Updates from manila

Daryl and Sherlyn arrived at Paaralang Pantao, Payatas together with all of the 14 boxes at 11pm last night. Also at the school were 15 sacks of 50kg of rice. They spent the next morning packing the rice, plates, clothes, blankets and towels which was planned to be distributed to the families in Isang Dakot at lower Payatas, where they still have not recieved aid,  in the afternoon. However, they were unable to do so because of the rain. 1 death has been confirmed there. They are expecting boxes of canned sardines to arrive from a factory. Getting portable water is still a problem. The plan for Saturday is to go to Erap to give aid to the families there. North Luzon was on signal 4 alert and Payatas on signal 2 alert in the afternoon. They are expecting super typhoon Pepeng to hit metro manila at 9pm. Everyone has to be home to prepare and power will be shut off in places prone to flooding. Arroyo held a national disaster council meeting in Cainta. A state of calamity has been declared allowing the local government to access their local calamity funds. Across the nation prices of food and other stuff will be controlled. The confirmed death toll in the afternoon was 280 according to DSWD. The government will sponser the burial of the dead. Other problems that have arised from this natural disaster are firstly the shortage of portable toilets at the evacuation centres and secondly health problems mainly respirtory infections and diarrhea.