Rotary International District 3780 Rotary International District 3860 Rotary International District 2760

Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan)

Island of Leyte, Philippines

A call to service!!!

Background
Nov 12, 2013 (Tuesday) 4 days after Yolanda, D3780 formed a task force composed of representatives from RC Loyola Heights, San Francisco del Monte and New Manila East. They met the following day to discuss what Rotarians can do to help in the devastation brought about by typhoon Yolanda. It was agreed in the said meeting that a Command Center be established at Ormoc City to serve as the nerve center of the activities of the District and all Rotarians of the world. All Rotarians and clubs are encouraged to use the center to serve as their clubs center of activities in case they wish to help and provide assistance to the victims of Typhoon Yolanda. The center will be called Rotary Care Center of Rotary International. A container van donated by RC New Manila East, RI D3780, will be shipped to Ormoc designed to serve as D3780 Rotary Center office

Background
Why Ormoc City? a) RC Ormoc City, a sister club of RC Loyola Heights and whose members are known to the task force, is willing to work jointly with us; b) We are in the opinion that at the initial stages, Tacloban will be chaotic and it will be safer and more effective to start at Ormoc. A Needs Assessment Team was sent to Ormoc Thursday, Nov 14, to find out the conditions in the area such as: immediate need of intended beneficiaries, logistical requirements, security, organizational infrastructure, sleeping quarters, physical hygiene provisions for volunteers, area of operation, beneficiary selection, community cooperation, transportation possibilities, etc. Upon return of the needs assessment team, the task force met Saturday morning Nov 16 to hear the assessment report. Consequently, the task force decided to immediately send the first team to Ormoc.

Background
A coordination meeting was held Sunday night Nov 17 to schedule the volunteers to mobilize. First group to leave Thursday (Nov 21) for Ormoc, to immediately implement the assistance program. Thereafter, replacement volunteers were scheduled subsequently and were given assignments to leave for Ormoc at later dates for project sustainability.

Task force met with DG Francis Rivera Monday Nov 18, during lunch with a visiting Rotarian, PP Tetsuzo Fukuda of RC Nagoya-Wago, Japan, to get last minute instructions and guidance regarding the relief and rehabilitation efforts to be initiated by RI D3780. The Rotary district of DG Masanori Tanaka (RI D2760) through PP Tetsu expressed their strong intention to help and provide financial support to the project.

Rotary leaders from D3780 meeting With PP Tetsu Fukada of D 2760 in Quezon City regarding possibilities Of helping victims of typhoon Yolanda.

Summary of Planned Activities

Relief Operation Stage

The project Venue

Primary activities Costs Target Duration Participants Uniforms

: Soup Kitchen/Feeding Center : Linao Elementary School. The site is located within Ormoc, 2 kms from the city proper, being used as evacuation center with 1,500pax, with fence, one entry, one exit, security may be controlled, cooperation of evacuees and teachers are excellent, theres little assistance reaching the area specially food. : Feeding 1.5K pax, once or two times a day : P2.0 Million, P30/day/pax, plus contingencies : 40 days, sustained : Rotarian volunteers from RID3780 & RC Ormoc, teachers and evacuees
: Volunteers are advised to wear Rotary T-Shirts or vest

Summary of Planned Activities

Rehabilitation Stage: Project Activities : Repair and reconstruction of damaged public schools Recovery Stage: Project Activities : Providing for motorized fishing boats to fishermen at Ormoc and nearby towns who lost their livelihood from the typhoon

The Will to Fight and Survive

Ormoc City, Island of Leyte, Region VIII, Philippines

Compassion Knows No Boundaries!!!

November 21, 2013

RI District 3780 Travelled to Ormoc City Island of Leyte, Philippines

13 days when Typhoon Yolanda hit landfall at the Province of Leyte, Rotarians from District 3780 on November 21, 2013, boarded the plane to Ormoc through Cebu City, carrying kitchen equipments and food supplies

Upon arrival 3:30 PM at Ormoc City via a ferry boat from Cebu, District 3780 were greeted by officers and members of RC Ormoc District 3860 led by its President Troy Bumagat.

