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The NY Times has compiled a list of organizations where you can donate to help the Typhoon victims in the Philippines. I suggest you send your donations to these confirmed and legitimate organizations only. The other day, while grocery shopping, I was approached by a lady asking me to sign something. When I asked what it was, she told me it's to help the Typhoon victims in the Philippines. She never asked me for a donation right away, but instead, handed me a pen and a clipboard to sign my name and on the clipboard is a small brochure with a name of an organization and some photos of some children. Only when I asked what it was for did she tell me it was for donation to the Philippines (initially, I thought it was to sign up for credit card). I have never heard of the organization before and I do not know if they are a legitimate organization. I don't even know if they were allowed by the store to be in there to solicit donations. Maybe there are legitimate, but I am a...

A homeless 13-year-old Filipino won a very prestigious award for his commitment to improving the lives of fellow street kids. Cris "Kesz" Valdez, who lived off a trash dump and slept in an open tomb for the majority of his childhood, was awarded last year's International Children's Peace Prize in The Hague on September 19, receiving $130,000 in prize money. At the age of seven, Kesz Valdez founded "Championing Community Children," a charity that raises funds to hand out necessities to street kids in Cavite City. The Championing Community Children has handed out more than 5,000 gifts, including sandals, clothes, candy and toys, to poor children living in the slums around Manila. Kesz's message to the children of the world; "Our health is our wealth! Being healthy will enable you to play, to think clearly, to get up and go to school and love the people around you in so many ways. To everyone in the world, please remember that every day, 6,000 chil...

Even before Ateneo de Manila University officially launched its own relief drive on Monday for the victims and survivors of Tropical Storm “Sendong,” one of its security guards had already come forward, carrying a small bag containing two tins of canned goods, instant noodles and some rice. “He said it was the (Christmas) gift he got from his office and that he was giving it to the relief drive,” said Harvey Keh, a program director at the Ateneo School of Government. Organizers didn’t have to wait long for warm bodies to man the processing area, Keh also noted. Two Ateneo scholars, who come from low-income families, immediately volunteered to help. “You can see that poverty is not something that paralyzes people. The response has been tremendous,” said Keh, also a convenor of Kaya Natin!, an advocacy group for good governance which partnered with Ateneo for the relief drive. Keh’s observations seem to validate a 2006 study which showed that Filipinos, Christmastime or not, are ...

Saw this article on Treehugger.com . An 11 year old boy--one who received medical care from UCLA's Medical Center and Orthopedic Hospital--has created an iPhone app benefiting children still under the facility's care. Last year, Cameron had fallen ill and was unable to participate in his usual round of physical activities. While held up, he became overly interested in computer programming. He started reading anything he could get his hands on. He even took lessons from Stanford at Apple's iTunes U. Amazingly, he ended up teaching himself quite a few different programming languages. His studies eventually zeroed in on Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch. And after tinkering with a few different creations, he completed a painting/drawing program called iSketch. The app was approved by Apple back in December and is now for sale. Amazing what kids can do! Full story here .

I saw this website that has the before and after satellite images of Haiti. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/01/satellite-photos-of-haiti-before-and-after-the-earthquake/ Here's some photos from Boston.com's The Big Picture of the earthquake in Haiti. Here's a photo of the 3-storey Presidential Palace that collapsed. Here's another set of photos 48 hours later. See all the photos of the earthquake in Haiti at Boston.com and the other set of photos 48 hours later . Here's a link to the Red Cross to help in the victims of the Haiti Earthquake. Philippine National Red Cross Haiti Earthquake Appeal American Red Cross Canadian Red Cross Haiti Earthquake British Red Cross Haiti Earthquake Appeal

Here is Project Aral by National Bookstore for the young victims of Typhoon Ondoy that hit Metro Manila on Sept 26, 2009 that caused massive flooding. Project runs from Oct 10 to 24, 2009.

Here is a link to Gawad Kalinga for their Ketsana Relief drive to help the casualties of Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana) that caused massive flooding in Metro Manila on Sept 26, 2009. Here is the link to Gawad Kalinga's Ketsana Relief website.

Here are some news updates related to Typhoon Ondoy. Smart co-founder killed from wall collapse Storm forces Arroyo to leave Malacanang Typhoon Ketsana kills 31 in Vietnam and displacing 170,000 World pours aid to the Philippines

Read this article on Yahoo! News Philippines about Cebu donating P10 million from their city's calamity fund to help the victims of Typhoon Ondoy that hit Metro Manila causing massive flooding. The Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry president, Samuel Chioson had circulated a memorandum requesting their members to give donations, cash or in-kind, to the victims of Ondoy. Read the full details at Yahoo! News Philippines .

