Typhoon Ketsana (called Typhoon Ondoy in the Philippines) slammed into the Philippines on 26 September, killing at least 240 people and affecting more than 1.8 million people. Philippine Red Cross volunteers are working round the clock in search and rescue operations. They have opened 130 evacuation centers and volunteers have saved more than 400 people from rooftops and high walls during terrible flooding. Thousands of survivors are receiving safe shelter, hot meals and blankets.

If you would like to help out in the Philippines, please consider donations through the Philippine Red Cross.

A giving page on the Philippine National Red Cross website can be found at:
http://www.redcross.org.ph/Site/PNRC/Default.aspx?S=48&SS=972

For people wishing to send a bank transfer instead, you can use the following information:
Account Name: Philippine National Red Cross- Rizal Chapter
Beneficiary Acct# 8055001806, Beneficiary Bank, RCBC Savings Bank
Bank Address: 615 Shaw Blvd,Kapitolyo, Pasig City, Philippines
CHIP UID 382399
Intermediary Bank: Wachovia Bank, N.A. Intermediary Bank Address: New York, New York.
SWIFT PNBUS3NNYC
Fedwire Routing Number 026005092