Further Updates from Paaralang Pantao (from Jay's email)

This morning Jay and Tita Letty head to Paaralang Pantao (Erap) to assess the needs of the many people affected by the typhoon “Ondoy.” So far he confirmed that 50 families lost their houses due to flash floods, 13 of these families have children studying in our school in Erap. Our teachers Maykool and Sydney were among those whose houses were not spared. Jay confirmed around 50 more houses currently submerged in waist to chest deep mud. Majority of the residents started going back their homes and begin cleaning up, slowly moving on.

In Payatas, lower dumpsite (Isang Dakot) there are about 30 families who have been hit hard by the flooding as well.

Critical needs are:
1. Clothing
2. Sleeping Mats
3. Safe Drinking Water
4. Medicines (for cough, colds, flu), and topical treatments for wounds.
5. Food (preferably canned goods and rice).

Further message form Jay:

- managed to solicit 10 x 50kg bag of rice (good enough for 100 families if we give them 5kg each) Next week, I'll be talking to some people who are importing construction materials... affected families will need help to rebuild their houses but hopefully this time, in a safer location.


In behalf of Mrs. Leticia Reyes, our tita letty, I wish to thank you very much for all your prayers and suuport. Tommorow our acts29 friends Sherlyn, Daryl and Debbie will be coming over to help provide assistance to those in need. We are very grateful the support of the many organizations there in Singapore for the promptness of your actions and well meaning endeavors for all the typhoon vicitms here in our country.

God bless and more power!