Yesterday (July 30) was my last day at IG and it was sad and exhilirating at the same time. Everything felt right and I was laughing and grinning and screaming and jumping –and I’ve never had that much fun since Hong Kong?

Before I left, my Smart Team family surprised me with flowers and love letters. :) It was the first time I’ve actually gotten a bouquet. So I guess it’s ok to get a bouquets of flowers as long as they’re from friends. I still think they’re too cheesy. hehe. But I love them to bits  (the bouquet that my team mates gave me – not bouquets in general).

then I went to watch the Coheed and Cambria concert at A.Venue. It was absofuckinglutely amazing! My legs hurt from all the jumping and my throat was scratchy from all the screaming and shouting out lyrics to the songs I knew the words to. And after the concert my ears were ringing. We were so close! I could almost feel Claudio’s hair haha. And it was a good thing we were really close to the stage because I don’t think my phone’s camera wouldn’t have been able to take these pretty decent pictures had we been a little bit farther back.

and concerts like this should always be seen with friends :) cheers to my best girl, loren. haha kawawa ang mga probinsyanong/chicano sa atin. buti nalang magkasama tayo forever and ever amen :). and to weak who protected us from sweaty boys pero natalo ng girl with awesome cleavage. and to ting who “englished” away jejemons. and to don who knew the words to nearly all the songs on coheed and cambria’s set list. haha.

excuse our ugly mugs. we were just really happy to be there. haha

i wish eumir went with us. he would have really enjoyed it. we (loren and i) miss you smuemir! pinagpalit mo na ba kami sa lovelife mo? hahaha

and you want to know the pefect cap to that already awesome evening? we saw Ramon Bautista at David’s Tea House right after the concert. haha of course we (loren and i) were ridiculously giggly fangirls the whole time.

of course we had to have our picture taken with him. ugly mugs and all. haha

“we” likes this. hehe

so that my friends was my perfect friday. :) what a way to end my stay at IG and my work week.

…all my dreams will come true.

(at qc circle after eating at coconut house – where the waiter forgot to wash his hands after peeing. too bad the food was pretty good but i don’t think i’ll ever come back there again. meanwhile, i didn’t know being at qc circle can be so much fun!)

Just so I wouldn’t seem like a complete drama queen, here are the 3 shots salvaged from my roll of 12. I have no idea what happened to the other 9, but they didn’t show when I had this roll processed. I’d like to put the blame on the guy who x-proed my roll and wasted 200 bucks of my hard earned cash.

p.s. i fail at not sounding like a complete drama queen.

The passing of the Reproductive Health Bill has been trashed. Because our country doesn’t think that we have a problem with overpopulation, poverty, and unwanted pregnancies. Hello? In case we haven’t noticed, there are people living under bridges with 8 kids or more! And how do you suppose they will feed them all? With prayers?

The Church has been the most vocal adversary of this Bill. Thinking that this bill will promote only abortion and modern contraceptives. Well ninnies, if you haven’t been to busy trying to build the most grand parish church your donated money can give you, or trying to deal with Lector-Commentator politics -then you’ll notice that in your parish, there is a growing number of teenage pregnancy, a lot of hungry children, and class D-E families with too many mouths to feed and no money to buy food to feed them with. People, praying about it during Prayers of the Faithful will not reduce statistics. (Yes, I’m talking about our Parish Church).

I don’t get it. Why do these people not want our mothers to be informed? Our children to be safe? Our teenagers to be teenagers instead of mothers?  And our country develop?

In case you’ve been living under a rock and don’t know yet what the RH Bill is about

House Bill No. 17, also known as the proposed “Reproductive Health and Population Development Act of 2008,” will cover the following areas:

• information and access to natural and modern family planning;
• maternal, infant and child health and nutrition;
• promotion of breast feeding;
• prevention of abortion and management of post-abortion complications;
• adolescent and youth health; prevention and management of reproductive tract infections, HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases;
• elimination of violence against women; counseling on sexuality and sexual and reproductive health;
• treatment of breast and reproductive tract cancers;
• male involvement and participation in reproductive health;
• prevention and treatment of infertility; and

reproductive health education for the youth.

