Task Force Children of the Storm: Health and Relief Mission for Children and Adults of Olandes

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Since the torrential rains in August 7, Olandes community in Marikina has not received any medical attention. After collecting medicines and commitment from health professionals, Task Force Children of the Storm (TFCS) with donations from Gabriela Women's Partylist and individuals, conducted its Health and Relief Mission on August 21, 2012.

Doctors, nurses, as well as nursing and social work students spent their holiday in providing health service, relief, porridge meal and fun activities for more than 100 children in the community.

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Task Force Children of the Storm: Relief for Children of Obando, Bulacan

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At 4AM this morning, Task Force Children of the Storm and Kaibigan Ermita Outreach Foundation hit the road to make it at 8AM in Parish of San Pascual Baylon in Obando, Bulacan before "high tide" gets real high (4 meters deep).

Four hundred packs of relief goods were distributed to children of sitios San Pascual, Paliwas, Catanglan, Panghulo, Hulo and Pag-asa.

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Task Force Children of the Storm reached residents of Obando, Bulacan

APPEAL FOR MEDICINE AND RELIEF GOODS FOR FLOOD VICTIMS

Southwest monsoon brought massive flooding in Metro Manila and nearby provinces last week, leaving thousands of victims homeless and hungry. Victims were brought to evacuation centers in public schools and covered courts.

Task Force Children of the Storm (TFCOS) responded immediately to the needs of flood victims. On the 8^th of August, porridge, pancit and packed lunch were distributed to 1,650 individuals residing at Sitio Olandes, Barangay Industrial Valley Complex, Marikina City. On the 10^th of August, 450 individuals were given porridge and 413 families were given relief packs containing 1 kilo of rice, milk, packs of instant noodles and canned goods. The following day, 11^th of August, 132 packs of clothings were given to the victims of Barangay Bagong Silangan.

Plans of distributing school supplies and giving hot porridge to 500 children and relief goods distribution at Sitio Olandes, Barangay Industrial Valley Complex, Marikina City and Obando, Bulacan are scheduled this 16^th and 17^th of August.

Due to the flooding and continuous rainfall brought about by another tropical storm, Helen (International name Kai-tak), diseases such as colds, cough, fever, athlete’s foot, diarrhea and other illnesses are rampant affecting mostly children.

TFCOS plans to hold a medical mission together with relief distribution, feeding and psycho-social first aid to children victims of flooding on the 22^nd of August. Once again, we are knocking into your kind hearts. We need your generous help to do these plans of reaching out to more victims and providing them with the medical and psycho-social attention they need. Below are the needed items, personnel and number of people who can be helped.

 

ITEMS	QUANTITY	NO. OF INDIVIDUALS/ FAMILIES
Food
Canned goods	2,000 cans	500 families
Instant noodles	2,000 packs	500 families
Rice	30 sacks of rice	500 families
Coffee	500 packs	500 families
Sugar	250 kilos	500 families
Powdered milk	500 packs	500 families
Dried fish	500 packs	500 families
Biscuits	1000 packs	500 families
Potable water	1000 bottles	500 families
Toiletries
Detergent soap	1000 bars	500 families
Bath soap	1000 bars	500 families
Shampoo	1500 sachets	500 families
Toothbrush	1500 pieces	500 families
Toothpaste	500 medium sized tubes	500 families
Medicine
Paracetamol (adults)	2,000 tablets	300 individuals
Paracetamol (children)	300 bottles	300 individuals
Antibiotic (adults)	6,500 capsules	300 individuals
Antibiotic (children)	900 bottles	300 individuals
Loperamide (adults)	1,500 capsules	300 individuals
Oral rehydration salts	5,000 packs	600 individuals
Anti-fungal cream	500 medium sized tubes	500 individuals
Medicine for cough and colds (adults)	3000 tablets/capsules	300 individuals
Medicine for cough and colds (children)	300 bottles	300 individuals
Povidine Iodine (for wounds)	200 bottles	600 individuals
Gauze pads	300 pieces	600 individuals
Medical Mission
Doctors (general medicine)	10 doctors	300 individuals
Doctors (pediatricians)	10 doctors	300 individuals
Nurses	10-15 nurses	600 individuals
Other health workers	10-15 individuals	600 individuals
Psycho-social first aid
Volunteers	10-20 individuals	300 individuals

 

We appeal again for your support to reach out to the victims, especially women and children, who are in dire need of psycho-social and medical relief.

