Ondoy (Ketsana) hit the country in September 26, 2009 submerging 1,915 barangays in National Capital Region and adjacent provinces. A total of 885,039 families were affected or some 4,342,997 individuals. The National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) estimated the cost of damages brought by Ondoy to have increased to P4,807,557,452.83 of which Php1,590,774,865 billion in infrastructure and Php3,216,782,587.83 in agriculture. Joint units of the Armed Forces, police, firemen and other rescue groups have rescued a total number of 73,892 persons and 31,333 families.
A week after the Ondoy, Typhoon Pepeng (Parma) hit the northern part of the Philippines skipping the capital and those areas ravaged by Typhoon Pepeng entirely. The worst was that it completely devastated the northern part of the Philippines, dumped one of the heaviest rains recorded, heavier than the rainwater dumped by Typhoon Ondoy. The resulting floods reached as high as the rooftop of several houses plus turned into rivers or bodies of water the rice fields (agriculture is the major industry in the areas hardest hit by Pepeng) and destroyed several roads and highways. The region’s death toll has mounted to 191, with 121 dead in Benguet, 54 in Baguio City with 5 still missing, and 23 in Mountain Province with 32 still missing. A total of 18 landslides were documented (11 in Baguio, 6 in Benguet and one in Mountain Province).
American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines through the effort of AmCham Foundation mobilized resources from the AmCham member companies and individuals to provide immediate response to the victims of the typhoons. A total of Php1,077,612; SGD4,757.34 and $25,424.41; and almost Php600,000 worth of in-kind donations.
Summary of both in-kind and cash donations:
Name of Company/Individual
1. 3M Phils - Scrubbing pads
2. Alber Awad of American Wire and Cable - Php25,000.00
3. AmCham Staff - 7,000.00
4. Amado Community - $206.10
5. Auto Hub - Services
6. AVIS Rent a Car - Transport Services
7. CalEnergy International - Php100,000.00
8. Carepak (Austen Chamberlain) - use of trucks in transporting
9. Chevron Philippines Inc. - P100,000 worth of starcash
10.Clorox International - 10 cases of products
11.Don Felbaum - 2,500.00
12.EE Black - old clothes and assorted canned goods
13.Eliseo Miranda - Php3,000.00
14.Fluor Daniel Philippines - Php100,000.00
15.Ford Phils - Volunteers
16.Geoff Gill - Php50,000.00
17.Greg Rushford - $100.00
18.GXS Philippines - Used clothing and grocery packages
19.Hanesbrand Philippines - HANES products
20.Howard Frankman & John Sincak (former AmCham member, now in the USA - $68.00
21.IBM Club - Php80,000.00
22.International Flavors and Fragnances - 30 sacks of rice
23.International SOS - Php5,000.00
24.John Forbes - 5,000.00
25.John Melvin (Belmont Agricorp - Php10,000.00
26.Judith V. Lopez of Isla Lipana & Co., a member from of Pricewaterhouse Coopers - Php15,000.00
27.Jun P. Salipsip - Php1,000.00
28.McCormick Philippines - Php10,000.00
29.Microlab (Vicente Mercado) - Php5,000.00
30.Microtel Baguio - Hotel Accommodation of the staff and volunteers -
31.Mr. & Mrs. Vohra Sanjiv - Php11,000.00
32.NuSkin Enterprises Philippines Inc., Distruibutor & Employees - Php169,833.00
33.NuSkin Force for Good Foundation Utah USA - $15,000.00
34.NuSkin Singapore - SGD4,757.34
35.OSG Ship Management - 50,000 worth of goods including rice, volunteers
36.Professional Women of AmCham - Php23,279.00
37.Quezon Power (Intergen, Egco and Covanta)- Php450,000.00
38.S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. - 300 boxes of Baygon Coil & 100 boxes of mosquito repellant -
39.Senthil Bala of ITT Water Technology - $10,000.00
40.Serge Grynkewich - $50.00
41.Steve Divers of Deltek Systems - 1 small truck load of clothes, food, 13 sacks of rice, toiletries, toothbrushes, soap, footwears, bed linens, detergent, etc.
42.Strat Search Asia (Roland Enric Dela Cruz)- Php5,000.00
43.Sykes Asia (Rochelle Matimatico)- bags of goods
TOTAL DONATIONS
Php1,077.612.00
SGD4,757.34
$25,424.10
***Php600,000 in kind donations
***estimated amount only
AmCham Foundation conducted eight (8) relief operations to various areas in Manila as well as in Northern Luzon providing relief goods to a total of 4,532 families. Each relief packages contain canned goods, rice, clothes, blanket, mosquito coil and insect repellant, water, sugar, bath soap, coffee, milk, detergent soap and powder, toothpaste and shampoo. Following is the list of areas and beneficiaries that were given relief goods.
BENEFICIARIES
Date
6-Oct-09
Barangay San Miguel, Taguig, Metro Manila = 275
Barangay Hagonoy, Taguig, Metro Manila = 225
9-Oct-09
Barangay Bayog, Los Banos, Laguna = 250
Barangay Mayundon, Los Banos, Laguna = 250
14-Oct-09
Brgy. Aplaya, Balibago, Sta. Rosa = 500
16-Oct-09
Licab, Nueva Ecija = 1000
29-Oct-09
Barangay Sablan, Benguet = 49
Taluy Sur, Tuba, Benguet = 50
Taluy Norte, Tuba, Benguet = 135
Barangay Irisan, La Trinidad = 216
Brgy. Lamtang, La Trinidad = 344
Brgy. Happy Hallow, Baguio City = 70
Crisencia Ville, Baguio City = 35
9-Nov-09
Saytan, Pugo, La Union = 23
Subusub, Rosario, La Union = 48
Ambalite, Pugo, La Union = 38
Cuenca, Pugo, La Union = 92
10-Nov-09
Podoc, Bauang, La Union = 165
Parian Oeste, Bauang, La Union = 155
Subec, Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte = 375
11-Nov-09
Tarrag, Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte = 60
Dampig West, Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte = 62
Saliksik, Dumalneg, Ilocos Norte = 24
San Isidro, Dumalneg, Ilocos Norte = 58
Others
Scholars = 15
Employees & Alumni = 18
TOTAL 4,532
