FAQs: Donations and Volunteers for the Typhoon Yolanda relief effort

Where and how to donate
Cash donations through DSWD:

• Via Land Bank of the Philippines (Batasan Branch)
  • Contact person: Ms. Fe Catalina at +63 918-628-1897
  • Peso Current Account No. 3122-1011-84
  • US Dollar Savings Account No. 3124-0055-81, swift code TLBPPHMMXXX
• Via G Cash – http://disaster.dswd.gov.ph/online-donation/gcash
• Via Credit Card or Online – http://disaster.dswd.gov.ph/online-donation/

In-kind donations may be dropped off at any of the following locations:

• Ateneo de Manila University, Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights, Quezon City 1108
• De La Salle University, 2401 Taft Avenue, Manila 1004

Contact person: Mr. Charles Kevin Ronda at +63 905-342-7647
Other contact details:
International and local donations (DSWD):

• Usec. Angelita Medel at +63 928-550-0532
• Asec. Ted Romo at +63 947-996-1785
• Dir. Resty Macuto at +63 16-428-6557

International donations (DFA):

• Asec. Gary Domingo at +63 917-866-4297
• Ms. Rachel Oronce at +63 903-820-7123

What type of goods to donate

• Food (nonperishable goods, canned goods, ready-to-eat, does not require water to cook)
• Bottled water
• Basic medicine (e.g., paracetamol, for dehydration, for diarrhea)
• Clothes (fresh, comfortable, new underwear)
• Toiletries
• Blankets
• Tents

How to volunteer
Interested volunteers who wish to assist in the repacking of goods in NCR may contact the following numbers:

• DSWD NROC hotlines: (02)852-8081 / (02)851-2681 / (02)511-1259
• DSWD hotline: (02)459-2131

Note: Schedule by group of at least 5 members.
Repacking sites are the following:

Site	Address
DSWD NROC (National Resource Operations Center)	NAIA Chapel Road, Pasay City(at the back of CAAP)
Cargohaus	Ground Floor, Cargohaus Building,NAIA Complex, Barangay VitalezParañaque City 1700
Villamor Air Base	Pasay City 1309
Ninoy Aquino Stadium (formerly Rizal Stadium)	M. Adriatico St., cor. Leveriza St., Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila

Who to contact or where to look for missing relatives

• Google person finder: http://google.org/personfinder/2013-yolanda
• Philippine National Red Cross: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16aq0AH-OnEE_bM53iL5qInqHPZ28lntEXPs-rS01a88/viewform
• Official Gazette List of Casualties: http://www.gov.ph/crisis-response/updates-typhoon-yolanda/casualties/

Who to contact to request for relief operations in areas not yet reached by the government

• DSWD NROC hotlines: (02)851-2681 / (02)852-8081 / (02)511-1259
• DSWD Twitter account: @dswdserves

Where to check for updates
Official Gazette

• Website: http://www.gov.ph/crisis-response/updates-typhoon-yolanda/
• Twitter account: @govph
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/govph

NDRRMC

• Website: http://www.ndrrmc.gov.ph/
• Twitter account: @ndrrmc_opcen

DSWD

• Website: http://www.dswd.gov.ph/
• Twitter account: @dswdserves

DOST Project NOAH

• Website: http://noah.dost.gov.ph/
• Twitter account: @projectnoah

DOST PAGASA

• Website: http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/
• Twitter account: @dost_pagasa