Seriously, it’s not EVIL! It doesn’t kill babies! I think these people have forgotten that neglect of a child is almost as bad, if not worse, as having to abort it. No baby needs to be aborted if only the mother knew how to protect herself in the first place! And protection != just contraceptives. Protecting ones self can start with being informed! Meh. Stupid Crazies.

And this bit, I got from Carlos Celdran.

So when thinking about who to vote for this coming 2010 elections, think of this issue. And if you want to know who were the personalities who rabidly spread lies about HB5043 and worked the hardest to deprive impoverished women of their rights to plan a family and aggravate our population problems, I’ve enclosed a list for your perusal. Check ‘em out. Some of them are really surprising. I’ve also included their phone numbers. ;o)

Abante, Bienvenido Jr.
6th Manila
9518965
Antonino, Rodolfo W.
4th Nueva Ecija
931-6042
Apostol, Trinidad “Ebbie” G.
2nd Leyte
931-5415
Bagatsing, Amado S.
5th Manila
951-0918
Bonoan-David, Ma. Theresa
4th Manila
931-5445
Chatto, Edgardo M.
1st Bohol
931-5258
Coscolluela Ma. Carissa O.
Partylist BUHAY
9316442
Crisologo, Vincent P.
1st Quezon City
951-0892
Del Mar, Raul V.
1st Cebu City
9315804
Garcia, Albert S.
2nd Bataan
931-5891
Garcia, Pablo John F.
3rd Cebu
931-6261
Garcia, Pablo P.
2nd Cebu
931-5197
Golez, Roilo S.
2nd Parañaque City
931-6624
Gullas, Eduardo R.
1st Cebu RVMB
951-8924
Locsin, Teodoro Jr.
1st Makati City
931-5883
Mandanas , Hermilando I.
2nd Batangas
931-5582
Mercado, Roger Gaviola
Lone Southern Leyte
932-9196
Mitra, Abraham Kahlil B.
2nd Palawan
951-8922
Piamonte, Mariano Jr.
Partylist A Teacher
931-5210
Rodriguez, Rufus B.
2nd Cagayan De Oro City
931-6730
Romulo, Roman T.
Lone Pasig City S
931-6283
Susano, Mary Ann L.
2nd Quezon City N
931-5116
Tieng, William Irwin C.
Partylist BUHAY N – 606 931-5547
Velarde, Rene M.
Partylist BUHAY
9315974
Vinzons-Chato, Liwayway P.
Lone Camarines Norte
931-5320
Zialcita, Eduardo C.
1st Parañaque
9518923

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I agree with a lot of posts I read about this. The Pro-RH should have a dialogue with the people who are so against it. Clear out some misguided beliefs and work out a compromise or something that would in the end, benefit the women, the children and the Filipino families. Because seriously, THIS COUNTRY NEEDS TO REALIZE THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS.

I took a week long hiatus with my Project 365 last week. Was too busy taking care of the mess Typhoon Ondoy left my family with to take out my camera and shoot pictures. We were a wreck, pun intended.

Day 19: These pictures were taken at the office lounge while I waited out the rain. Little did I know that the rain that was pouring outside is the harbringer of doom.

Day 20: The last few pictures I managed to take before the weather decided to pull a DAY AFTER TOMORROW on us.

Finally after a week

Day 21: Was spent at Lui’s hoisting bags of goods to be delivered to various relief sites. Thanks to the people who donated/and will donate to Project 100. You guys are made of so much awesome.

(with my favorite girls [-cheri] and enzo taking a breather after carrying bags of goods to tin’s car)

Today (October 5) is my Dad’s birthday. It’s greeted by 2 cars that still need fixing, a clinic that has yet to be taken care of, an aching back and still loads of emotional trauma from last week’s mayhem. He’s 61 years old. Despite him being a pain in the ass 90% of the time, I still love him to the moon and back and I hope that despite this being a sucky birthday 60 awesome birthdays out 61 isn’t so bad and I hope he remembers that. Here at home, it’s been a week since Typhoon Ondoy hit us, we may be lucky than most people but I have to say that it doesn’t mean it hurts any less. And out of the 4 of us, our dad took it worst.

And I can’t come up with an excuse to post a picture of myself so I’m just gonna go and do it anyway. Just for laughs.

