Thank You Vmuch...Maraming Salamat po!!

[Arthur Little]

"... when all is said and done!"

... reminds me ^ of a track from an 'Abba' album!

[sars_notd_virus]

, Marie ... Gt 's NOT such a bad old nation when all is said and done!

I agree sir Art,...people come together in such crisis and support each other

[sars_notd_virus]

... reminds me ^ of a track from an 'Abba' album!

here you go: ...I am also listening to it now and still busy packing relief goods!!

Here's to us one more toast and then we'll pay the bill
Deep inside both of us can feel the autumn chill
Birds of passage, you and me
We fly instinctively
When the summer's over and the dark clouds hide the sun
Neither you nor I'm to blame when all is said and done

[joebloggs]

Coca-Cola donates $2.5m to support disaster relief in the Philippines
http://www.foodbev.com/news/coca-col...e#.UoYfViePCCk

Tim Hortons contributes $100,000 to Philippines disaster relief
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-relea...232045261.html

[grahamw48]

That's good...maybe Coke can also send a few million for dental treatment for all the teeth their nasty products have rotted in the Phils.

[KeithD]

That's good...maybe Coke can also send a few million for dental treatment for all the teeth their nasty products have rotted in the Phils.

That isn't cokes fault, everything in moderation, and clean your teeth

[SimonH]

That isn't cokes fault, everything in moderation, and clean your teeth

I'm going to copy and paste that, then send it to Colgate, maybe they'll donate a few million as well

[Arthur Little]

here you go: ...I am also listening to it now and still busy packing relief goods!!

Here's to us one more toast and then we'll pay the bill
Deep inside both of us can feel the autumn chill
Birds of passage, you and me
We fly instinctively
When the summer's over and the dark clouds hide the sun
Neither you nor I'm to blame when all is said and done

... THAT'S the one, Marie ... MANY THANKS!!!

[andy222]

Mmmm Agnetha my schoolboy crush. Seriously though, well done to all the brits that have donated.

[Terpe]

Mmmm Agnetha my schoolboy crush.....

Ah yes, still one of mine

Seriously though well done to all the brits that have donated.

Just unbelievable..... still so many wonderful compassionate and generous people around us

[stevewool]

it has to be on the news every day, once it has started to be the third or fourth story on the news people will think its ok now, just my thoughts, and yes we all should be very proud of what we have all done

[Rosie1958]

Just read an update from DEC.... the Disaster Emergency Committee ......... which was posted 9 hours ago. The amount donated at that time was £30m and it is sure to be more than that now. How wonderful!!!!!

[stevewool]

an amazing amount, just goes to show we are all richer than we think, and more generous than what people may think

[Rosie1958]

The £30m is the amount donated to the DEC and excludes all the donations that have been sent directly to Philippine Red Cross, etc. so we probably won't know exactly how much our very generous country has donated so far. I believe that there are over 60 million people in the UK so if everyone donated just a pound, £60m would be raised. So many people around the world have been touched by the devastation and suffering and want to do whatever they can. However small it all counts.

Watch out for the bucket collections in the UK this weekend, I am sure there will be plenty and know that The Rotary Club will be out in Taunton collecting as a friend of mine is taking part!

[KeithD]

Watch out for the bucket collections in the UK this weekend....

Surely they need food and water not buckets?!

[joebloggs]

Nestle, LaFarge, LG pledge more donations for PH

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/...e-donations-ph

[Dedworth]

Well done the cruise lines

The travel industry has rallied to help people devastated by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.

Cruise lines with crew members from the country are supporting staff with families affected by the disaster and have pledged to donate money.

The support came as the Foreign & Commonwealth Office changed its guidance and advised against all but essential travel to the eastern Visayas region of the Philippines where the typhoon caused extensive damage.

At least 10,000 people, the vast majority in the city of Tacloban, are thought to have been killed by the typhoon, which struck last week.

