:armyeek: families along the Marikina River are now on rooftops of their homes still waiting to be rescued. People are asking why local rescue units are still nowhere to be found, it seems the sudden floods in MM caught the NDCC unprepared.


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NDCC Emergency Numbers: 912-5668, 911-1406, 912-2665, 911-5061. Help hotlines: 734-2118, 734-2120.

People in Tumana, Marikina still waiting for rescue, in rooftops..

Twitter updates...

5:56pm
@juliusbabao: As per Gwen Pang of PNRC: Red Cross w/ Philippine Navy trying to penetrate Provident Village Marikina but having difficulty

Actress Cristine Reyes, sister of Ara Mina, and her mother and nephews trapped in rooftop of their house

as of 6:07pm

@TeamManila: Kindly tell ur media contacts that provdent vill marikina & guitnang bayan, san mateo needs rescuers asap.

@khayeangeles: pls help my frnd sa may chestnut st p tuazon marikina.. nsa bubong na sila meron sila special child.. pls help

mishelica NDCC chair Teodoro: marines on their way to Provident Village, Marikina. Resources being diverted to Cainta, Marikina, and Pasig

ryancanlas To all nearby CITIES. Please do help MARIKINA, QUEZON CITY and other places heavily affected. RUBBER BOATS are coming from SBMA pa! Hmp!!!

candicegil HELP for my friend Cristine Reyes and the whole Provident Village in Marikina please! Let's all pray for everybody's safety and rescue!

as of 6:11pm

: @Howieseverino NDCC chair Teodoro: Text, don't call on cells. Airwaves are swamped and connections breaking down.

babyAi04 NDCC MUST EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED!! they should be prepared for everything!

dertyUU NDCC caught flatfooted, NOT ENOUGH rubber boats!


candypop my officemate's 4 year old son & his yaya are standing on the roof of their house in provident subdivision in marikina. HELP PLEASE. #bagyo

@momtintinbabao: PNRC Sec.Gen Gwen Pang txtd me:RedCross w PhilNavy tryn 2 rescue but cannot penetrate areas in Provident Vill Marikina.

@TeamManila Kindly tel ur media contacts dt provdent vill marikina&guitnang bayan,san mateo need rescuers ASAP.family& friends need help!

as of 7:16pm

allanpablico PLEASE HELP! NDCC CANT BE REACHED! WE ARE ON TOP OF OUR ROOFS! SENIOR CITIZENS AND CHILDREN! 5 MT EVERST STREET MOUNTAINVIEW VIL MARIKINA!

iamissagregorio No help has arrived yet at Provident Village,Marikina! A house is floating on Marikina river! Why no rescue team?? Cainta,Rizal 15feet baha!

briankingong PLS HELP MY AUNT, PHINASIA HOME, NARRA ST. -- Boundary of Cainta and Marikina, near Roosevelt College. Chest

Cristine Reyes on the roof of her home in Provident Village, Marikina

NDCC, rescue groups need boats! Rubber boats needed to rescue people trapped in Marikina, Cainta Rizal.

@tjmanotoc my LOLA pls.near riverside in TUMANA,MARIKINA.she's 82 YO,n d rooftop & some kids are with her.no rescue since 12nn.she's cold.

Worst flood in 20 years. My family is praying for the safety of the affected people in Manila.

If only we are near Manila, our group can provide help with some of our jetskis. People near Manila with jetskis and boats should offer there help.

Its good to see everyone pull together during times of crisis.. I was amazed on my Face Book site that there is so much traffic from everywhere in the entire world.. People pulling together and giving out instructions and emergency telephone numbers. Good Going Everyone. Here are some additional information...

SEND FULL ADDRESS of those stranded to Sen. Dick Gordon 09178997898 or 0938444BOYS / Sen. Villar rescue text hotline: 09174226800, 09172414864, 09276751981 / RED CROSS: 0917-899-7898 and 0938-444-2697 / Rubber boat requests 838-3203, 838-3354 / Rescue dumptrucks 0917-422-6800 or 0927-675-1981 /... Bagyong Ondoy 734-2118, 734-2120 / PAGASA 433-8526 / National Disaster Council 912-5668, 911-1406, 912-2665, 911-5061.

Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana) is the worst typhoon to hit Manila in 42 years.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33033175/ns/weather/

TYPHOON ONDOY EMERGENCY HOTLINES & RELIEF OPERATIONS

Rescue Operations

1. National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) (+632-9125668, +632-9111406, +632-9115061, +632-9122665) Help hotlines: (+65 734-2118, 734-2120)
2. Philippine Coast Guard (+632-5276136)
3. Air Force (+63908-1126976, +632-8535023)
4. Metro Manila Development Authority (136)
5. Marikina City Rescue (+632-6462436, +632-6462423, +632920-9072902)
6. Pasig Rescue Emergency Number (+632-6310099)
7. Quezon City Rescue (161)
8. San Juan City Hall Command Post (+632-4681697)
9. Bureau of Fire Protection Region III (Central Luzon) Hotline: (+63245-9634376)
10. Senator Dick Gordon (+639178997898, +63938-444BOYS, +632-9342118, +632-4338528)
11. Senator Manny Villar (+639174226800. +639172414864, +639276751981)

Civil Society/ Media

1. Philippine National Red Cross (143, +632-5270000)
2. Philippine National Red Cross Rizal Chapter operations center hotline: (+632-6350922, +632-6347824)
3. Go to GMA Facebook page & post complete addresses and names of people in need of immediate help.
4. ABS-CBN Typhoon Ondoy Hotline: (+632-4163641)
5. Jam 88.3: (+632- 6318803) or SMS at JAM (space) 883 (space) your message to 2968

Rubber Boat Requests, 4×4 Trucks

1. NCRPO (+632-8383203, +632-8383354)
2. Private citizens who would like to lend their motor boats for rescue
please call emergency nos: +632-9125668, +632-9111406, +632-9122665, +632-9115061)
3. You can also text (+632917-4226800 or +632927-6751981) for rescue dump trucks.
4. For those who are able to lend 4×4 trucks for rescue: Please send truck to Greenhills Shoppng Center Unimart Grocery to await deployment, Tel No. (+632920-9072902).

Power Supply

* Meralco (+63917-5592824, 16211, +63920-9292824) If you want service cut off to your area to prevent fires and electrocution.

