Ways to Help Victims of Typhoon Ondoy

Philippine’s capital, Manila, was caught unprepared from Mother Nature’s little surprises. On September 26, 2009, Typhoon Ondoy unleashed a massive amount of rainfall to Metro Manila and nearby areas in just a few hours, literally mapping out the whole city in mud and debris. Ondoy (International Name: Ketsana) brought in a severe flood resulting in the loss of more than 200 lives while more are still missing, about 2 billion pesos worth of damages in infrastructures & agriculture and above 300,000 families directly affected. The greatly devastated Philippines, which is presently in a state of calamity,  needs all the help that it can get from local and international community. It is interesting to note that the outpouring of support from different online networks is equally phenomenal. So here are some useful sites on how you can lend a hand.

DONATION SITES

• Help for Typhoon Ondoy Victims in the Philippines
• Donate to Philippine National Red Cross
• Donate to GMA Kapuso Foundation
• Donate to ABS-CBN Foundation
• Donate to Philippine Aid

HELP MAP

• New map of most urgent cases needing rescue
• List of addresses of flood-stranded people needing rescue (with interactive map)
• Ondoy situation map for Metro Manila
• Rescue InfoHub Central on Google Spreadsheets

HOTLINES

• Hot lines for help
• Disaster Emergency Hotlines you can call
• Hotlines/SMS of Government Institutions

RELATED NEWS REPORTS

• US gives additional $50,000 aid for ‘Ondoy’ victims
• Foreign aid for ‘Ondoy’ victims starts trickling in
• OFWs offer mass, donations for Ondoy victims
• RP pleads for int’l help
• Inquirer launches Ondoy relief drive
• Japan gives $220,000 of goods for Ondoy victims
• US gives $50,000 more in Ondoy aid
• STAR’s ‘Ondoy’ fund drive on
• Malacañang becomes relief center for “Ondoy” victims
• RP gets immediate assistance from international community

Please note that as much as we know that everyone wants to take part in providing help for the typhoon victims, please be wary on where you are sending your monetary & relief contributions. Contact only the legitimate groups or institutions such as Government Agencies and News Networks who have greater capacity in reaching out to these flood victims. We all pray for the safety of our families and friends in our homeland and we salute every Pinoy heroes who risked their own lives while saving our countrymen. God Bless the Philippines.

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