There Goes My Roof - What To Do When Storms Rage Through

It’s a bird? No. It’s a plane?  Are you kidding, that is my roof.

When it flies, you know the storm gets serious.

The western countries have their hurricanes, here in the east coast we have these so-called typhoons or storms.  A mature tropical cyclone that develops in the northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean between 180° and 100°E. The most troublesome natural phenomenon known here, in our dearest Pearl of the orient.

            Known for its huge mountains, Philippines can withstand an incoming hurricane, dispersing it and converting it to rain and strong winds, making it less destructive, though it still carries enough power to cause a lot of damage in the country, especially in the northern and southern part of Luzon, which is often visited by these natural calamities.

            Ondoy, Pepeng, and Sendong are the three famous names in this field of destroying and ruining cities and provinces. Ondoy, the typhoon which causes maximum damage in the cities of Marikina and Rizal, Pepeng, continuing the legacy of its predecessor, causing damages in major cities, and finally, Sendong, the monster that destroyed major cities in the humble island of Mindanao, and the latest typhoon that visited Philippines. Causing great floods, and landslides, these typhoon is considered the most “can’t be forgotten” storm that visited Philippines.

We Can Do Something!

Our Ghostbusters in times of  storms. 

With so much obliteration and destruction, capital industries and innocent lives were spent. No one can totally prevent these kind of happenings but at least we can help those who are in need, and who were most affected.

            Here are some emergency hotline numbers in case any of these occurrences ever happen:

• Rescue Operations
• National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) (+632-9125668, +632-9111406, +632-9115061, +632-9122665) Help hotlines: (+65 734-2118, 734-2120)
• Philippine Coast Guard (+632-5276136)
• Air Force (+63908-1126976, +632-8535023)
• Metro Manila Development Authority (136)
• Marikina City Rescue (+632-6462436, +632-6462423, +632920-9072902)
• Pasig Rescue Emergency Number (+632-6310099)
• Quezon City Rescue (161)
• San Juan City Hall Command Post (+632-4681697)
• Bureau of Fire Protection Region III (Central Luzon) Hotline: (+63245-9634376)
• Senator Dick Gordon (+639178997898, +63938-444BOYS, +632-9342118, +632-4338528)
• Senator Manny Villar (+639174226800. +639172414864, +639276751981)

• Civil Society/ Media



The heroes.

• Philippine National Red Cross (143, +632-5270000)
• Philippine National Red Cross Rizal Chapter operations center hotline: (+632-6350922, +632-6347824)
• Go to GMA Facebook page & post complete addresses and names of people in need of immediate help.
• ABS-CBN Typhoon Ondoy Hotline: (+632-4163641)
• Jam 88.3: (+632- 6318803) or SMS at JAM (space) 883 (space) your message to 2968

• Rubber Boat Requests, 4×4 Trucks
• NCRPO (+632-8383203, +632-8383354)
• Private citizens who would like to lend their motor boats for rescue
  please call emergency nos: +632-9125668, +632-9111406, +632-9122665, +632-9115061)
• You can also text (+632917-4226800 or +632927-6751981) for rescue dump trucks.
• For those who are able to lend 4×4 trucks for rescue: Please send truck to Greenhills Shoppng Center Unimart Grocery to await deployment, Tel No. (+632920-9072902).

 For coordinations to Charity related programs:

·         PCSO  

·         ABS-CBN Sagip-kapamilya

·         Life for Golf foundation

With these little help, many lives can be saved...

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Incredibly, Filipinos still smile when roofs are just sitting next to oblivion.

Kudos to the Filipinos who survived every storms that raged through the lands. Rock on fellow 9gaggers and readers.

-THIS IS LEGIT.