how is "bayanihan" spirit demonstraed among filipinos in times of crisis
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We came here on our own. It feels good to help," quips Francis Rosan Gonzales, one of the student-volunteers from San Sebastian College Recoletos. Student-volunteers from San Sebastian College Recoletos-Sebastenian Outreach Foundation, Inc. (SOFI) and Sebastian Trekkers Club were among several volunteers who assisted in repacking and distributing the relief goods to the families devastated by typhoon 'Ondoy." They also offered their shuttle bus to transport the repacked goods to the affected barangays.
Seminarians from Our Lady of the Angels Seminary, youth members of the United Methodist Youth Fellowship, some students from the University of Sto. Tomas (UST), Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) and United Doctors Medical College (UDMC) also came in droves to volunteer.
From students to seminarians to beneficiaries of the pro-poor programs being implemented by DSWD, such as the Food for Work program, people from all walks of life flocked to DSWD-NCR Field Office, National Resource Operations Center (NROC) and the DSWD's Crisis Intervention Units (CIU) to volunteer their services. Immediately after typhoon 'Ondoy' hit Metro Manila, students, in particular took advantage of the week-long unexpected school break to assist in the repacking of relief goods.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development in the National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR) has mobilized its entire workforce and group of volunteers in its relief operation activities for victims of typhoon "Ondoy".
Donations of food and non-food items have been received from individuals, non-government organizations, international organizations, private companies, religious groups, United Nations agencies, and foreign governments.
Among these are the embassies of Spain, US, Germany, China, Kingdom of Jordan, Thailand, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO), Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO), UNICEF, World Food Programme (WFP), and more generous individuals and organizations.
To date, total cash donations amount to Php108,249,314.79 while dollar donations reached US $247,995.00. Meanwhile, donations in kind received at the National Resource Operations Center (NROC) amount to Php75,435,778.25.