> Dear Dagmar and Eberhard,
>
> Thank you for your donations of 800 Euros (500 Euros from GFF + 150
> Euros from Eberhard + 150 Euros from Dagmar). Medy informed us about
this but we still have to get it from her. She
> asks to be given a little time to sort it out since she's also busy
> assisting other flood victims. Your donation will go a long way in
> helping the many victims of Ondoy.
> Yesterday, the Tulong Anakpawis and Task Force Obrero had relief
> operations in San Mateo, Rizal and Manggahan, Pasig. They reported
> many people are suffering from foot injuries due to continuous walking
> in muds. Many are also sick and also have fungal infections. There
> are other relief operations underway, while some are busy repacking
> the relief goods and making them ready for distribution.
>
> The situation is still abnormal in so many places. What is so
> infuriating is the stupid response of the government. The other day,
> they announced that donations in kind from abroad should pass thru the
> Department of Social Welfare and Dev't (DSWD) so it won't be taxed.
> Implicitly, it is saying that donations not passing thru the DSWD will
> be confiscated. They want the donations to pass thru to them so it
> can be another source of corruption which will just go to their
> pockets and that of their ilks.
>
> Another storm is hitting the Bicol region and Samar now and is
> expected to further batter Northern Luzon by tomorrow. The new storm
> is "Pepeng" and the weather station said that it can be a
> supertyphoon, with rains much worse than Ondoy and with gustiness of
> up to 250kph. Waters in Laguna de Bay has risen, threatening to break
> a 90-yr record water level. There's a possibility that water will
> overflow in Sta. Rosa and San Pedro, Laguna. Even as we say this,
> many areas are still flooded (such as in urban poor community
> Southville in Laguna, in Muntinlupa, Cainta, Taguig, Malabon, etc) due
> to Ondoy's wrath.
>
> So we really thank you for your help. I'll give more updates of the
> situation here in the next mail.
>
> In solidarity,
> Tess
