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One Devastating Weekend

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November 9, 2013 was a very sad day for the Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan also known as Yolanda hit the central part of the Philippines and it did hit hard. So hard. The typhoon made a landfall at 4AM of Friday and left the Philippines on Saturday afternoon. It was the worst 24 hours that I know. I sat in front of the TV and my laptop. I kept on checking the news for updates, and checking live satellite views of the typhoon's movement. It was unbelievable. I felt so bad sitting inside the house and sitting on a comfortable couch while a lot of people are fighting for their lives.


Here are a few screenshots of the typhoon that I made and their time stamps. 

November 7, 2013. 12:11 PM. 

November 8, 2013. 12:21 PM.
November 8, 2013. 4:08 PM. Where's the Philippines?!?

The extent of the damage was not known until the next day. The water from the sea was gone and all that's left were the pieces of houses, cars, and dead bodies. It was heartbreaking. My mentor, Richard Gappi and his is still missing until today. We haven't heard anything from him since he went to Tacloban last November 5 for his son's birthday. We are still praying that he gets a chance to let us know where they are. 


HOW TO HELP

Antipolo

When Sendong hit Cagayan de Oro last December 2011, my sisters and I organized a donation drive. We used our mother's store in Antipolo Public Market as the drop off center for donations, and our family's warehouse to hold them. Jeff and I then took them to the our neighbor here in Tahanan Village who brought them in Cagayan de Oro. I also asked our pastor in Singapore for some help and they donated gallons and gallons of water. 

The night after the typhoon, I dreamt that I asked for help from my friends overseas, specifically money to buy water for the victims of the typhoon in Tacloban. When I woke up, that was the first thing I did. I got in touch with some friends abroad and they were very willing to help. 

We have again organized a donation drive for the victims of the typhoon. If you are in Antipolo or around the area, we are now starting to accept donations in kind and in cash for the victims of the typhoon. Please don't limit yourselves in giving used clothes because they also need FOOD, WATER, TOILETRIES, MEDICINE, BLANKETS, etc. 

Our drop off point in Antipolo is in Pilar's Telamart which is located in F. Manalo Street near Iglesia ni Kristo. We will send your donations through DSWP or Democratic Socialist Women of the Philippines (http://dswp.org.ph/) and our ninang, Elizabeth Angsioco. We also worked with them last time with all the donations for Cagayan de Oro.

If you are sending some cash donation, you can message me so I can send you the bank details of DSWP. They will send you a receipt for the money that you will be giving. 

Here's the page for the donation drive if you are interested to donate: https://www.facebook.com/events/183315215193126/?notif_t=plan_edited


Globe GCash

If you are Globe subscriber, you can donate simply by dialing *143# > GCash > Donate. 



Rappler compiled other ways to donate and you can find it HERE. 

Let us all help in every possible way that we can. It's bayanihan time!!!

Joy grew up in the small town of Angono, Rizal and the eldest among four siblings. She is a blogger and housewife who loves to experiment in the kitchen. She cooks great sinigang and pinakbet. She is graduate of Journalism from the University of Rizal System and was the associate editor of the school paper, The Petroglyphs. She tried graduate school and studied Literature and Language but realized it wasn’t for her. She still dreams to go back to school and take a masters degree in Journalism. Or maybe something about digital copywriting and marketing. She met Jeff on Twitter, and they married in 420 (April 20) of 2012. She now lives with her husband in Paranaque.

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