The project site: LINAO CENTRAL SCHOOL, Barangay Linao, Ormoc City, secong biggest elementary school in Ormoc with more than 1,600 students and house to more than 500 evacuees victims of Typhoon Yolanda

From the Ormoc Pier, D3780 immediately proceeded to Linao Central School and met with its counterpart RC Ormoc and signed an agreement of partnership Defining their respective task in implemeting the project.

D3780 brief meeting with Shelter for Humanity led by John Henderson, son of the Founder of Shelter Box, at Linao Central School

With no electricity, D3780 & RC Ormoc continued their meeting in candle light

Left: PDG Danny Fausto D3780 Pointing to PP Rommel Mina Devastation brought by typhoon

Right: typhoon Yolanda victim Discussing with PDG Danny Fausto and PP Rommel Mina

Second Day at Ormoc City

Dont worry Leyte, Rotarians are here and help is coming!!

Rotarians from District 3780 and Rotary Club of Ormoc D3860 established a soup kitchen November 22, 2013 within two weeks from Typhoon Yolanda at the Linao Central School, Barangay Linao, Ormoc City. Immediately thereafter, Rotarians started feeding more than 1,000 hungry evacuees and residents at the school. Even volunteers from Shelter for Humanity shared in the food being given to the beneficiaries.

After conducting a needs assessment, RI D3780 established a Rotary Care Center at Linao Central School, Barangay Linao, Ormoc City in partnership with Rotary Club of Ormoc Left: Pres Troy Bumagat of RC Ormoc

Upper picture: RI D3780 Feeding Center PDG Danny Fausto, PDG Perok Rodriguez, Pres Troy and PP Rommel Mina with the typhoon evacuees at Linao Central School, Ormoc City

RI D3780 Feeding Center at Linao Central School, Ormoc City

Left: PP Nilo Rapista, PP Chito Borromeo, PDG Danny Fausto and PDG Perok Rodriguez

Right: Turn over of cooking Equipments from RI D3780 to D3860 from left: PP Nilo Rapista, PDG Danny Fausto, Pres Troy Bumagat, PDG Perok Rodriguez, Rtn Nacho Veloso, PP Chito Borromeo, & School Prinicipal Pia Chu

Left: PP Chito Borromeo, RC New Manila East Right: PP Baby Allado, RC New Manila Heights

RI D3780 Cooking Team: PP Chito Borromeo, PP Baby Allado, Rtn Chris Ponce (upper picture), PP Vangie Lanot, and PP Rommel Mina

Left: Ormoc Mayor Edward Codilla and PDG Danny Fausto discussing. Listening Pres Troy Bumagat (RC Ormoc), PP Nilo Rapista (RC Loyola Heights) and PP Rommel Mina (RC Valencia) Below: Brief Discussion of PDG Danny Fausto with Councilor Mario Rodriguez on Health Issues

Left: PDG Danny Fausto posses with Rotarians, Evacuees and members of the Shelter for Humanity

Day Three
Ormoc City Island of Leyte, Region VIII, Philippines
November 23, 2013

Left: Container van being readied for Ormoc City to serve as the Rotary Care Center to be located at Linao Central School, Barangay Linao, Ormoc City. The Van was loaded to the cargo ship Saturday night to arrive at Ormoc Monday afternoon Nov 25, 2013

Left: Inner Wheel Club of San Francisco Del Monte donating bottled water for Oplan Yolanda, Ormoc City. Receiving the Donation is PDG Dany Fausto. Witnessed by PP Tetsu Fukuda of RC Nagoya, Japan and PP Dan Gonzales of RC Commonwealth.

Master Chef PE Vangie Lanot of RC Kamuning East together with PP Baby Allado (RC New Manila Heights), LG Chito Borromeo (RC New Manila East), doing The usual marketing for the Rotary Meals/ Soup Kitchen at Linao Central School.

