If I haven’t mentioned this before, I will tell you now that I am from the Philippines. This is relevant to this post because 3 days ago, a typhoon has hit the southern part of our country and left it in a horrible state. Typhoon Sendong (Washi) has claimed almost a thousand lives of the Filipino people living in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan City.

Upon watching the news, it breaks my heart to see my fellow countrymen suffering from this calamity. Their homes are wrecked, their loved ones are missing and some of them are already dead. What breaks my heart the most is that most of them are kids. One week before Christmas and this is what they get.

I just want to ask my readers to help these people stand up once again after what they had just experienced. Please include them in your prayers and if you can give or donate anything, like old clothes, canned goods, ready-to-eat food, etc., it would be a great help for the typhoon victims.

So I researched a bit on how you can help these victims locally and internationally.

1. If you are from the Philippines, this would be the easiest way for you to help:

Via SMS: Type in RED<space>AMOUNT and then send to 2899 for Globe subscribers and 4143 for Smart subscribers.

Via GCash: Type in DONATE<space>AMOUNT<space>4-digit M-Pin<space>REDCROSS then send to 2882.

You can donate the following denominations:

Globe subscribers: 5, 25, 100, 300, 500, 1000.
Smart subscribers: 10, 25, 50, 100, 300, 500, 1000.

2. You can also send your cash donations to the following bank accounts:

(a) BDO Peso Account
Account name: ABS-CBN Foundation Inc.-Sagip Kapamilya
Account Number: 39301-14199
Swift Code: BNORPHMM

(b) BDO Dollar Account
Account name: ABS-CBN Foundation Inc.-Sagip Kapamilya
Account Number: 39300-81622
Swift Code: BNORPHMM

(c) PNB Peso Account
Account name: ABS-CBN Foundation Inc.-Sagip Kapamilya
Account Number: 419-539-5000-13
Swift Code: PNBMPHMM

(d) BPI Peso Account
Account name: ABS-CBN Foundation Inc.-Sagip Kapamilya
Account Number: 3051-1127-75
Branch: West Triangle, Quezon City
Swift Code: BOPIPHMM

(e) BPI Dollar Account
Account name: ABS-CBN Foundation Inc.-Sagip Kapamilya
Account Number: 3054-0270-35
Branch: West Triangle, Quezon City
Swift Code: BOPIPHMM

3. You can also donate bottled water, canned goods, clothes, blankets and other useful things for the victims in the following drop-off points:

7-11 Stores. Cash donations may be coursed through 7-11 stores without service fees. Official receipts will be provided for the donors.

Caritas Manila. Please call 563-9311 or 564-0205 for pick-up requests.

Civil Relations Office at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City. Call 912-6615 or (0917)247-1252.

GMA Kapuso Foundation. 2/F Kapuso Center, GMA 7, EDSA Diliman, Quezon City. Check theirwebsite for info on how to make financial donations.

Kaya Natin/Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo de Manila Quezon City. Donations are welcome from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. until Wednesday.

News5 Aksyon Center. San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City. Please call 938-6393.

For people who live outside the Philippines, but still want to donate, go to the nearest LBC branch from your place. LBC will deliver your donations for free; please call 858-5999 to inquire about branches nearest you.

Aside from all the donations (may it be monetary or in kind), let us also offer them our prayer. Prayers are powerful. Let us all work together to help these victims stand up again after this tragedy.

Please and thank you.

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