Relief Efforts for Flood Victims in the Philippines
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KONSULADO PANLAHAT NG PILIPINAS CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE PHILIPPINES CHICAGO Press Release No. _19-12_ RELIEF EFFORTS FOR FLOOD VICTIMS IN THE PHILIPPINES The Philippine Consulate General in Chicago wishes to thank all those who pledged to send assistance and those who conveyed their messages of sympathy for the victims of the recent flooding in the Philippines. Relief and recovery operations are still undertaken in the affected areas. The latest update from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Center (NDRRMC) can be accessed through the NDRRMC’s official website at www.ndrrmc.gov.ph. For those wishing to send assistance to the victims, please note the following information: Monetary (CASH) Donations may be sent to the following: (1) National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Center (NDRRMC) Account Name: NDRRMC Donated Funds Account Numbers: 0435-021927-030 (Peso Account) / 0435-021927-530 (Dollar Account) Swift Code: DBPHPHMM Account #36002016 Address: Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), Camp Aguinaldo Branch, PVAO Compound, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Philippines 1100 Contact Person: Ms. Rufina A. Pascual, Collecting Officer, NDRRMC, Office of Civil Defense, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City Contact Nos: (632) 421-1920/911-5061 to 65 local 116 Email: [email protected]; website: www.ndrrmc.gov.ph (2) 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, Cash Division Contact Nos: (632) 931-8101 local 226; cellphone (632) 918-628-1897 Website: www.dswd.gov.ph (3) Philippine National Red Cross (PRC) Website: www.redcross.org.ph Telephone No.: (642) 527-0000 Banco de Oro Peso: 00-453-0018647 Dollar: 10-453-0039482 Swift Code: BNORPHMM Metrobank Peso: 151-3-041631228 Dollar: 151-2-15100218-2 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 Note: The Philippine Red Cross advises all donors that for their donations to be properly acknowledged, they need to fax the bank transaction slip to PRC fax nos: (632) 5270575 or (632) 4040979 with their name, address and contact number. The following are other foundations and charitable entities which receive donations for victims of national calamities in the Philippines: Caritas Manila – please go to www.caritasmanila.org.ph Contact Person: Fr. Anton Pascual, Executive Director ABS-CBN Foundation: Kindly contact [email protected] For GMA Kapuso Foundation – kindly go to www.gmanetwork.com for guidelines and updates on how to assist in its Operation Bayanihan DONATIONS IN KIND may be sent to DSWD National Resource Operations Center (NROC) at DSWD, Chapel Road, Pasay City, Philippines Contact Person: Ms. Francia Fabian (632) 918-930-2356 IMPORTANT: THE NDRRMC AND THE DSWD HAVE NOT YET SPECIFIED THE TYPES OF IN-KIND DONATIONS WHICH ARE NEEDED. DONATION OF USED CLOTHING IS DISCOURAGED PER DSWD ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 06-2010 Chicago, 14 August .