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Bagyong Ondoy – Advisories, Photos, Videos, How to Donate, etc

Posted by Mikko at 26 September 2009

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Tropical Storm Ketsana

Tropical Storm Ondoy (typhoon) (internationally known as Ketsana) has hit Metro Manila today, September 26, 2009. The typhoon brought almost a month-worth of rainfall in Metro Manila for a duration of six hours – the highest recorded rainfall in the area in 42 years. It brought streets of Metro Manila underwater – mostly in waist-deep flood but it was reported to have reached up to five meters in some areas.

VOLUNTEERS: Sagip Kapamilya Foundation warehouse is bloated! Sagip Kapamilya needs volunteers to pack and send relief goods. You may go to 13 Examiner St, West Triangle, Quezon City or Scout Bayoran St (near Scout Bayoran St corner Tomas Morato Avenue beside Alex III restaurant), Quezon City. You may also volunteer for Kapuso Foundation. Just go to GMA7 near GMA-Kamuning MRT Station. Just ask the guard where the Kapuso Foundation is.

Emergency Hotlines

  • Disaster Emergency Hotlines: 911-1873, 912-5296, 912-2665
  • Bureau of Fire Protection (NCR): 7295166, 4106254, 4138859, 4071230
  • Makati City Rescue: 186, 8958243
  • Marikina City Rescue: 6462436
  • Brgy San Antonio, Pasig Rescue: 6310099
  • Quezon City Rescue: 161
  • Disaster Management Office: 5270000 loc 134
  • Philippine National Red Cross: 09209527268, 5270000, 143, 9111876
  • National Disaster Coordinating Council: 912-5668. 9111406, 9122665, 9115061,
    9111873, 9111906, 9120984, 9122665, 9123046, 9125296, 9125668
  • Citizens Disaster Response Center: 9299820, 9299822
  • PAGASA: 433-8526
  • ABS-CBN Bagyong Ondoy Hotline: 4163641
  • Manny Villar Hotline: 09172414864, 09276751981, 09174226800
  • Dick Gordon Hotline: 09178997898, 0938444BOYS – please text FULL ADDRESS
  • Meralco: 09175592824, 09209292824

Services

  • Petron and San Miguel Helicopter Request: 09178140655
  • Rubberboat requests: 838-3203, 838-3354
  • Dumptruck requests: 09174226800, 09276751981
  • Nissan and Honda Free Towing requests: 09228504452, 0922445-2242, 09228997959

Donations

Donations for the victimes of Tropical Storm Ondoy are very welcome. You can donate thru the channels listed below. You may comment on the comments are if you know other channels.

Relief Goods

  • Philippine Airlines Foundation: Reputable, nonprofit, charitable organizations may send their relief goods to provincial PAL stations.
  • Citizens Disaster Response Center: Relief goods can be dropped off at 72-A Times St., West Triangle, Quezon City
  • Sagip Kapamilya Foundation: Relief goods can be dropped of at 13 Examiner St., West Triangle, Quezon City or Scout Bayoran cor Tomas Morato, Quezon City
  • Tulong Kabataan: Relief goods can be dropped off at Kabataan Partylist Headquarters, 118-B Scout Rallos, Kamuning, Quezon City
  • Bayanihan Filipino Community Center (for people in NY): send your donations at Bayanihan Filipino Community Center, 40-21 69th St, Woodside NY 11377
  • GMA Kapuso Foundation: 982-7777 loc. 9904
  • UP Diliman Sagip Isko: Relief goods can be dropped of at the Church of the Risen Lord, UP Diliman Campus, QC

Financial Support

  • Philippine National Red Cross: Text RED<space>AMOUNT to 2899 (Globe) or 4483 (Smart)
  • TXTPower (for people abroad): You can donate thru PayPal.
  • TXTPower thru Smart Money: send funds to 5577-5144-1866-7103
  • TXTPower thru GCash: send GCash to 0917-9751092
  • GMA Kapuso Foundation: 982-7777 loc. 9904

Advisories

  • Classes in colleges and Universities are suspended until Friday, October 2, 2009 in places under the state of calamity.
  • Classes in all levels in Marikina are suspended until Friday, October 2, 2009.
  • Classes in elementary and highschool in Metro Manila and Rizal are suspended until tomorrow, September 30, 2009.
  • MRT and LRT, 24 hours operation today September 26, 2009..
  • Meralco will also shut down power in certain parts of Metro Manila, as per advisory below.

