It has been raining like crazy this past couple of days. It’s crazy because there’s no typhoon and it’s just the Southwest monsoon that’s wrecking havoc to the country. While I’m glad that my family is safe and dry here at our house, my heart is crying for those who have to deal with the flash floods in Metro Manila and other nearby cities. We have been continuously watching the news to monitor what’s going on and it’s really depressing to see thousands of people being evacuated. I can only imagine what they’re going through right now. We would really like to go out and help but we can’t leave our three kids alone at home and so I thought I could at least help by disseminating important information on social media and here on my blog.
Thousands of people in evacuation centers are in need of relief goods in the form of food, clothes, medicines and cash. For those of you who are willing to donate, below is a list of organizations that are accepting donations as of the moment.
Schools:
- La Salle Greenhills – accepting ready-to-eat food, clothes, water, cash. Bring to Gate 2, 343 Ortigas Ave.
- De La Salle Zobel – accepting food, water, dry clothes. Bring to Gate 7, University Ave. Ayala Alabang Village, Muntinlupa City.
- Enderun Colleges – accepting canned goods, water, bread, medicine, old clothes or cash. Bring to 1100 Campus Ave., McKinley Hill, Taguig City.
- University of Santo Tomas (UST) – accepting clothes, canned goods, and other relife goods. Contact 0905-5003546 for info.
- Letran College – accepting ready-to-eat goods. Call 922-5155 for info.
- Colegio De San Agustin – Makati – will be accepting donations of biscuits, 1L water, old clothes and blankets starting tomorrow (Aug. 8, 8:30 a.m.) at the HS lobby.
- Southridge – accepting water, easy-to-cook food (noodles, easy-to-open canned goods, etc). The HS Student Council is gathering donations at the lobby of the Main Bldg.
Media:
- GMA Kapuso Foundation – accepting ready-to-eat food, rice, canned goods, bottled water, clothes, sleeping mats, blankets and medicines. Bring to 2nd Floor, Kapuso Center, GMA Network Drive cor. Samar St., Diliman, Quezon City; or call Tel. # 9284299 at 9289351.
- ABS-CBN Foundation: Sagip Kapamilya – Bring to ABS-CBN Foundation Inc. Building, Mother Ignacia Ave., corner Eugenio Lopez St., Quezon City. Call Trunkline: +632-415-2272 loc 3765.
- Solar TV – accepting food and drinking water. Bring to Solar TV Network, Worldwide Corporate Center, Shaw Blvd., Mandaluyong City
Others:
- Akbayan Partylist – accepting cooked rice, hard-boiled eggs, & bread. Bring to Akbayan Headquarters, 36-B Madasalin St. Sikatuna Village, QC. Call Tel. # 433-6933, 433-6831.
- Philippine Red Cross – Click this link for more information on ways to donate.
- Jollibee Foundation and Jollibee Foods Corporation (including Greenwich, Chowking, Red Ribbon and Mang Inasal) – Click this link for more information.
- McDonald’s stores in Metro Manila – accepting rice, noodles, canned goods, etc
- Eastwood Mall – accepting food, clothing, blankets. Bring to the Eastwood concierge. Call 709-9888 for info.
- Medela House – accepting breastmilk donations. Bring to 29 1st St. New Manila QC. Drop off Mon-Fri 830a-530p Sat 830a-2pm.
- Orangee Productions – accepting donations at Orangee’s Info Booth at 3/f Alphaland Southgate Mall and G/f Victoria De Manila Condo. All donations will then be turned over to GMA Kapuso Foundation.
- One Meralco Foundation – Click this link for more information.
I will be updating this list every now and then whenever I come across news of other institutions accepting donations. Please feel free to comment below if you have information that I can add to this list. Let’s do our part to help our Kababayans in need.
