Please read this appeal in the Marocharim Experiment: Northern Luzon needs your help:
Typhoon Pepeng is wreaking havoc in Northern Luzon. There are reports of landslides, floods, and devastation in the Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, and my homeland of the Cordilleras. The worst part for me, personally, is that many of my friends still live in the area, and are suffering the brunt of this storm. Messages from friends are describing a waterworld in Baguio that I never got to experience in 22 years of living there, and it saddens me to realize that the geography of Northern Luzon makes it a challenge to help people.
Let us rise up to that challenge; not only as Filipinos, but as human beings who help out in times of calamity, disaster, and devastation.
For us here in Metro Manila, the Internet has been a powerful tool for rescue and recovery in the wake and wrath of Typhoon Ondoy. We can harness that same power for the victims of Typhoon Pepeng up north, and perhaps translate that to a relief effort that will alleviate their suffering.
The scale of the calamity -following at the hells of the calamitous past days in Metro Manila and surrounding provinces- means all those involved in Typhoon Ondoy relief are already exhausted and resources are stretched. The ongoing power failures in Metro Manila are also surely hampering the coordination of relief and rescue efforts, as well as the receiving, collation, and transmittal of information.
An overview of the situation as its developing can be gleaned from this map:
View GMANews.TV Storm Watch: Pepeng in a larger map. For the database version of this map, see Typhoon Pepeng Disaster Response Database. To add a report to the database, Use this Online Form.
Other media organizations establishing their own maps (see ABS-CBN’s Northern Luzon Floods October 2009) but I think it’s necessary at this point to appeal to the media organizations, considering the scope of the disaster and the manner in which the public is turning to media as an adjunct to official channels, to consolidate their efforts. All media outfits can rely on the same map and form a pool of volunteers to maintain it. A common reference is a wiser use of resources than simply insisting on duplicating work or information on the shallow basis of not using information branded by one media entity.
Once again, online volunteers are passing along updates and appeals for rescue/relief. Volunteers are also preparing themselves for a fresh round of relief efforts.The ad hoc tools that emerged from the Ondoy Calamity have been brought out once more and are being used for consolidating and collating rescue efforts, situation updates, and aid efforts.
Please make sure that all appeals for help or situation reports you encounter online are reported here: RescueHub North Luzon: SOS Calls. Encourage people to send SMS (Text) updates if no Internet Connection to For any concerns or to report additional cases, please contact us at 09159885674 (Edgar), 09233151120 (@kay_bu) or 09299509173 (@bicolanodevil).
See Ralph Guzman: Holtine Numbers for Northern Luzon Typhoon Victims for national and regional numbers to call. I suggest we all use this directory as the Master Directory, and perhaps find a way to maintain a Consolidated Directory for all bloggers to refer to, again to minimize unecessary duplication of effort. Zambales is operating on this principle.
For organizations and volunteers, concerned family members and friends, please refer to Bayanihan Online, which is consolidating Twitter/FaceBook updates, appeals, and information.
Donations to the Philippine National Red Cross, to the Department of Social Welfare and Development, various Catholic and religious charities, will be required.
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4 Feedbacks on "Northern Luzon needs your help!"
jun
