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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...

From the Philippine Daily Inquirer . Filipinos in Hong Kong who have gathered donations for survivors of tropical storm Ondoy are requesting the government to ease its requirement that all donations go through the Department of Social Welfare and Development. In an e-mail, Daphne Ceniza said “many donors want to send their items to specific and monitor the goods at its receiving end but this cannot be done because of the rule that everything has to go through the DSWD.” ”How practical is this procedure? I can just imagine DSWD having its hands full now attending to the flood victims, does it have enough manpower to handle the processing of donated items?” she asked. Ceniza proposed that consular posts, not just in Hong Kong, to be given the mandate to screen donors and shipment for tax exemption for this instance. She said Filipinos in Hong Kong have been able to gather 53 balikbayan boxes for Manila, and have been able to convince freight forwarding companies to donate their services....

Remittance companies joined other firms in helping Filipinos recover from the onslaught of typhoon Ondoy by offering free service fee to overseas Pinoys who would want to send money to their families and relatives affected by the calamity. Clients of Globe’s GCASH REMIT may avail of the free remittance services via GCASH REMIT until October 5, 2009 as part of its relief efforts to OFW families affected by the typhoon. The company is waiving all remittance transactions from abroad via GCASH as it hopes to help OFWs reach out faster and easier to affected families in the Philippines. The service is open to all GCASH REMIT partners and customers. No other fees will be charged from the sending customer as well as the receiving beneficiary making the service free within the period stated. GCASH REMIT services include cash pick up, direct bills payment (including donations to GCASH donate partners), and regular GCASH or credit of remittances to GCASH wallets. Meanwhile, iRemit President ...

Just reposting this. I have no sources to confirm this but I hope it's not true. ============= Repost, from a confirmed and reliable source: donations from abroad coursed through embaassies were directed by (p)gma to be deposited into a "special" account opened for Ondoy victims. Said account is under the control of Luli Arroyo. ============= If this is true, may God have mercy on their souls. No, wait scratch that. If that is true, people like these deserves to be in hell. The foreign donations coming to the Philippines is huge. We are talking millions of dollars here. Here are some details http://balita.ph/2009/09/29/foreign-donations-pour-in-for-ondoy-victims/ . So a reminder just to be safe. Don't send your donations through the embassies. Direct them straight to the charities instead. Check my previous post for details of various charities.

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 is a link to a mapping service to help victims of Typhoon Ondoy that flooded Metro Manila on Sept 26, 2009. The link takes you to a Google Map service to report help or rescue needed, news updated, report missing persons and location services for donation stations. Here is the link. http://sites.google.com/site/ondoymanila/map-update-form

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

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 .

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.

Please re-post. Easiest way to donate to the Red Cross rescue and relief. Red Cross donation through SMS: text RED AMOUNT to 2899 (Globe) or 4483 (Smart). Check out http://www.redcross.org.ph/Site/PNRC/wtd.aspx for details.