We just finished stuffing essentials in our attic. We learned a lot from Ondoy. Then I saw this email circulating. This is pretty useful.

from an experienced flood victim
By Gwendolyn So

Unbeknownst to many, my family and I are experts when it comes to flooding. By this I mean that for almost 10 years when we lived in a low part of Sto. Domingo Street in Quezon City , we experienced flooding INSIDE the house at least once a year and if I remember correctly, sometimes it was twice or even thrice a year.

The first time it happened we were in shock, but as it happened more and more it became routine. Here are some nuggets of wisdom that may help:

1. I learned that once the water reaches knee level, the gates can’t be opened anymore because of the water pressure. We thought we still had time to take the cars out but realized we were trapped. That time our cars submerged. Make sure you know which area near your residence is considered higher ground and take your cars there EARLY.

2. Do not despair so much if your cars submerge. They can be fixed. It’s expensive and takes a long time for the smell to go away, but it’s not the end of the world. After the flood, just let the car dry. We were still able to use our Hi-Ace and Mitsubishi Lancer despite their having been half submerged in floodwaters.

3. I learned that heavy stuff, like the ref and shelves, FLOAT. So every year from then on, we would TIE DOWN heavy appliances like the ref (too heavy to carry upstairs but in latter years we did lug it all the way up to the 2nd floor), the big shelves with wedding souvenirs and knick knacks and my dad’s collection of wine. How did we do that? Tie them to the windows.

4. Adrenalin will give you superpowers once you decide you’re not afraid of a little water and start saving what you can. In my case, it was my collection of books. They’re not rare first editions but regular books. However, I love my books and I’m not letting them drown! I was able to move and carry our heavy sofa powered by my body’s own adrenalin hormone.

5. You can have fun in the midst of disaster so I took out our cameras and starting taking pictures. It was to make everyone have a good laugh as we surveyed the chaos around us, the cockroaches and rats swimming by, the black inky spots of oily stuff occasionally floating around.

6. Apparently, no matter how much you’re enjoying yourself frolicking in the water and saving what you can, once the cold water reaches your chest (especially your nipples), you start to shiver and it gets hard to breathe. This is the time to give up and go upstairs.

7. If your electricity stays on, go to the switch box and turn off all the electric outlets downstairs but not upstairs.

8. Cleaning after the flood is a pain. Once the waters recede, you are left with mud everywhere. They stick so you have to get the hose and start using the walis tingting (how do you say this in English? It’s a broom made of just think twigs/sticks tied together in a thick bundle). You just keep the water running and sweep, sweep, sweep like there’s no tomorrow.

9. You must scrub the walls with disinfectant. If you only rinse with water, it will still smell. We used Lysol. Scrub, scrub, scrub like there’s no tomorrow.

10. First time water got inside our house, we didn’t know we had to use Lysol and that the drying process is super vital. So, after a few days, there was this nauseating smell and later we found molds growing everywhere! We had returned the furniture and appliances to their normal places and the walls behind grew molds. Yuck!!!

11. We were still able to use our ref that floated in flood waters. Just clean and clean and dry and dry.

12. Once electricity is available, get out all your fans and dry everything thoroughly.

13. Yes, paint will peel off and wooden drawers and shelves deform. Salvage what can be used. Once they dry, it’s still ok but sometimes the drawers get stuck because the wood expanded so you have no choice but to destroy it because icky water is still trapped inside.

14. Wait at least 2 to 3 days to dry everything. Use fans and hairdryers. Do not, I repeat, do not be in a hurry to return stuff you saved to their original places.

15. Have this mindset: Ah, it’s good Im now forced to do a general cleaning of my house. Now I have no choice but to do it.

It is easy to go insane after this kind of calamity, to despair of the material things we lost (especially the cars), but please be thankful you got away with your life and that of your family and loved ones

I never really got around to posting about my family’s Ondoy experience. I spent the first half of last week cleaning and taking care of things at home I didn’t have time to plug in my laptop and get on the interwebz. The 2nd half I was at work and found more important things to blog about other than my story (read: Donate to Philippines from Abroad and Project 100 and Oregon for Ondoy).

So here is my tale.