US specialist Mike Stones, of Major Travel, encouraged donations via the Travel Gossip page on Facebook. He said his wife had flown to the Philippines to visit relatives and landed 12 hours ahead of the typhoon, adding: “The final damage will be nearly equivalent to the Boxing Day tsunami, so if you can afford some aid please give it.”

Royal Caribbean has pledged to raise $1 million to help those affected.

Richard Fain, chairman and chief executive, said: “More than 12,800 of our employees call the Philippines home.

“We want to do everything we can to help them, their families, and their neighbours heal from this tragedy.”

Royal Caribbean has been helping crew members communicate with relatives in the Philippines and is also matching contributions from employees.

As parent company Carnival Corporation pledges $1 million to aid relief in the Philippines, UK brands P&O Cruises and Cunard are also donating $100,000 to the Red Cross appeal.

David Dingle, Carnival UK chief executive, said: “With over 4,000 Filipino crew members working across the fleet of ten ships, P&O Cruises and Cunard have been working hard to support our ships’ companies in contacting their loved ones.

“We are providing help and as much practical and emotional support as they need. This is not a short term crisis and we have pledged to continue to help those affected over coming days, weeks and months, as long as it takes.

“All Filipino crew or those living I the Philippines have been given free phone and internet cards so they can contact their family and friends. We are also putting chaplains on all our ships specifically for crew counseling.

“For those crew members who have asked to return to the Philippines we have arranged for them to be met and given the support they need whilst there.”

Fred Olsen Cruise Lines said it is arranging for a number of staff from the most devastated areas to return home, and is sending a donation to its crewing agent in the region, Bahia Shipping, to distribute to families in need of help.

Holland America Line and Seabourn made a $25,000 donation to disaster relief efforts in the affected area.

Adventure travel specialist Intrepid Travel is encouraging donations to the Intrepid Foundation. The Intrepid Group will match donations up to £11,700.

The UN says more than 11 million people are believed to have been affected by the storm, which went on to cause disruption in Vietnam and China.

http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articl...evastated.html

Generous holidaymakers on British cruise ships have raised thousands of pounds for Filipino crew members who fear for their families, writes Walter Harris.

Collections were organised by the captains of Saga's three ships during Remembrance Sunday services last weekend, and the money has been distributed among the 1,000 Filipino crew.

During one service on Saga's ship Sapphire, Captain Alistair McLundie and chaplain Ken Newell included the Lord's Prayer in Tagalog – a language spoken in the Philippines – and members of the Filipino choir held hands.

One passenger said : 'Most of the crew came from the Philippines. Several were concerned at the lack of news about their families and one feared her brother was among the dead.

'I found the Sapphire service remarkably moving.'

Captains on Cunard and P&O ships also held collections and the companies have made a joint donation of £62,000 to the Red Cross, while their American parent company, Carnival Corporation, has given $1 million (£620,000) to the relief effort.

All three companies have sent representatives to the Philippines to find the families of crew members.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz2l0lM4AUb

[grahamw48]

Very generous.

[Rosie1958]

Just read an update from DEC.... the Disaster Emergency Committee ......... which was posted 9 hours ago. The amount donated at that time was £30m and it is sure to be more than that now. How wonderful!!!!!

Further update, the DEC Appeal in the UK showed 10 hours ago that an astonishing £39 million has now been raised by the British public!!!!

How wonderful is that?!!!

[KeithD]

The Titanic is steaming full speed dead-ahead to help with the evacuation

[Michael Parnham]

Further update, the DEC Appeal in the UK showed 10 hours ago that an astonishing £39 million has now been raised by the British public!!!!

How wonderful is that?!!!

Very nice Rosie!

[grahamw48]

The Titanic is steaming full speed dead-ahead to help with the evacuation

Keith ...stop it now !

[Rosie1958]

Further update, the DEC Appeal in the UK showed 10 hours ago that an astonishing £39 million has now been raised by the British public!!!!

How wonderful is that?!!!

