Caritas seeks donors for ‘Yolanda’ victims

Caritas Manila, which will be sending P35-million in cash and in-kind donations to the victims of Supertyphoon “Yolanda” in partnership with CBCP-NASSA, the Archdiocese of Manila and Metro Manila’s Social Action Centers, is accepting donations from the public to help survivors of the calamity.

Cash donations may be deposited to the following accounts of Caritas Manila Inc: BPI SA 3063-5357-01, BDO SA 5600-45905, PNB CA 10-856-660001-7, UnionBank CA 00-030-001227-5 or Metrobank SA 175-3-17506954-3.

For US dollar accounts: BPI 3064-0033-55 (swift code BOPI PH MM) or PNB 10-856-660002-5 (swift code PNB MPH MM). Other donations may be brought to the Caritas office at 2002 Jesus St. Pandacan, Manila and to Radio Veritas on 162 West Avenue corner Edsa, Quezon City, or to the nearest parish.

For details, visit caritasmanila.org.ph; send an e-mail to [email protected]  or [email protected], or call 5620020 to 25 locals 24, 27, 13, or 5640205, 5639311, 0905-4285001 and 0999-7943455.

According to Rev. Fr. Anton CT Pascual, executive director of Caritas Manila and president of Radio Veritas, the funds will be divided into six dioceses and three archdioceses in the  Visayas which were devastated by the typhoon.

Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle ordered the immediate release of a P5 million initial fund for the relief operations in Ormoc, Antique, Capiz, Aklan, Iloilo, Bantayan Island in Bogo, Cebu, Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Naval, Coron, Busuanga and Calamian Group of Islands all in Palawan.

Around 15,000 Caritas Damayan relief bags worth P8 million are ready for disposal to help feed the victims especially in Tacloban and Ormoc in Leyte; Aklan, Capiz, Corona and Busuanga in Palawan, Bantayan Island and Bogo in Cebu, Iloilo, Eastern Samar, Naval in Biliran and Antique.