Day 2: Feeding continues at Linao Central School, Ormoc City

PDG Danny Fausto meeting with School Superintendent Dr Marissa Magan, Listening PDS Anna Bumagat of RC Ormoc.
Right: School Principal Pia Chu reviewing List of evacuees/ Beneficiaries Of the Rotary Meals/Soup Kitchen

Day Four
Ormoc City Island of Leyte, Region VIII, Philippines
November 24, 2013

Upper: Ormoc City residents line up to get money from local money sender bank

Ormoc City residents start repairing their houses.

Brisk sale at local hardware store

Feeding at Linao Central School Continues

Left: PE Vangie (RC Kamuning East) is Helped by teachers and parents at the Linao Central School, Ormoc City

Right: PE Vangie giving instructions To the cook for the meal to be Given Nov 24, 2013 to evacuees

Left: Pres Troy Bumagat (RC Ormoc) gives instructions to workers to prepare the area for the container van converted as a Temporary office to serve as the Rotary Care Center for RI D3780, RI D3860 and other Districts and Rotary Clubs.

Right: Pres Troy help worker In site preparation for the Container van .

Left: Rotarians sustaining feeding the Evacuees At Linao Central School for the 5th day

Right: PP Chito Borromeo and Rtn Coeli Fiel meeting with Ormoc City Vice Mayor Toto Locsin

Day Five
Ormoc City Island of Leyte, Region VIII, Philippines
November 25, 2013

Helping the next Barangay to Linao: NAUNGAN

At Naungan Elementary School, PP Rommel Mina (RC Valencia) & Rtn Chris Ponce (RC New Manila East) brief family evacuees temporarily housed at the school.

Food Menu
(Given alternately)

1) Noodle soup with rice 2) Macaroni soup with bread 3) Mongo beans with rice 4) Congee with chicken 5) Nilagang baboy

6) Chili con Carne 7) Pork and Beans 8) Chocolate milk 9) Pork adobo with rice

Day Ten
November 30-Dec 1, 2013 Ormoc City

Third Batch to Ormoc City

Boarding the plane to Ormoc: PDG Danny Fausto, PDS Jesse Tanchanco, DG Francis Rivera, PE Badette Pineda, PE Thelma Uanang and FC Grace Vinarao

Left: RC Ormoc & RI D3780 together With John Henderson of the Shelter For Humanity and PP Ho Loon Shin of RC Kulai, RI D3310

Bottom pictures: Dr Ho, PDS Jesse, Pres Troy, DG Francis & PDG Danny

DG Francis Rivera as Chief Cook assisted By FC Grace Vinarao (RC Acropolis) and PE Badette Pineda (RC Aguinaldo)

10th Day of Feeding December 1, 2013

Right: DG Francis Rivera and PDG Danny Fausto feeding the children, Rtn Dianne of RC Ormoc and teachers at Linao Central School assisting

Upper: DG Francis stirring the arrozcaldo for feeding menu for the day Right & upper right: feeding Continues with Pres Troy Mixing the chocolate milk Drink & Rtn JP Montero, PDS Jess & DG Francis serving food

Second Phase Oplan Yolanda: Rehabilitation Repair of Naungan Elementary School

DG Francis pointing to the school building adopted by RI D3780 to rehabilitate

Upper picture: RI D 3780 DG Francis and RC Ormoc Pres Troy Bumagat helping carry lumber materials for the Naungan school repair Left: PDS Jess Tanchanco, Pres Troy Bumagat, DG Francis Rivera and PDG Danny Fausto

Left: DG Francis Rivera, PDG Danny Fausto PDS Jesse Tanchanco and RC Ormoc Pres Troy Bumagat posing at the front of the Linao Central School bearing the sign of The Rotary Care Center.

DG Francis, PDG Danny and Pres Troy discussing with the foreman hired to repair the Naungan Elementary School.

