Glide no. TC-2009-000205-PHL
Period covered by this Operations Update: 5 to 14 November 2009;
Appeal target (current): CHF 16,286,096 (USD 16.1 million or EUR 10.8 million);
Appeal coverage: The appeal is 30 per cent covered in cash and kind, with further contributions in the pipeline. Funds are urgently needed to enable the Philippine National Red Cross to provide humanitarian assistance to those affected by this disaster.
Appeal history:
- This Emergency Appeal was issued 23 October 2009 for CHF 16,286,096 (USD 16.1 million or EUR 10.8 million) for eighteen months to assist approximately 110,000 families (550,000 people).
- A revised preliminary emergency appeal was issued 12 October 2009 for CHF 6,854,640 (USD 6.65 million or EUR 4.51 million) for nine months to assist 200,000 beneficiaries.
- The Emergency Appeal was initially launched on a preliminary basis 1 October 2009 for CHF 3,086,571 (USD 2.98 million or EUR 2.45 million) for nine months to assist 200,000 beneficiaries.
- Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF): CHF 200,000 was allocated from the Federation's DREF to support the national society in initial response.
Summary: Typhoons Ketsana (locally known as Ondoy) and Parma (locally known as Pepeng) struck the Philippines in quick succession on 26 September and 3 October respectively, wreaking havoc across Central Luzon, including the capital city Metro Manila. The latest typhoon, Mirinae, caused further destruction when it struck southern and central Luzon on 30 October. As of 14 November, the national disaster coordinating council (NDCC) reports 929 people killed and 89 people still missing. To date, government figures report 45,272 houses have been completely destroyed, and 240,571 significantly damaged, while over 10 million people (about 2 million families) across the country have been affected.
To date, cash and in-kind contributions have been received from American Red Cross, Australian Red Cross, British Red Cross/British government, Canadian Red Cross/Canadian government, Danish Red Cross, Finnish Red Cross, German Red Cross, Hong Kong branch of the Red Cross Society of China, Irish Red Cross, Iranian Red Crescent, Japanese Red Cross, Republic of Korea Red Cross, Luxembourg Red Cross, Monaco Red Cross, Netherlands Red Cross, New Zealand Red Cross/New Zealand government, Norwegian red Cross/Norwegian government and Swedish Red Cross/Swedish government. Contributions have also been received from the European Commission's Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO), the OPEC Fund for International Development and the Italian government.
On behalf of Philippine National Red Cross, the International Federation would like to thank all partners for their quick and generous response to this appeal.