Let me start first with the fact that it NEVER used to flood here in our street. In our village, yes. In our street, never. We’ve been living here for the past 20 years and not once have we been threatened by flood. Add to that the following facts:

• our house is higher than street level
• from the garage there are still steps to get to the porch
• from the porch it’s one big step to get inside the house
• from our living room and dining room there are two steps to get to the rooms
• our house has practically two floors except that it doesn’t hehe

Anyway, Saturday, September 26, my dad woke us up telling us to charge our phones and that there’s water in our street. We woke up in a hurry, curious. We charged our phones and watched the water slowly rising, confident that it’ll never rise enough to get in. We saw people walking to get to higher ground (well to our area), with bags filled with their things, we assumed. It wasn’t an unusual sight. Water was slowly getting into my dad’s clinic. We called 5 guys from the street to help us raise my dad’s dental chair, table and couch on a makeshift elevation my dad made. We thought that would be enough. So we had lunch and took a nap.

By afternoon, power was out. Globe signal reduced to zero. Water was rising. It was creeping up the first few steps to our porch. Worried about the car and the clinic, we didn’t know what to do. So we decided to just save items from our living room and dining room.

It all happened very fast. We were carrying books, food, clothes, a matress, papers, laptops, cameras and other things that we could save up to our attic (good thing we had one). Water in the living room and dining room already up to my knees. We carried the fridge and the rice dispenser to our elevated hallway. We couldn’t do anything about the piano. Then my sister started to shout from her room. It was still rising. We rushed to our rooms trying to save what we could by putting them up on our beds. More books. More clothes. DVDs.

Our two dogs were inside the house. My sister’s pet dog we took to the attic since he was a wee one. The other big one we placed on top of a tall enough table and hoped for the best.

By 11 the water in the lving room/dining room was waist high. In the porch it was a bit higher than that. Inside the rooms the water was knee deep. We heard from our neighbor the next day that the water in front of our house was neck high. Outside, our cars have become submarines, and my dad’s clinic an aquarium. It was bad.

We went up to the attic, prepared to go up to the room in case we need to. It was still raining. The water was still going up.

By 1, the water level stopped rising.

And by Sunday, all that was left inside the house were silt, puddles of water and ruined furniture. My dad’s clinic was much worse, and so were the cars. It took him til Monday to see the clinic’s state and to open the cars to see what needs to be done.

It was devastating. But after hearing what happened to other people on the news, I couldn’t complain. Material things are easy to replace. We still have a roof. We managed to keep our beds dry. We still had food and dry clothes. And we had each other. Others weren’t so lucky.

I didn’t have time to take pictures. I quickly secured my camera to keep it dry. So here are some photos from other people.

Our house basically looked like the pictures Judd took of his. But we were all ok. There was nothing we could ask for. Of course I’m saying this because we managed to save a lot of stuff. My books were ok too. :p

Amazing the things that the storm brought in. Bayanihan has never been so alive! Celebrities were braving the water to save their neighbors (Hello Ryan Agoncillo, Gerald Anderson, Jericho Rosales – let’s not mention the other guy). People were risking their lives for strangers! And people were dying to save their families. The private sector worked overtime to send relief goods, help, rescue to the families who were most affected by the storm.

And even ex boyfriends/old “friends” managed to emerge from the dredges of mud to ask how me and my family were doing and if we needed help.

And have I mentioned how great my friends are?

Special shout out to Loren, Oshti and Weak. For helping keep me sane during that really long weekend.

Pepeng is veering away from the Philippines. Let’s hope it goes away for good. There’s so much to be done. Lives to restart. People to help. And a nation to rebuild.

Got this from I think Welo Rivera who left a comment on one of my posts. In case there are people who are still wondering how to help Ondoy victims from abroad.

Kindly forward all Portland, Oregon inquiries to welo.rivera@gmail.com and link http://oregon4ondoy.blogspot.com

Repost from Moongirl.

