Iloilo Needs Your Help

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27 June 2008

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The destruction that typhoon Frank/Fengshen brought to Iloilo is by far the worst the province has ever experienced. The flooding was unprecedented and the extent of the damage was unparalleled. Numerous lives had been claimed and many others became homeless.

Image Credit: Bernardo Arellano III

Latest data from the Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council as of 9am 26 June 2008 show that 124 persons died in Iloilo, 569,142 persons affected, of whom 22,057 were still in evacuation centers. The damages in agriculture and infrastructure in Iloilo was estimated to reach billions of pesos.

Iloilo badly needs help!

The CIty and Provincial governments of Iloilo still have a lot on their hands. Most parts of the province still has no electricity, communication in some areas were cutoff, there’s also shortage of potable water and food in evacuation centers. Medicines are also needed especially for water-borne diseases.

Any form of assistance to the affected families will be greatly appreciated. Donations can be coursed through the contacts below.

Office of the Mayor, Iloilo City.
(Read letter of appeal from Iloilo City Government)
Contact Person: Ms. Snow Chua
Tel. no: (+63)(33) 337 0036 / 3372760
Fax number: 335.0689

Office of the Vice Mayor, Iloilo City
Tel. no: (+63)(33) 3363530

Provincial Governor’s Office

Tel. no: (+63)(33) 3368157

DSWD-Iloilo Provincial Office
Tel. no: (+63)9209073105
Mobile: 09189205750
Email: typhoondonations@iloilo.gov.ph

ABS-CBN Foundation
ANGELIE AGBULOS
ABS-CBN Foundation Inc.
Tel: (632) 922-4842
Email: angelie_agbulos@abs-cbn.com

SM Foundation
MS. CRISTIE S. ANGELES
Project Director
Tel. No. (632) 831-1000 locals 1492/1495/1498
Telefax No.: (632) 831-8282
Email: outreach@sm-foundation.org

Philippine National Red Cross
Visit this page for contact and bank account details

To my fellow Ilonggos, please spread the word. Iloilo needs all the help it can get. Typhoon Frank may have left us battered and broken but we will survive. Scarred perhaps, but a stronger Ilonggo community.

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Tikalon said:

We (well, my parents) donated boxes of canned goods, noodles and old clothes to the typhoon victims in Panay. Its not that much but hopefully it can help somehow.

And no matter how much I loathe them, I still feel bad for my cousins who lost their home to Frank. I just realized… may puso pa gid man gali ko.

# 27 June 2008 at 1:40 am

PromdiBlogger (author) said:

Nothing is too small if it’s given whole-heatedly. Hehehe…you’re human after all. And as the cliche goes, blood is thicker than water.

# 27 June 2008 at 9:48 am

Blog2u said:

Have linked to your site to help bring the cause to light.

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# 5 July 2008 at 10:49 pm

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# 5 July 2008 at 10:55 pm

PromdiBlogger (author) said:

Thank you so much for the link. The city has also pu up a website for the relief efforts and for donations. Kindly visit http://www.bangoniloilo.com

# 6 July 2008 at 1:10 pm

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# 13 July 2008 at 3:45 pm

don_ser said:

hi! thanks sa comment mo xakon blog. so, ari ka di gali sa bacolod gastar? gastud man ko di now sa bacolod, xa STI tubang ABS-CBN per0 mauntat nako bwas kay kapoy na kaau. hehe. God Bless sa blogging!

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# 20 July 2008 at 8:36 pm

caryn said:

the ilonggo student community in tokyo is organizing an event to raise funds for this cause. my husband is one of the organizers, if you would like to get more infor about this, please email me. thanks!

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# 21 July 2008 at 4:50 pm

PromdiBlogger (author) said:

Thanks for the help. Kindly visit the official website of flood rehab efforts of Iloilo City wwww.bangoniloilo.com

# 21 July 2008 at 5:13 pm

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# 5 August 2008 at 1:30 pm