PDI, Red Cross team up for ‘Lando’ relief, fund drive

Using tarpaulin and ropes, a man tries to provide shelter from the storm for his family on the seawall along Roxas Boulevard in Manila when Typhoon ‘Lando’ hit the metropolis and much of Luzon. MARIANNE BERMUDEZ

(Updated) The Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI) has partnered with the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to extend relief and meet the needs of the victims of typhoon “Lando.”

Cash donations may be deposited to the Inquirer Help Fund’s Metrobank account:

Philippine Daily Inquirer
Acct number: 7286810930

Donors may also send donations in kind such as canned goods, water, medicines, clothes and blankets directly to the Philippine Red Cross office at 37 Edsa corner Boni Avenue, Mandaluyong City.

Inquiries may be addressed to either Connie Kalagayan or Bianca Kasilag-Macahilig of the Inquirer corporate affairs office at tel. no. 897-8808 and email addresses [email protected] and [email protected].

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said the death toll from the onslaught of Lando has risen to 28 with hundreds of thousands sheltered in evacuation centers.

Lando is so far the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this 2015. NC

Originally posted 11:01 a.m.