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Gov’t Has P1 Trillion ‘Borrowed’ Cash; To Borrow P3 Trillion More Next Year

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Gov’t Has P1 Trillion ‘Borrowed’ Cash; To Borrow P3 Trillion More Next Year

OneNews.com (Philstar.com), November 18, 2020

Senate President Pro Tempore said the government has been borrowing money in excess of what is programmed in the General Appropriations Act, with the funds apparently remaining in the hands of the National Treasury.

The government has at least P1 trillion in cash that it can use to purchase coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines, boost calamity funds, and finance programs that can revitalize the economy, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said on Monday, Nov. 16.

Recto disclosed the availability of the cash in government coffers during the plenary deliberations on the proposed P4.5-trillion national budget for 2021, wherein he also criticized the Department of Finance (DOF) for what he described as its lack of transparency on public finances.

The senator said the government has been borrowing money in excess of what is programmed in the General Appropriations Act, with the funds apparently remaining in the hands of the National Treasury.

Sen. Sonny Angara, who is defending the proposed budget as chairman of the Senate finance committee with the help of economic managers who attend the deliberations in plenary and via video conference, said this year, the excess borrowing stood at P513 billion.

In 2019, the excess borrowing was at around P316 billion. It was slightly lower in 2018, Angara noted.

“If I add those three, we should have a trillion pesos in cash in excess of programmed spending.  So we’re borrowing more than the deficit, we’re building up cash and I’m not against that,” Recto said after prodding economic managers for answers.

“The reason why I brought that out is to make a point, that you do have the cash. Cash is not the problem. The problem is, spending is slow, especially now with all the calamities,” Recto said.

Angara disclosed that the government is expected to borrow around P3 trillion next year to augment the projected revenues of over P2 trillion.

In a separate interview, Recto said the cash is “net” or available as the programmed borrowings already covered the shortfall in the budget.

Even if a portion was spent – of which a public accounting must be made – there should still be enough to help fund emergency expenses, like the rehabilitation of areas hit by typhoons recently, he said.

Recto and Angara recalled that during last year’s budget deliberations, the same question was asked, but Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III declined to answer in plenary and requested to just “whisper” the government’s cash position.

“Why should it be a state secret? The more transparent the government is in its finances, the better for the market,” Recto stressed.

He said aside from purchasing the vaccine, the government must also be able to inoculate at least 50 million Filipinos – or 150,000 a day – to achieve widespread immunity or the vaccinations would just be wasted.

Recto noted that the logistical costs as well as the mass vaccination expenses might be the same or more than the actual vaccine.

Based on Recto’s estimate, the government must set aside P100 billion to P150 billion for the procurement and mass vaccination, the funding of which can be taken from the aforementioned available cash.

He warned that the government was clearly not spending enough, even with the pandemic. Higher spending, he said, would have reduced the contraction of the economy, which he and economic managers project would slow down by about 10 percent this year.

Recto said with a month to go before the fiscal year ends, numerous government agencies have not yet fully disbursed their respective budgets due to poor absorptive capacity.

He pointed out that the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act, and the successor Bayanihan to Recover As One Act or Bayanihan 2, did not use fresh funding but realigned appropriations from the current national budget.

Out of the P140 billion realigned for Bayanihan 2, only P82 billion had been disbursed as of Nov. 13, Angara said upon questioning from Recto. The law is set to expire next month.

Recto underscored that the estimated damage caused by the last five typhoons had reached P82 billion while the calamity funds have been depleted to just P8 billion.

“My worry (is that) we are spending too little, considering the economy contracted. In fact, it could have contracted less had we spent more, separate from the budget for COVID,” he said.

Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua conceded that the government should have spent more this year to mitigate the economic impact of the pandemic.

Recto proposed that Congress insert a special provision extending the validity of Bayanihan 2 as well as the 2020 appropriations of the departments of health, agriculture, education, labor and employment, public works and highways as well as social welfare and development, and other select agencies to allow more spending on top of the 2021 national budget.

Angara responded that he was supportive of the proposal.#

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OFWs in UAE initiate relief drives for Rolly, Ulysses victims back home

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OFWs in UAE initiate relief drives for Rolly, Ulysses victims back home

Nov 22, 2020, Jojo Dass

DUBAI, UAE

Filipinos in the UAE have been known for their quick relief efforts whenever calamities strike in the Philippines

From a perfumery setting aside a day’s sale for basic commodities, to a Filipino-operated cargo forwarder giving free shipment, and even a basketball game for a cause, Filipinos and other nationals here have initiated various efforts to send relief, in their own little way, to victims of Super Typhoon Rolly (Goni) and Typhoon Ulysses (Vamco), which recently hit the Philippines.

Giving back

Shibi M. Thampi, managing director of a perfumery which has 10 outlets across the United Arab Emirates, 7 of which are in Dubai, said he came up with the idea because “Filipinos are very dear to me.” 

“It pains me to see many of them greatly affected by recent typhoons. That’s why we have decided that on Friday, November 20, all income of our flagship shop in Al Rigga (in Deira, north Dubai) will be used to buy all essential needs of kabayans (compatriots) back home.”

Thampi, who is from India, expressed hope “that this initiative of ours can inspire other companies and individuals to do their fair share of giving back to the community.”

The company will be coordinating with the Philippine chapter of Lion’s Club International, of which Thampi is a member, regarding delivery of the relief goods.

Like most Indian businesspeople here, Thampi has been to the Philippines several times and thus has established a network of contacts.

Free shipping

Meanwhile, sisters Malou Q. Prado, who operates a travel agency, and Michelle Q. Quinto, who runs a cargo and balikbayan box forwarding company, have tied up to offer free shipping to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) wanting to send groceries and other essentials to typhoon victims back home.

“Marami na pong inquiries,” said Prado. “During this pandemic, lalong need ng mga kababayan na nandito na tumulong sa mga nasalanta ng bagyo sa Pilipinas.” (We are getting lots of inquiries. During this pandemic, our compatriots here should all the more help those ravaged by typhoons in the Philippines.)

Free shipping is from November 15 to 27, according to the companies’ joint announcement on Facebook, which has reached over 500 netizens and shared 32 times as of this writing. Shipments are expected to arrive in a month’s time, according to Prado.

Basketball afficionados have also been giving their share, playing in a friendly games tourney through the “OldSchool Basketboleros” founded by Dubai resident, Arnel Fernandez, 47, himself a Bicolano, for the affected families through the group’s “Tulong Mo, Laro Mo” (Your Help, Your Game) program.

“Hindi naman kalakihan ang nalikom namin, pero makakatulong ang ‘Oldschool Tulong Mo, Laro Mo’ sa kahit konting pantawid-gutom,” Fernandez said. (We were not able to raise much, but “Oldschool Tulong Mo, Laro Mo” can help in its own little way to have something for the hungry.)

Relief efforts

Renato Galope, a Dubai resident, has also coordinated relief efforts with interested OFWs and has so far collected balikbayan boxfuls, the first of which will be sent to Bicol; the next, to Isabela.

“Mostly ako lang (nangongolekta), minsan naman may tropa kung saan malapit (‘yung pagkukunan). Ako lang din nag-iimpake mag-isa,” Galope said. (I mostly do all the collecting. At times, friends nearby get them for me. I also do the packing by myself.)

He said the boxes will be sent to designated persons in the Philippines who also are acquaintances of Dubai OFWs. 

“Kung ano lang po kayang malikom namin. ‘Yung cash assistance hopefully tag-P10,000 for Marikina at Albay,” Galope said, adding that support has continuously been pouring in. “May nag-abot din ng AED300 dirhams cash, ibibili ko ng grocery,” he said.

(Whatever we were able to raise. We are hoping to give P10,000 each for Marikina and Albay typhoon victims…. There was also a donation of AED300 dirhams cash, which I will use to buy groceries.)

Galope said a cargo forwarding company shipped the balikbayan boxes for free.

Community leaders

Other Dubai residents like community leaders Emille Parcia and Josie Conlu, have pooled their resources to likewise send help to the Philippines.

“My heart is aching to see what is happening sa Pilipinas (in the Philippines). If only I could do more sana talaga (hopefully),” Conlu said.

Parcia, for her part, said she feels for the victims, especially the marginalized ones.

“Napakahirap maging mahirap. What more ‘yung sitwasyon na kung saan ay na-wash out ang lahat ng gamit, buong bahay putik. Sabi nga ng anak ko, ‘Ma… umuungol sila sa paghingi ng tulong,’” she said. (It’s already tough being poor. What more if you are in a situation where all your belongings have been washed out and your home muddied? My daughter told me, “Ma, they are crying for help.”)