Upper: Naungan Elem School for roof repair by RI D3780; Upper right:Pres Troy explaining to foreman work activities; Lower right: DG Francis discussing with PDS Jesse Tanchanco and Rtn JP Montero (New Mla East)

DG Francis pointing to school at Naungan damaged by typhoon Yolanda

PDG Danny pointing to the repair and completion of the same school at Naungan

After three days , roofs of Naungan Elementary School were completed by the Rotary Care Center. Classes resumed Dec 2, 2013.

PDG Danny showing schools being repaired at Linao Central School by the Rotary Care Center

Linao Central School Ormoc City

RC QC Central, Camp Aguinaldo and Acropolis donating school supplies to Linao Central School and Naungan Elementary School in time for the resumption of classes. DG Francis supervising the sorting and distribution of the school supplies.

First Class President Grace Vinarao (RC Acropolis), PE Thelma Uanang (RC QC Central) and PE Badette Pineda (RC Camp Aguinaldo) distributing School supplies at Linao Central School.

Distribution of raincoats to children to prevent sickness while going to school

Right: The Rotary Care Center van being unloaded at Linao Central School, Ormoc City, Island of Leyte

Left: Relief goods inside container van being unloaded at Linao Central School

December 18, 2013, 3:45PM: Water purifier donated by the Sharing Presidents to the Rotary Care Center being received by Linao Central School Principal Ms Pia Chu from PDG Danny Fausto witnessed by RC Ormoc President Troy Bumagat and IPDG Perok Rodriguez, RI D3860

Right to left: Pres Troy Bumagat, Philippine Carabao Center Easter Visayas Center Director Dr Julius Abela, PDG Danny Fausto, Ormoc City Mayor Ed Codilla, QC Mayor Herbert Bautista & QC Councilor and majority floor leader Bong Suntay

Left: PDG Danny Fausto and Pres Troy Bumagat meeting with Ormoc City Agriculturist Dr. Joseph Cortes and OIC Animal Production and Fisheries Division Mr. Eriberto Alkuino regarding Livelihood projects for Tyhpoon Yolanda victims

Right: PDG Danny and Pres Troy Meeting with the members of Maceda Cooperative led by its Chairman Jose Adolfo. Maceda Coop are typhoon victims and composed of fishermen members From Barangays Macabog, Panhog and Ipil, all of Ormoc City

Summary of Activities of the Rotary Care Center

First Phase Soup Kitchen, feeding 1,500 hungry children and victims of the typhoon primarily from Barangays Linao and Naungan, Ormoc City for a minimum of 40 days. School classes resumed Dec 2, 2013 and evacuees returned to their homes. Feeding of children continued in the school since they have no food to eat in their own homes. Second Phase Rehabilitation of school buildings particularly fixing the roofs. Some buildings fixed by Rotarians are now being used by the school children. School supplies, and raincoats were also donated by the Rotary Care Center for the use of returning students. Third Phase Livelihood project, by providing fishing boats to fishermen affected by the typhoon. The areas we are helping are all coastal areas and depended on fishing as their main livelihood. 95% of fishing boats were lost rendering the victims with no means of livelihood. Fishing boats will be given as a venture capital managed and operated by responsible small fishermen cooperatives. Capability and management competency building will coincide with the project to ensure the projects success. Expansion- The Rotary Care Center expanded its operation to Tacloban City and other areas badly hit by the typhoon feeding another 1,250 persons per day.

Participating Clubs
Rotary Club of Ormoc, D3860
RI District 3780 RC New Manila East RC New Manila Heights RC Holy Spirit RC Loyola Heights RC San Francisco del Monte RC Timog RC Valencia RC Kamuning East RC Camp Aguinaldo RC Cubao West RC Diliman North RC Cubao Central RC Uptown Novaliches RC Acropolis RC Quezon City RC Pearl of the Orient RC QC Central RC Biak na Bato RC Roces RC Kagitingan Cubao RC Cubao RC Agham RC Diliman RC New Payatas RC San Bartolome

Other Donors
From Other Districts RC Settle, UK, courtesy of RC Holy Spirit RC Leeds Elmete, UK courtesy of RC Holy Spirit RC Onchan, the Isle of Man, UK, courtesy of RC SFDM RI D2760 and RC NagoyaWago, Japan Groups/Institutions First Class Presidents Leader Presidents Sharing Presidents Dreammakers Foundation ACT-CIS Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Barangay Paligsahan Informatics Handang Tumulong Alco Business Corporation

On Dec 12, 2013, Three weeks after Ormoc City The Rotary Care Center entered Tacloban City!!!

