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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

'Sendong' turns Cagayan de Oro into a virtual no man's land

'Sendong' turns Cagayan de Oro into a virtual no man's land

Dear friends and volunteers of SOS,

Dear friends and volunteers of SOS,

Greetings of hope and Peace from the Samahang Operasyong Sagip (SOS)!
Typhoon Sendong (international code name: Washi) washed away entire villages as it whipped the southern part of the Philippines in the early hours of Saturday, December 17. In its aftermath, Typhoon Sendong left a trail of flattened homes, broken bridges and upended vehicles in the Northern Mindanao Region. The cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan on the island of Mindanao were worst hit when typhoon hit shore late on Friday and early on Saturday, sending torrents of water and mud through villages and stripping mountainsides bare.

According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), typhoon Sendon affected a total of number of 26,928 families or 142,961 person in 190 barangays, in 24 municipalities and cities in the 13 provinces of Region VI, Region VII, Region IX, Region X, Region XI, CARAGA and the ARMM. Death toll mainly caused by flashfloods and landslides which swept away houses into rivers and out to sea induced by Typhoon Sendong has reached 632, mostly were women and children (Philippine National Red Cross on the other hand, reported more than 800 persons dead); 16 persons were injured; 432 were rescued while 82 persons more are still missing. As retrieval operations are still going on, thousands of families are still staying in evacuation as their houses were destroyed and swept away by flash floods. The NDRRMC reported that a total of 6,917 houses were damaged.

SOS’ network partners in the affected regions are right now responding to the disaster situation and are appeal for immediate assistance. The Panday-Bulig Relief and Rehabilitation Center, Rural Missionaries in the Philippines-Northern Mindanao and the Community-Based Health Services Association-Mindanao reported that the affected population are in great need of food, water, clothing, blankets, medicines, etc.

Let us make the season of Advent a season for helping and sharing as we share and give our help to the families severely affected by Typhoon Sendong. The office of the Council for Health and Development which houses the SOS secretariat will be opened for your food and non-food donations. Cash donations can be deposited to Samahang Operasyong Sagip Inc. Savings Account # 636-3-63608747-6 swift code: MBTCPHMM Metro bank- Examiner Branch Quezon City, Philippines

SOS will also be announcing later the schedules of food and medical relief that will be organized by our Mindanao-based partners and also hope that you can also help and join these activities

For More Info. Please Contact Christ Ian Mostrales R.N, R.M (SOS Coordinator)

Thank you very much for the continued support.

Respectfully yours,




Rosalinda C. Tablang
Chairperson
Board of Trustees

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Samahang Operasyong Sagip Account Number:

Please send your donations to

Samahang Operasyong Sagip(SOS), Inc.
Room 206, Anita Bldg.,
284 E. Rodriguez Sr. Ave.,
Quezon City, Philippines

For Cash Donations, please send it through the following bank account:

Account name:
Samahang Operasyong Sagip, Inc.

Metro Bank
Savings Account # 636-3-63608747-6
Swift Code: MBTCPHMM
Metrobank-Examiner Quezon Avenue Branch,
1517 Ave Maria Bldg, Quezon City, Philippines

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Samahang Operasyong Sagip Needs Donations and Volunteers

We are currently assessing damage caused by typhoon Pedring. Please help disseminate information that we are collecting donations (food, clothes, money, beddings, or anything that you think might be of use to the victims). Please PM me or text me 09231016178, Christ Ian Mostrales, SAMAHANG OPERASYONG SAGIP, SOS

FOR CASH DONATION
Account name: Council For Health and Development CHD

PNB Savings Account #160 512 9000 19
timog Branch, Timog Avenue, Quezon City, phillipines

for Abroad
BPI bank of phillipine Islands US account # 3144-0053-91
kamuning Branch, Tomas Morato Avenue, Quezon City, Phillipines

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Clemente Bautista of KALIKASAN-PNE on BNPP

Lahar flow prompts evacuation in 2 Sorsogon towns

At least 403 families or 1,637 residents in Irosin and Juban towns in Sorsogon evacuated their homes before dawn Tuesday due to lahar flows from heavy rains.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Tuesday evening the lahar flow reached at least 50 houses, damaging three of them.

"Note that this is not a forced or preemptive evacuation. Evacuees evacuated out of their own discretion," the NDRRMC said in a progress report Tuesday evening.

It added that at least three houses were partially damaged but not totally covered by the mudflow.

The NDRRMC said the lahar flow occurred in Irosin and Juban at 1 a.m. Tuesday, following heavy rains Monday night.

Included among the evacuees were 216 families (702 people) from Irosin and 187 families (935 people) from Juban.

While those from Juban decamped Tuesday afternoon due to improved weather conditions, some 20 families (100 people) in Monbon village in Irosin were moved to neighboring houses while a family of three in Bolos village in Irosin had its house washed out.

Local disaster management officials said possible flooding could occur at nearby Juban town due to continuous heavy rainfall.

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