Parcia, who had also been active sending food to displaced OFWs in Dubai during the pandemic’s lockdown days, said the relief goods were being sent to her children in Cavite who pack them for delivery. 

As of press time, 269 packs of toiletries and 300 packs of clothes have been readied for distribution to various points in Cagayan Valley, Marikina, and other parts of Rizal, she said.

At the crack of dawn on Wednesday, November 18, her son, Glenn Rigor, supervised the transport of a truck-load of relief from their place in Mendez, Cavite to Balubad and Provident Village in Marikina, Parcia said.

The relief goods were mostly flown from Dubai, she said.

‘Sold my new make-up kits’

Another OFW, Mary Margarete Serrano, Abu Dhabi school nurse, has joined in the relief efforts, selling cosmetics online to send money home for her relatives in Pampanga to prepare hot meals for the evacuation centers there.

“‘Yung mga kaibigan ko sa Pampanga, sila nagluluto tapos ‘yung ibang kaibigan ko sila nagdi-distribute,” said Serrano, who is from Santa Rita, Minalin in Pampanga. (My friends in Pampanga will cook and prepare the meals while my other friends will distribute them.)

“Maraming kababayan ang minsan hindi naaabutan ng tulong, lalo na ‘yung mga sa malalayong lugar. Ibinebenta ko po mga make-ups at skincare ko para makalikom ng pambili ng food packs and relief goods. Nasa kalagitnaan pa lang po kasi ng buwan, wala pang suweldo at napadala ko na lahat ng pera ko sa pamilya ko. Kaya naisip ko na lang po ibenta mga skincare at make-ups na hindi ko ginagamit para magkaruon ng budget,” she added.  

(A lot of our fellow Filipinos have not been able to get help, especially those in remote areas. I have been selling my unused make-ups and skin care kits to raise money to buy food packs and relief goods. It’s the middle of the month. I have yet to get my salary and I have sent my money to my family which was why I decided to sell.)

‘Sold my bike’

Still another OFW, a triathlete known for holding sport events for a cause and his support for the tribal communities of Palawan, has set out on a relief effort of his own, selling his bike and other items for the undertaking.

“At the moment, we have AED10,000 (P131,280) which will go to victims of Typhoon Ulysses. The rest of the items that I could sell will also be put together and sent to partners in the Philippines. I might even dispatch friends back home to themselves go to areas ravaged by the typhoon,” Romeo III Puncia, emergency medical technician (EMT) with the Abu Dhabi Police’s emergency and public safety department, said in a mix of vernacular and English. 

A triathlete with bragging rights a haul of medals from international competitions, Puncia has been recipient of different awards from the Filipino community in the UAE for his cause.

Filipinos in the UAE have been known for their quick relief efforts whenever calamities strike home, notwithstanding hardships they face like the current pandemic. – Rappler.com

‘Homeless Jesus’ sculpture goes viral after 911 call

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‘Homeless Jesus’ sculpture goes viral after 911 call

Recently, a life-size bronze sculpture of Jesus, called Homeless Jesus, went viral after someone made a 911 call about a homeless man on a bench. The bronze sculpture by Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz depicts Jesus, identifiable by the wounds on his feet, sleeping on a street bench wrapped in a blanket.

With replicas located in prominent urban locations, such as Buenos Aires, Capernaum, New York, Madrid, Melbourne, Rome and Singapore, Homeless Jesus now dots the globe. There are 6 replicas in Canada alone.

On October 12, 20 minutes after a replica of the sculpture was installed at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Bay Village, Ohio, a community member called the emergency department, mistaking it for a person in need. Saturday Night Live lampooned this story in a skit on their October 17 show.

But this is not the first time the statue made headlines.

In 2013, news outlets told a rags-to-riches story: how this sculpture was rejected by prominent churches, only to be requested and blessed by Pope Francis.

In 2018, news outlets covered its presence as it “stopped a runaway dump truck from crashing into pedestrians.”

I have spent the past two years looking at the news coverage of this religious public artwork to try and figure out why both faith-based organizations and secular media are fascinated by it. I examined interviews with faith leaders at organizations with a Homeless Jesus and online news articles that reference it.

Religious viewers

Regardless of one’s religiosity, viewers are captivated by the image of a Jesus as a homeless figure. For faith-based organizations, Homeless Jesus is a symbol that communicates and teaches viewers about core Christian beliefs.

Schmalz produced this sculpture as part of a series that visually depicts a passage from the Bible found in the Gospel of Matthew 25:35-45. Here, Jesus tells his followers that they are caring for him when they tend to the needs of those who are sick, poor, naked, hungry, thirsty, imprisoned and strangers.

For those familiar with the story of Jesus, the sculpture’s message may appear ostensibly obvious. Yet the sculpture asks them to take this message literally and to pay attention to the dignity of those less privileged.

Likewise, those on the margins of society may feel comforted by the notion that Jesus (considered by some to be the Son of God, and by others, a wise prophet) identifies with their situations.

Faith-based organizations that install a Homeless Jesus replica say they choose to do so because they want to make a bold public statement about their social convictions.

Secular viewers

Despite an unfamiliarity with or ambivalence toward the story of Jesus, Homeless Jesus may still resonate with secular and non-Christian viewers. The sculpture presents symbols with universal meanings: a street bench and a body trying to say warm, wrapped in blanket. These symbols say something about physical vulnerability in a public space. When combined, they become an icon of homelessness.

Bronze sculptures are often reserved for historic monuments and statues of community heroes. When this medium is combined with an image of homelessness, it generates a clear and powerful message. The unusual combination asks viewers to see those who are homeless as people with dignity, worthy of being sculpted. At the very least: they are worthy of safe and affordable housing.

This sculpture is a challenge to the dominant tendency to ignore the needs and stories of people who are homeless. The homeless population is often perceived as “natural losers” in a competitive market economy. Capitalism justifies the presence of extreme poverty in affluent societies. Homeless Jesus presents an alternative narrative.

Religious art can communicate insight

Homeless Jesus, and its spot in the limelight, demonstrates how religious public art can play a role in promoting the ideas of an equitable society.

Back in the ’70s, critical theorist, Herbert Marcuse, said art can oppose oppressive ways of thinking, behaving and speaking. As a scholar who left Germany shortly before the onset of the Second World War, Marcuse understood the horrors that arise when a population uncritically serves the interests of the elite.

According to Marcuse, art that offers alternative perspectives and challenges social norms, can create spaces where people can identify and question oppressive social systems.

Jürgen Habermas, another key critical theorist who is still active writing and theorizing today, proposed that although religion can be prescriptive, it can also provide an alternative perspective on social reality. He said religious and secular citizens should be willing to learn from one another.

Habermas suggested that at formal levels of political decision making, religious individuals should work to translate their ideas into a language that their secular counterparts find accessible.

Homeless Jesus exemplifies how religious public art can communicate a religious belief in a manner that is respectful of and intelligible to a diverse secular audience. Religious public art can be an avenue for faith-based organizations to meaningfully contribute to the bettering of social life. – The Conversation|Rappler.com

Kaitlin Wynia Baluk is a PhD candidate in the Department of Health, Aging, and Society at McMaster University. 

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.

A one-stop resource on Philippine arts and culture is finally online

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A one-stop resource on Philippine arts and culture is finally online

MANILA, Philippines

The digital version of the Encyclopedia of Philippine Art is available online and via flash drive for those without internet connections

In 1994, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) released the Encyclopedia of Philippine Art (EPA), a 12-volume set containing comprehensive information on Philippine architecture, visual art, film, music, and theatre, among many others

It was a promising project – giving people from all walks of life a one-stop resource for Philippine arts and culture. Nearly 3 decades later, the encyclopedia is finally available in digital form (known as the EPAD), making it more accessible to the public.

This updated version will come in three forms: a subscription-based website, an upcoming on-ground digital installation, and an offline version in flash drives.

How the encyclopedia started

The EPA project started out in the late 1980s as a brainchild of then-CCP artistic director Nicanor Tiongson, and was an answer to the growing need to collate our knowledge on Philippine arts and culture. Scholarly information on the subject was scattered across coffee table books, journals, and other special materials.

“There was a need for a resource on Phiippine arts and culture because it was virtually nonexistent,” says Chris Millado, the Vice President and Artistic Director of the CCP. “We wanted to enrich the curriculum and disseminate information.”

A large group of scholars and editors were consulted for the project, and over 300 writers contributed to the published body of work. Research encompassed various fields, including indigenous peoples, architecture, broadcast, visual art, film, music, dance and literature.

