Balay Mindanaw Disaster Response Updates
January 30 to February 6, 2012
Dear Friends,
We share with you these updates still a little shaken. As we were finalizing this report, we felt a dizzying shaking of the BM Operations Center. We learned soon that a strong earthquake (6.9) hit Negros and other Visayas provinces, and was felt as far as Mindanao. We hope that it has caused no damage or injury especially to the people and communities in the Visayas. We pray that the feared tsunami does not come even as tsunami alerts have been raised in the coastal areas of Visayas and Mindanao.
This morning’s experience has served as another not-so-gentle reminder of the urgency of facing the challenges of disaster preparedness, risk reduction, resiliency-building, and resource nurturance.
Now, back to our report…
Fifty days after the disaster, we continue to be overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity of friends and strangers, as they send more cash and non-cash donations to the Balay Mindanaw Operations Center to support our disaster response work.
Mirma, Rieya and Fred personally delivered 200 kilos of women undergarments from the Miriam College Center for Peace Education, which organized an Undergarments Drive for those affected by Typhoon Sendong. Jasmin also sent more cash donations from the Miriam College Grade School, Miriam College High School Batch 1960. The cash donations will be used to purchase male undergarments and baby diapers for distribution in our 5 focused barangays and 3 tent communities.
Hiroaki Imai flew all the way from Japan to personally bring more cash donations from the Kuya Fish Campaign. Their donations will be used to buy kettles, thermal pots and portable urinals which have been identified as most pressing needs of the residents in the 3 tent communities and the Iponan Community Center.
We have been informed that fund-raising activities to support our work are still going on in Europe, USA, Australia, Japan and other countries. We also received fifty pieces of flashlights from GBMLT Manpower Services and 8 sacks of clothing from the AFP Command Center.
To date, a total of P11,341,808.84 cash and non-cash donations have been received by the Balay Mindanaw Operations Center. Details of these cash and non-cash donations received and pledges are the following are found at the last portion of this report.
Our Continuing Work: Accompanying the Barangays and the Tent Communities
We continue to focus our assistance to the two tent communities in Barangay Indahag and another tent community in Barangay Gusa, and the five barangays of Bulua, Iponan, Kauswagan, Bonbon and Canitoan.
Here are some updates from last week’s disaster response engagements:
Relief Work
The BM Relief Team continues to facilitate the delivery and distribution of food, water, and other non-food items. Letran and 4ID AFP distributed food items to 120 residents in the tent communities. While the FIBECO fire truck has already returned to Maramag, CRS continues to provide 8,000 liters of water daily. The 4ID has committed to add 3,500 liters every Saturday.
In partnership with Habitat, repair kits will soon be distributed to 400 families. This week, the Team will be distributing undergarments, diapers, kettles, thermal pots, and portable urinals.
WASH
Balay Mindanaw facilitated the distribution of 12 Garbage bins and 12 Handwashing containers from CRS to the 2 tent communities in Indahag, 6 garbage bins & 6 handwashing containers to each tent communities.
We met with Ross Tomlinson, the water engineer of CRS, regarding the WASH concerns especially regarding the construction of 4 latrines and 4 bathing cubicle for men and 4 bathing cubicle for women for each tent communities. Tent Community 1 has already prepared the septic tank, and will start the construction as soon as the materials committed by
CRS are delivered. Tent Community 1 will build the latrines in 3 days with 12 community members working under cash for work at P215.00 per day. The construction of the bathing cubicle will be supported by the All Hands Organization volunteers and some volunteers from tent community.
Livelihood & Enterprise Development
Jan. 29 – Meeting with the Tent Community leaders/representatives
Formal presentation of Balay Mindanaw Group and KPMFI for Tent Community 1 leaders/representative. We also presented the proposed Livelihood and Enterprise Development processes and level-off expectations regarding with Balay Mindanaw and other partners. The group agreed to the process and partnership, and the importance of further organizing and strengthen their community.
Feb. 2 – meeting with the Barangay Council together with Tent Community leaders & Managers
Formal presentation of Balay Mindanaw Group and KPMFI to the Barangay Council during their session. We also presented the proposed process on the Livelihood and Enterprise Development and how the Barangay Council and Barangay Development Council be very involved as partners. As a result, the Barangay Council formally accepts Balay Mindanaw as a partner and looks forward to work in developing their barangay. Within February, The Barangay Development Council will review their Barangay Development Plan, where Balay Mindanaw will help facilitate in formulating their 5 year plan, since their present BDP covers only 2008 – 2012.
