How to help Typhoon Haiyan... D USa A
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How to help Typhoon Haiyan... D USa A
(213) 250-9797 • http://www.asianjournal.com How to help Typhoon Haiyan... Dateline USA PAGE A1 on relief drives and international organizations that are currently accepting donations. We have consolidated them into one comprehensive list. National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Account Name : NDRRMC Donated Funds Account Numbers: 0435021927-030 (Peso Account); 0435-021927-530 (US Dollar Account); Swift Code : DBPHPHMM Account #36002016 Address: Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), Camp Aguinaldo Branch, PVAO Compound, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Philippines 1110 Contact Person: Ms. Rufina A. Pascual Contact Number: (632) 4211920;911-5061 to 65 local 116 Email : [email protected]. ph; website : www.ndrrmc.gov. ph Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Account No.: 3124-0055-81 Bank Branch Address: Land Bank of the Philippines, Batasan, Quezon City, Philippines Contact Person: Ms. Fe Catalina Ea Contact No.: (632)931-8101 local 226; CP(632)918-628-1897 Website: www.dswd.gov.ph Philippine Red Cross (PRC) www.redcross.org.ph; Tel. (632)527-0000 Banco De Oro: (Peso) 00453-0018647; (Dollar) 10-4530039482; Swift Code: BNORPHMM Metrobank: (Peso)151-3041631228; (Dollar)151-215100218-2; Swift Code: MBTCPHMM Philippine National Bank: (Peso) 3752 8350 0034; (Dollar) 3752 8350 0042; Swift Code: PNBMPHMM Unionbank of the Philippines: (Peso)1015 4000 0201; (Dollar) 1315 4000 0090; Swift Code: UBPHPHMM World Food Programme (WFP) WFP has allocated $2 million for Yolanda victims, as well as 40 metric tons of fortified biscuits. Americans can text the word AID to 27722 to donate $10. They can also give donations online. Red Cross Emergency responders and volunteers of the Philippine Red Cross and international Red Cross groups have already begun their own relief operations. Volunteers and staff have delivered preliminary care and have provided hot meals to survivors. You can give by donating online or by mailing a check to your local American Red Cross chapter. Learn more about them on http://www.redcross.org/charitable-donations. You can also send contributions directly to the Philippine Red Cross on www.redcross.org.ph. AmeriCares AmeriCares is sending medical aid for 20,000 survivors. This includes antibiotics, wound care supplies, and pain relievers. It is also giving funds to local organizations to purchase supplies. To support AmeriCares’ relief efforts. World Vision World Vision is providing food, water, and hygiene kits at the evacuation centers. They are also still providing help to the Bohol earthquake victims. Learn more about how you can help through donate.worldvision.org. Portraits for Yolanda at Island Pacific, Panorama City To raise funds and contribute further to worldwide relief efforts for the victims of Typhoon Yolanda, Island Pacific Supermarket, along with Monet Salon, Studio 1003 and friends have organized “Portraits for Yolanda” -- a family portrait photography event which will be held on November 17, Sunday from 10am4pm at the TFC Tambayan inside Island Pacific Supermarket in Panorama City, CA. Bring your families and have your portraits taken for only $50. 100 percent of the proceeds will go to ABSCBN Foundation, to assist them in their relief efforts for Typhoon Yolanda victims. ShelterBox ShelterBox provides families with a survival kit that includes a tent and other essential items while they are displaced or homeless. Help ShelterBox provide families with a temporary shelter. Learn more on https://app. etapestry.com/hosted/ShelterBoxUSAInc/OnlineGiving.html UNICEF UNICEF anticipates that children will be among the worst affected by the typhoon. UNICEF is providing medicines, nutrition supplies, safe water and hygiene supplies to children and families in the affected areas. To help, go to http://www.unicefusa.org/ or to http://www.unicef.org/philippines/ Salvation Army One hundred percent of all disaster donations received by Salvation Army will be used for relief efforts and to “immediately meet the specific needs of disaster survivors.” Text TYPHOON to 80888 to donate $10, or you can go online at https://donate.salvationarmyusa.org/TyphoonHaiyan Save The Children Save The Children is sending relief kits for children and families, including household cleaning items, temporary school tents and learning materials. Learn more on how you can donate. Log on to www.savethechildren. org. Doctors Without Borders Doctors Without Borders