Relief Aid and Donations

1. Victory Fort is opening its doors to those affected by the typhoon. Call 813-FORT.
2. NoyMar relief Operations: Clare Amador (+639285205508) or Jana Vicente at +639285205499). Drop off for relief donations is at Balay Expo Center across Farmers Market Cubao.
3. Miriam Quiambao drop off points: One Orchard Road Building in Eastwood, or message http://www.twitter.com/miriamq or email mqblog@me.com for more details & pledges.
4. Philippine Army Gym inside Fort Bonifacio or GHQ Gym in Camp Aguinaldo are now distributing donations for Ondoy Victims.
5. Team Manila stores in Trinoma, Mall of Asia, Jupiter Bel-Air and Rockwell shall be accepting relief goods (Canned Goods, Ready-to-drink Milk,Bottled Water and Clothes) for distribution by Veritas.
6. Caritas Manila Office at Jesus St., Pandacan Manila near Nagtahan Bridge (+632-5639298, +632-5639308)
7. Radio Veritas at Veritas Tower West Ave. Cor EDSA (+632-9257931-40)
8. Aranaz Stores in Rockwell & Greenbelt is accepting donations of any kind for Payatas communities affected by Ondoy
9. Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan Task Force Noah, a disaster response arm of the Jesuits, is accepting donations. Please drop it off sa Ateneo Cervini Dorm.
10. Philippine National Red Cross‘ different ways to Donate.
11. Red Cross Load Donations: Right now the easiest way to make donations from the seat of your chair is via mobile phone load. The Red Cross Rescue and Relief Operations. Text: REDAMOUNT to 2899 (Globe) or 4483 (Smart)
12. Ateneo de Manila University is now accepting donations for the victims of Ondoy. Donations can be dropped at MVP Lobby. For those stranded/those who need help: To all students who need help or know of people who need help. Please text the name, location, and contact number to (+6329088877166). ATENEO, which is now an open shelter, accepts refugees. Call (+632917-8952792)
13. Papemelroti stores in 91 Roces Ave. / Ali Mall Cubao / SM City North EDSA / SM Fairview / SM Megamall / Glorietta 3 in Makati / SM Centerpoint / SM Southmall are accepting relief goods (canned goods / milk / bottled water / clothes – NO CASH pls.)
14. TXTPower now accepts donations via SmartMoney 5577514418667103, GCash 09179751092 and Paypal http://is.gd/3GvuN
15. Our Lady of Pentecost Parish (+632-4342397, +632-9290665) per Gabe Mercado, donations are very much welcome. The Parish is located at 12 F. Dela Rosa corner C. Salvador Sts., Loyola Heights, Quezon City.
16. Hillsborough Village Chapel – Water, blankets, shoes, and clothes may be sent to Hillsborough Village Chapel in Muntinlupa City. These will go to families whose houses were washed out in the nearby sitios.
17. Greenhills/Mandaluyong/San Juan Area, if you want to help out with the rescue and relief operations, you can drop off your donations (clothes, food, etc..) at La Salle Greenhills Gate 2 tomorrow or volunteer from 9am to receive, sort, repack the donations.
18. Petron: You may bring your relief goods to all Petron branches.
19. LUCA stores (Rockwell, Shang-rila, Eastwood, or GA towers): Send your old clothes & donations (no cash pls).
20. “LUZON RELIEF: Volunteer / Donate / Pray”: Donations can be brought to RENAISSANCE FITNESS CENTER, 2nd Floor, Bramante Building, Renaissance Towers Ortigas, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City starting MONDAY (Sept.28) / 9am – 7pm Contact Person: Warren Habaluyas (+632929-8713488) or email at luzonrelief@gmail.com
21. MOONSHINE boutique in Rockwell also accepting relief good to help Ondoy victims in Marikina and Cainta.
22. Katipunan Avenue. Contact Erica Paredes at (+632917-4741930) — they need bread, packed juice, sandwich filling (tuna, chicken, anything) You can help her make them, deliver the sandwiches to her house, or help her distribute! Call for more details.
23. Manor Superclub, Eastwood City will accept goods and other emergency items starting Sunday at 10 am.
24. Citizens Disaster Response Center (CDRC): Relief goods for typhoon victims being accepted at 72-A Times St., West Triangle, QC. Tel (+632-9299820/22)
25. MINISTOP IBARRA (Espana cor. Blumentritt, Sampaloc Manila) is also accepting relief goods, Food (non-perishable goods only) Clothing, Medicines, Beds, Pillows, Blankets, Emergency Supplies to help Typhoon Ondoy victims.

People Tracker (using your phones, get your friends and family to turn on their finderservice for you)

* FINDERSERVICE. For Smart, text “wis” to 386.
* FINDERSERVICE. For Globe, text “find to 7000.





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Ondoy situation maps


http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=...89&ll=14.645791

Thanks for posting this sir, we will be sending 4 powered flatboats and 4 6x6 trucks to assist relief operations in MM.

Thanks sir ctrlaltdel, others willing to help in any way you can refer to the consolidated hotlines and relief control centers in previous post.

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On a light note, especially to fans of Cristine Reyes, she and her family were rescued by Richard Gutierrez using his speedboat. :thumb:

parang sine!

but kudos to RG for taking the initiative!

We in Cainta need BOATS, BOATS and BOATS. Please send us boats.

and helicopters too!

@karlmageddon: Petron & San Miguel r lending choppers 4 relief operations. Call/text them 4 rescue: 09178140655(ask 4 Lydia) #ondoy

DeadSeekers For Rubber boats Rescuer please call: 0917-8997898. For Trucks and Dump Trucks please call 0917-74226800.


@riamacasaet: proud! members of rowing team rowed beside power lines to dist. food to provident homeowners,in toy kingdom boats no less.

JerycGarcia Philippine Dragonboat Federation lending their canoes to the #Ondoy rescue effort.

While NDCC only has 20 rubber boats servicing Metro Manila, "GMA used P800-million emergency fund for foreign trips!