    ANCALERT: Meralco will shut down power in parts of Metro Manila to protect residents from possible electrification as floods submerge homes.

  • UP Diliman Advisory Chancellor Cao sent a memo to all deans stating that stranded faculty, staff and students in their respective colleges can stay for the night.
  • Marinduque, Camarines Norte , Bataan and Metro Manila were already placed on state of calamity. Aurora, Quirino, Nueva Viscaya, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Zambales, Pampanga, Bulacan, Rizal, Quezon, Isabela, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Benguet, La Union, Ilocos Sur, Cavite, Batangas, Mindoro Occidental, Mindoro Oriental, Marinduque, Camarines Norte, Bataan and Metro Manila.

More updates soon.

Photos and videos

If you want to share your photos, just comment below and I’ll put your photos. :P

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Classes in UP Diliman suspended today due to Tropical Storm Isang

Posted by Mikko at 17 July 2009

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UP Diliman’s Chancellor Sergio Cao announced early this morning that classes in UP Diliman are suspended due to the tropical storm Isang. All offices in the campus shall maintain a skeletal force. Employees living outside the campus are excused from work.

Strong rains and winds have been conquering Metro Manila since last night. As of 5am today, no public storm signal was raised in Metro Manila.

TRIVIA: Tropical Storm Isang is internationally known as Molave, a native Filipino tree and a UP Diliman Dorm. :D

Anyway, I merged the storm track of PAGASA and Integrated Multi-Agency Tropical Cyclone Forecast and this is what I got:

mashup

PAGASA’s projections aren’t bad anyway. :D I’ve always questioned their credibility, and that’s bad of me. Here are the original maps:

MOLAVE track

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Bagyong Santi Advisories

Posted by Mikko at 31 October 2008

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As of October 31, 2009 5am, the center of typhoon Santi is 60 kilometers south-southeast of Metro Manila. It is moving West Southwest at 24 kilometers per hour. For more information on the typhoon, visit PAGASA’s website.

Advisories

Due to typhoon Santi, airline flights have been cancelled. Continue reading “Bagyong Santi Advisories” »

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For the record: my longest weekend.

Posted by Mikko at 20 August 2008

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Yipee! This (including today) weekend is the longest weekend of my life, it’s official!

It’s a 5-day weekend – a Saturday, a Sunday, a Ninoy Aquino Day, a Quezon City day and now a “Bagyo” day. According to my CS11 instructor Sir Eric, Chancellor Cao, chancellor of UP Diliman, suspended all classes today scheduled from 12nn onwards. The suspension was triggered by the “nagraragasang” tropical storm Karen. :D Yipee, it’s a great weekend.

Despite the very long weekend, I haven’t done much on my academic, blogging and social life. I was mostly bed-ridden playing Sid Meier’s Pirates — getting up only for dinner.

Now for the last day of my weekend assuming that tomorrow’s classes won’t be suspended anymore, I’ll be doing something that is of worth. Weeeeeee.

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Fengshen alyas Frank

Posted by Mikko at 23 June 2008

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Living my 16 years in Southern Philippines where typhoons rarely (once in a lifetime) pass, moving to the upper half of the country was sort of different. Yesterday was my first encounter with a typhoon, typhoon Fengshen also known as Frank in the Philippines.

Sunday 1am, I was quite amazed by the strong winds. The dorm’s basement (Kalayaan Residence Hall in UP Diliman [Quezon City]) was filled with raging cold air. It was cold, really cold.

Then about 2am, it started to drizzle. Raging cold air plus light rain — I did not have an idea that it was a storm.

Then by 4am, the raging cold air and rain sustains its energy. Then, the lights went off. Still no idea that it was a typhoon. By that time, my body surrendered and fell into deep sleep.

Past 9am, I was awakened by a female resident assistant’s advisory stating that signal number 3 typhoon hit the dorm. We were advised to postpone our off-campus appointments, stock food supply and etc. It was still very dark, virtually no light on the corridors.

It was the “end of the world”.

Hours later, the electricity was restored.

Then the rain stopped.

Then, bye bye typhoon.

Then, a peaceful night with no typhoon.

Then, an announcement that classes on all levels are suspended.

Then, slept for the night.

Woke up with no typhoon.

Did not attend the classes.

The end. :D

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