call for support

Hello friends,

Last February 6, 2012, provinces in the Visayas were rocked by an earthquake with magnitudes ranging from intensity 5 to 7. While a tsunami scare and numerous aftershocks were experienced in Cebu, the city is relatively unaffected. Work and school activities are now in normal flow.

But the neighboring province of Negros Oriental was not as lucky. A total of 10 cities and towns sustained death, casualties and damages to life and property. Some 12,000 families in Negros Oriental are directly affected by the earthquake, according to a February 9 report published on the Philippine Daily Inquirer. On February 8, Inquirer reported that some 45 people were confirmed dead, most of them from barangay Planas in Guihulngan City, the hardest hit area. As per report of the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council as of February 7, more than 70 are still missing in Guihulngan City and the town of La Libertad. Irrigation facilities and rice and corn plantations were likewise damaged. As of today, there are seven towns that don’t have electricity, water and access to mobile communication.

In PBSP, our initial response is the allocation of PHP 50,000 for disaster relief operations. We are now requesting more individuals to provide cash and in-kind donations to be provided to the affected families in Negros Oriental, especially those located in Planas and La Libertad.

Funds collected will be used to purchase water, medicine and relief packs following the SPHERE standard to provide caloric requirement for a full week for a family of six consisting of the following: 

• 8 kg of rice
• 1 kg sugar
• ½ kg monggo
• ½ kg dried fish
• ¼ kg salt
• 3 cans of sardines
• 1 pint cooking oil
• 1 bar detergent soap

Please contact us via email at pbspvro@pbsp.org.ph | rbbarrientos@pbsp.org.ph, via landline at (032) 232-5283 or via mobile phone at +639228588506 for details and inquiries. 

For your cash donations, they may be deposited to this account:

Account Name:                    Philippine Business for Social Progress

Account Number:                 000260034010 

Bank:                                   Unionbank Cebu Business Park Branch

Kindly inform us of your cash donation before or after the deposit so we could accordingly acknowledge you. The first round of our disaster relief operations is scheduled next Wednesday, February 15, at the earliest. 

Thank you very much.