The first edition of the encyclopedia came out in 1994, and became a staple in libraries and resource centers.

“It helped promote the different histories that might have shaped our consciousness,” adds Chris. “The first edition was even found in universities abroad that offered Philippine Studies programs.”

The EPA includes entries on 54 ethnolinguistic groups in the country, from the Aetas to the Yakan. Other sections showcase information on Philipine architecture, visual art, film, music, dance, and literature.

“There’s this feeling when you read an entry and it’s about your hometown,” said Chris. “When you look at it, it develops a sense of pride for the places we hail from.”

Going digital

Work on the second edition of the encyclopedia started in 2013, nearly two decades after the first version was published. It was during this time that talks of a digital edition surfaced.

“We were already thinking of coming up with a digital edition even before the second edition came out,” said Chris. “Print encyclopedias are quite expensive and it was the time people were looking into digital formats.”

However, the suggestions to abandon the print format was met with resistance from the project’s team of researchers.

“Our researchers told us that we should go print first before going digital, because there is still a value in having a print edition,” said Chris. “After a back and forth between the editors, we agreed that a digital version will come first.”

The second edition was released in print in 2018, containing information updated up to 2015.

“The digital edition, in terms of content, will have at least a thousand new entries,” added Chris. “Digital makes it easier for us to edit and keep on updating. There are also no printing costs.”

The EPAD website contains 5,000 articles and 5,000 photos across nine sections. Videos from the vast archive of the CCP are also included in the EPAS. such as excerpts from plays and performances.

Besides articles on specific works, art forms, and traditions, the EPAD also has entries on Philippine personalities. Users can read up on historical figures like Jose Rizal and Juan Luna, or contemporary artists like Regine Velasquez and Sarah Geronimo.

A more portable learning resource

With the print edition being composed of twelve thick volumes, it is not exactly portable.

“You would have to get a large wheelbarrow just to move these around,” Chris joked. “In the digital version, you can access it on your mobile or tablet if you have wifi.”

The full set of the print version was available on the CCP website for Php 51,000. By contrast, the digital version is a subscription-based service with three tiers depending on the duration. A 1-month subscription is priced at Php75, while 6-month and 12-month subscriptions are available for P350 and P675, respectively.

Besides being more affordable and accessible, the encyclopedia also boasts features such as content bookmarking, auto-citation tools, and hyperlinking. Users may copy and paste portions of entries for research purposes, but a citation and copyright notice will be generated automatically. The site uses the 16th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style for citations.

“We value the intellectual property rights of the ones who own the images and wrote the essays,” said Chris. “But these features also make it easier to do citations, as opposed to writing them down.”

The bookmarking feature allows users to save content for later reading, and an “explore” tab allows for faster skimming and scanning. Users also have their own profile page, and a teams function is also available. Entries can also be easily shared by users through email, Facebook, and Twitter.

The interface is sleek and organized, and entries are easily searchable. The website also has a navigation guide, showing how the website categorizes its contents. Writers are also properly credited at the bottom of each entry.

The language used is very straightforward, and translations of localized terms are placed neatly in parentheses. Entries also have clear headings and subheadings, and key terms are typed in boldface. This makes the EPAD very easy to use, especially for students.

The EPAD project also has plans for an on-ground installation featuring a historical timeline, shown on eight 43-inch screens. A 12-volume PDF set placed in flash drives will also be available for offline access, aimed at those living in far flung areas.

The encyclopedia and the future of learning

While the EPAD has already launched, it will be updated with new entries twice a year. New features will also be rolled out periodically, as well as software and security updates.

“Even as we speak, we find out we need to keep updating,” said Chris. “There’s also the technical side of things, like security. We don’t want anyone hacking into it and changing entries.”

In spite of these, the release of the encyclopedia was not affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The shift of institutions to distance learning has made the project even more lucrative.

“The quarantine period made even more essential the use of online communication platforms for classroom learning,” said Chris. “Because of that, the digital version of the encyclopedia became even more relevant and necessary.”

Chris believes that the pandemic has changed the way learning is done, with online learning being used even after the pandemic is resolved.

“Even during the great pandemic lockdown, we continued with the work as scheduled,” he said. “Even after COVID, online platforms might remain as one of the primary ways for communication.”

“We’re offering something that might be in line with that,” he added.

The artistic director hopes that those who are enthusiastic about Philippine arts and culture will use the digital encyclopedia in their quest for knowledge.

“If you’re an institution or an individual, this digital version practically opens up a lot of portals for a deeper, broader, and wider understanding of our heritage.” – Rappler.com

#ReliefPH: Help communities recover from Typhoon Ulysses

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#ReliefPH: Help communities recover from Typhoon Ulysses

Many Filipinos are in need of immediate help after suffering the brunt of Typhoon Ulysses (Vamco), which came only a week after Super Typhoon Rolly (Goni), 2020’s most powerful tropical storm so far. 

On November 12, Typhoon Ulysses battered Calabarzon, Bicol, and the National Capital Region, leaving several communities flooded and homes roofless.

This triggered immediate appeals for rescue, aid, and relief as the typhoon left massive floods in the region. 

Seeing the impact of Typhoon Ulysses in hard-hit areas, various groups quickly responded to relief appeals from affected communities.

MovePH is working with a network of student organizations called YouthHelp Ulysses to crowdsource details of ongoing relief drives for affected communities.

Here is a running list of initiatives seeking to help Typhoon Ulysses survivors:

A&B Philippines

A&B Philippines is a starting non-profit organization that aims to transform communities towards holistic development through technology.

They are accepting cash donations for those affected by Typhoon Ulysses. They may be sent through the following accounts:

  • BPI:
    • Salvador Marrod Cruz
    • 3979305086
  • BDO:
    • Mark Jay Gregorio
    • 000620328029
  • GCash:
    • Salvador Marrod Cruz
    • 09176870929

For in-kind donations and other inquiries, they may be reached through their Facebook page.

Abot-Kamay PH

Abot-Kamay is a youth-led charity program that focuses on bridging the gap between people who are in need and people who have the heart to help.

The organization is holding a nationwide donation drive to aid those who have been affected by Typhoon Rolly and Typhoon Ulysses.

For monetary donations, you may donate through the following channels:

  • BPI
    • 664680993
    • Niño Lorenzo L. Medina
  • GCash
    • 09778565156
    • Niño Lorenzo L. Medina

For in-kind donations such as non-perishable foods, rice, clothes, blankets, toiletries, and facemasks/shields, you can refer to the following drop-off points:

  • North Luzon
    • #5 Callaguip, Batac City, Ilocos Norte
  • NCR
    • Blk 25 Lot 58-59 Hamilton Heights, Las Piñas City
    • 2204 Karapatan st. Sta Cruz, Manila
  • Cavite
    • Pure Rein Bio Solution Corp. 125, Gen E. Topacio St. Poblacion 1-C, Imus City, Cavite
  • Laguna
    • 170 Elapaño St. Brgy. Tres Poblacion, Calamba, Laguna
  • Batangas
    • 875 Brgy. Buhaynasapa, San Juan, Batangas
  • Rizal
    • All Day Maia Alta, Brgy. Dalig, Antipolo City
  • Quezon
    • Salamillas Compound 1, Prk Narra Brgy. Isabang, Lucena City, Quezon
  • Central Visayas
    • 399B Fortune Compound V Rama, Englis Guadalupe, Cebu City
  • Western Visayas
    • 4 Jade St. City Heights Subd. Brgy. Taculing, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental

For further information, you may contact the following:

  • North Luzon
    • Phillip Joshua Aliga
    • 09610967875
  • NCR
    • Mykhaella Rabanes
    • 09565393099
  • Cavite
    • Niño Lorenzo L. Medina
    • 09778565156
  • Laguna
    • Paulina Cruz
    • 09219538788
  • Batangas
    • Laica Bagnes
    • 09097874844
  • Rizal
    • Jillian Alcantara
    • 09394141459 / 09163202493 / 8661-0137
  • Quezon
    • Cathyrene Peñaflorida
    • 09207810020 / 09951469446
  • Central Visayas
    • Shem Lord Rosales
    • 09178544960
  • Western Visayas
    • Bernard Lachica
    • 09439457733
Agham Nasyunal

Agham Nasyunal, in cooperation with Brigada Kalikasan and Balsa Network, is encouraging people to sponsor one basic relief pack and other essentials with donations ranging from P700 to P1,000. Details on the breakdown of relief packs can be checked here. The group is also accepting cash donations through the following:

  • GCash 
    • Franklin Maraya
    • 0917 921 8056
  • PayMaya
    • Iris Charmaine Olaso
    • 0915 576 7787
  • BPI Family Savings
    • Iris Charmaine Olaso
    • 0915 576 7787
  • BPI Family Savings
    • Franklin Maraya
    • 6856 2571 75
  • BDO
    • Iris Charmaine Olaso
    • Savings Account: 003570144563
Akbayan Youth – Loyola

Akbayan Youth – Loyola is accepting in-kind donations such as bottled water, rice, easy-open canned goods, hygiene kits, mosquito nets, rope, beddings and blankets, malongs, flashlights, clothes, and underwear. These may be dropped off at #29 Magiting Street, Teacher’s VIllage, Diliman, Quezon City, and Unit 507 dela Rosa Building, Lacson Ave., cor. Dapitan Street, Manila. 