is sending 200 tons of medical and relief items including vaccines, tents, and hygiene kits. To support Doctors Without Borders, log on to http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/news/article. cfm?id=7140&cat=field-news. American Jewish Joint Distri- bution Committee (JDC) The JDC, the Filipino Jewish community and their global parters are working to assist in addressing the immediate needs of the typhoon survivors. You can send help to the JDC online or by phone at 1(212) 725-2769. Care.org CARE’s emergency response team are coordinating with local partners in the Philippines to provide food, water, shelter, and health care for the victims of disaster. You can support CARE’s efforts via http://www.care.org/ emergencies/typhoon-haiyan, or by phone at 1(800)521-2273 (within the US) or +1(404) 6812252 (outside the US). Catholic Relief Services Catholic Relief Services is providing help with water purification, shelter materials and essential living supplies. You can donate to the CRS online or you can call via 1 (877) 435-7277. You can type in your phone number on the website and a representative will call you back to take your donation. ABS-CBN Foundation International ABS-CBN Foundation International is currently accepting donations for the victims of Typhoon Yolanda and the recent earthquake. Checks or money orders can be sent to ABS-CBN Foundation international at 150 Shoreline Drive, Redwood City, CA 94065. Direct deposits can be made to Wells Fargo bank account 303-618-6462 with ABA number 121-042-882. Contributions can be made online on www.abscbnfoundation.org. Habitat for Humanity You can contribute to Habitat for Humanity’s relief efforts by logging on to http://www. give2habitat.org/philippines/ReBuildPhilippines or http://www. give2habitat.org/philippines/rebuildbohol Brick-by-Brick Donations to Brick-by-Brick, Philippine Disaster Recovery Foundation’s crowdfunding campaign, may be received thru http://brickbybrick.pdrf.org/ Justice Dept. officials raise awareness... PAGE A1 clude suspected fraud related to any natural or man-made disaster. More than 20 federal agencies – including the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, US Attorney’s Offices, Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, FBI, US Postal Inspection Service and the US Secret Service—participate in the NCDF, allowing the center to act as a centralized clearinghouse of information related to disaster relief fraud. In the wake of natural disasters, many individuals feel moved to contribute to victim assistance programs and organizations across the country. The Department of Justice and the FBI remind the public to apply a critical eye and conduct due diligence before giving to anyone soliciting donations on behalf of hurricane victims. Solicitations can originate as emails, websites, door-to-door collections, mailings, telephone calls and similar methods. Before making a donation of any kind, consumers should adhere to certain guidelines, including the following: - Do not respond to any unsolicited (spam) incoming emails, including by clicking links contained within those messages, because they may contain computer viruses. - Be cautious of individuals representing themselves as victims or officials asking for donations via email or social networking sites. - Beware of organizations with copycat names similar to but not exactly the same as those of reputable charities. - Rather than following a purported link to a website, verify the existence and legitimacy of non-profit organizations by using Internet-based resources. · Be cautious of emails that claim to show pictures of the disaster areas in attached files, because those files may contain viruses. Only open attachments from known senders. - To ensure that contributions are received and used for intended purposes, make donations directly to known organizations rather than relying on others to make the donation on your behalf. - Do not be pressured into making contributions; reputable charities do not use coercive tactics. - Do not give your personal or financial information to anyone who solicits contributions. Providing such information may compromise your identity and make you vulnerable to identity theft. - Avoid cash donations if possible. Pay by debit or credit card, or write a check directly to the charity. Do not make checks payable to individuals. - Legitimate charities do not normally solicit donations via money transfer services. - Most legitimate charities maintain websites ending in .org rather than .com. If you believe that you have been a victim of fraud by