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Donations for 'Sendong' victims from abroad rise to $19M


Donations from abroad for victims of Tropical Storm Sendong (Washi) continued to pour in, totalng $19.272 million as of Wednesday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. In a news release posted on its website, the DFA said the donations and pledges from abroad now amount to $19,272,349.17.
 
"The amount includes those from Filipino communities, Philippine Embassies and Consulates General around the world and private individuals/groups. It does not include donations or pledges without equivalent monetary value, or those given to the United Nations flash appeal," the DFA said. In mid-December last year, floods spawned by Sendong devastated parts of Mindanao and the Visayas, leaving more than 1,000 people dead and more than P1 billion in damage to property. Although classified as "weak" by the country's weather bureau's standards, the Manila Observatory noted that Sendong ranked among the most destructive tropical cyclones in Philippine recorded history, including Uring (1991, Ormoc), Pepeng (2009, northern Luzon), Juaning (2011, Bicol) and Ondoy (2009, Metro Manila).  Donors, amount, additional assistance
 
The DFA statement said the total amount is broken down as follows:   
  • $8,324,285,22 (P364,353,964.08) in cash
  • $5,354,063.95 (P234,347,379.09) in kind
  • $5,594,000 (P244,849,380) in pledges.
 
New donors include:  
  • European Union (US$3,876,958.81 in kind)
  • Laos ($15,000 cash)
  • Hong Kong ($257,000 cash)
  • Taiwan ($12,993 cash)
  • Germany ($651,193.36 cash); and
  • Luxembourg ($46,744.61 cash).
 
The DFA said additional assistance came from:
  • Japan ($2 million cash); and 
  • Belgium ($391,461.09 cash, after it fulflilled its previous pledge of US$130,568.58 cash.
 
Other Filipino communities who have provided assistance include:
 
  • the Filipino community in Hawaii ($30,000 cash and$14,000 in pledges)
  • the Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv and the Filipino community in Israel ($807 cash)
  • the Philippine Embassy in Wellington and the Filipino community in New Zealand ($1,000 cash)
  • the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C. ($1,670 in cash)
  • the Filipino community in Ottawa ($1,000 cash); and 
  • the Filipino community in the United States Northeast ($4,800 cash).
— RSJ, GMA News
 
Tags: sendong, stormsendong
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