Tropical cyclone “Sendong” recently hit the Philippines and severely devastated the provinces of Northern Mindanao and Negros Oriental. Massive flooding hit Region X, especially in Iligan City and Cagayan De Oro City. The storm has left at least 711 dead and 482 still missing, 432 were rescued and a total of 135,094 people were affected or 24, 680 families in 173 baranggays.
Interested parties may send their donations to the victims of typhoon Sendong to the following Philippine government agencies:
For further information, please check the following websites:
www.ndrrmc.gov.ph for Philippine National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), which does overall coordination with other government agencies
www.dfa.gov.phfor Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs “Advisory” tab “Guidelines for Foreign Donations” or http://dfa.gov.ph/main/images/Donation%202011%20-%20for%20website.pdf
For information on relatives and friends in said stricken areas, please refer to the following NDRRMC Operations Center:
Telefax:
NDRRMC OpCen (+632)9111406; 912.2665; 912.5668
NDRRMC Secretariat (+632)912.0441, 912.5947
Office of the Administrator, Office of Civil Defense (+632)912.2424
Emails: dopcen@ndcc.gov.ph; dopcenbackup@gmail.com
Website:wwwndrrmc.gov.ph
(Philippine Embassy Rome)
