The Nation's Answer to Ondoy's Visit

After the onslaught of the tropical depression Ondoy, people from the Luzon area have been preoccupied on helping each other out, sending relief goods to the areas severely hit by the storm, and sending out rescue teams to areas where people are stranded or paralyzed. Never has the country seen such a tragic wreck for decades (as I can strongly remember) caused by a severe flood in just one hit of the typhoon. With this heart-breaking devastation inflicted upon the country, people not only from the Luzon area are affected by this tragedy. The whole Philippines for that matter was dumb struck by the unforeseen calamity that would cripple the lives or living of millions of Filipinos in the northern part of the country. Not only that, people from other parts of the country most likely have relatives or friends living or temporarily staying in Luzon and thus would be deeply affected as much as the people living in the areas of calamity. It is really depressing.

With the whole country experiencing this distress, people from all over the country are flared to act against the misfortune the typhoon Ondoy has left on the soil of this nation. I strongly believe that the Visayas and the Mindanao region have done their part. In Cagayan de Oro City alone, I can see streamers found in key areas of the city saying that people in the area could donate stuff through these stations. In the university that I go to, they have this fund raising campaign named Oplan Ondoy. Anyone in the community can donate cash for the flood victims through the university's savings account. For those interested in donating cash, they can deposit it through the Xavier University savings account number 9331-0133-63 (BPI Division Branch), or they can look for Kris S. Buntag at the university's KKP office. To contact them through the phone, they can be reached through the landlines: 858-3116/72-3116.

People from all over the country are trying to fight their way against the ravage that the typhoon Ondoy has left on its path. People from my community are doing their part . Together, the whole Philippines can rise up from this nightmare.