:headbang:

More bad news:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090929/ap_on_...ppines_flooding

Philippine Floods: Why Wasn't Manila Prepared?
By Ishaan Tharoor
Time
21 mins ago


In Manila, millions of residents now live in a world of mud. Torrential rain over the weekend triggered the worst flooding the Philippines' capital has seen in over four decades, submerging more than 80% of the city, killing at least 246 people and displacing hundreds of thousands more. By Tuesday, the water had receded in many places, but it left behind ruined homes and swept-away neighborhoods, and according to health officials, it disabled the majority of Manila's medical facilities. Debris, sewage and abandoned vehicles that were tossed around by gushing currents now litter the notoriously polluted capital; aid workers warn of water-borne diseases. The government has placed the area around Manila under a "state of public calamity."

In an appeal for assistance, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo described Tropical Storm Ketsana, which hit Manila on Sept. 26, as a "once-in-a-lifetime typhoon." A month's worth of rain deluged the city in the space of 12 hours. "The system is overwhelmed, local government units are overwhelmed," said Anthony Golez of the state's National Disaster Coordinating Council at a press conference on Sept. 28.

Yet many in the country are pointing fingers at its politicians for failing to predict the scale of the disaster or lessen the damage it caused. Manila, they say, was always bound to face such catastrophe, and more should have been done to help its millions of residents prepare. A recently published study by the Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSA), a research group based in Singapore, ranked metropolitan Manila as one of the provinces in Southeast Asia most vulnerable to flooding. The capital region is perched on a marshy isthmus that is crisscrossed with streams and rivers. An ever-growing population - Manila is now a sprawling mega-city of some 12 million people, larger still when factoring in the day-worker population - and the lack of infrastructure to accommodate it left swaths of the city exposed. "What we are seeing is a phenomenon that will affect many major cities in Asia," says Neeraj Jain, country specialist for the Philippines at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), which is headquartered in Manila. "Urbanization has been so rapid, yet the planning processes have lagged."

Last weekend's flood was in large part the result of the capital's poor drainage and sanitation systems, which have been neglected by several successive administrations in power. As Ketsana rained down upon Manila, sewers that were clogged up by plastic bags and other refuse led to roads becoming rivers and gardens lagoons. Video images of desperate people riding floating pontoons of garbage down inundated streets were a sign not just of the consequences of the flood, but also its causes. Many impoverished Manila residents live in makeshift settlements by rivers and creeks - the source of their drinking water - that overflowed and carried off their homes. "People have always been living on the edge," says Carlos Celdran, a popular Manila historian and performing artist. "It's amazing the city has actually managed to make it this far."

The Spanish seized Manila from its Muslim rulers in the 16th century and set it up as their colonial seat in Asia. The city was a flourishing, elegant entrepÔt for centuries, but in recent times civic planning has been more haphazard as the population has boomed. Lambert Ramirez, executive director of the National Institute for Policy Studies, a Manila-based think tank, says much of the blame for poor urban management ought to be leveled at the government. "There's no coordinated policy for cleaning up garbage. There's no political will to get even simple things done," he says. Ramirez spoke to TIME while salvaging appliances and valuables from his own flooded home.

Jain of the ADB says the leadership in Manila, faced with elections in the coming months, is indeed thinking of long-term solutions to its infrastructure woes. Plans have been afoot to improve sanitation and also relieve the population burden in metro Manila by shifting certain businesses and government offices to areas outside the dense capital region. But the challenge facing the Philippines and other poor Asian countries is one of resources. Most Southeast Asia nations budget around 2% or 3% of their GDP for infrastructure development. To fend off such disasters in the future, Jain says that figure ought to be closer to 5% or 6%. It's a deficit that few governments can afford to make up overnight.

But given the looming specter of climate change, they may have to find a way sooner rather than later. The prospect of another typhoon this week underscores environmentalists' concern that shifts in global temperatures may mean increasingly extreme weather patterns for coastal cities like Manila. "[Ketsana] was a startling, unique event," says Herminia Francisco of the EEPSA in Singapore. "But then I think this is going to happen more and more frequently in the future."

For today, as international aid pours in from organizations like the Red Cross and the World Food Program, Manila residents are slowly retrieving their homes and livelihoods from the mud. Thousands of volunteers have donated food and rushed to help those who were worse affected. "Filipinos are used to crisis," says Celdran. "We've gone through a lot over the years, but we've managed. We're a resilient people."