The Task Force Children of the Storm is accepting the above mentioned donations through the office of the Children’s Rehabilitation Center (CRC).

#90 J. Bugallon St., Brgy. Bagumbuhay, Project 4, QC.

For inquiries please call (+632) 913-9244 or (+632) 439-1053 and look for Sarah Espineda or Leilani Calvo.

For financial donations, you can deposit at:

Peso account

Account name: Children’s Rehabilitation Center
Bank name: Bank of the Philippine Island – Kamias/Anonas Branch
Account number: SA 3323-2050-85

 

Dollar Account

Account name: Children’s Rehabilitation Center

Bank name: Bank of the Philippine Island – Kamias/Anonas Branch, Quezon City

Dollar account # 3324-0233-71          

swift code: BOPIPHMM

 

Please notify us of your deposit for your official receipt. 

Your donation will be a BIG help to the victims of flash flood.

FIRST WAVE OF RELIEF OPERATIONS

August 10, 2012:

The Task Force Children of the Storm and KAIBIGAN Foundation jointly conducted a relief operations and “Lugawan” in Sitio Olandes, Brgy. IVC, Marikina City. More than 400 families have benefited from the first wave of relief distribution. Over 1000 children and adults enjoyed the rice porridge “lugaw” and egg that was also distributed after the relief packs were given.

According to the local organizers and teachers of OBELC there are 1500 families who were affected by the flood. The Task Force is aiming to reach out the whole affected families in the community.

To avoid a chaotic relief operation, the Task Force has created a system to organize the distribution. Residents were given stubs prior to the distribution in order to ensure that most of the affected will be reached out.

Residents patiently lined up to receive their packs

A smile of relief.

LUGAWAN SESSION

Children lined up for their hot lugaw (rice porridge) while their parents were receiving relief packs

The volunteers of Task Force Children of the Storm and KAIBIGAN Foundation  posed for a group picture after a successful relief operation.

Rice Porridge “Lugaw” for immediate response

August 8, 2012: TASK FORCE: Children of the Storm distributed rice porridge “lugaw” to the residents of Sitio Olandes, Brgy. IVC, Marikina City as immediate response to their appeal.

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Urgent Appeal for the Victims of flood in Metro Manila

For almost two weeks, the incessant rain brought by tropical storm Gener followed by the effect of the southwest monsoon caused massive floods in the provinces in Central Luzon, Southern Tagalog, National Capital Region particularly the communities of Bgy. Bagong Silangan, Payatas, Batasan, Commonwealth, Tatalon, Bahay Toro, all in Quezon City. Six (6) communities in Marikina City and other part of Metro Manila including the community day care center situated in the said areas were submerged in flood water. More than 12,000 families from Quezon City and Marikina City have been affected of this catastrophic event.

Areas	Evacuation Center	No. of Families
Bagong Silangan:
	11 evacuation centers	2, 411families (9,813 + individuals)
Batasan Hills
	3 evacuation centers	180 families (805 individuals)
Commonwealth
	Hapiland Chapel	4 families
	Sylma’s house	25 families
	Waterhole (di pa makaalis sa bahay)	80+ families
	Payatas
Tatalon
	Covered Court, Diosdado Macapagal Elem School at iba sa 3rd flr ng bahay	5000 families
Dona Imelda		400 families
Damayang Lagi		500 families
del Monte		350 families
Kainging Bukid		500 families
Don Manuel		100 families
Bahay Toro	Chapel sa Sitio Militar	2000 families
San Antonio	Sinagtala Elem School	250 families
Manresa		500 families
Katipunan		200 families
Balingasa		300 families
Masambong		200 families
Olandes, IVC, Marikina		43 families (800 indi)
Marikina	24 evacuation centers	35,000 families

In 2009, the Tropical Storm “Ondoy” claimed thousands of lives, injured many people, destroyed properties and livelihood. Three years after the incident, Ondoy survivors have yet to recover from the devastation as they presently continue to face another storm surge.