• TipidTalk.com is donating all its September – October phonecard profits to Typhoon Ondoy. If you want to call Manila, do it through them.
• UNICEF USA has an anonymous donor that will match all donations (up to $100,000) before October 6. I’m challenging you to donate at least $50. I’ll start. https://secure.unicefusa.org/site/Donation2?df_id=5960&5960.donation=form1 – Btw, it looks like they’re only accepting US/Canada-based credit cards. They declined mine, and a friend in Australia. Still – don’t let that stop you.
• And another “I will match your donation” challenge: The total sum donated to the Thomson Reuters Foundation by October 16 will be matched by the company: http://www.trust.org/trust.org/page/files/philippinestyphoon2009.html
• I know that this blog post is being linked around the world for foreign aid, but just in case you guys have contacts in Manila, please URGE them to help with the clean-up efforts. Pasig, Cainta, and Marikina in particular have been hit very hard, and the faster we clean up the mud, the better for everyone’s health in those areas. Thanks.
• A million thanks to every single person who has forwarded me info. Many of them are in the Comments below, or on Facebook. This list is being updated constantly – please keep ‘em coming.

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I’m not one for feeling helpless – and neither are the rest of the Filipinos around the world. When Typhoon Ondoy struck Manila this weekend and buried 80% of it underwater, everyone went online on Facebook and Twitter and started what my dad calls People Power 3.

If you’re outside the Philippines like me, and you want to help, here’s what you can do:

Donate Online

• ABS-CBN Foundation: http://www.abs-cbnfoundation.com/donate.php
• Ateneo Alumni Northeast, Inc: http://www.atenista-usa.org/site/featured-articles/help-for-ondoy-victims/
• Australian Red Cross: https://www.redcross.org.au/Donations/onlineDonations.asp
• Ayala Foundation: http://af-usa.org/donate_now_form.asp (select AFI-Typhoon Relief Fund in drop down menu)
• eBay: http://donations.ebay.com/charity/event.jsp?NP_ID=-45#donatenow
• Gawad Kalinga: http://www.gk1world.com/give.html
• Global Giving: http://www.globalgiving.com/projects/philippines-flood-disaster-fund/
• HOPE Worldwide: https://www.hopeww.org/NetCommunity/SSLPage.aspx?pid=1227&srctid=1&erid=162143
• Music for Relief: http://musicforrelief.ning.com/page/donate-1
• Operation Blessing International: http://www.ob.org/_programs/disaster/news/2009/dr_2009_0927_ketsana_philippines.asp
• PhilippineAid.com: http://www.philippineaid.com/
• Philippine National Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org.ph/Site/PNRC/Default.aspx?S=48&SS=972
• PayPal: PayPal is also accepting donations now. Please send to give@redcross.org.ph.
• Thomson Reuters Foundation (total sum donated by October 16 will be matched by the company): http://www.trust.org/trust.org/page/files/philippinestyphoon2009.html
• TXTPower (Paypal): http://technology.inquirer.net/infotech/infotech/view/20090927-227196/Help-Ondoy-victims-via-Paypal
• UNICEF USA (anonymous donor will match your donation up to $100,000 before Oct. 6!): https://secure.unicefusa.org/site/Donation2?df_id=5960&5960.donation=form1
• Xavier School Alumni (NY): http://xs4ondoyny.chipin.com/ondoy-flood-victims
• Xoom: http://ronaldredito.org/blog/321/ondoy-donation-using-xoo/
• World Food Programme: https://www.wfp.org/donate/ondoy

Donate by Phone

• USA: Call the American Red Cross at 1-800-435-7669. Please choose the 3rd option (International Donation), then tell the operator that your donation is for the Ondoy (Ketsana) typhoon victims in the Philippines.

Donate Through Your Community

There might be people in your community gathering relief goods and donations. Find them and go.