Meanwhile, cash donations may also be coursed through the following bank accounts:

Akbayanihan Foundation

Akbayanihan is a non-profit organization rooted around the principles of service delivery with the aim of ensuring sustainable livelihood. For more information about the organization and their relief operations, contact Ivy Tolentino (0927 346 8795).

Cash donations may be sent to:

  • GCash
    • 0915 065 5680
  • Paypal
    • paypal.me/Akbayanihan

In-kind donations may also be sent to or dropped off at the following addresses:

  • #29 Magiting Street, Teachers Village, Diliman, Quezon City
  • Unit 506 dela Rosa Building, Lacson Ave. corner Dapitan Street, Manila
Aksyon ng Kabataan Organization

Aksyon ng Kabataan Organization is a non-government organization that advocates for children’s welfare and social justice.

The organization is taking cash donations for communities affected by Typhoon Rolly and Typhoon Ulysses nationwide.

Donations may be sent to the following accounts:

  • GCash 
    • 09171345673
    • Brianna Danielle Guingona
  • Paymaya
    • 09985972800
    • Joaquin Mendoza
  • MetroBank
    • 1673167857214
    • Samantha Victoria Villavicencio
  • BPI
    • 0779066924
    • Emily Cabuatan

In-kind donations may also be sent to 227 Gen Ordonez St. Cor. Balagtas, Parang, Marikina City.

American Concrete Institute Philippines–TIP Manila SC

ACIP SC TIP Manila is an organization that seeks to provide academic and socio-civic activities and strengthen its members’ interest in concrete. 

The organization is holding a nationwide cash donation drive for communities struck by Typhoon Ulysses. Donations may be sent to the following GCash account:

  • John Paolo Agnos
  • 09099915017
Ambagan PH

Ambagan PH, a network of Filipino volunteers, is conducting immediate relief operations to help affected communities. The group accepts in-kind donations such as canned goods, utensils, bottled water, clothes, hygiene kits, and sleeping necessities. These can be dropped off at 4334A A2, Albina St Sta Mesa, Manila. 

Meanwhile, those interested to sent cash donations may send them through the group’s bank accounts: 

  • Landbank
    • Angelica N. Reyes
    • 1467 0844 68
  • Paypal: http://paypal.me/ambaganph
  • Gcash:
    • 0956 668 7586
    • 0915 213 7496
Anakbayan

Members of Anakbayan have begun packing relief goods for residents affected by the typhoon. The group continues to accept cash donations, which may be coursed through the following accounts: 

  • GCash/Paymaya: 09953239189
  • BPI:
    • 3279177079
    • Ysabel Sophia Banez
  • PayPal: sophiabanez@icloud.com

Anakbayan is alsoaccepting in-kind donations that include basic necessities such as food, medicines, hygiene kits, alcohol, face masks, and ready-to-wear clothes. Drop off point will be at Kabataan Center, 117-C Matatag St, Barangay Central, Diliman, Quezon City. 

Anakbayan PLM

Anakbayan PLM-Kolehiyo ng Pagkalinga is conducting relief efforts for residents of Tondo, Manila.

They are in need of donations such as rice, water, canned goods, sleeping mats, and hygiene kits. Interested donors may drop these off at Room 310 SCC Building, Communication Foundation for Asia Compound, Old Sta Mesa, Manila, Crest Office.

Monetary donations can be made through GCash:

  • GCash
    • Rex Cesora
    • 09393317919

Anakbayan PUP

Anakabayan PUP is the largest and widest national-democratic mass organization in the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. 

The organization is taking cash donations for victims of Typhoon Ulysses nationwide. They may be sent to the following accounts:

  • GCASH
    • Christine Franes
    • 09183483943
  • Paymaya
    • Jersey Mari Arante
    • 09178851280
  • BPI
    • Maria Czarina Mapili
    • 4869128485
  • Paypal
    • Friends and Family Payment
    • josephscien@gmail.com

For more information about the drive, contact John Paul Labrague at 09262093527.

ASEAN Youth Network

ASEAN Youth Advocates Network is seeking donations to aid survivors of Typhoon Ulysses.

Those interested to course cash donations to ASEAN Youth Advocates Network may send them through the following accounts: 

  • Metrobank Savings Account
    • 742-3-767-19637-8
    • Emmanuel Mirus Ponon
  • BDO Savings Account: 000251287335
  • Paypal: paypal.me/aseanyouthadvocates
  • Unionbank Savings Account
    • 00270008469
    • Francisco M. Gacal
  • Paymaya: 09087868836
  • Gcash: 09087868836
  • BPI Savings Account
    • 9349159144
    • Franceska Glen Gacal
Ateneo de Manila University

Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) is organizing relief operations for hard-hit areas such as Marikina, Albay, and Catanduanes. To help ADMU reach more residents, you may course cash donations to the following accounts:

  • BPI
    • Account Name: Ateneo de Manila University
    • Peso Savings Account: 3083721056
  • Metrobank
    • Transfer to other bank > InstaPay
    • BPI 3083721056
    • Beneficiary: Corporate
    • Address: Katipunan Ave., Loyola Heights, QC
    • Purpose: Typhoon Rolly
    • Email: vpsd@ateneo.edu
    • Remarks: Input your name
  • BDO
    • Send money > Not enrolled
    • > To create another local bank
    • > Credit to another bank
    • BPI (via instapay) 3083721056
    • Last name: Ateneo de Manila University, Inc.
    • First name: X
    • Middle name: X
    • Mobile number: 0
    • Purpose: Typhoon Rolly

Other donation options for ADMU’s relief drive are available at giving.ateneo.edu

Bahaghari

Bahaghari, an LGBTQ+ organization in the Philippines, is calling for donations such as rice, fresh fruits and vegetables, canned goods, blankets, medicine, raincoats and rubber boots for survivors of Typhoon Ulysses. Those interested to provide these necessities may drop them off at #35 Scout Delgado Street, Barangay Laging Handa, Quezon City. 

The group is also accepting monetary donations, which can be sent via GCash:

  • GCash
    • John Marc Cho Santos
    • 09157687144
Caritas Manila

Caritas Manila is the leading social arm of the Archdiocese of Manila and the integrator of the Church social services and development in Metro Manila.

Cash donations for those affected by Typhoon Ulysses in the National Capital Region may be sent to the following:

  • Caritas Manila, Inc.
    • BDO: 000-5600-45905 
    • BPI: 3063-5357-01
    • Metrobank: 175-3-17506954-3
    • RCBC: 000-300-090-2216

For dollar accounts:

  • BPI: 064-0033-55
    • Swift Code: BOPIPHMM

Debit or credit card holders may also donate through their website and choose “Damayan-Typhoon Ulysses.” Donations may also be sent through Lazada, Give2Asia, and StockCrowd.

College Editors Guild of the Philippines

The College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) is calling for in-kind and monetary donations for victims of #UlyssesPH. Cash donations can be made through the following accounts:

  • Union Bank
    • Antonio Narciso III
    • 109651394855
  • BDO Kabayan Peso Savings
    • Kimberly C. Axalan
    • 000880297808
  • Bank of the Philippine Island 
    • Marianne Nicole M. Hojilla
    • 8126 0714 07
  • GCash
    • Yan De Jesus 
    • +639173292623

Those interested to give in-kind donations may send them to the CEGP drop off point at 117C, Matatag Street, Barangay Central, Diliman, Quezon City. 

Concerned Artists of the Philippines and UP Covid-19 Response Volunteers

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The Concerned Artist of the Philippines and UP COVID-19 Response Volunteers (UP-CRV), through the initiative of the All UP Workers Alliance, consists of concerned faculty, administrative personnel, REPS, students, UP community members, and UP alumni.

