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Thank you for this... Really appreciate this and surely the rest of my Kababayans all over the world.

JVo18 wrote:

I know there's already a topic on the typhoon started earlier but that centered more on what was going on in Vietnam, as opposed to the devastation in the Philippines. I also know there's a good amount of Filipinos living and working in Vietnam, and while I don't know for sure how many there are on ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ, I just wanted to take a few minutes out of my day to send my utmost thoughts and prayers to everyone in the country of Philippines, everyone living abroad who still has family, relatives, friends there, and anyone who will be affected by this catastrophic event in any way. I don't think the average person realizes the long term consequences this typhoon will have. Since the Philippines is a developing country (like Vietnam), they don't have the infrastructure or the capabilities to better handle a natural disaster like this compared to say Tokyo who has some of the best infrastructure and building codes in the world. Even though the Tsunami and earthquake in Toyko in 2011 claimed some 16,000 lives (which is absolutely horrific), can you imagined how high that number would be had it happened in a much poorer country as opposed to Tokyo? (For example Haiti in 2010, where 150,000- 200,000 lost their lives) I know comparing those 2 disasters is kind of like comparing apples and oranges, but I'm just trying to elaborate that some countries are better equipped to handle natural disasters; the Philippines is not one of them.

I'm hoping that relief, food, water and medical supplies can be delivered in a timely manner (which I know is nearly impossible since the roads are gonna be blocked with trees, roofs, houses etc). I'm  hoping that widespread diseases don't pop up and cripple the country even more due to the length of time it will take to recover all the bodies and unsanitary conditions. I'm praying that the estimates for number of people who have lost their lives is wrong but I fear they are not (I'm reading that one city alone could have as much as 10,000 dead).

This is truly a horrible tragedy, and I think I can safely speak on behalf of everyone on EB and the world in general that our thoughts and prayers will continue to go out to the Philippines. #Staystrong

Unfortunately there will be some people looking to make some money on this, and I will look on the internet to hopefully find some relief aids to contribute to, but if anyone knows of any legit and 100% reputable organizations, please post them here.

Thanks,

Jerry

Good sentiment.  You might want to also post your thoughts, concerns, feelings on the Philippines Forum located here.

/forum/viewforum.php?id=201

It's part of Expat-Blog.

JVo18 wrote:

...Unfortunately there will be some people looking to make some money on this, and I will look on the internet to hopefully find some relief aids to contribute to, but if anyone knows of any legit and 100% reputable organizations, please post them here.

Thanks,

Jerry

The American Red Cross.  99% reputable, tax-deductible (implies IRS scrutiny), and everywhere.  They're in the Philippeans.  Might have some alliances or whatever relationship with the local charities (such as the Philippean Red Cross) but you should donate to the American Red Cross that is HQ stateside.  I'm sure they'll get the funds to the right place.

Tran Hung Dao wrote:

JVo18 wrote:

...Unfortunately there will be some people looking to make some money on this, and I will look on the internet to hopefully find some relief aids to contribute to, but if anyone knows of any legit and 100% reputable organizations, please post them here.

Thanks,

Jerry

The American Red Cross.  99% reputable, tax-deductible (implies IRS scrutiny), and everywhere.  They're in the Philippeans.  Might have some alliances or whatever relationship with the local charities (such as the Philippean Red Cross) but you should donate to the American Red Cross that is HQ stateside.  I'm sure they'll get the funds to the right place.

Good suggestion! Our company contributed through Redcross years ago for earthquakes in China, tsunami in Japan, etc.

THD,

Thank you for both of your suggestions

Jerry

Hi Yneng,

You don't have to thank me. It's the least I can do

Jerry