• Australia (Melbourne): Drop-off donations near the Melbourne CBD through Coco Quizon’s residence @ 8 Vale St., North Melbourne. You can contact Coco through 0458603723
• Australia (Sydney): Deliver donations to 303/5 Stromboli Strait, Homebush Bay 2127. message twitter.com/allorange for questions
• Australia: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1100222/Philippines-floods:-How-you-can-help
• Australia: Filipino students in Australia are also helping out by collecting 5-dollar pledges. Contact Coco Quizon 0458603723 (Melbourne), Aiya Buendia 0437 967 259 (Sydney) and Michelle Leonardo michelle.leonardo@gmail.com (Canberra)
• Australia: PAL shipping donations from Australia Free Of Charge! Sydney Delivery point for donations in kind: Revesby Press 3/50 George Street Granville. Ph:9760 0933. Urgently seeking donations of clothes, blankets, canned goods, medical supplies. Please segregate clothing according to: infants, girls, boys, women, men, shoes! Please call 0414-736-231.
• Austria: Cash: message Charmaine Taus (sacki@taus.us). she’s having a benefit concert on October 22! concert details to follow.
• Belgium: For those based in Belgium they can contact Shiera Catalan at +32485328811 if they want to donate goods for typhoon relief
• California (Burlingame): MANILA BOX USA is now accepting donations in kind & will provide FREE shipping to Manila. Items will be sent by Sea Cargo and will delivered to the Whitespace Relief Center/Mar Roxas Headquarters in Cubao. Please drop them off at their warehouse: 361 Beach Road Burlingame , CA 94010 or call (650)342-2858. Please pack them in boxes for easier handling. Business hours Mon-Fri 9am-6pm
• California (Carson/Hermosa Beach): We are collecting donations to send to flood victims in Manila. Our goal is to fill up a 40ft container in one week with new or used clothing,shoes, blankets,medicines,canned food items, etc. Dropoff Location : 205 West Torrance Blvd, Carson, CA 90745. We will be setting up a booth on Oct 3, 2009 at the Substance event in Hermosa Beach CA. THANK YOU and God Bless Manila. TWITTER (Socal4Ondoy)
• California (Cerritos): Our house is temp drop off point while we find a bigger venue. We’ll facilitate immediate shipment to Manila. Thank you in advance for your help. Pls pass. Dino & Jan Home:16622 Amberwood Way Cerritos, CA 90703; (562)404-0625
• California (Hayward): Fil-Am Invitational BasketballLeague(FIBL) will send out relief goods in the philippines for the victims of the floods cause by typhoon ondoy…. if you want to make a donation clothing,canned goods or money please bring it on sunday 10/04/09 @ el rancho gym 541 blanche st. hayward ca. from 2:00 – 6:00pm please visit our website for direction
• California (Daly City): Please contact Ryan Leano (626)534-4971. Liwanag Cultural Center, Hillside Park Clubhouse, 222 Lausanne Ave., Daly City?, CA? 94014.
• California (LA): Relief goods accepted in LA! ANSWER ofc, 137 Virgil St, Rm 203, Los Angeles, CA
• California (LA): TULONG SA PILIPINAS (STP): Accepting donations cash or check. Send to People’s CORE, 1610 Beverly Blvd. Suite No 2, Los Angeles, Ca 90026. Donations more than $50 is tax deductible. Material donations drop off ( donations; shoes, clothes, canned goods. medicines etc. ) at ANSWER LA office at 137 Virgil St. Room 203 , Los Angeles, CA 900042.
• California (LA): Manila Forwarder will provide free balikbayan box shipment to Philippine National Red Cross, churches, and other government agencies directly responsible with relief operations. Please drop off the relief goods at: Manila Forwarder Headquarters, 4249 Eagle Rock Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90065, 1.800.210.1019323.478.1599
• California (Oakland): Please contact Ryan Leano (626)534-4971. Asian Pacific Islander Youth Promoting Advocacy & Leadership. Attn: Armael Malinis, AnakBayan-East Bay. 310 8th Street, Suite 215. Oakland, CA 94710
• California (San Diego): Alas Cargo 3126 E Plaza Blvd National City, CA 91950 (619) 470-1023; Eastern Express 8965 Mira Mesa Blvd (858) 578-8567
• California (San Francisco): Stanford’s Pilipino American Student Union (PASU) is also collecting donations to be sent to the Philippines to help victims of Typhoon Ondoy (international name Ketsana). If you would like to make a donation, please contact AV David at avhdavid@stanford.edu or (650) 491-4561.