Aside from consultation and presentation, the tent community leaders/managers were also able to update the council regarding the situation and needs of their community.
Feb. 3 – 5 – Household Profiling for Tent Community 1 and 2
After the processes were agreed by the Barangay Council, Tent Community Leaders and Balay Mindanaw during the Barangay Council meeting (Feb. 2). Household profiling for tent community 1 and 2 was then conducted. The profiling focuses more on the skills, source of income and livelihood/enterprise experiences of the households in the tent communities. The information gathered will then serve as baseline data for partners (Balay Mindanaw, Tent Community leaders/mangers, Barangay Council, etc.). This will also be an important input in reviewing their Barangay Development Plan.
This week we will consolidate the profile and present it to the community leaders and barangay council and set the schedule for the Barangay Development Plan Review (This is step 2 of our process).
Psycho Social Support
Feb 5
23 Social Work students from Ateneo de Davao University (ADDU), accompanied by their adviser, Dr. Ely Acosta facilitated a Psycho Social Session for 56 adults, male-17; female-39 (mostly parents) in the two Indahag Tent Communities. Dr Ely Acosta has expressed that aside from PSS Activities, ADDU is raising funds for the Sendong survivors, and they want to connect to Balay Mindanaw on their Project SSE 12 for 2012. They already started raising funds intended to provide temporary shelters (Bahay Kubo Type) for 12 families.
The Barangay Health Workers in Indahag have also started monitoring the health conditions of the children in Indahag 1 and 2. Last Saturday, they assisted KPMFI in weighing the children with ages 3-12 yrs old.
Feb 1
We attended the Psycho Social Cluster meeting @ DOH, the following were tackled:
a. That all groups engaged on PSS will coordinate to the PSS Cluster, to properly monitor the activities being conducted
b. Training of trainers on Psycho Social ( by the UP Psychiatry Dept ), schedule is set on February 3rd week
c. All Institutions engaged on PSS will have an assessment/de briefing by the end of February
d. Psychiatric Referral is every Saturday 9-12am @ DOH Compound
e. Christian’s Haven (A Ministry to Street Children and Orphans of the Phil. Islands) is extending their services to those children who are orphaned and are still staying in the evacuation centers.
Schedule for Next week: February 14- Body Talk session with the two tent communities in Indahag.
Shelter
In the latest meetings (Monday and Tuesday), it was cited that the cost of construction materials has gone up despite the price monitoring of DTI. The concerned office was requested to take immediate action to address the issue as this has already caused some delay as in housing construction and distribution of shelter repair kits.
All the cluster members were requested to submit a one-page report describing what shelter kits have been provided including procedures or policies used in the actual distribution.
Certificate of Construction (negotiated exemption from getting the usual building permits, etc.) will also be requested from the City Government.
The NFA warehouse in Patag, CDO (beside the golf course) used by the World Food Program (WFP) is now open for other groups in need of space for temporary storage. This is open at least for a month.
IFRC-ACTED has finally presented the results of the Rapid Shelter Assessment done at the household level; conducted in just 10 days. Highlights of the study were shared by Mr. Byron who then provided each of the shelter cluster members a USB of the entire study. CDO Flood Damage Map has also been printed for distribution the next meeting.
CCCM cluster
The cluster will be providing latest updates on the status of each evacuation center, transition shelters next meeting. This is needed due to the fast increasing number of transition sites, movement of IDPs.
IOM’s Data Tracking Matrix (DTM) results as of 27 January were presented; needs to be updated regularly.
WaSH cluster has been very active as regards providing water supply in most of the evacuation/transition sites. CRS-BMFI partnership exists in Indahag camps; ACF-BMFI in Gusa.
BMFI has acquired 5 school-type tents from World Vision.
HRC-OXFAM and CRS announced that the required materials to complete the WaSH needs of the 2 Indahag camps are now ready. “Bayanihan” among the camps’ WaSH committee members, the ever supportive All Hands Together headed by Mark Young, and the BLGU shall be pursued within the week
Donations Received
As we continue our work of accompanying the survivors, we continue to thank you for accompanying us. Here again are the details of the generous support from you.
