Typhoon Frank Aftermath - Aklan Is Still On It’s Knees
While people are celebrating and enjoying the knock-out victory of Manny Pacquiao over David Diaz during Sunday’s brawl in Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, there were souls needing much help and attention - unfortunately, they were not as lucky in getting attention, even from the media with regards to their situation.
“the sad and bad news.. water system might take a month.. before supply will flow again… people are literally… . dying of thirst…..“
a 5 liter water is now selling in kalibo for P350 … a tricycle ride is P150….. a kilo of rice is Php180!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!
For more than a week now, Aklan and Iloilo including Capiz are the provinces which suffered the most hit by Typhoon Frank. Situation in Capiz lately have improved a bit, but it is still bad to worse in Aklan and Iloilo. While most media focus and attention is on the sinking of the biggest passenger ship in the country, the Princess of the Stars which killed an estimated 800 or more passengers and crews - children, babies, men, women, old and young, little attention was done to the provinces mentioned above.
I am devoting this post for a call to action among our more lucky countrymen, and fellow citizens of the world, and let everyone know the harrowing situation that is threatening the lives of our brothers and sisters in Aklan, Capiz and Iloilo. This information was relayed by a Kulasa (St. Scholastica alumna), a family friend currently living in Roxas City with her husband who is a Doctor-volunteer of this city. They have been living in Capiz for quite some time - giving up better living conditions in Manila to help the needy in this part of the Philippines.
They badly need our help, any help, from clothing, to food, to water containers, medicines and most importantly, safe drinking water. I also appeal to my fellow bloggers - if its not too much too ask, to blog about this little charity effort, or even just a link to this post.
I am including at the end of this post the communication between Eurica, and her former batchmates in St. Scholastica - so you would have a good understanding of the suffering of the people in her place before you give out any donation. For donations, please direct them to the following:
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Let’s pause from the usual posts and I am inviting you, my dear readers to check out Juler’s blog over at Ultimate Bounds. He needs some help, in any way you can. So if you guys and gals have something to spare, let’s help a fellow blogger cope up with a disaster.
A small gesture of kindness brings big joys to those in need.~
Thanks a lot.
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Sphere: Related ContentDisneyland & Follies de Mwah!
I’m flying to HongKong for a few days beginning tomorrow, Sunday for some much needed rest, check out Disneyland (?) and (hate this part) some business meetings with potential business partners. Haha! I wonder when I could go off traveling purely for pleasure.
If I’m able to access my blog from there (there’s shouldn’t be no problem with wi-fi connection at the Novotel CityGate Hotel, hopefully), I can definitely write some new posts. Just in case I’m unable to do so, there will be no updates in next few days. However, I am leaving a post for a Charity Social Event organized by my Tita for the Mary The Shepherdess Institute Inc. This is totally off topic for my blog, but I felt some nice charity plugging should be alright. Don’t you agree?
The event is dubbed “Rekindling the Spirit” and will be held at Club MWAH, a new exciting and upscale club in Metro Manila. This will be on 20 April, 2008 (Sunday) starting at 2:00pm. Tickets are worth Php1,000.00.
About the event
This is a fund raising event for the mission, Mary The Shepherdess Institute, Inc. (check out their new site hosted here in Bloggista.com). It aims to help the group in sustaining their mission and efforts towards “Rekindling the Spirit” by accepting ‘partial’ sponsorship on this forthcoming fund raiser.
Club MWAH features Bedazzling Follies and Broadway, a funny, fabulous and totally entertaining production that is already becoming a very popular tourist attraction. Check out Club MWAH’s website for details of its word-class funny entertainment which is frequented by many celebrities and even politicians.
Club MWAH is at 3F The Venue Tower, 852 Boni Ave., Mandaluyong City.
About the mission
Women, children and men in countless numbers have suffered as a consequence of abuse in all its forms (emotional, physical, sexual and/or deprivation). Having lost connection Read more
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