Here are photos of the relief operations at La Salle Greenhills to help the victims of Typhoon Ondoy. Photos by Arianne Blanche Ramirez.

The Kutchers, Paris Hilton, Alyssa Milano. Concerned about the Philippines. So mga Pinoy, tama na mga sumbatan at away...unite!

Donation drive for Ondoy victim by the UST Student Council.

Please help the victims of Typhoon Ondoy. Here are some info on how you can help.

Here are some info on how you can help the victims of Typhoon Ondoy that caused a massive flood in Metro Manila on Sept 26, 2009.

A friend posted this online spreadsheet as a directory on where you can donate. Here's the link. http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tBMVeBvbdAtYRaRB6ErFWnA&single=true&gid=0&output=html

On Sept. 26, the Philippine capital Manila and its neighboring provinces suffered one of nature's worst beating. Typhoon Ondoy, international code name Ketsana, poured more than a month's worth of rain in six hours, submerging most parts of the bustling metropolis, drowning at least a hundred people as of press time. My prayers to the victims, and may we emerge victorious and live by the lessons of this tragedy. Donate via Paypal now at http://is.gd/3IOAT. (Photos by Reuters | Music: "Heaven On Earth" by Nicole Pasternak)

Here's a photo of people trying to escape the massive flood that hit Metro Manila on Sept 26, 2009 due to Typhoon Ondoy. 73 people are reported dead and over 300,000 were displaced. Please help in any way. Check out my previous post for charity info.

Repost from http://ondoy-assistance-info.blogspot.com/ Accepting Donations: Caritas Manila Office at Jesus St., Pandacan Manila near Nagtahan Bridge (+632-5639298, +632-5639308) Places to Donate Relief Goods (please repost): http://spreadsheets.google.com/lv?key=tBMVeBvbdAtYRaRB6ErFWnA&toomany=true Color coding suspended this week Mon to Fri. By Allison Lopez- Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 18:44:00 09/27/2009 http ://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20090927-227176/MMDA-suspends-number-coding-for-a-week New map of most urgent cases needing rescue 7:20pm 9-27-2009 http://www.gmanews.tv/story/173283/new-map-of-most-urgent-cases-needing-rescue St. Pedro Poveda College is accepting relief goods. For more details, call the Social Action Center 6318756 loc. 121. HELP needed FOR PAYATAS AND DELA COSTA RODRIGUEZ MONTALBAN RIZAL... used clothes, canned goods,noodles, diapers, infant milk, milk for 1-3 years old, medicine (paracetamol), water,blankets and PRAYERS FOR...

RELIEF/SHELTER/DONATIONS: Red Cross donation through SMS: text RED AMOUNT to 2899 (Globe) or 4483 (Smart) or contact your local Red Cross Chapters on how to Donate. FRIENDS IN THE US AND CANADA WHO WISH TO HELP IN THE RESCUE/RELIEF OPERATIONS,YOU MAY DONATE THROUGH THE AMERICAN RED CROSS. CALL 1-800-435-7669. DONATE THRU THE RED CROSS RESCUE AND RELIEF OPERATIONS OR pinoys abroad they can DONATE THROUGH TXTPOWER’S PAYPAL! http://bit.ly/hQtKH You may also deposit your donations directly to ABS-CBN Foundation’s Banco de Oro account: *Branch Name: BDO Mother Ignacia Account Name: ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc. Account #: 5630060113 Relief Goods can be sent to Caritas Manila Office at Jesus St., Pandacan Manila near Nagtahan Bridge (tel.no. 5639298/5639308). Relief goods can also be brought Radio Veritas at Veritas Tower West Ave. Corner EDSA (tel no. 9257931-40). Aquino volunteers: contact Jiggy Cruz who is organizing relief goods collection and distribution. Or call Ms. Clare Amador at mo...

Ateneo is mobilizing to help deliver flood boots for cleanup. Volunteers and vehicles are needed to deliver them. Please proceed to CERVINI DORMITORY to drop off donations and sign up as volunteers. For cash donations, please deposit to Gawad Kalinga, BPI C/A # 3101-0977-56 . Your financial contribution will be matched by the volunteer manpower of GK volunteers in the Philippines. Check out more details at the Gawad Kalinga website.