Dear Kababayan

Typhoon Ondoy (international name: Ketsana) has greatly affected Luzon. About 280,000 people have been displaced and 51 were killed as of this writing. (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20090927-227130/51-dead-280000-displaced-by-Ondoy) Around 41,000 people are now in 92evacuation centers.

AFFECTED AREAS: Aurora, Quirino Nueva Vizacaya Nueva Ecija Pangasinan Pampanga Tarlac Zambales Bulacan, Rizal (CAINTA) Quezon Isabela Mt. Province Benguet Ifugao La Union Ilocos Sur Cavite Mindoro Oriental Mindoro Occidental Batangas Marinduque Camarines Norte and Metro Manila (PASIG, MARIKINA, STA.MESA)

WE can HELP. WE can be HEROES in our own little ways. BAYANIHAN!

Check PHOTOS of affected people in MARIKINA here:http://www.flickr.com/photos/rembcc/3957566392/in/set-72157622458559722/ FROM TXTPower: (http://www.txtpower.org/2009/09/philippines-help-typhoon-victims-in-luzon-philippines/)

TXTPower urges its members, supporters and friends abroad to makedonations via Paypal. You may also donate via SmartMoney (5577-5144-1866-7103) or GCash 0917-9751092. All donations coursed through TXTPower will be sent to the Philippine National Red Cross.

The Philippine Red Cross is accepting MONETARY and IN KIND DONATIONS. (http://www.redcross.org.ph/Site/PNRC/wtd.aspx) 1. CASH or CHECK Please send cash or check donations to the PNRC National Headquarters in Manila. Checks should be made payable to The Philippine National Red Cross. We can also arrange for donation pick-up. 2. BANK DEPOSIT 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 nos. +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 our website at www.redcross.org.ph . In-Kind Donations LOCAL Please send in-kind local donations to The Philippine National Red Cross – National Headquarters in Manila. We could also arrange for donation pick-up. INTERNATIONAL

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.

The PNRC does not accept rotten, damaged, expired or decayed goods. Though we appreciate your generosity, the PNRC also discourages donations of old clothes as we have more than enough to go around. SMS and G-CASH (Globe) SMS text REDAMOUNT to 2899 (Globe) or 4483 (Smart) G-CASH text DONATEAMOUNT4-digit M-PINREDCROSS to 2882 Most urgent needs Food items: Rice, noodles, canned goods, sugar, iodized salt, cooking oil, monggo beans and potable water Medicines: Paracetamol, antibiotics, analgesic, oral rehydration salts, multivitamins and medications to treat diarrheal diseases Non-food items: Bath soaps, face towels, shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste, plastic mats, blankets, mosquito nets, jerry cans, water containers, water purification tablets, plastic sheetings, and Laundry soap Rehabilitation Programs: Shelter materials for house repair Call Hotline 143 or 527.0000 THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila 2803, Philippines

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Please help find our friend, Dodong Galvez, Kostkan Alumni(I'm Kostkan too).. He's been missing for 2 days. Please contact the numbers as you can see the picture above. Thanks for your generosity!