Their combined relief efforts are aimed at communities in the National Capital Region, from UP Diliman to Marikina. Cash donations may be sent to the following accounts:

  • LANDBANK
    • Nelin Dulpina
    • Savings account: 3077 0691 18 
  • GCASH 
    • Ram Hernandez
    • 09156928086

The groups are also accepting in-kind donations like rice, vegetables, ready-to-eat food, clothes, toiletries, medicine, personal protective equipment, and other essentials. These may be dropped off at the UP Institute for Small Scale Industries front desk in the UP Diliman campus.

For more information, you may contact Ram Hernandez at 0975 134 3056 or Edge Uyanguren 0929 312 2972.

DLSMHSI Lasallian Formation and Social Action Office

The Lasallian Formation and Social Office is an office of the De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute that aims to promote Lasallian Spirituality through social action and community development programs. It seeks to forge meaningful relationships among constituents of the Institute. 

The office is organizing a donation drive for typhoon victims in Marikina, Rizal, and Camarines Norte. Details for cash donations can be found below:

  • For cash and cheque donations:
    • (DLSMHSI) Hermano (San) Miguel Febrero Cordero Medical Education Foundation, Inc.
    • BDO Account Number: 004300244165
  • For check donations: Payable to (DLSMHSI) Hermano (San) Miguel Febrero Cordero Medical Education Foundation, Inc.
  • For dollar donations:
    • (DLSMHSI) Hermano (San) Miguel Febrero Cordero Medical Education Foundation, Inc.
    • BPI Account Number: 0964-0490-92
    • Swift Code: BOPIPHMM

The office is also putting together family packs with 6 kgs of rice, 10 canned goods (easy open), 5 sachets of coffee, 5 sachets of cereal drinks, bread, and cookies. 

Family packs may be dropped off at De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute, Wang Bldg., Ground Floor, Room 8109, Congressional Ave., Dasmariñas, Cavite.

NOTE: The office is not accepting donations of old clothes. Eco bags are preferred for the donations.

For our Farmers

For Our Farmers is a youth-led, nonstock, nonprofit organization which aims to help and uplift local farmers and fisherfolks. They are taking donations for the farmers of Pangasinan and nearby areas.

Cash donations may be sent to the following accounts:

  • Landbank: 
    • Anjanette Tadena
    • 3217 0633 36
  • BPI: 
    • Anjanette Tadena
    • 2819 0660 03
  • BDO:  
    • Anjanette Tadena
    • 004070174810

For the Future

For the Future, an environmental conservation organization, is accepting monetary donations for typhoon victims.

Interested donors may send their donations through the following channels:

  • BDO Savings
    • 007260179594
    • Ma. Louissa Anjela C. Barte
  • BPI Savings
    • 3529-3217-23
    • Maria Margarita Jalandoni
  • PayPal: louissabarte@gmail.com

Email the receipt to forthefutureph@gmail.com with subject “TYPHOON RELIEF”

Frontliners’ Kitchen

Frontliners’ Kitchen is a youth-led COVID-19 response initiative calling to #FeedtheFight and help out frontliners in health care, urban, agricultural, and fisherfolk sectors. They are accepting monetary and in-kind donations for rescuers, first responders, and victims of Typhoon Ulysses in the National Capital Region.

GlobalGiving is a nonprofit organization that supports other initiatives by connecting them to donors and companies. Since it was founded in 2002, they have helped fellow nonprofits in 170+ countries, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.

The organization is hosting a cash donation drive for Philippine typhoon victims, as well as for recovery efforts. The drive can be accessed here.

Gaya sa Pelikula fan clubs

Fan clubs of the hit online Pinoy Boys Love (BL) series Gaya sa Pelikula also reopened their donation drive, after launching relief efforts for victims of Super Typhoon Rolly on November 1. 

To help the group reach more communities, you may send cash donations to the following bank accounts:

  • GCASH: 09293858665
  • BDO: 005010268702
  • BPI: 1329174987
  • Union Bank: 109420430301

GMA Kapuso Foundation 

GMA Kapuso Foundation (GMAKF)  is now seeking monetary and in-kind donations to help Filipinos affected by Typhoon Ulysses. 

For monetary donations, the foundation accepts cash or check. Interested donors may deposit to the following bank accounts: 

  • Metrobank
    • Account Name: GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc.
    • Account Numbers: 098-3-098-51034-7 
    • Dollar Savings:
      • Account Name: GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc.
      • Account Number: 098-2-098-00244-2
      • Swift Code: MBTC PH MM
  • Unionbank
    • Account Name: GMA Kapuso Foundation Inc.
    • Account Number: 000-4-000-22679
    • Code: UBPHPHMM
  • UCPB
    • Account Name: GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc.
    • Account Numbers: 00-115-184777-2 and 00-160-111277-7
    • Dollar Savings
      • Account Name: GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc.
      • Account Numbers: 01-115-301177-9 and 01-160-300427-6
      • Swift Code: UCPB PH MM
  • PNB
    • Peso Savings
      • Account Name: GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc.
      • Account Number: 00-469-0022189
    • Dollar Savings
      • Account Name: GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc.
      • Account Number: 1263-6000-8804
      • Swift Code: PNB MPH MM
  • BDO
    • Peso Savings
      • Account Name: GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc.
      • Account Number: 00-469-0022189
    • Dollar Savings
      • Account Name: GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc.
      • Account Number: 10-469-0072135
      • Code: BNORPHMM

The foundation says material donations such as canned goods, food items, and medicines should fall within its prescribed 6-month expiry. Donations can be dropped off at their office located at the 2nd Floor GMA Kapuso Center, GMA Network Drive cor. Samar Streets, Diliman, Quezon City 1103, Philippines. They are open from Monday to Friday, 9 am until 6 pm. 

Hustisya: Pagkakaisa ng mga Biktima para sa Hustisya

Hustisya is a national organization that unites victims of different forms of political repression. They aim to provide relief efforts to 1,000 families affected by Typhoon Ulysses in Sampaloc, Manila; Tatalon, Novaliches; and the UP Campus in Diliman, Quezon City.

In-kind donations such as mats and tarpaulins for makeshift roofs, may be dropped off at Erythrina Building, 1 Maaralin cor. Matatag Sts., Barangay Central, Quezon City.

For more information, you may contact Lyn Hazel Acierto at 0917 622 4761.

JCI Philippines

JCI Philippines is a nonprofit organization of young active citizens age 18 to 40 who are engaged and committed to creating positive impact in their communities. The organization has launched a donation drive, Oplan Kaagapay, which aims to provide relief efforts to those badly affected by Typhoon Ulysses.

For cash donations, you may donate here:

  • BDO
    • Junior Chamber International Phils, Inc.
    • Smart checking Account no: 002018025076
    • Swift Code: BNORPHMM

The organization is also accepting in-kind donations such as canned goods, towels, hygiene kits, and relief packages. You may drop your in-kind donations here:

For further inquiries, you may contact the following:

  • Cash Donations: NC John Joshua Cudia (0935) 426 8718
  • In-Kind Donations: NED Constantine Ignacio (0917)5337474
JCI Tuguegarao Ybanag

JCI, a youth-led and non-profit organization of citizens from Tuguegarao City in the province of Cagayan, is conducting relief operations.

They are calling for donations such as drinking water, canned goods, biscuits, blankets, hygiene kits, slippers, and medicines. These may be dropped off at the following venues:

  • CDRRMO, 3rd floor of Cauayan City Hall 
    • Shaine Marquez
    • 09278466988 
  • JCI Tuguegarao Ybanag Clubhouse, Bagay Road, Tuguegarao City 
    • Kenneth Jake M. Paguirigan 
    • 09151567532 
  • Dr. Meneses Medical Clinic, Pengue-Ruyu Tuguegarao City 
    • Janice Lampitoc 
    • 09176752888

The group is also accepting monetary donations, which can be coursed through the GCash accounts of its members: 

  • Shaine Marquez: 09278466988 
  • Kenneth Jake M. Paguirigan: 09051436239 
  • Janice Lampitoc: 09176752888
JuanSpark Youth Leader

JuanSpark Youth Leaders is a nonstock, non-political organization composed of young leaders who advocate for youth empowerment, transformative leadership, and community involvement. 

The group set up a donation drive for Bicol communities that were devastated by Typhoon Rolly and Typhoon Ulysses. For more details, please contact Marielle Alemania at 0949 167 1154.

Cash donations may be sent to the following account details:

  • BDO
    • 007960016388
    • Nanette Tagudar
  • BPI
    • 0129399139
    • Marielle Alemania
  • GCash
    • 0997 455 3757
    • Charmaine Gilo

In-kind donations may also be dropped off at Metro Manila Bible Community , 19 Col. Salgado St., Brgy. West Kamias, Quezon City.

