PDI, business groups appeal for donations

VOLUNTEERS pack relief goods for flood victims in Calumpit, Bulacan, on Monday. Authorities and private groups are rushing aid to thousands of people marooned in their flooded homes or staying in evacuation centers after the deadly typhoons. AFP

WHO: The Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI) and the Corporate Network for Disaster Response (CNDR)—a network of business associations, corporations and corporate foundations—are appealing for public assistance to victims of  Typhoons “Pedring” and “Quiel.”

HOW: Donations such as canned goods, noodles, rice, water, hygiene kits and blankets may be sent to the Inquirer head office  on Chino Roces Avenue corner Yague and Mascardo Streets in Makati City.

Cash donations may be deposited in the Inquirer Help Fund’s Current Account No. 4951-0067-56, under the name of Philippine Daily Inquirer Inc., in the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) branch in Intramuros; or in CNDR’s BPI Savings Account No. 0031-0654-02 or BDO Savings Account No. 004640030358.

For inquiries, please call the Inquirer’s corporate affairs office at Tel. Nos. 8994426 or 8978808 and ask for Connie Kalagayan or Bianca Kasilag.