• California (San Francisco): http://naffaar8.com/typhoon-ondoy-ketsana-disaster-relief-efforts-in-san-francisco-ca/
• California (San Francisco): Manila Forwarder will provide free balikbayan box shipment to Philippine National Red Cross, churches, and other government agencies directly responsible with relief operations. Please drop off the relief goods at: Manila Forwarder Northern California, 5750 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94112. Tel: 510-750-3036 / Tel: 209-3499576 / Tel: 415-239-9576
• California (West Covina): Bamboo Bistro, 1559 E Amar Rd, West Covina, CA 91792. (626) 810-6131
• Canada: http://byncan.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/bayan-canada-appeals-for-help-for-typhoon-ondoy-victims/
• Canada (Montreal): http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Local+Filipinos+mobilizing+help+flood+victims/2041585/story.html
• Canada (Toronto): Filipinos and Friends in Toronto, here’s how to help the victims of Typhoon Ondoy (intl name Ketsana): http://pidctoronto.com/projects/typhoon also see: http://bit.ly/28PDXf Thank You!
• Canada (Vancouver): Just wanted to give you information about drop off points here in Vancouver, BC Canada: Multicultural Helping House, E32nd Ave. And Fraser. Or Goldilocks Bakeshop, E11th st. And Main.
• Germany: Contact Denise Matias at denise.matias@gmail.com or +63917-4280966 (text only, no calls).
• Hong Kong: Filipinos in HONG KONG… Here’s how you can help: Ateneo Almuni Association HK is calling for donations to support relief efforts for the victims of Typhoon Ketsana (Ondoy) in the Philippines. Contact: Mike Reyes at +852.67131869
• Hong Kong: Volunteers are requested to come to St Joseph’s Church in Central on Garden road, Hong Kong, tomorrow, Oct 1, 10AM to help pack the relief goods collected by various organizations for the victims of Typhoon Ondoy.
• Illinois: Contact Raymond Maximo of Northern Illinois University – rmaximo1@niu.edu or rmaximo@niu.edu
• Japan: Japan Red Cross: http://www.jrc.or.jp/english/index.html. They’re acception donations from September 30 until October 30. More info: http://www.jrc.or.jp/kokusai/news/l4/Vcms4_00001289.html
• Japan (Tsukuba): You may get in touch with the Filipino Association of Scholars in Tsukuba, Japan also known as FAST thru fast99[at]yahoogroups[dot]com. I heard they are organizing a donation drive too. Just in case you are nearby Tsukuba area.
• Japan (Tokyo): Philippine National Bank Tokyo – DONATION Remittance charge is FREE: 1) GMA KAPUSO FOUNDATION: PESO – 121003200017, DOLLAR – 121003200025; 2) CARITAS MANILA: USD – 1085-6660-0025; 3) PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS: PESO – 3623-3680-0011
• Kuwait: Kuwait Drop-Off Points for Donations for Typoon Ondoy/Ketsana calamity – you can send them at RAMTRON International, UTC Bldg, Kuwait City. Tel : (+965) 22413304 or (+965) 66671624. Look for Mr. Roylan A. Buenaflor. Donations are also accepted at the Intl Committee of the Red Cross – Kuwait Chapter @ Block 5, Street 3, House # 32, Kuwait. Tel : (+965) 25322061.
• London: Cash: Acct. Name: P. A. Cortez / Acct. Num.: 58099901 / Bank: HSBC UK / Sort Code: 400500
• Malaysia: For those in Malaysia, LBC is accepting donations in cash and kind. Their numbers are: 2026-8536 / 2070-0557. The office I know is at Kota Raya in KL.
• Malaysia (KL): Pauline Warneck is gathering donations for Ondoy to be sent by Fri c/o CebPac. Email pcfeliciano@yahoo.com for details.
• Netherlands: Donate (bank transfer) to: NFS – Nederlands-Filippijnse Solidariteitsbeweging (’Dutch-Filipino Solidarity Movement). Location: Leiden. Postgiro: 8118425. Subject: Support for flood victims / “Steun aan slachtoffers van grote overstroming”
• Netherlands: Friends in the Netherlands can start sending donations in kind for victims of Typhoon Ondoy! Thanks to Balikbayan Europe Contact Erliza Apero (0617925369)
• New Jersey: Sinugba Cafe – 561 Westside Ave. Jersey City, NJ 07304; or Casa Victoria – 691 Newark Ave. Jersey City, NJ 07306-2803 You can send CASH through Metro Bank acct. 3 189 14540 1 For BAYAN’s “BALSA” (Bayanihan Alay sa Sambayanan). For donations in New Jersey please contact: (201)621-3156-Yves Nibungco or (917)476-7855- Nick Cordero