Kabataan Partylist

Kabataan Partylist started repacking relief goods to aid victims of Typhoon Ulysses. Those interested to course cash donations to the group may send them to the following account: 

  • BPI Savings Account
    • Thalia R. Villela
    • 008339 4735 53
Katribu

Katribu, an organization of youth and students from different schools who support indigenous peoples’ causes, is seeking donations for indigenous communities such as the Aetas, Dumagats, and Mangyan.

To help the group reach more communities, you may course cash donations through the following accounts: 

  • GCash
    • Rikki Mae Gono
    • 09563874993
  • BPI
    • Rikki Mae Gono
    • 3089363941 

Those interested to send in-kind donations may coordinate with the following members: 

  • Mariel Balayo: 09300368332
  • Rikki Mae Gono: 09173160208
Kaya Natin! Movement

Kaya Natin is a non-profit and non-government organization that promotes good governance and ethical leadership in the Philippines.

The organization is now accepting cash donations for the victims of the most recent typhoons that hit Luzon.

For interested donors, you may donate to the following accounts:

For inquiries, you may contact them at 0917 822 6628 or at kayanatinmovement@gmail.com

Kids for Kids 

Kids for Kids is a non-profit, youth-led organization that aims to inspire the next generation of peacemakers, worldshapers, and change-makers.In partnership with coalitions of youth movements in the Philippines, the organization has launched YouthRisePH, a database that hopes to mobilize action by ordinary citizens. 

Kids for Kids is currently accepting cash donations to provide immediate and long-term relief in communities that were greatly affected by the recent typhoons. 

You may send your monetary donations through the following channels:

Kindly message deposit slips to their Facebook or Instagram account or email them at kidsforkidsph@gmail.com

Kilusang Mayo Uno

Kilusang Mayo Uno is holding relief efforts through its Tulong Obrero Soup Kitchen project. To help the group reach more residents, you may course cash donations through the following accounts: 

  • BDO
    • Balai Obrero Foundation Inc
    • 1490128806      
  • GCash
    • Ronaldo Adonis 
    • 09395073770

Those interested to volunteer for the group’s initiative may reach out to one of the group’s members, Nedy Gonzaga, through 09208580754 or 8421-0986.

Kythe Foundation

Kythe is a non-profit, non-stock organization that aims to improve the quality of life of children with cancer and other chronic illnesses. They are collecting donations for families affected by the typhoon.

Donations such as blankets, clothes, towels, pillows, food, and insect repellants may be dropped off at Kythe Foundation, Room 201 FSS 1 Building, Scout Castor St corner Scout Tuason St, Barangay Laging Handa, Quezon City.

League of Filipino Students

The League of Filipino Students (LFS) is seeking cash and in-kind donations to help communities in Bicol and Cavite. LFS accepts canned goods, water, flashlights, toiletries, and ready-to-wear clothes to help affected communities. These donations can be dropped off at 1115A, Algeciras, Sampaloc, Manila.  

Cash donations may be sent through the following accounts:

  • BPI SAVINGS ACCOUNT
    • Joanna Marie Robles
    • 8369323408
  • GCASH
    • James Carwyn Candila
    • 09171763681
Loyal Alliance of Medical Professionals

The Loyal Alliance of Medical Professionals is a student organization of the Far Eastern University-Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation (FEU-NRMF). 

Cash donations may be sent to the following accounts:

  • GCash
    • France Rosales
    • 09177965460    
  • PayMaya
    • LAMP FEUNRMF
    • 09167712790

Food, water, medicine, hygiene kits, blankets, and clothes may also be dropped off at 505 Webjet Building, BMA Avenue corner Quezon Avenue, Quezon City. For more information, you may contact Shane Arante (09178148664), Dawn Umipig (09166355012), or Czarina Fraxidio (09778258003).

May Twenty Ako!

May Twenty Ako! is an organization that encourages people to donate P20 to purchase grocery items and hygiene kits for the homeless and frontline workers. 

The organization is holding a donation drive for families affected by the typhoon in Rizal. Cash donations may be sent to the following accounts:

  • GCash: Shary Laiz, 09338626702
  • BPI: Charisse Parchamento, 0169128219
  • PayMaya: Erika Ente 09175226867
  • PayPal: maytwentyako@gmail.com, 09083712162

For in-kind donations, the group may be reached through its Facebook page.

Millennials PH

Millennials PH spearheaded an initiative dubbed as Kapit Pinas for residents in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna, Cavite, Mindoro provinces, Marinduque, Quezon, Sorsogon, Albay, Catanduanes, Camarines Sur, and Camarines Norte. In-kind donations may be dropped off at 4434A A2, Albina St., Sta. Mesa, Manila. Those interested to provide cash donations may do so through the following:

  • Gcash
    • 09167849886
    • M Jalani
  • Paymaya
    • 09361789545
    • Reo Claire Alosado
  • BPI Savings Account
    • 1359498183
    • Merylhilda Jalani
  • BDO Savings Account
    • 008840072026
    • Marjon Fenis
  • Union Bank
    • 109421265983
    • Cyra Aurelio
  • Paypal
Operation Blessing Foundation Philippines

The humanitarian arm of Christian Broadcasting Network Asia is collecting cash donations.

Cash donations may be sent to the following accounts:

  • Operation Blessing Foundation Phils, Inc
    • Metrobank: 270-3-27050273-4
    • BDO: 003-000-055-279
    • UnionBank: 00-216-072163-9
    • BPI: 3001-0040-33

Donations in dollars may also be sent through the following:

  • Metrobank 
    • 270-2-27000282-4 
    • Swift code: MBTCPHMM
  • BDO
    • 103-000-113-333
    • Swift code: BNORPHMM 
  • UnionBank 
    • 13-216-000170-0
    • Swift Code: UBPHPHMM 

Donors may also send money through the GCash app by selecting Operation Blessing, or by visiting https://www.obphil.com/give.

For more information, the group may be contacted at 09399215543 or 09189067753.

Panday Sining

Panday Sining is also calling for donations to help communities devastated by Typhoon Ulysses. The group is accepting monetary donations which can be coursed through the following accounts: 

Panday Sining is also accepting in-kind donations at Kabataan Center 117-C Matatag St., Barangay Central, Diliman, Quezon City.

Pawssion Foundation

The Pawssion Foundation is a dog rescue group based in Bacolod City. It is conducting nationwide relief efforts for animals affected by Typhoon Ulysses.

Donations may be sent to the following accounts:

  • BDO
    • Pawssion Project
    • 001969685005
  • BPI
    • Pawssion Project
    • 3349032421
Pembarya

Pembarya, a non-profit organization,is also opening its donation channels for typhoon survivors in Marikina, one of the hard-hit cities in NCR.

The group accepts monetary and in-kind donations to help affected communities. Those interested to course their cash donations to Pemberya may send through the following bank accounts: 

  • GCash: 
    • 0921-734-6527 
    • Genesis Felipe
  • PayMaya
    • 0908-680-5213 
    • Jana Marie Alano
  • PayPal: paypal.me/gencfelipe or genesisfelipe.pnu@gmail.com
  • UCPB: 
    • 1012-0011-2606 
    • Genesis Felipe
  • UnionBank: 
    • 109-422-658-253 
    • Jana Marie Alano
  • BPI: 
    • 4869-133-944 
    • Ivan de Jesus
Philippine Animal Welfare Society

The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) plans to distribute pet food and relief packs to pet owners who were affected by Typhoon Ulysses. The group is in need of in-kind donations such as dog and cat food, ready-to-eat food for pet owners, and hygiene packs. These can be dropped off starting 10 am Friday, November 13, at PAWS Animal Rehabilitation Center, Aurora Blvd. Katipunan Valley, Loyola Heights, Quezon City.

They are also accepting cash donations which may be sent to the following bank accounts: 

  • Account Name: The Philippine Animal Welfare Society, Inc.
  • BPI (Swift no. BOPIPHMM)
    • USD: 3944-0021-61
    • PHP: 3943-0086-11
  • PNB (Swift no. PNBM PHMM)
    • 888-70015305
Philippine Red Cross

The Philippine Red Cross is accepting cash and in-kind donations for typhoon-hit urban communities around Metro Manila.

For cash donations, you may send through the following accounts:

  • BDO
    Philippine Red Cross
    PESO Savings: 00-453-0190938
    DOLLAR Savings: 10-453-0039482
    Swift Code: BNORPHMM
  • Metrobank
    PESO Savings: 151-7-151524342
    DOLLAR Savings: 151-2-151002182
    Swift Code: MBTCPHMM
  • BPI
    PESO Savings: 4991-0036-52
    Swift Code: BOPIPHMM
    Reference Code: Name of Donor / Contact No.
  • Security Bank
    Peso Savings: 0132-0624-6400-3
    Dollar Savings: 0132-0624-6400-4 

Please send a copy of your deposit slip to emergencyappeal@redcross.org.ph.