To date, a total of P11,341,808.84 cash and non-cash donations have been received by the Balay Mindanaw Operations Center:
Cash donations received (Cash, Cheques, Bank Deposits) of P2,992,661.84
Non-cash donations received: P8,349,147.00
We are still expecting a total of P1,437,580.00 cash and non-cash donations from generous friends and organizations from here and abroad:
Cash Pledges: P78,080.00 (including dollars, yen and euro)
Non-cash pledges: P1,359,500.00
Details of these cash and non-cash donations received and pledges are the following:
Cash Received:
P22,000 from anonymous (received Dec. 18)
P1,000 from anonymous (received Dec. 21
P20,000 from anonymous (received Dec. 21)
P5,000 from anonymous (received Dec. 21)
P17,000 from anonymous (received Dec. 22)
P14,780 from anonymous (received Dec. 22)
P3,000 from anonymous (received Dec. 23)
P3,000 from anonymous (received Dec. 23)
P4,400 from anonymous (received Dec. 26)
P1,500 from anonymous (received Dec. 27)
P5,000 from anonymous (received Dec. 27)
P5,000 from anonymous (received Dec. 28)
P5,000 from anonymous (received Dec. 28)
P4,000 from anonymous (received Dec. 29)
P3,330 from anonymous (received Jan. 2)
P40,001.43 from anonymous (received Jan. 2)
P6,000 from anonymous (received Jan. 4)
P5,608.43 from anonymous (received Jan. 13)
P5,000 from anonymous (received Jan. 20)
P10,000 from anonymous (received Jan. 20)
P1,000 from anonymous (received Jan. 26)
USD 106.40 from anonymous (received Dec. 26)
USD 376.92 from anonymous (received Dec. 28)
USD 146.46 from anonymous (received Jan. 3)
USD 75 from anonymous (received Jan. 11)
USD 3,803.58 from anonymous (received Feb. 3)
P5,000 from Pat Sarenas
P3,000 from Raissa Jajurie
P5,000 from Amy Salas and Family
P5,000 from Goldie Chan
P11,550 from MINCODE
P15,000 from Marcia Tadulan
P5,000 from Azon and Jasper Llanderal
P10,000 from Gerry and Sally
P10,000 from Karen Tañada
P1,000 from Joy Haboc
P10,000 from FPSDC
P15,000 from Teody Peña
P5,000 from Baht Latumbo
P5,000 from Fred Torres
P10,000 from Butch Bartolome
P12,301 from CODE-NGO
P10,000 from Hec Soliman
P5,000 from International Movement of Development Managers
P2,000.00 from Medardo Babista
P5,000 from Melot Atillo
P50,000 from NATCCO Network
P50,000 from KRDFI
P50,000 from Philippine-Misereor Partnership
P3,000 from Anna Laylo
P2,000 from Mr. Haboc
P35,000 from Dave Carter (Philippine Judo Federation)
P2,500 from Joseph Lubrico
P23,656.13 from Emma Leslie, Ngarm, Rita and friends from Action Asia
P10,000 from Ben Aspera
P30,000 from Ed and Girlie
P10,00 from Dan Songco (Pinoy ME)
P6,400 from DMMMPSC Batch 1990
P1,790 from Christ the King College Batch 2002
P2,000 from Daniel Paclihan
P100,000 from Theosophical Society of the Philippines
P10,000 from IID
P5,000 from Aying Asis
P5,000 from Apple Oreta
P11,761.70 from ACT/CPCS
P2,000 from Grace Abesamis
P1,500 FROM Uriel & Miguel Galace
P23,498.81 from Lootah BCG
P2,000 from Gay Arenal
P10,000 from Sulong CARHRIHL
P13,000 from Action Asia-Nepal
P3,000 from Elsie Meimban
P55,174 from Mercedita de Jesus (FEDFAB & ALAB)
P5,630 from Generoso de Jesus
P19,743 from Filipino & Irish Friends in Mullingar, Ireland
P12,000 from Boyd & Bautista Family
P500,000 from American Chamber Foundation Philippines, Inc.
