Community of
Los Angeles (FACLA) on 1740
W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA
90026. FACLA is a 501(c)3 non
profit organization. All donations
more than $50 are tax-deductible. For more information please
call FACLA at (213) 424-1527, or
USAP at (213) 241-0995.
Ateneo de Manila University
Donations from Ateneo alumni
and friends residing abroad may
be made via wire transfer from
any coutnrya round the world to
Ateneo’s US dollar account with
China Banking Corporation. The
details are as follows:
Beneficiary Bank - 803-3278269
China Banking Corporation
Manila, Philippines
Swift Address: CHBKPHMM
Beneficiary Customer - Ateneo
de Manila University
US$ Savings Account No. 101732651-4
Note: Donations via this channel are for those who would not
require a Certificate of Donation
in US dollars for tax credits. Donors are instructed to provide
the Ateneo a copy of the validated Deposit Slip by email to
[email protected] or by fax to
+(632)709-5406. Donors are also
requested to provide the name
which should appear on the official receipt, his/her complete
A
email and postal address so that
the Ateneo can mail the OR to
the donor, and to indicate either
DreaM Team – Yolanda, DreaM
Team – Santi, or DreaM Team
– Earthquake, to denote which
particular calamity the assistance
is to be directed.
Philippine Jesuit Foundation
Ateneo alumni and friends residing in the USA may send donations through the Philippine
Jesuit Foundation. PJF issues
US tax deductible receipts. PJF
is a duly registered and qualified
charitable organization in the
US. Donations to the PJF are deductible gifts under the US Tax
Code Section 501(c)(3). Donations made via this channel are
fully deductible for US income
tax purposes. For donations by
check, the Payee is “Philippine
Jesuit Foundation.” On the memo
line please write “For Ateneo de
Manila University fao DReaM
Team – Yolanda,” “For Ateneo
de Manila University fao DReaM
Team – Santi,” or “For Ateneo
de Manila University fao DReaM
Team – Earthquake”
Send or mail the check with
the donor’s (1) full name, (2)
email address, and (3) postal address to:
Ms. Margaret B. Llamas
Executive Director
Philippine Jesuit Foundation,
Inc.
P.O. Box 312, New York, NY
10028, U.S.A.
Downloadable PJF Donation
Form available at: http://www.
philjesuit.net/illhelp.asp
For donations through the PJF
online facility - To start a donation process, simply click on the
following link or copy and paste
it on your browser’s address bar:
https://www.phjesuits.org/pjf/
share.php. This online donation
facility is secured with SSL encryption.
Victory
Christian fellowship group
Victory is organizing relief efforts for Typhoon Yolanda victims. Information on how you
can help can be found on http://
victory.org.ph/article/yolandarelief/.
House asks SC: Allow use of...
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Additionally, he said the 2012 PDAF still
has an unused portion of P1.5 billion.
However, a Supreme Court justice, who
refused to be identified, has told The Star
that the House cannot realign the 2013
PDAF and authorize Aquino to use it for
typhoon victims, since the tribunal has
stopped further PDAF releases.
The justice said realigning the PDAF “is
arguably a violation of the TRO (temporary restraining order) issued by the court
(SC).”
As this developed, Budget Secretary Florencio Abad said the unused PDAF “holds
potential for Yolanda aid” once the SC lifts
the TRO on the PDAF. He said Congress’
move to augment the national government’s calamity fund that stood at P26.8
billion—aside from billions in foreign aid
from 28 countries—“would help expand the
government’s resources for post-disaster
operations.”
Abad noted that the PDAF, if it would remain unused, would not accrue to the next
fiscal year, given the one-year limit on the
validity of appropriations.
Meanwhile, Senate President Franklin
Drilon said a rehabilitation fund to assist
victims of the magnitude 7.2 quake that
struck Central Visayas and Super Typhoon
Yolanda are among the priorities when the
Senate resumes session on Nov. 18.
Senators Paolo Benigno Aquino IV, Juan
Edgardo Angara, Nancy Binay, Antonio
Trillanes IV and Ralph Recto have thrown
their support for the proposal.
Drilon asked the budget department to
submit a revised version of the proposed
2014 budget to reflect a rehabilitation fund.
He proposed the creation of a Calamity Assistance and Rehabilitation Effort (CARE)
Fund in the 2014 national budget that would
be used exclusively for the construction of
housing units and repair and rehabilitation
of essential infrastructure.
Under the CARE system, the release of
the funds will be directly made to the implementing agencies or concerned local government units upon the recommendation
of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Council (NDRRMC) and the
approval of the President.
Drilon and Sen. Grace Poe also called
for a review of the country’s disaster risk
management efforts, including proposals to
transform the NDRRMC into a separate and
independent body. (Jess Diaz/Philstar.com)