GOSSIP GIRL: Stars appeal for donations for typhoon 'Odette' victims

I come from Bohol and my heart sank when I received a call from my Korean lessee that my fellow Boholanos are already looting in search for food and water in some areas in Bohol where no help has been given yet. Ninety percent of my fellow paisanos have lost their homes, including myself where I have beach home in Panglao. I called Senator Dick Gordon immediately who responds to emergency relief operations, and he is urging people to donate in cash or in kind. The cash will reach faster because they can buy from the merchants in Bohol. Should you wish to donate in kind, heavy-duty waterproof tarpoline (trapal), is badly needed to help most of my kapaisanos to temporarily replace the rooves of their homes. You may drop your donations in Philippine Red Cross Tower 1 on Edsa, Mandaluyong or go to their website redcross.org.ph for your cash donations sent online in just one click.

Again I am saluting superstar Angel Aquino Arce who always leads the action to help our victims not only in Bohol but all over Visayas and Mindanao that were hardly hit by the typhoon. On Instagram, Angel posted, “Mabilis ang pagbangon, basta’t sama-sama. Bibiyahe ang mga barko ng Philippine Coast Guard para magsagawa ng relief operation sa mga probinsiyang nasalanta ng bagyong 'Odette.' Bukas aalis ang BRP Gabriela Silang mula sa port area papuntang Surigao del Norte. Ang Brp Tubbataha at BRP Malabrigo naman ay pupuntang Visayas para maghatid ng pangunahing pangangailangan ng mga apektadong pamilya tulad ng food packs, kumot, hygiene kirs at malinis na tubig. Kasunod na nanawagan po ang PCG sa lahat ng gustong magpahatid ng tulong sa pamamagitan ng pagbigay ng relief goods. Maari rin pong magpa-abot ng cash donations sap ag-deposito sa Land Bank account ng Philippine Coast Guard – PCG Support System Foundation. Ang bawat donor ay makakatanggap ng corresponding receipt patungkol sa kanilang donasyon. Makaka-asa po kayong na ang bawat pisong donasyon na makakapasok sa PCG Foundation ay gagamitin para maibigay ang anumang pangangailangan ng mga Pilipinong lubos na naapektuhan ng kalamidad: Land Bank of the Philippines - Account name: PCG Support System Foundation Inc. Account Number: 0281-1025-75.

Samantala, bukas na rin po ang opisina ng PCG Logistics Systems Command at Civil Relations Service para sa in-kind donations tulad ng mga sumusunod: food packs, ready-to-consume food, bigas, purified drinking water, kumot, tents, kulambo, gamut at bitamina, toiletries, tsinelas at malinis na damit. Maari rin dalhin ang inyong in-kind donations sa Coast Guard Base Farola, Muelle dela Industria Farola Compound Binondo,Manila. Narito ang contact details para sa cash/in kind donations: PCG publis affairs- 09275607729; PCG Civil Relations Service 09776426004; PCG Logistics Systems Command- 09278523944.
Newly-awarded favorite bida and best actress of the year by LionHeart TV Rawr Awards Maja Salvador also appealed to her almost 10 million followers if they can donate to the victims of typhoon Odette through World Vision Development Foundation Inc.'s accounts: Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) 4251-0024-15; BDO 000-2700-4341-1; PSBank 038-332-000-138; Metrobank 0607060-518641.