P16,582.50 from Rainier Kalis
P16,000 from Dr. Dennis Batangan
P395 from KHOA 1
P5,000 from Katilingban para sa Kalambuan
P8,600 from Corazon Zamora
P50,000 from Mindanao People’s Council
P3,346 from PDRRMO-Sarangani
P66,370 from Australia / Bohnockns 2
P2,000 from Quing Romero-Barregreen
P5,000 from Sr. Ma. Rosario Gaite & Sisters of Mercy of Guam
P100,000 from Habitat for Humanity
P35,450 from Leon and Milagros Garcia Foundation
P43,400 from Luz Mojica
P120,000 from Miriam College Grade School
P25,000 from Miriam College High School batch 1960
P150,000 from Kuya Fish Campaign
USD 383.50 from Gary Hawes and Rose
USD 793.50 from Simon Brook
USD 300 from Juvy Loyola
USD 122.18 from Dr. Beth Mangrobang
USD 143.50 from Francisco Runas
USD 460 from South Georgia Filipino (PT/OT) Therapists Community
USD 2,272.04 from Japan-Philippines NGO Network / Asian Community Center 21 (ACC21)
USD 6,391.32 from The Imai Memorial Charitable Trust for Overseas Cooperation
USD 211.49 from Paul Clifford
USD 200 from Corazon Zamora
USD 246 from 66 BN3 classmates, Mariza Dacoron and Paul Van Mierlo
EUR 4,953.66 from MISEREOR
EUR 100 from Sally & Joaquim Dengg
Thomas & Ning Bhoelke
Non-cash items received:
14 big bundles of clothing, blankets, etc. from See Joo Won
1200 bottles of 1L water from AIM-MiRANT
3 sacks of clothes from Balay Mindanaw Friends
2 boxes of sardines and 3 boxes of noodles from Zamboanga Marines
70 bottles of 500ml water and 2 boxes of biscuits from MSU-IIT
Clothing & medicines from Dr. Jojo Aguirre
8 boxes of clothing, blankets, sorted kitchen items and toys from Kids for Peace
5 sacks of clothing from Land Care
4 boxes of noodles from Atty. Juvy Arubio
Noodles, sardines and clothes from Dr. Cagape
3 boxes of clothing from Alpha Phi Omega – CDO
5 big boxes of mixed non-food items from Gen. Gurrea
5 boxes of medicines from Dr. Jane Rafanan-Dy
10 packs of mixed non-food items from God is With Us
1 big box of clothing, shoes and toys from Dodo Macasaet
4 sacks of clothing from KPMFI
168 boxes of high energy biscuits from World Food Program
25 boxes of plumpy ‘doz from World Food Program
4728 bottles 1.5L, 6160 bottles 500ml, 4728 bottles 330ml water from World Food Program
60 kettles, 86 frying pans, 146 cooking pans, 238 basins from Aboitiz Foundation, Inc.
7 boxes clothing, 1 box male and female underwear, 3 boxes of biscuits and water from Aboitiz Foundation, Inc.
15 sacks, 6 boxes and 1 bag of clothing from Fast Cargo Logistics, Corporation
5 big boxes of mixed male and female undergarments, slippers, mats, clothing, shoes, food items, medicines and vitamins from Dra. Marilyn Arguillas, IID, Mindanao Times and Mindanews
1 box of mixed good from Memen Lauzon
2 boxes of medicines from Honmar & Eleonor Que
144 pcs of toothbrush from Jun Gueverro
100 boxes of Family Sirvival Kit from Disaster Aid International
1 box of medicine from Dra. Jocelyn Ypil-Gargantos
4 boxes of clothing from dela Vega & Villa Family
15 boxes of family life straw, 13 boxes of solar bulbs w/ one solar lantern & solar panel inside of one box, 6 sacks of assorted clothes, and 2 packs/sacks of TEFI relief bags from Team Energy Foundation
100 packs of hygine set from Sebolino Family
6 pcs of solar lamps from Peace and Equity Foundation
24 boxes of clothes, sanitary napkins and shoes from Suwon St. Church (Korea)
4 sacks of clothing from Suico Family
1 box of clothing from Melot Atillo
16 cascets, 101 boxes of drinking water, 50 boxes of sardines, 726 sacks of clothing, 2 sacks of rice, 3 boxes of shoes and sandals, 5 sacks of assorted kitchen utensils, 6 boxes of assorted canned goods from the Provincial Government of Sarangani
Medicines from Davao Medical Center
Repair kit for 200 families from Habitat for Humanity (@ P3,000 per family)
Repair kit for 165 families from International Organization for Migrants (@ P7,000 per family)
Goods from Sally Bellosillo
4 boxes relief goods from IPER
30 gift certificates from Azon and Jasper Llanderal
50 pcs flashlights from GBMLT Manpower Services
8 sacks of clothing from AFP Command Center
200 kilos of women undergarments from Miriam College
Cash Pledges:
USD500 from Marcelino Zamora
USD810 from friends from the USA
USD50 from Juvy Soria
USD100 from Alice Colina
USD100 from Ms. Rita
Eur100 from friends in Hamburg
Cash Pledges with unspecified amount:
Luz Mojica– US
Christian Herbolzheimer/Conciliation Resources
Sally Bellosillo
Tony Cantañana
Simon Fischer
Non-cash pledges:
Medicines from FPSDC
Goods from Kidlat de Guia
450 boxes of clothes, new shoes and new blankets from Barry Hicks
19 sacks of goods from the Province of Basilan
Daghang Salamat!