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Typhoon Fengshen (Typhoon Frank) is the 6th official tropical cyclone of the 2008 Pacific typhoon season. It left severe damage in the Philippines, resulting in at least 598 deaths and around 700 people missing.
 The Philippine National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) on June 23, 2008, reported that: 98 people died, 115 were missing, 66 were hurt, 99,687 families were affected, 155,564 houses were damaged, 53,706 were totally wrecked, and 109,837 were partially destroyed, in 10 regions, due to typhoon "Frank" as of Monday noon (excluding the MV Princess of the Stars incident). The Philippine National Red Cross placed the death toll at 229. Frank destroyed P 500 billion crops amid its P 1.7 billion damage to property in Iloilo. The US responded by donating P 4 million and sent USNS Stockham and US Navy P-3 maritime surveillance aircraftship, for rescue. AFP reported 224 dead and 374 missing (598) as of Monday.
The NDCC reported that "Frank" damaged a total of P 3.2 billion worth of agricultural and fish products and more than 300 schools nationwide (P 212 million). Additional damages to infrastructure were pegged at P 750 million, and fishing boats at P110 million, or a total of P 4.27 billion pesos.
"Help Save Farmers' Lives,
Donate Food and Seeds"
Please support peasant and fisher folk communities for their relief and rehabilitation from the typhoon "Frank".
The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) calls for solidarity with thousands of people, mostly farmers and fisher folks, affected by the typhoon "Frank" that hit the country last week. Initial damages include P646.65 million for palay; P403.37 million for corn; P260.29 million for high value commercial crops (HVCCs); P2.26 billion for fisheries; and P17.88 million for livestock. For the palay, production losses reached 15,962 MT from 88,789 hectares of land while a total of 42,764 MT of corn were damaged, in 31,119 hectares in 10 regions in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
KMP is launching a fundraising drive to send assistance to affected peasant and fisher folk communities, for their relief and rehabilitation campaign, through our member or partner organizations in the affected regions. KMP members have been affected by this disaster and any assistance we can give them at this moment is most essential. In an initial report, they need food, drinking water and seeds.
We are still in the process of gathering information regarding bank account details where you can give your contribution directly to our local chapters. But rest assured that we will provide you with regular update.
For Metro Manila residents, we have assigned the following offices to receive your donations for RELIEF GOODS (please send rice, canned goods, mongo, dried fish and mineral water):
- KMP office
161-B Chico Street , Project 2, Quezon City
Tel. No: 9284184
- Pamalakaya office
18-A Mabuhay Street , Barangay Central, Quezon City
Tel. No: 4343836
For cash donations, you may send your contributions to the following bank account:
| Account name: |
Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) |
| Account number: |
Peso Account No. 4451001286 |
| Name of Bank/Address: |
Bank of the Philippines Islands (BPI) |
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West Avenue cor. Baler Street , Quezon City |
| Swift Code: |
BOPIPHMM |
Also, please a send a note to us regarding the amount and to what area/s you are giving your contribution with. Thank you very much.
In solidarity,
(Sgd) Danilo Ramos
KMP Secretary General
161-B Chico Street, Project 2
Quezon City, Philippines
Tele/fax. No: +632-9284184
E-mail: (with copy to )
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