• New Jersey (Central): We are organizing a donation group for ondoy…we got drop offs to be put up by tomorrow afternoon or morning (9/30) ……contact me at 908-644-9889 or email me at ray_bugarin26@yahoo.com, or ym ray_snoop_doggy02
• New York: Ondoy New York Disaster Relief drop off center @ Pandayan Center, 406 W 40th St. Between 9th and 10th Aves. New York, NY 10018 or call 212.564.6057.
• New York: NAFCON (Nat’l Alliance for Filipino Concerns)/SANDIWA Nat’l Alliance of Fil-Am Youth are now receiving relief donations (clothes, blankets, medical supplies, monetary). NY drop-off @ BAYANIHAN Filipino Community Center, 40-21 69th St. Woodside, NY 11377. Call (516)901-1832 or email sandiwa.national@gmail.com if you would like to help.
• New Zealand: For people donating from New Zealand go to: http://www.tearfund.org.nz or phone 0800 800 777
• Oregon: Cash: message Welo Chuidian Rivera (welo_rivera@yahoo.com), or check out her note: http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=143295770052
• Qatar: Meet noli perez dq ramada parking 6:30 today 9/29 for ondoy donations, call him 5642942.
• Saudi Arabia (Eastern Province): Please collate your donations and bring to Al-Ettifaq Club gymnasium, Sports City Dammam this coming Friday, 2 October 2009.
• Singapore: Drop-off point for donations is Afreight Cargo, #03-09 Lucky Plaza, Orchard Rd. Contact Maureen Schepers 6235-1011. Get more information here: http://www.pinoysg.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=664644#664644
• South Korea: For the Filipinos and concerned citizens in South Korea: Pease support PIKO (Pinoy Iskolars sa Korea) fund-raising campaign for the Ondoy flood victims in the Philippines. Let us all help by donating to KOOKMIN BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER (498101-01-232756). Your help counts!
• Spain (Madrid): For those in Madrid – starting tomorrow (9/30), you can bring your donations to the Philippine Embassy on c/ Eresma, 2 (Metro: Republica Argentina L6). They will accept food, clothes, blankets and other relief goods.
• Spain: More pick up points around Spain: LBC in Madrid, Malaga and Barcelona. Addesses listed on this website – http://www.lbcexpress.com/web/spain/branchfinder.aspx
• Thailand (Bangkok):  The Philippine Embassy will be receiving only donations in kind (ie., used clothing, shoes, blankets, and the like, and canned goods) …anytime between 9am-5pm until Fri. For queries, please contact the Philippine Embassy at (02) 259-0139 up to 40 or (08) 992-65954, or at bangkokpe@gmail.com.
• Texas (Houston): http://www.htownsneakersummit.com/typhoon-ondoy-relief/
• Texas: Manila Forwarder will provide free balikbayan box shipment to Philippine National Red Cross, churches, and other government agencies directly responsible with relief operations. Please drop off the relief goods at: Pinoy Kargo Manila Forwarder 2 Honor Oaks Court,The Woodlands, TX. 77382832.768.0277832.744.2078. http://manilaforwarder.com
• UAE (Dubai): Lingap Kapwa – Ondoy Victims: We need to unite once again to help our Kabayans back in the Philippines that were badly affected by typhoon Ondoy. Current requirement: Clothings, Food, Money. Please get in touch with Pres. Jo (050-7456452 josepha@perceptgulffz.com). 3 Drop Off Points for the donations: West Zone Supermarket (Karama, Satwa and Deira)
• United Kingdom: Visit the OXFAM website
• Washington, DC: Donations can be dropped off at the Forex office: 5222 Eisenhower Ave Alexandria, VA. (703) 823-1508. Philippine Red Cross is requesting for canned goods since there is not enough food.
• Washington, DC: Fundraiser by Filipino Young Professionals: “Overcoming Ondoy: A “Happy” Hour to Help” – (A fundraiser for Typhoon Ondoy/Ketsana victims). When: Thursday, October 1, 2009, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Where: Skye Lounge, 19 & I Street, NW, Washington, DC
• Washington, DC: The AAAA-Washington DC Chapter has set up a collection for funds to help the victims of Ondoy. I will be accepting checks made out to: Religious of the Assumption North American Province. Please send me an e…mail (ruby_ong@jhu.edu) to get my mailing address. Also please let me know if you would like a letter of acknowledgment for tax purposes. “Because I love, I serve!”