a person or organization soliciting relief funds on behalf of disaster victims, contact the NCDF by phone at (866) 7205721, fax at (225) 334-4707 or email at [email protected]. You can also report suspicious e-mail solicitations or fraudulent websites to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov. Moreno Valley Pinoys mum... PAGE A1 On Tuesday November 5, the Press-Enterprise news reported that former Moreno Valley councilman Marcelo Co, who resigned his council position this summer due to an unrelated case, was accused of taking a $2.3-million bribe from an undercover FBI agent in January, in exchange for favorable support in city council land-use votes. Co agreed to plead guilty to one federal bribery count and one federal count of filing a false corporate tax return, the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced. Earlier in August, Co resigned upon his arrest to face charges of allegedly defrauding the government with illegal home health expenses for his mother. A council-manager governs the city, which is divided into five districts, and residents of each district elect a representative. The council chooses two of its own members to serve as mayor and mayor pro tem. Co had served as mayor pro tem, who acts as mayor in his/her absence. Inquirer.net contacted a number of Fil-Am residents of Moreno Valley on the phone, including a former Filipino association president and several Filipino restaurants, an insurance agent and a beauty salon owner, but they were either unavailable or unwilling to comment on the Marcelo Co case. The exceptions were a Filipino restaurant owner and a Filipina interior design consultant. One responder said she became aware of the Marcelo Co case when they saw him on the local Channel 9 news and recognized him because he was a frequent customer in their restaurant. Southland Filipinos are most familiar with Moreno Valley on their way to favorite Indian casino haunts using Freeways I-10, I- 5 or I-60. “My friends and I drive by Moreno on our way either to Morongo Casino or Harrahs,” said Evangeline Rodriguez, an interior designer and photographer from Northridge. According to city demographics, Filipinos make up two percent of the city’s total population of 192,946. There are half a dozen visible Filipino restaurants and markets concentrated on Allesandro Street, where 2.4 percent of the residents have Philippine roots. These businesses include Fil-Am Enterprises, P.I. Market, Banig Restaurant, Red Ribbon, Asian Imports and P.I Grill. “Our city is very diverse, but the Filipino demographic is quite obvious along Allesandro and in one church, St. Christopher Catholic Church,” said Robert Basso, a longtime resident of the city and a mediator for the US Post Office. The current pastor of the church is a Filipino, Father Joven Junio. The church’s website showed that a religious community, the Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette, Ina ng Pag-asa (Mother of Hope) Province, Philippines, took over the administration of the church on Oct. 1, 1994. “When our local channels broadcast this news we were disappointed that such terrible news would put our little city on the map,” said Basso. A military base, the March Air Reserve Base, is located between Riverside and Moreno Valley, which could explain Filipinos’ significant presence in and around Moreno, continued Basso. He’s seen the community’s growth from when he first arrived in the area some 35 years ago to the present day. (Cecile Caguingin Ochoa/Inquirer.net) OC/IE ASIAN JOURNAL • NOvember 15-21, 2013 yolanda via different payment channels such as PayPal, SmartMoney, and PasaBayad. Rain Love on Manila Rain Love on Manila is a network of Filipino volunteers across America organized by Ateneo alumna Deb Flores. RLOM is working with a local Red Cross chapter in the Philippines in distributing their relief goods. They are currently organizing efforts in major cities in the US, including New York, and Los Angeles, among others. For more info on how you can help RLOM, send an email to rainloveonmanila@ yahoo.com. FACLA Tawid Baha Disaster Relief Drive To help in FACLA’s Tawid Baha Disaster Relief Drive, you can send your check to the Filipino American Community of Los Angeles (FACLA) on 1740 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA 90026. FACLA is a 501(c)3 non profit organization. All donations more than $50 are tax-deductible. For more information please call FACLA at (213) 424-1527, or USAP at (213) 241-0995. Ateneo de Manila University Donations from Ateneo alumni and friends residing abroad may be made via wire