Because of the current situation, many houses were submerged again in floodwaters causing damages in properties and loss of lives.

The affected families are in need of immediate assistance for their survival. Food, clean drinking water, medicine, clothes, and other relief goods are greatly needed. For infants up to six months, breast milk from your donations is also very much needed. It will be safer for them to drink breast milk during emergency situations as water supply is not regular and unsafe.

The community day care centers that we are supporting particularly in the areas of Sitio Talanay in Brgy. Batasan Hills, Bagong Silangan in Quezon City and Olandes Batibot Learning Center in Olandes, Brgy. IVC, Marikina City have been submerged from flood water that destroy all of its belongings including school supplies, workbooks, utensils, tables and chairs.

We appeal for your support, for us to reach out to the victims, especially the women and children, who are in need of relief and rehabilitation services.

The Task Force Children of the Storm is now accepting donations of food, clothing, sleeping mats, blankets, toiletries, medicines, school supplies through the Children’s Rehabilitation Center (CRC).)

Please bring your donations to #90 J. Bugallon St., Brgy. Bagumbuhay, Project 4, QC. For your inquiries please call (632) 913-9244 or (632) 439-1053 and look for Sara Espineda.

For financial donations, you can deposit at:

Peso account

Account name: Children’s Rehabilitation Center
Bank name: Bank of the Philippine Island – Kamias/Anonas Branch
Account number: SA 3323-2050-85

Dollar Account

Account name: Children’s Rehabilitation Center

Bank name: Bank of the Philippine Island – Kamias/Anonas Branch, Quezon City

Dollar account # 3324-0233-71

swift code: BOPIPHMM

Please notify us of your deposit for your official receipt.

Your donation will be a BIG help to the victims of flash flood.

TASK FORCE: Children of the Storm is a network of children’s organizations in the Metro Manila area of the Philippines formed in 2009 after the tropical storm ‘Ondoy’ (Ketsana). It aimed to dedicate relief and rehabilitation of child victims of natural disaster.

 

Urgent Appeal for the Survivors of the Disastrous Earthquake in Negros Oriental

The Children’s Rehabilitation Center wish to convey heartfelt condolences to our Filipino brothers and sisters, especially the children, who have suffered from the tragedy of a 6.9 magnitude earthquake that hit the province of Negros Oriental and other parts of Visayas last Monday, February 6, 2012. Families and communities were devastated by the disaster.

As of now, the earthquake claimed a total of 48 lives including 12 children aged 6-12 years old, mostly from Negros Oriental. Meanwhile there are 52 people who suffered injuries and 71 individuals are still missing. Many people were buried beneath rubble and communications were cut off in some villages due to damages to infrastructures like roads, bridges and communication lines resulting to fears that the death toll and damages may be even higher than those already reported.

The people in Negros Oriental and other affected areas not only suffer from the loss of their loved ones but this tragedy left a trail of destruction on their households and livelihood. Thousands of victims are now in need of immediate assistance for their survival. Food, drinking water, medicines, clothes, shelter and other relief goods are greatly needed.

Moreover the tragic events that marked in the victims’ psychological well being should also be addressed. CRC Negros Outreach program in partnership with other local NGOs and POs responded immediately with a relief and psychosocial mission in the affected areas in Negros Oriental. Yet their efforts are not enough to cover all those who are affected.

Thus, the Children’s Rehabilitation Center National Office is planning to reinforce CRC Negros in its psychosocial and relief missions. We are appealing to our networks, organizations and individuals to extend your hand in helping our fellow Filipino especially the children by donating cash, materials and relief goods.

We are hoping that the children, their families and their communities be provided with services and necessary attention to help them rebuild their lives.

With your support, we could help in psychosocial and relief operations for the children and their families in Negros Oriental.

For your help you can contact us at (+632) 913-9244 or 439-1053 and look for Ms. Sarah Espineda or email us at childrehabphilippines@yahoo.com.ph