Pinoys, expats in UAE hold 3.4-km walk for ‘Sendong’ survivors

Over 2,000 Filipinos and other expatriates in the United Arab Emirates held a charity walk last Friday to raise funds to help the survivors of Tropical Storm Sendong (Washi).

The expatriates gathered at Al Safa Park in Dubai to donate cash as requested by organizers, who cited difficulties in delivering aid in kind, news site Gulf News reported Saturday.

“It’s very touching that they [participants] are here even on their day off. I’m very happy to see them come to help our compatriots back home. I’m really very grateful,” said Pamela Lico, who hails from Cagayan de Oro, one of the areas hit hardest by Sendong.

Philippine Consul General Benito Valeriano, Labor Attache Amilbahar Amilasan, and UAE Red Crescent Dubai manager Mohammad Al Zarouni led the 3.4-km walk around the park.

Charity Walk in Dubai for the victims of Typhoon Sendong

The UAE-based Philippine Business Council (PBC) will be organising an charity event on Friday, January 6, 2012, it is called Hakbang Buhay (Walk for Life). This charity event is for the benefits of the victims of typhoon Sendong (Washi).

These will be held in Safa Park, Dubai and it will start at 7am until 11am. This is open for all Filipinos and other nationalities. The registration booths will be at Gate 4 of Safa Park and the fee is Dh50.

So join the walk and help our kababayan's that in need...

Filipino Runners UAE will run for victims of typhoon Sendong

The group named the Filipino Runners UAE will use the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon to raise money to help the victims of flooding in the Philippines caused by typhoon Sendong (Washi).

About 70 runners of the group will join and run on January 27, 2012 event, which they called Takbo Para Kay Kabayan 2 (Run for my Countrymen).

Xpress Money Promotions helping those victims of typhoon Sendong

The remittance services, Xpress Money have a promotion to help the victims of typhoon Sendong.

Xpress Money will contribute on your behalf to aid the flood relief efforts in the Philippines.

All you need to do is send money to the Philippines through Xpress Money and they will contribute Php 10 for every transactions.

And for those who have Facebook account, for each Facebook like's to their page they will contribute $1 to the relief funds.

Notes: To those will do their remittance from GCC to Philippines Xpress Money will contribute Php 10 till December 31, 2011 only.

OWWA sends aid to OFW families

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (Owwa) is distributing bottled water and cooked meals to 3,000 families of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were affected by Tropical Storm “Sendong” in Northern Mindanao, Owwa chief Carmelita Dimzon said Wednesday.

Dimzon said she ordered Owwa Region 10 director Petrona Bergado to continue its “Operation Tulong” for OFW victims of Sendong which devastated Cagayan de Oro City and Iligan City over the weekend.

“Our personnel have been mobilized to distribute bottled mineral water and cooked or ready-to-eat food to the residents. The initial assessment indicated that 3,000 OFW families had been affected, but the number is expected to grow,” Dimzon said in a statement.

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Kababayan's Outside the Philippines, Ways to Help the Victims of Typhoon Sendong

To those in U.A.E. and other parts of the world, wants to help those victims of typhoon Sendong (Washi), here are few ways to help...

1. Share your blessings this Christmas by donating your extra used clothes, shoes, toys, blankets, canned goods, or anything that can help our kababayan from Southern Philippines who are right now reeling from the devastating effects of typhoon "Sendong." Drop off to the nearest LBC location in your area.