The Filipino expat community here gave President Aquino not just a warm welcome amid wintry weather. They pooled funds to help Filipinos victimized by typhoon Pablo (international name: Bopha) back home.
For a group of expatriates employed by a Japanese manufacturing company in Mindanao, it was a way of paying back when they visited and handed relief goods to victims of typhoon ‘Pablo’ here on Christmas Eve.
The Indonesian government on Monday came to the aid of thousands of typhoon “Pablo” (Bopha) victims in the Visayas and Mindanao, donating $1 million and four tons of relief items through the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
The United Nations on Monday unveiled in Davao City an action plan to rehabilitate areas devastated by typhoon Pablo (international name: Bopha) in Mindanao—particularly the provinces of Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental—and launched a global campaign to raise some P2.7 billion to back it up.
Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said they have started efforts to locate the mother of Imee Sayson, the seven-year-old girl from Compostela Valley who survived after being buried in mud for 24 hours.
Thailand offered $100,000 in assistance to Philippine victims of the southwest monsoon that ravaged Metro Manila and nearby provinces in early August.
Visiting Australian senators and members of the Australian federal parliament have expressed their confidence that Filipinos could stand up from the disasters that befell them this month.
From now on, all Metro Manila households should be required to have a boat. Better still, every barangay must have an ark.
Families of overseas Filipino workers affected by the recent floods spawned by the southwest monsoon will get assistance from the Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration (OWWA).
The head of the Singaporean Red Cross visited the Philippines on Sunday and Monday to help in the Philippine Red Cross’ relief effort for flood-stricken families still sheltered in various evacuation centers.
The European Union (EU) on Monday said that it was allocating € 700,000 (P35.88 M) in aid to the Philippines to support disaster relief operations after monsoon floods heavily affected Manila and nearby provinces the past week.
Canada on Monday announced that it was offering more than P2.1 million to support Philippine relief efforts as monsoon rains battered Manila and nearby provinces last week.
