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Month: October 2009

Obama offers condolences to Samoa and Indonesia

Published by Ellen on October 2, 2009

I’m just curious, why is the Philippines not included?

NHK TV website:

US President Barack Obama has offered his condolences to victims of the natural disasters in the Samoan Islands and Indonesia, saying the US will fully support rescue efforts in these areas.

Obama told reporters at the White House on Thursday that the United States will continue to provide full support to American Samoa, and extend any necessary help to Samoa as well. The areas in the south Pacific were devastated by tsunami after a major earthquake on Tuesday.

Obama also said he was deeply moved by the loss of life in Wednesday’s earthquake in Indonesia, where he had lived as a child. He said he has given orders for the US, as a friend of Indonesia, to extend its full support for Indonesia’s rescue and recovery efforts.

The US government though was one of the foreign governments which gave assistance to the victims of typhoon Ondoy.

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Pichay and other officials could be charged for extravagance during a time of calamity

Published by Ellen on October 1, 2009

by JP Lopez
Malaya

The Local Water Utilities Administration, a government-controlled corporation, held a “lavish” feast for its 36th anniversary Wednesday night, a virtual slap on the face of half a million Filipinos victimized by storm “Ondoy” who are scrounging for relief goods.

President Arroyo arrived at 9 p.m.

Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano said that while most celebrations have been cancelled to donate to victims of Ondoy, the move of LWUA to proceed with its anniversary is the “height of insensitivity.”

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Want to help? More helping hands needed

Published by Ellen on October 1, 2009

The way the whole nation responded to help victims of typhoon “Ondoy” is awesome.

The TV networks, ABS-CBN and GMA-7 used their power and influence for something noble. So many groups are taking it upon themselves to undertake their own independent relief operations.

ABS-CBN’s Ted Failon did an admirable thing focusing on raising funds for more portalets for evacuation sites. Ted, in his radio program at DZMM, said he saw the unhealthy situation in evacuation centers where there were only one portalet for over a thousand evacuues.

This morning, Ted, though donations was able to acquire 15 portalets to be rented for at least P10,000 a month including services.

We got this note from Habitat for Humanity:

Habitat for Humanity Philippines will be conducting a mini-soup kitchen at two Pasig Evacuation Centers where our homepartners are. We need volunteers from 6am-2pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday (Oct. 2,3 and 4) to distribute arroz caldo. Please contact 8973069 or 09178260881″

Some of you have been asking me the past days where to give your donations because you want to make sure that they get to the intended beneficiaries.

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Crocodile sighted in Cainta

Published by Ellen on October 1, 2009
Image taken from GMA7's 24 Oras video
Image taken from GMA7's 24 Oras video

Crocodile sighted swimming in Cainta—TV report
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Floods covering large parts of Manila have brought a new intruder—a crocodile, which was seen swimming in a village in Cainta, Rizal, local television reported Wednesday.

Top broadcaster ABS-CBN quoted local residents as saying that they spotted the five-foot long crocodile late Monday as they made their way through flooded streets of the town.

Resident Michael Lambert said he and his friends saw a floating object which they thought might be a tire.

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