The organization is also accepting perishable goods with an expiry date of not less than 6 months. You may send your in-kind donations to:

  • Philippine Red Cross Tower
    37 EDSA corner Boni Avenue
    Mandaluyong City

For further details, please contact the following:

Project Agapay

A project by the Sinagtala Initiative in Saint Louis University, this has targeted beneficiaries in Albay.

Cash donations may be sent to the following accounts:

  • BDO and BPI: Charles Calma 003700325368 / 3529416279
  • PayPal: jamyn11@gmail.com
  • Metrobank: 102-3-102-56610-7
  • GCash/CoinsPH/PayMaya: 09956-107316
  • Palawan Express/MLhuillier/Cebuana/Western Union: 0917-8086933

Please email a copy of the deposit slip to partnerships.repo@gmail.com.

RESBAK Express

RESBAK (RESpond and Break the Silence Against the Killings) is an alliance of artists, media practitioners, and cultural workers from all over the country, united by a primary goal of social awareness on extrajudicial killings.

The group is gathering donations for children in Metro Manila affected by Typhoon Ulysses, aged 3 months to 6 years old. Cash donations may be sent to the following accounts:

  • GCash
    • 09772905074
    • Faye Cura
  • BDO
    • 021660018878
    • Sipat Lawin Inc
    • Swift Code: BNORPHMM
  • BPI
    • 4259152416
    • Gabriela Dalena
    • Swift Code: BOPIPHMM
  • PayPal
    • Paypal.me/alons08

The group is also accepting donations in the form of diapers, blankets, clothes, toiletries, and other essentials. For information about dropping off in-kind donations, here are the group’s contact numbers:

  • Pasig: 0917855626
  • Muntinlupa: 09338659507
  • UP Village, Quezon City: 09209755574
  • Katipunan, Quezon City: 092454922851
Sagip Kapamilya

Sagip Kapamilya is the emergency humanitarian assistance program of ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya. The program provides food and non-food relief to communities hit by disasters, as well as engages in rehabilitation and disaster risk reduction projects.

Cash donations may be sent to the following accounts:

  • BDO
    • Account Name: ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation, Inc – Sagip Kapamilya
    • Peso Account Number: 0039301-14199 
    • Swift Code: BNORPHMM
  • BPI
    • Account Name: ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation, Inc – Sagip Kapamilya
    • Peso Account Number: 4221-0000-27
    • Swift Code: BOPIPHMM
  • Metrobank
    • Account Name: ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation, Inc – Sagip Kapamilya
    • Peso Account Number: 636-3-636-08808-1 
    • Swift Code: MBTCPHMM
  • PNB
    • Account Name: ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation, Inc – Sagip Kapamilya
    • Peso Account Number: 1263-7000-4128 
    • Swift code: PNBMPHMM
  • Security Bank
    • Account Name: ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation, Inc – Sagip Kapamilya
    • Peso Account Number: 000003312430-0 
    • Swift Code: SETCPHMM
  • BDO
    • Account Name: ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation, Inc – Sagip Kapamilya
    • BDO Peso Account: 0039302-14711 
    • Swift Code: BNORPHMM

The program is also accepting in-kind donations such as canned goods, rice, water, and blankets. Please call 34114995 to facilitate dropping off of donations.

For more inquiries, contact foundation@abs-cbnfoundation.com.

San Isidro Labrador Parish, Bagong Silangan, Quezon City

Donate to the parish fund drive to rebuild houses damaged by Typhoon Ulysses:

BPI SILP PASTORAL COUNCIL PPC FUND – 0423-3306-86
GCASH ACCOUNT NUMBER – 09678018064

The parish also presents “Umahon at Manalig,” a 20-minute online concert-recollection at 7 pm on Saturday, November 21, as part of their post-Ulysses fund drive.

The concert features singer Jed Madela and Father Luciano Felloni.

For inquiries, please contact Father Sheldon Tabile, O.Carm., parish administrator of San Isidro Labrador Parish, at 09199490658.

Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan

Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan, the sociopolitical apostolate of the Society of Jesus in the Philippines, is accepting donations such as canned goods, bottled water, rice, instant noodles, powdered milk, hygiene kits, diapers, and sanitary napkins. These donations may be dropped off at the Ateneo de Manila University’s Loyola Schools Covered Courts. 

Those interested to send cash donations may also do so through the following accounts:

  • BPI
    • Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan
    • 3081-1111-61
  • GCash
    • Pay Bills > Others > Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan
Quarantine Tribute Tips 

Quarantine Tribute Tips (QTT) has launched the #ParaSaRizal project, which seeks to provide relief for hard-hit communities in Rizal province.

To help the group reach more residents, you may course cash donations to the following accounts: 

  • BDO
    • Jotham Russel Campo
    • 0044 5066 480

Similar to other initiatives, QTT is also accepting in-kind donations like food, water, hygiene products, blankets, medicines, surgical masks, alcohol, and school supplies. Those interested to send these necessities may contact the following: 

  • MAKATI – Nicole Correra at 09997782105
  • MANDALUYONG – Kinna Ebona at 09065407786
  • MANILA – Angelica Isabel Castro at 09173241540
  • QUEZON
    • Ana Patricia Non at 09451454390
    • Chin Ramirez at 09177280256
    • Sefia Macaraig at 09171900614
  • PARANAQUE – Carla Macasio at 09614949653
  • RIZAL – Erwin Santos at 09557702435
  • TAGUIG – Natalie Pacaliwangan at 09453007226
Rise for Education-Alliance UP

Rise for Education-Alliance UP launched a relief drive through its #TulongIsko initiative to help students affected by Typhoon Ulysses. For in-kind donations, you may contact one of the group’s members, Walter Stephen Canape, at 09178927357. Meanwhile, those interested to tap the group for sponsorship and partnership drives may send a message to tulongisko@gmail.com.

To help the group reach more students, you may send monetary donations to the following bank accounts: 

Samahan ng Nagkakaisang Pamilya ng Pantawid

Samahan ng Nagkakaisang Pamilya ng Pantawid  (SNNP) is also conducting relief efforts to aid affected communities. The group accepts monetary donations, which can be sent through the following accounts: 

  • GCASH
    • Jeana Catacio
    • 09396176593
  • BDO CASH CARD: 527270034869855
  • GCASH 
    • Sarah Pacayra
    • 09491563291

Meanwhile, those interested to provide in-kind donations with SNNP may reach out to the following contact persons:

  • Annabelle Luna
    • 09983972449
    • Sta. Ana, Manila
  • Tess Briones
    • 09178138377
    • San Fernando, Pampanga
  • Perla Adolfo
    • 09991654246
    • ANSA Office, Agcor Building, Katipunan, Quezon City
  • Jeana Catacio
    • 09396176593
    • Pembo, Makati
  • Debbie Bartolo
    • 09338659507
    • Muntinlupa
Tanging Yaman Foundation

Tanging Yaman Foundation is accepting in-kind donations such as canned goods, instant noodles, powdered milk, rice, bottled water, diapers, sanitary napkins, and hygiene kits. These can be dropped off at Ateneo de Manila University every Mondays to Fridays, from 8 am to 5 pm.

Monetary donations can also be sent to the following bank accounts: 

  • Metrobank
    • 448-7-44800988-9
    • Tanong, Marikina Branch
  • BPI
    • 9601-0002-42
    • Loyola Heights Branch
  • GCash
    • 09475659544
    • Herold Pelonio
Tulong Kabataan UP Diliman

Tulong Kabataan-UP Diliman, meanwhile, partnered with the University of the Philippines-Diliman Student Council and appealed for donations for victims of typhoon Ulysses. Those interested to make cash donations may do so through the following bank accounts: 

  • BPI
    • Patricia Emerie Dela Pena
    • 3879 0420 88
  • BDO
    • Keana Sumi Rachelle Nerona
    • 007000543504
  • Paypal: http://paypal.me/mayoipat
  • Gcash
    • 09503746162
    • Joshua Isaiah
  • Paymaya
    • Keana Sumi Nerona
    • 09174963606

Tulong Kabataan – UP Diliman is also asking for volunteers who can help them repack relief goods for affected communities. Interested volunteers may sign up here. 