WHAT AGAIN HAPPEN HERE IS A FAILURE OF THE GOVT. THE GOVT HAS FAILED ITS PEOPLE. THE PEOPLE IS SUFFERING TO MUCH. WE NEED NEW LEADERSHIP FROM THE SOUTH. MANILA HAS LOST ITS RESPECT FROM THE SOUTH. THE BLAME SHOULD GO TO THE MANILA GOVT FOR THIS MASSIVE FAILURE. DONT BLAME THAT THERE IS TOO MUCH RAIN BECAUSE IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF GOVT TO PROTECT ITS PEOPLE . WE NEED A NEW GOVT FROM THE SOUTH PROVINCES, LEADERS IN THE SOUTH WILL BRING THIS COUNTRY TO BETTER, ORGANIZED PREPARED COUNTRY. THE SOUTH SHOULD AND MUST LEAD THIS NATION.THIS IS AN OBLIGATION AS FILIPINOS WHERE ONE HAS FAILED ONE MUST CARRY THE BURDEN AND LEAD US. MANILA THE NORTH HAS FAILED US THE WAY THEY LEAD THE COUNTRY. AND IT HAS BEEN LIKE THAT FOR THE PAST DECADES SINCE THE FOUNDING OF THIS COUNTRY. CEBU, DAVAO MUST LEAD THIS COUNTRY TO SAVE THIS COUNTRY. WHY I SAY CEBU AND DAVAO. THE KEY IS ITS PEOPLE AND THERE ATTITUDES. REMEMBER, CEBU HAS ALWAYS BEEN CENTER OF TRADE FOR CENTURIES EVEN BEFORE THE SPANISH CAME. DISCIPLINED PEOPLE !!!. BY THE WAY ONLY HERO WHO KILLED A FOREIGN INVADER WAS LAPULAPU.HISTORY TELLS US. NOW IF YOUR PEOPLE ARE NOT ORGANIZED DISCIPLINED, YOU CANNOT KILL THOSE INVADERS IF YOU DONT HAVE LEADERSHIP. AND BY THAT EXAMPLE, ITS WITH IN ITS CULTURE AMONG THE SOUTH TO RESPOND, DISCIPLINED ORGANIZED AND LAW ABIDING TO THE SYSTEM AND FORWARD AND LONG TERM THINKERS. THE SOUTH DONT THINK OF THEMSELVES BUT THE WHOLE NATION AS AWHOLE . ITS GETTING WORSE OUR ECONOMY IS IN RUINS, PEOPLE HAVE NO WORK, PEOPLE ARE BEGGING AND THE SYSTEM IS COLLAPSING BEC GOVT, OUR CAPITAL MANILA FAILED.DIRTY MANILA FULL OF GARBAGE AND THIS WILL NEVER HAPPEN IF YOU HAVE GOOD MANILA GOVT. LET NEW LEADERS FROM CEBU DAVAO LEAD THE COUNTRY. THERE IS SO MUCH FAILURE FROM THE PEOPLE IN THE NORTH. THE SOUTH AND ITS PEOPLE WILL LEAD THIS COUNTRY BETTER ESPECIALLY THE CEBUANOS. AND I LOVE MY COUNTRY THATS WHY THESE PEOPLE MUST LEAD THE NATION.
bindoy
nobody does not trust the arroyo govt. anymore and that makes her a lameduct president. even international communities does the same. these will make hard govt efforts to help flood victims and fix the deteriorating situation. so, the best thing for her is to resign so that an emergency govt can be set-up. that is the only thing that could be done under the present circumstances. so, if she has the care for the filipino people, she can do it immediately.
jun
MANILA FAILED THE NATION AS A WHOLE. WE NEED NEW AND STRONG LEADERS FROM THE SOUTH. OUR COUNTRY HAS BEEN A FAILURE WITH THE NORTH MANILA. NOT ONLY WHATS HAPPENING NOW BUT ALSO FOR THE PAST DECADES. WE HAVE NEVER GROWN WITH MANILA AND ITS PEOPLE IN LEADING THIS COUNTRY.WE HAVE BECOME IMPOVERISHED, DISRESPECTED NATION IN THE WHOLE WORLD. OUR PEOPLE ARE SEEN AS GARBAGE PEOPLE BECAUSE OF DIRTY MANILA. I DONT SEE MUCH OF A CHANGE EVEN WITH THESE NORTH POLITICIANS WINNING. WE NEED A CHANGE, ANEW PERSPECTIVE OF THINKING AND IT WILL ONLY COME FROM THE SOUTH. MY BEST BET WOULD BE CEBU, DAVAO. VIS- MIN IS MY CHOICE.UNITE AND LEAD. ITS ABOUT TIME THE SOUTH TO LEAD THE COUNTRY. CEBU AND ITS PEOPLE, LONG TERM THINKERS FORWARD THINKERS LAW ABIDING WITH SYSTEM. AND YOU BET WE WILL GET OUT OF THIS GOD-FORSAKEN PIT HOLE.
allie
Is it true that we cannot send used things anymore like clothes, shoes, etc.? I was organizing a fundraiser here, both monetary and in kind. I’m doing hot lunches for 6 days at my kids school as a fundraiser and at the same time collecting things from family and friends. Some of the shipping companies are offering free shipping to the Phil. as long as it goes directly to the foundation, and that what I was gonna do. Went there to get a box but I was told that there was a letter from the government stating that “cannot send used things anymore, should be brand new otherwise it will be returned? If this is true, I think it is not right and appropriate for the government to do that. People buy things from “Ukay-ukay” and here we are, willing to send and give it for free but will not accept it? They should be thankful, appreciate, and welcome it instead of rejecting it! Some of the parents (different nationalities) from the school are very generous, they either donated money or in kind. So, how am I gonna tell them that I cannot longet accept used clothes,shoes, and etc. because of the government’s new policy?? I really would like to think that it is not true. Please email me and let me know what is the truth. Thank you and more power!
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