transfer from any coutnrya round the world to Ateneo’s US dollar account with China Banking Corporation. The details are as follows: Beneficiary Bank - 803-3278269 China Banking Corporation Manila, Philippines Swift Address: CHBKPHMM Beneficiary Customer - Ateneo de Manila University US$ Savings Account No. 101732651-4 Note: Donations via this channel are for those who would not require a Certificate of Donation in US dollars for tax credits. Donors are instructed to provide the Ateneo a copy of the validated Deposit Slip by email to [email protected] or by fax to +(632)709-5406. Donors are also requested to provide the name which should appear on the official receipt, his/her complete A email and postal address so that the Ateneo can mail the OR to the donor, and to indicate either DreaM Team – Yolanda, DreaM Team – Santi, or DreaM Team – Earthquake, to denote which particular calamity the assistance is to be directed. Philippine Jesuit Foundation Ateneo alumni and friends residing in the USA may send donations through the Philippine Jesuit Foundation. PJF issues US tax deductible receipts. PJF is a duly registered and qualified charitable organization in the US. Donations to the PJF are deductible gifts under the US Tax Code Section 501(c)(3). Donations made via this channel are fully deductible for US income tax purposes. For donations by check, the Payee is “Philippine Jesuit Foundation.” On the memo line please write “For Ateneo de Manila University fao DReaM Team – Yolanda,” “For Ateneo de Manila University fao DReaM Team – Santi,” or “For Ateneo de Manila University fao DReaM Team – Earthquake” Send or mail the check with the donor’s (1) full name, (2) email address, and (3) postal address to: Ms. Margaret B. Llamas Executive Director Philippine Jesuit Foundation, Inc. P.O. Box 312, New York, NY 10028, U.S.A. Downloadable PJF Donation Form available at: http://www. philjesuit.net/illhelp.asp For donations through the PJF online facility - To start a donation process, simply click on the following link or copy and paste it on your browser’s address bar: https://www.phjesuits.org/pjf/ share.php. This online donation facility is secured with SSL encryption. Victory Christian fellowship group Victory is organizing relief efforts for Typhoon Yolanda victims. Information on how you can help can be found on http:// victory.org.ph/article/yolandarelief/. House asks SC: Allow use of... PAGE A1 Additionally, he said the 2012 PDAF still has an unused portion of P1.5 billion. However, a Supreme Court justice, who refused to be identified, has told The Star that the House cannot realign the 2013 PDAF and authorize Aquino to use it for typhoon victims, since the tribunal has stopped further PDAF releases. The justice said realigning the PDAF “is arguably a violation of the TRO (temporary restraining order) issued by the court (SC).” As this developed, Budget Secretary Florencio Abad said the unused PDAF “holds potential for Yolanda aid” once the SC lifts the TRO on the PDAF. He said Congress’ move to augment the national government’s calamity fund that stood at P26.8 billion—aside from billions in foreign aid from 28 countries—“would help expand the government’s resources for post-disaster operations.” Abad noted that the PDAF, if it would remain unused, would not accrue to the next fiscal year, given the one-year limit on the validity of appropriations. Meanwhile, Senate President Franklin Drilon said a rehabilitation fund to assist victims of the magnitude 7.2 quake that struck Central Visayas and Super Typhoon Yolanda are among the priorities when the Senate resumes session on Nov. 18. Senators Paolo Benigno Aquino IV, Juan Edgardo Angara, Nancy Binay, Antonio Trillanes IV and Ralph Recto have thrown their support for the proposal. Drilon asked the budget department to submit a revised version of the proposed 2014 budget to reflect a rehabilitation fund. He proposed the creation of a Calamity Assistance and Rehabilitation Effort (CARE) Fund in the 2014 national budget that would be used exclusively for the construction of housing units and repair and rehabilitation of essential infrastructure. Under the CARE system, the release of the funds will be directly made to the implementing agencies or concerned local government units upon the recommendation of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) and the approval of the President. Drilon and Sen. Grace Poe also called for a review of the country’s disaster risk management efforts, including proposals to transform the NDRRMC into a separate and independent body. (Jess Diaz/Philstar.com)