450 Relief Boxes from U.S. East Coast: SENT! (NAFCON/SanDiwa’s Bayanihan for Disaster Relief Campaign Continues)

PRESS RELEASE 27 January 2010 REFERENCE: Jonna Baldres, Migrante International Coordinator for US East Coast, filipinocenter@gmail.com, (718)5658862 450 Relief Boxes from U.S. East Coast: SENT! NAFCON/SanDiwa’s Bayanihan for Disaster Relief Campaign Continues NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY – On January 19, just as news were received that the relief boxes from the US West Coast [...]

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 10/14 – Pulong Bayan (Community Meeting) in New York for typhoon victims

Last September 26, it was Ondoy (international name Ketsena). Barely a month later, typhoon Pepeng (international name Parma) hit the Northern part of the Philippines and has already been reported to claim the lives of 247 people as of October 11. The National Alliance for Filipino Concerns (NAFCON) and SanDiwa National Alliance of Fil-Am Youth [...]

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Help and Volunteers Needed.

Hello kababayans, Hope everybody’s doing well. We just want to express our utmost gratitude to everybody for joining this cause and/ or by donating their stuff. Again, We are asking for the community’s help and involvement. We need volunteers and certain materials. Materials 1)Balikabayan Boxes -for the sorting and packing of Material Donations (it’s starting [...]

DONATIONS: Amount Raised for Bayanihan for Typhoon Ondoy Disaster Relief (Batch 1)

NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY (As of 04 October 2009) CHEQUES PAYABLE TO PHILIPPINE FORUM: $910 CASH FROM NEW YORK: $1095.00 CASH FROM NEW JERSEY: $256.00 SHINE BENEFIT: $301.01 ———————- TOTAL FROM NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY: $2562.01 ———————- As soon as cheques are encashed and as soon as we have collected the funds raised from the Halo-Halo Cabaret [...]

ANNOUNCEMENTS: More Balikbayan Boxes Needed!

Hello everyone! If you have spare balikbayan boxes or if you can donate some, kindly bring them to our drop-off centers listed here: http://bayanihan4ondoy.wordpress.com/howwhere-to-donate/ Thank you very much!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: To all those who came to “Shine” Benefit…

Thank you very much for coming and showing support for Typhoon Ondoy victims! Thanks also to the organizers and to the very talented young performers of this wonderful fundraising event! And it’s all for a good cause! Great job, everyone! &=) We are also glad to announce that we have raised $301.01 (from the benefit [...]

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Contacting Family Members

Dear Kababayan It is great news to know that MIGRANTE International are also making all efforts in finding ways for the migrants all over the world to contact their relatives. Many migrants are unable to get a hold of their loved ones back in the Philippines. If you are currently having difficulty getting a hold [...]