Advisory: After Typhoon Ondoy

From the media:

The weather bureau said Ondoy (Interntaional name: Ketsana) brought the heaviest rainfall in the country in 40 years. About 410 mm of rain fell in 24 hours on Saturday, twice the amount that drenched the United States during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

The floods have deluged Metro Manila (population: 11.5 million as of 2007) , stranding thousands. Major highways have been shut down due to floods and other effects of the typhoon. Operations of Manila’s NAIA terminal have been stopped. Domestic flights have been cancelled.

Floods have reached six feet in some areas. No reports yet of casualties but radio and TV news continuously report about knee-deep, waist-high, neck-high, and bus-level floods in many areas.

For our clients:

IT Group's office located near the boundary of QC and Pasig is fully operational. Staff will report in on Monday to attend to your needs. Please contact your account manager or project manager via email or SMS or contact our helpdesk via our trunklines or email for an update on urgent requirements. Only a small skeletal team will come in on Monday as some of our employees have reported that they may not be able to come in for a few days to attend to personal needs in this time of calamity.

For our employees:

Please check in with your respective Project Managers or Division Managers to let us know your status and your needs. Or contact our helpdesk at support@itgroup.com.ph, or send an SMS to Jaie Principe.

How to help:

Ways to donate to the Philippine National Red Cross via the PNRC web site

Manuel L. Quezon's blog: How to help (original on Quezon.ph | Tumblr.com mirror link)

Google Docs: Rescue InfoHub Central | List of Places where to donate (check out one nearest your area, or add a donation center that is not on the list)

Another list of where to donate goods via Bury Me In This Dress blog

Google Maps: Ondoy situation map for Metro Manila, by KaninLamig

to Donate to the Philippine National Red Cross,

from your SMART phone text RED 25 to 4483

from GLOBE phone text RED 25 to 2899

International Donations: For American Red Cross, call 1800-4357669

Other Relief Operations in Metro Manila:

Victory Fort: 813-FORT

NoyMar relief Operations: Call Clare Amador +63928-5205508. Drop off for relief donations: Balay Expo Center across Farmers Market Cubao.

Philippine Army Gym in Fort Bonifacio and GHQ Gym in Camp Aguinaldo are distributing donations for Ondoy Victims.

Sagip Kapamilya: +632-4132667, +632-4160387
Location: Philippines