The Rotary Care Center is now joined by: The Rotary Club Tacloban The Rotary Club of Leyte Gulf The Rotary Club of Kandaya The Rotary Club of San Juanico

PP Chito Borromeo (RID3780) and Officers and members of RC Ormoc travelled to Tacloban City and met with representatives from RC Tacloban, Kandaya, Leyte Gulf and San Juanico, to expand the operations of the Rotary Care Center to Tacloban City

Rotary Care Center Entered Tacloban December 18, 2013

DG Francis Rivera with the First Class Presidents preparing the food for The Rotary Soup Kitchen to feed 1,500 hungry victims of Typhoon Yolanda at Tacloban City.

DG Francis turnover of check to RC Tacloban Pres Joel for food supplies kitchen equipments and plastic plates to RC Tacloban

Feeding with adobo rice victims of Yolanda from three barangays at Tacloban City from the Rotary Soup Kitchen.

Yolanda victims at Tacloban City enjoying the delicious adobo rice from the Rotary Soup Kitchen

On December 18, 2013, while the Task Force Yolanda were in Tacloban City, we received good news that the district of DG Masanori Tanaka and PP Tetsuzo Fukuda of Nagoya, Japan, transmitted US$ 40,000.00 to our RCNME Community Development Foundation, Inc. account at the Philippine National Bank to provide immediate support to the project. RCNME Community Development Foundation, Inc. is the foundation arm of the Rotary Club of New Manila East, RI D3780, who is spearheading the Task Force Yolanda. Thank you very much DG Tanaka and PP Tetsu!! Thank you RC Onchan, RC Settle and RC Leeds Elmete!! Thank you Rotarians of District 3780!!

Student volunteers and parents manning the feeding activities at the Rotary Care Center

DG Francis Rivera help unload 100 gallon of purified water donated by RC Cebu Fuente For the Roatry Care Cente

Dec 21, 2013, RIDE Guiller Tumangan visited the Rotary Care Center at Ormoc & assited in feeding victims of Yolanda. With RIDE Guiller were: PDG Ricaforte, PDG Perok Rodriguez, PDG Jess Cifra, PDG Jess Nicdao, PDG Ed Alvarez, FC Vega Chavez of RC San Bartolome (D3780) & Rtn Coeli Fiel (RC Ormoc)

RIDE Guiller and PDG Jess Nicdao helping in the Soup Kitchen

Right: RIDE Guiller Tumangan With PDG Ed Alvarez (D3830) PDG Jess Cifra (D3780) and PDS Anna Bumagat (D3860)

PDG Jess Cifra (D3780) with RIDE Guiller Tumangan, PDG Jess Nicdao (D3790), PDG Perok Rodriguez (D3860) and FC Vega Chavez (RC Bartolome, D3780) at the Rotary Soup Kitchen Center.

Dec 24, a day before Christmas, feeding continues at the Linao Central School spearheaded by FC Vega Chavez and members of RC San Bartolome who chose to stay with the victims on Christmas Day in lieu of their love ones to provide cheers and care for the typhoon victims.

FC Vega Chavez & members of RC Bartolome, RI D3780, distributes coloring books, crayons and school supplies as gifts to school children at Linao Central School assisted by Ms Pia Chu, school principal. Members of RC Bartolome headed by FC Vega opted to spend Christmas at Ormoc to continue to show love and care and to bring relief and cheers to victims of Yolanda.