Tulong Kabataan UP Manila

Tulong Kabataan Manila is conducting a relief drive for students of UP Manila who were affected by the typhoon. In-kind donations such as food packs, bottled water, face masks and face shields, and rain gear will also be accepted. These necessities can be dropped off at UPM USC Office, Old NEDA Building, OUR Compound, UP Manila, Padre Faura St., Ermita, Manila. 

Those interested to course cash donations to the group may send them to the following accounts:

  • GCASH
    • Alexandra Louise Formes
    • 0927 956 4094
  • BPI
    • Danna Lee Acosta
    • 3029 2237 68
  • PAYMAYA
    • Miguel Gabriel Camacho
    • 0936 929 2586
UP Fighting Maroons

To aid affected communities, UP Fighting Maroons, in partnership with the University of the Philippines, UP Resilience Institute, UP CHK, UP Pahinungod, and NTGBUP launched a relief drive dubbed as Sama-Sama, Tulong-Tulong. 

They are accepting monetary donations, which may be sent to the following account: 

  • BPI
    • 0993-0113-39
    • NowheretogobutUP Foundation, Inc.

The groups are also in need of in-kind donations such as food items, temporary shelter, drinking water, medicines, alcohol, face masks, face shields, and hygiene kits. These can be dropped off at CHK MBT Coaches Lounge from November 13 to 15, 8 am-5 pm. 

UST Senior High School

University of Santo Tomas-Senior High School (UST-SHS) is also conducting relief efforts for teachers, staff, and students affected by Typhoon Ulysses. 

In-kind donations such as flashlights, sleeping mats, bottled water, face mask, canned goods, laundry detergent, toiletries, medicines, blankets, and clothes will be accepted. Those interested in providing these necessities may drop their donations off at the entrance of the UST Frassati Building, Extremadura St.

Those interested to course cash donations may send them to the following accounts:

  • GCASH
    • 09057370583
    • Alyssa Feliciano
  • BDO
    • 0000 5033 9931
    • Jaezamie Ong
  • Security Bank
    • 0171 0954 8001
    • Myrna Espiritu
  • BPI
    • 0159 0625 03
    • Arleen B. Alferos

World Vision

World Vision launched different ways to help communities devastated by Typhoon Ulysses. To help them reach more residents, donations can be made through the following:

Yacap

Youth Advocates for Climate Change Action Philippines (YACAP) is also calling for monetary and in-kind donations to help affected communities. 

The group accepts in-kind donations such as non-perishable food, water, hygiene kits, pails, alcohol, and face shields, and masks. Drop off points will be at 26 Matulungin St., Brgy. Central, Quezon City.

Meanwhile, those interested to course monetary donations with the groups may send them through the following bank accounts: 

  • GCash
    • 0977 602 1417
    • Johanna Kelly Seras
  • BPI
    • 4439310486
    • Johanna Kelly Seras
  • BDO
    • 010640050611
    • Jon Angelo Maria Zeta Bonifacio
  • PayPal: http://paypal.me/jonmzboni

– with a report from Lance Mejico/Rappler.com

Robredo relief drive gets a boost after Duterte tirades

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Robredo relief drive gets a boost after Duterte tirades

By: Nikka G. Valenzuela – Reporter / @NikkaINQ Philippine Daily Inquirer /November 21, 2020

Outside the Office of the Vice President (OVP) in Quezon City, vehicles formed a long queue bringing donations for victims of the string of typhoons that recently hit the country.

“Overwhelmed by the generosity of our fellow Filipinos. At a time of great need, we all come together to help those who need help the most,” Robredo posted on Twitter as she and members of the Bangon Luzon relief drive were busy packing and distributing aid to typhoon victims.

Cash donations also poured into Kaya Natin, the OVP’s partner in raising funds for typhoon victims, which reported having raised P55 million as of Friday.

P19M more

The surge in cash aid, amounting to P19 million, boosted Kaya Natin’s previous total of P36 million after the vice president became the receiving end of a 20-minute tirade by President Duterte.

“Most of the messages accompanying the donations are to the effect that they wanted to help the typhoon victims and it is their way of showing their appreciation for the kind of work that our office has been doing for our kababayan,” Robredo said.

Numerous organizations have partnered with Kaya Natin to provide funds and logistics support for the relief effort.

The band Mayonnaise committed to donate the proceeds of an online gig this month to the typhoon victims. Small businesses to large food companies have also pledged support for the relief drive.

“Just learned that an additional P5 [million] was received by [Kaya Natin] overnight. Wow! That brings the total to P55 [million]. More communities will receive help. Bayanihan in action. But others are still busy trolling. [Please] don’t engage trolls. Just block them,” Robredo said in a tweet.

Online vilification

Since three typhoons hit the country, Robredo has been busy with the relief effort despite an apparent campaign on social media to vilify her.

Several online trolls accused the vice president of bringing along a director or members of the media to her visits to evacuation centers, a claim she has denied.

Presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo erroneously said that the vice president used a C-130 cargo plane to distribute relief packs in Catanduanes province. Panelo later apologized, admitting that Robredo was not on the plane that delivered relief supplies.

Even Robredo’s daughters were dragged into the controversy by presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, who claimed that their tweets were one of the reasons behind Mr. Duterte’s rant during a televised presidential address.

Proud of daughters

But the vice president lamented on Facebook that her children were being bullied.

“I have always been proud of the persons my daughters have become. They are their own persons. What they have accomplished, so far, are all borne out of their hard work. They never used our name or whatever little influence we have to get what they want,” she said.#

EU donates more than 1M euros for Ulysses victims

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Philippine Daily Inquirer/November 21, 2020

The European Union (EU) on Friday said it would make available more than 1 million euros (about P60 million) in humanitarian assistance for the victims of Typhoon “Ulysses” (international name: Vamco).

Arlynn Aquino, head of the EU’s humanitarian response office in the country, said the aid was under the EU’s Acute Large Emergency Response Tool, which aims to to allocate funds within 24 to 48 hours of the onset of the emergency. —MARLON RAMOS

EU pledges P60M of donations for families affected by Ulysses

By: Gabriel Pabico Lalu – Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQINQUIRER.net /November 21, 2020

Residents wade through mud to salvage their belongings after their houses were submerged by flood waters in Southville Phase 1 K2, Barangay San Jose, Rodriguez, Rizal province on November 13, 2020 due to heavy rains brought by Typhoon Ulysses. INQUIRER file photo / RICHARD A. REYES

MANILA, Philippines — The European Union (EU) has vowed to allocate P60 million worth of humanitarian aid to families affected by Typhoon Ulysses, which brought destruction in several parts of Luzon.

In a post on its Facebook page, the EU delegation in the country said that these humanitarian aid would be used to respond to immediate needs of people affected by immense flooding, especially in Metro Manila, Rizal, and Cagayan Valley.

“The European Union has pledged to spend €1.05 million (roughly 60 million Philippine Pesos) in humanitarian aid funding to deliver emergency relief assistance to families affected by typhoon Vamco,” EU’s page European Union in the Philippines said.

“Known locally as “Ulysses,” it is the latest in a series of destructive typhoons to hit large parts of the Philippines’ most populous island of Luzon, including the national capital, Metro Manila, in recent weeks,” it added.

The assistance would then be given to humanitarian aid partners who are already working on areas devastated by Ulysses.  According to EU humanitarian response in the Philippines chief Arlynn Aquino, the EU is quickly moving to assist partners helping the country — especially as the Philippines was hit by successive cyclones.

“The EU is scaling up its humanitarian assistance in the Philippines in response to the devastating typhoons that have hit the country over the past month,” Aquino said.  “The additional contribution will help to get much-needed aid to the most vulnerable people to help them go through this difficult time.”

“This includes shelter, food, health care and access to clean water, safe sanitation and good hygiene, as well as other vital aid,” EU noted.

During a month’s span — from October 11 to November 12 — eight cyclones have entered the Philippine area of responsibility, and only one did not make landfall.

Among these eight are some of the strongest typhoons for 2020, including Super Typhoon Rolly which is said to be the strongest to hit land for this year.  Rolly ravaged Bicol Region and Southern Luzon, destroying coastal communities in Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, and Albay.

But prior to Rolly, Typhoon Quinta also moved through areas in Bicol Region, while Typhoon Pepito brought rains to Cagayan Valley.

EU has already made donations worth P74.5 million for Typhoon Rolly.

“The amount is on top of the €1.3 million (Php 74.5 million) previously provided to support victims of Typhoon Rolly,” EU said.

As of November 17, deaths due to Ulysses are already at 73, while damage to infrastructure and agriculture is now at P10 billion.  Meanwhile, the previous typhoons’ damage to agriculture amounts to P12.3 billion.#


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