Last week, a low pressure area (LPA) and a tail-end of a cold front caused heavy rainfall equivalent to a one month rain volume poured only in 4 hours. It resulted to a massive flooding affecting 23 barangays in the City of Cagayan de Oro and the province of Misamis Oriental. According to the report from the Social Action Center of the Archdiocese of Cagayan De Oro, 331 houses were totally damaged and 860 partially damaged and parishes outside CDO has a total of 63 totally damaged houses.
The residents require relocation as they are unable to return to the areas they lived before since they are now considered high risk living in a “danger zones’ and do not have the capacity (financial means or technical expertise) to adequately rebuild their homes. Also, a report from the diocese of Butuan stated that about 312 houses were totally damaged in La Paz in Agusan del Sur.
In this regard, the Diocese of Butuan who are in immediate need for food, medicines and potable water and the Social Action Center of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro are asking for our help for their Transitional Housing Project. Based on the cost estimate and model houses prepared by volunteer architects and engineers, one (1) unit of transitional shelter for a family of five and above, would require an amount of Thirty Thousand Pesos (Php 30,000.).
Caritas Manila and Radio Veritas appeal for prayers for Divine protection and to help alleviate the sufferings through our donations in cash and in kind for the relief and rehabilitation needs of our kababayans in the affected areas.
Donations can be made online via http://ushare.unionbankph.com/caritas/ or by bank deposit:
Banco De Oro – Savings Account No.: 5600-45905
Bank of the Philippine Islands – Savings Account No.: 3063-5357-01
Metrobank – Savings Account No.: 175-3-17506954-3
For dollar accounts:
Bank of the Philippine Islands – Savings Account No. 3064-0033-55
Swift Code – BOPIPHMM
Philippine National Bank – Savings Account No. 10-856-660002-5
Swift Code – PNBMPHMM
Donations can also be made via Cebuana Lhuillier (free of charge) or dropped off at Caritas Manila office: 2002 Jesus St. Pandacan,Manila or at Radio Veritas in West Ave. corner EDSA, Quezon City.
For proper acknowledgment of your donations, kindly fax copy of deposit slip to 563-9306 or email a scanned copy to [email protected] or [email protected]. Please indicate your name & complete address.
Caritas Damayan is one of the programs of Caritas Manila, the social development ministry of the Archdiocese of Manila. Through its Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Program, Caritas Manila has put in place a disaster management program that allows for quick response relief operation and effective crisis intervention.
Thank you and may God bless your generosity.