Manila wasnt prepared because the politicians from the President down were too busy spending money frivolously, completely ignoring please for new equipment for the NDCC and AFP, and instead amassed more ill-gotten wealth from unnecessary white-elephant projects.

the thread is about how YOU and ME can help, now rant about whos to blame or pointing fingers, let's all help in whatever and however we can.

bros, our 4x4 club has sent 8 vehicles to assist in distribution of relief goods to areas not accessible by ordinary vehicles but we need financial assistance for fuel costs.

you can hand over your cash donation to ABS-CBN and GMA aid collection centers and please specify that it is for the fuel of the 4x4 vehicles contributed by 4x4 clubs.

Thanks to all. :thumb:

everybody is to blame:

1.) overpopulation - irresponsible fathers who dont have jobs impregnate their wives - they are poor so they live on the esteros or riverbanks - very vulnerable to flooding
2.) fishermen who set up pens in the rivers or lakes - causes siltation - makes lake shallower so water overflows more
3.) government - corruption, lack of planning, lack of long term vision, bla bla bla
4.) illegal logging - causes siltation of rivers, lakes, makes bodies of water shallow, causes water to overflow
5.) priests - they do not like family planning - pressures govt officials - result is lack of strong family planning program so poor squatters live in dangerous esteros and floods so they are first to die .
6.) Businesses - dump wastes in the rivers, lakes , illegal logging, -- causes siltation - overflowing of river, etc
7.) general population - they throw their wastes, fishball sticks, blastic containers, food wrappers, styrofoam containers, garbage in the streets, when there is rain - the garbage goes into the sewers and into the rivers, clogs the eaters and flood control systems , etc etc
8.) NPA- they get income and tong from illegal logging.

Therefore, it is correct for everybody to fingerpoint because everybody is guilty hehehe

:lollol:

WFP sending copters, dinghies to flood-hit RP

Agence France-Presse | 10/06/2009 11:32 PM

ROME - The World Food Programme said Tuesday it was providing helicopters and dinghies to help get food to hundreds of thousands of people stranded following violent storms and flooding in the Philippines.

"Many needy people live in areas that still remain inaccessible because of the widespread flooding," WFP's director in the Philippines Stephen Anderson said in a statement from the UN agency's Rome headquarters.

The first seven of 30 inflatable boats requested by the Philippine government arrived Tuesday in Manila, the statement said, adding that the first two of three requested helicopters were set to arrive Wednesday.

WFP is providing some 10,000 tonnes of food but estimates the need at some 26,000.

The UN agency's assistance totals some 26 million dollars (17.6 million euros), about one-third of the 74 million dollars requested by the United Nations in an appeal launched Tuesday in Geneva.

"We are today launching a flash appeal for six months for 74 million dollars to bring assistance to one million people following the typhoons that struck the Philippines," Elisabeth Byrs, a spokeswoman for the UN's humanitarian coordination office (OCHA), had told journalists in the Swiss city.

The move followed a meeting with representatives of donor nations.

About one third of the overall appeal covers food and other relief from the WFP.

"WFP is continuing to expand food assistance to help one million people over the next three months," said spokeswoman Emilia Casella.

At least 16 hospitals, as well as rural and community health centres, were damaged, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.

The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned that cases of diarrhoea and skin ailments had been recorded, raising fears about epidemics.

WHO spokesman Paul Garwood said the risk was heightened by the damage to water and sanitation systems, especially within areas where health facilities were out of action.

"There are fears of outbreaks of communicable diseases, as yet there have been no reported major outbreaks," he added.

Some 4,000 homes were destroyed by the combined blow from Typhoon Parma over the weekend and tropical storm Ketsana on September 26, according to the UN's humanitarian coordination office.

About 400,000 people around Manila have fled to emergency shelters and cannot return to their homes until floodwaters subside, and UN agencies are warning of the threat of waterborne diseases.

Relief agencies reported that flood victims were wading through neck high water to collect emergency food rations, with more torrential rain forecast as typhoon Parma lingered off the coast of the Philippines.

The storms and flooding, which left at least 300 people dead, have also destroyed about 117 million dollars in crops including rice, according to government estimates quoted by OCHA.

OCHA said typhoon Parma was gathering strength off the coast and bringing fresh torrential rains that could trigger more floods and landslides.
as of 10/06/2009 11:32 PM

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/10/06/09...es-flood-hit-rp

An update on continuing relief ops:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091010/ap_on_...s/as_asia_storm