An update from the Disaster Emergency Committee, the amount donated to the Philippines Typhoon appeal by the generous British public is now £50 million !!!!!

[Michael Parnham]

An update from the Disaster Emergency Committee, the amount donated to the Philippines Typhoon appeal by the generous British public is now £50 million !!!!!

Thank you so much for your updates Rosie, look forward to your next one!

[Rosie1958]

Thank you so much for your updates Rosie, look forward to your next one!

Michael, it's my pleasure and thank you so much for the rep

Just 24 hours after the last update, I am thrilled to report that the donations by the British public to the DEC Philippines Typhoon appeal has now risen to £55 million!!!!

What is also amazing is that the Philippines appeal was also being run at the same time as our annual Children In Need appeal last week which also raised £32 million.

What a truly fabulous result!!!

[Michael Parnham]

Michael, it's my pleasure and thank you so much for the rep

Just 24 hours after the last update, I am thrilled to report that the donations by the British public to the DEC Philippines Typhoon appeal has now risen to £55 million!!!!

What is also amazing is that the Philippines appeal was also being run at the same time as our annual Children In Need appeal last week which also raised £32 million.

What a truly fabulous result!!!

It is indeed Rosie!

[sars_notd_virus]

Michael, it's my pleasure and thank you so much for the rep

Just 24 hours after the last update, I am thrilled to report that the donations by the British public to the DEC Philippines Typhoon appeal has now risen to £55 million!!!!

What is also amazing is that the Philippines appeal was also being run at the same time as our annual Children In Need appeal last week which also raised £32 million.

What a truly fabulous result!!!

thanks for the update Rosie...Truly fabulous!!

[Doc Alan]

Typhoon Haiyan was more destructive than most people thought possible. The financial and tactical support of the UK, USA and other countries has been amazing, and obviously appreciated by Filipinos . But already the UN initial appeal for $300m in emergency aid has been declared inadequate.


Like other natural disasters, there has been shocking damage and loss of life, fear and chaos, lack of food and shelter – with criticism of sluggish local and even international response.


The acute crisis is giving way to long term challenges of recovery.


Apart from the death toll and millions displaced, it seems more than 18,000 were injured. Most hospitals and health facilities in typhoon-hit areas are seriously damaged. Additional hospitals and facilities set up by international groups are not all ( yet ) working. Sanitation conditions are worrying due to clean water shortage. The risks of diarrhoea, respiratory illnesses including influenza, and leptospirosis, remain high. Safety of vaccination is at risk because the vaccines can’t all be stored at the right ( cold ) temperature. It’s now estimated that 200,000 pregnant women and 130,000 breast feeding women in disaster – hit areas need specialised care.


There appear to be 87 medical teams, including 43 foreign groups, deployed to affected areas.


Basic medical supplies ( dressings, antibiotics, painkillers, and intravenous sets ), together with soap, tarpaulins, blankets have been / or are being distributed to affected areas, including remote islands.


As at least seven provinces ( Samar, Leyte, Cebu, Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan and Palawan ) have been affected, there are at least that number of separate relief efforts.


A DOH spokesman said :- “ It might take a while to get the whole health-care system back to normal and better coordination is needed … I’m still calling for more volunteers and health-care professionals, both domestically and internationally “.


The UK’s assistance alone is something we’re all proud of, and we know it’s appreciated .



http://www.thelancet.com/journals/la...380-6/fulltext


http://www.thelancet.com/journals/la...406-X/fulltext

[grahamw48]

Thanks for the info' Alan.

[Rosie1958]

Great info doc Alan! I've found a photo of one of the makeshift hospitals that has been set up in Philippines by Save the Children, one of the 14 charities participating in the the Disaster Emergency Committee set up in the UK:-

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The DEC has now also announced a further update on the amount donated in the UK ....... now a wonderful £57 million!!

If anyone would like to help and make a donation, their website can be found at http://dec.org.uk/appeals/philippines-typhoon-appeal