Feeding victims at the Rotary GK Village, Ormoc City

Rotary Care Center Soup Kitchen Christmas Special Lechon ala chapsuey given to 1,500 pax at Barangays Tambulilid, San Isidro, Malbasag and Ramos areas.

Pres Joel of RC Tacloban and Pres Caycay of RC Kandaya spearheading the feeding of victims at Tacloban City

December 27 to Dec 30, 2014 Volunteers from RC San Francisco del Monte D3780

Dec 30 to Jan 1, 2014 PP Baby Allado and PP Grace Vinarao D3780 Inspecting damaged schools at Tacloban City

Fishermen association members receiving boat paraphernalias from the Rotary Care Center, with Albuera Mayor witnessing the turnover

PDG Danny & PP Troy conducting focused group discussions with the officers of the different fishermen associations at Ormoc City regarding the terms and conditions of the boat and fishing nets donations

RC Ormoc Pres Troy Bumagat showing the fishing boats donated by the Rotary Care Center

The Rotary Fleet:

Initial 46 fishing boats donated through the Rotary Care Center

PDG Perok Rodrigues (D3860), Ormoc Mayor ED Codilla, DG Francis Rivera (D3780), and Albuerra Mayor Ramon dela Cerna signing the MOA for the turnover of fishing boats witnessed PDG Jess Cifra, DGE Sammy Pagdilao and PDG Danny Fausto

DG Fancis, DGE Sammy, PDG Danny, PDG Jess, LG Chito & PP Baby with the 46 fishing boats on the background

RC Holy Spirit (from RC Settle D1040, other donors & members

Accomplishments
Prepared and conducted feeding total of 128,470 meals on sustained basis: 1) Continuous feeding of typhoon Yolanda victims for 65 days (sustained feeding) of 1,500 hungry children and adults at Barangays Linao, Naungan and Punta, Ormoc City. 2) Continuous feeding of 1,250 typhoon victims at city evacuation center at Tacloban City starting December 18, 2013 for 25 days. Completed rehabilitation of thirty eight (38) classrooms at Linao Central School and Naungan Elementary School, the day care center at Naungan and day care center at the Rotary GK Village Distributed one truckload of school supplies and assorted toys benefitting 2,400 and later on another 675 for the school children of Barangays Linao, Naungan and Punta, Ormoc City.

Accomplishments
Coloring books and crayons distributed Dec 24 to 195 school children at Linao as Christmas gifts courtesy of RC San Bartolome Provided one purifier machine and 12 aqua boxes. Distributed one container van of used clothes, garbage bags, slippers, shoes, wheel chairs and GI sheets for roofing. Distributed laundry items and toiletries to victims (soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, laundry soap, sanitary napkins, tissue paper, etc.) Distributed 2,000 pcs of raincoats to school children to protect them from getting wet due to rains in going to school

Accomplishments
Construction and delivery of 46 units of brand new motorized fishing boats for 4 Fishermen Cooperatives and Associations: a) OYFA- Ormoc YMCA Fisherfolk Association (Barangay Linao, Ormoc City); b) OFWA- Ormoc Fish Wardens Association, Ormoc City; c) NASAMPA-Naungan-San Juan Mangrove Planters Association, Barangay Naungan, Ormoc City; and d) Albuera Fisherfolk Association, Municipality of Albuera, Leyte Organized a Rotary Community Corps (RCC) at Ormoc composed of women spouses to set up livelihood project: Dried fish and smoked fish processing center to serve as ready market for the fish catch of fishermen Completed site development and installation of the 20-footer container van that now serves as the Rotary Care Center Command Post.

Thank You!

Typhoon Yolanda
Island of Leyte, Philippines

For Donations (c/o RC New Manila East, RI D3780) please deposit to RCNME Community Development Foundation, Inc. PNB S/A Account # 562409800013; For Foreign Donors Swift Code: pnbmphmm, Philippine National Bank, San Francisco del Monte Branch, Quezon City, Philippines