Philippines Thread

Hey, this thread is for our Filipino friends out there.

I think we should all remember and pray for them after this recent and historic typhoon just destroyed their area in the Pacific.

MOA, I am grateful you and your family are safe.

Which parts were the ones damaged the most?

You're in my thoughts, those in the Philipines and their family and friends worldwide. A good friend of mine has made contact with friends there who are ok and have told her that her family was in one of the hardest areas that were damaged. Her scorp intuition is making her feel confident that they are ok even though she has not had contact with them yet. I'm following her lead on this one....🙂

Posted by MissFisk
Let me bring this here...

Posted by MissFisk
For those who are thinking of helping, here are links to a few organizations that are providing aid to the most devastated:


OXFAM INTERNATIONAL


SAVE THE CHILDREN


UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD PROGRAM or you can donate $ 10 by texting AID to 27722


AMERICAN REDCROSS


And for our Canadian friends, donate to your local charities and the Canadian government will match it.
Government to match Canadians donations to Typhoon Haiyan relief

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Thank you for posting this.

So far, they have uncovered around 2000 dead people, and the number is counting.

It's terrible.

REPOSTED FROM THE NEWS FORUM.

Posted by firebunny
Ands! Here's the typhoon path of Typhoon Haiyan (Typhoon Yolanda in PH):



The purple line is the path of typhoon. The hardest hit is Tacloban (in orange). The first landfall is in Guiuan, Eastern Samar. That first point the purple line first crosses is Guiuan, Eastern Samar.

I live in Daraga, Albay. It's quite close to the path of typhoon as can be seen in this map. Manila, not as much.

Yeahp, Lopez, Quezon is safe. It is close to Manila. The Quezon province is an isthmus that connects Bicol Region to the rest of Luzon. I live in Bicol Region, a peninsula to the extreme southeastern end of Luzon island, as can be seen in the map.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO ALL THE PRAYERS, GUYS. 🙂 I HAVEN'T HELPED THE TYPHOON VICTIMS YET COZ I STILL HAD A FINAL EXAMS TO OVERCOME, WHICH ENDED A FEW HOURS AGO. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE! 🙂

Posted by Arietteheart
I donated. Loves and hugs to Bunny and Ands.

In behalf of my countrymen, thank you so much. 🙂

Hey guys, I read on the news that there was also a massive earthquake in the Philippines today as well.

It's just awful.

😢

I am going to donate to the groups trying to help.

Please stay safe, and I hope your families are alright.

ScorpioFish: There was an earthquake weeks before the typhoon. No news of any new earthquake now.

ALL: Gracias! 🙂

Posted by tw1nk1e
Anything helps but a lot of places don't directly fund the causes they are raising for but go directly to the organization itself and then get distributed to every area of that org rather than a specific disaster relief fund.

Like what happened in Haiti.

THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH TW1NK1E! 🙂

Posted by Boomer
I have a bit of a strange question to ask. Please bear with me.

A supermarket-chain in South Africa is collecting purchases from customers to send to the Philippines.

I am unfamiliar with Filipino cuisine. I've look online and there only appears to be meat / seafood dishes. I am going to buy something non-perishable like rice. Are there any particular vegetables that are favoured?

For instance, would an average Filipino prefer legumes? If so, which varieties? Canned chickpeas?

Basically, I don't want to send something that they wouldn't like. Any advice is welcome.

Thanks.

Thank you sooo much for the intention to donate something to the perished parts of the Philippines. 🙂

As to food, rice is a safe choice. Vegies: we eat just about anything... I don't have a preference in particular but I eat rootcrops like potatoes, carrots, sweet potatoes, etc. but I think I heard from the news though that they prefer something that's easy to cook (because of the difficulties they are currently facing) like canned tunas, canned sardines, etc.

I am reading reports about United States Navy and United States Marines bringing in food, medicine and other critical supplies to the devastated areas.

Which other countries are bringing their support in?