Inquirer accepting donations for ‘Maring’ victims

In this Aug. 19, 2013 file photo, a dog stays on a drier cage as residents peer from their flooded homes in Binakayan township, Cavite province, south of Manila, Philippines. Lashed each year by typhoons and stuck with outdated drainage systems, the Philippine capital has been hit by ever-worsening floods. Population growth, inadequate infrastructure, corruption, deforestation and even trash build-up combine to exacerbate the impact. It’s a trend experts expect to continue. AP FILE PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines–The Inquirer is now accepting donations for the victims of tropical storm “Maring”.

Inquirer has started a feeding program for affected families staying in the evacuation centers by providing them hot meals. Reports released by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) said most of these families are staying in crowded evacuation centers.

Cash donations will be most welcome to enable Inquirer to buy ready-to-eat food for the evacuees.

The donations may be deposited at Inquirer Help Fund’s Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) current account No. 4951-0067-56 or Metrobank current account No. 7286-8109-30, under the name Philippine Daily Inquirer Inc.

For donations in kind, please send them directly to PNRC and DSWD.

For inquiries, you may call PDI corporate affairs at 8978808 and ask for Bianca Kasilag or Connie Kalagayan.