posted Jan 23, 2012 5:04 PM by Sagip-Tulong sa Pilipinas
Brief report from Joe Navidad, Executive Director of People's CORE, based in Los Angeles, CA:
On January 13, 2012, four Moro People's CORE personnel, a non-profit organization from Kabacan, North Cotabato, traveled for seven hours to Cagayan de Oro City, and distributed cash assistance to numerous families affected by Typhoon Sendong. Locally organized by two of the survivors themselves, Gigi and Jerry Boy, they reached out to other survivors and organized a very orderly distribution in a makeshift "center" in Barangay Consolacion, District 2.
The Sagip Tulong sa Pilipinas (STP) is a modest campaign support for the victims of Typhoon Sendong organized by some Filipino American organizations based in the US. The financial assistance was coursed through its sister organization in North Cotabato, the Moro People's CORE, which took charge in the distribution of cash directly to the typhoon survivors.
I would like to personally thank the hardworking Moro P-CORE personnel for their humble share in the STP campaign. Sarrah, a member of the Board, took off from her job to be with the Moro People's CORE staff in CDO. Faridah, a volunteer Communication Development staff and a very unassuming teacher, also got a couple of days' absence from her work. Ayesha, a volunteer Program Assistant, took off from her regular classes to help in CDO. She is also the "official" photographer of Moro People's CORE. And, of course, Zaynab, the ever energetic Executive Director of Moro P-CORE, who organized and coordinated the STP campaign from North Cotabato to Cagayan de Oro City. May your tribe increase!
I also would like to acknowledge the typhoon survivor-volunteers for their concerted effort in organizing the STP operations in Cagayan de Oro City; Gigi and hubby Nino, Jerry Boy and his crew, and other community volunteers who also acted as rescuers during the height of the typhoon and, up to now, are lending their hands in whatever post typhoon activities that they are able to do.
(More photos will be posted soon.) |
posted Jan 9, 2012 1:00 PM by Sagip-Tulong sa Pilipinas
The people of Northern Mindanao demand justice, & they need your help. Make a much-needed donation to Sagip-Tulong sa Pilipinas (STP) now. Help us raise another $2000 by Monday, January 16.
On Dec 27, 2011, Typhoon Sendong ravaged through Northern Mindanao:
More than 1,400 killed
376,000 displaced
55,000 in evacuation centers
8 cities in 13 provinces affected
12,000 houses damaged &
29,000 partially damaged
Agricultural lands, schools, roads, & bridges destroyed
Typhoon Sendong is primarily a result of corporate greed and a government that does not work for the basic needs of the poor Filipinos in the homeland.
While Sagip-Tulong sa Pilipinas (STP) vigorously works to raise funds for the survivors of Typhoon Sendong, we hold the Philippine government directly accountable for this catastrophe.
Justice for the victims of Typhoon Sendong!
Stop corporate mining in the Philippines!
Junk the Mining Act of 1995 and the Mining Revitalization Program! |
posted Jan 5, 2012 11:47 AM by Sagip-Tulong sa Pilipinas
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updated Jan 5, 2012 12:04 PM
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On Dec 17, Typhoon Sendong flooded eight cities in 13 provinces in Northern Mindanao, Philippines. Dubbed as a "tsunami from the upland", it killed at least 1,400 Filipinos, displacing hundreds of thousands, and destroying farmlands, schools, roads, and bridges.
While Typhoon Sendong was ravaging Northern Mindanao, Philippine Pres. Noynoy Aquino was partying in Malacanang. The insensitivity & callousness did not stop there.
The Philippine government blamed the victims for their tragic fate because they chose to stay rather than leave. But, Mr. President, where will those 376,000 poor people go? And has the government provided basic needs for evacuation, especially for the children and the elderly? Phil. Pres. Aquino should be held directly accountable for the unimaginable scale of death & destruction made by Typhoon Sendong.
According to MAKABAYAN Spokeswoman Liza Maza, “Sendong death toll is more than enough reason for the Aquino government to junk the Mining Act of 1995 and the Mining Revitalization Program… Noynoy Aquino even exempted mining companies from the existing total log ban this year. In Northeast Mindanao alone, there are 54 existing Mineral Production Sharing Agreements (MPSA) covering 125,670 hectares and there are 36 more applications for an additional 91,429 hectares as of June, 2011."
Mining and logging accounted for the contamination of potable water sources, poisoning of the air and soil, heavy siltation of coastlines and rivers, degradation of fishing grounds, destruction of habitats and decrease in biodiversity, and other long-term impact on the human and ecological environment in the Philippines.
Typhoon Sendong is primarily a result of corporate greed and a government that does not work for even the basic needs of the poor Filipinos in the homeland.
While Sagip-Tulong sa Pilipinas (STP) Emergency Relief Fund Campaign vigorously works to raise funds for the survivors of Typhoon Sendong, we hold the Philippine government directly accountable for this catastrophe.
Justice for the victims of Typhoon Sendong!
Stop corporate mining in the Philippines!
Junk the Mining Act of 1995 and the Mining Revitalization Program!
First photo: MindaNews photo by H. Marcos C. Mordeno
Second photo: Soliders prepare tp bury cadavers of victims of Typhoon Sendong for a mass burial at a cemetery in Iligan City on Tuesday, December 20, 2011. Mindanews Photo by Charlie Saceda |
posted Dec 30, 2011 10:46 AM by Sagip-Tulong sa Pilipinas
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updated Jan 5, 2012 11:54 AM
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The organizers of Sagip-Tulong sa Pilipinas (STP) have agreed to extend the campaign until Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday on Monday, January 16, 2012. As of December 29, we have raised $3,700 through the generous support of our Filipino American brothers and sisters and dear kababayan (fellow countrymen and women) and allies in and outside of the US. Please help us raise an additional $2000 for the families that are hardest hit by Typhoon Sendong. Please make a tax-deductible donation of $10, $25 or any amount today.
Photo: Relatives of still missing resident of Cagayan de Oro view the bodies that were transferred from Bollozos Funeral Parlor in Barangay Bulua to the garbage landfill in Barangay Carmen, all in Cagayan de Oro City, on Monday, Dec. 19, 2011. The City government ordered their transfer Monday after the morgues were swamped with bodies killed by Tropical Storm Sendong. MindaNews photo by Froilan Gallardo |
posted Dec 29, 2011 9:58 PM by Sagip-Tulong sa Pilipinas
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As of December 29, Sagip-Tulong sa Pilipinas (STP) has raised more than $3,700 for the victims & survivors of Typhoon Sendong, exceeding our target goal to raise $2,000 by Dec 31!
We humbly thank the donors -- the Filipino domestic workers, professionals, World War II veterans, women, youth, queer, transgender & gender non-conforming, the Filipino American community in general, and our dear allies -- for their generous support. This is truly a grassroots fundraising effort support by the community.
From STP, we wish you and your loved ones a liberating New Year!
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posted Dec 23, 2011 11:13 PM by Sagip-Tulong sa Pilipinas
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updated Dec 23, 2011 11:22 PM
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As of December 23, five days after STP was relaunched, we have raised a total amount of $1,100! We humbly thank all of the donors who have made this possible.
Please help us meet our target goal to raise $2,000 by Saturday, December 31, by donating to STP for the victims of Typhoon Sendong in Northern Mindanao. Your donation of $5, $10 or more will go a long way. Donations of any amount are tax-deductible. |
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