Urgent appeal for support to Earthquake-affected areas in the Cordillera.

The Serve the People Brigade (STPB) – Cordillera appeals for support for communities in the Cordillera affected by the 7.0 magnitude earthquake last July 27, 2022.

At 8:43 in the morning of July 27, Luzon was struck by an earthquake of magnitude 7.0 with an epicenter at Tayum, Abra. Since then, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has recorded hundreds of weak and strong aftershocks throughout Luzon, especially in Abra and neighboring provinces. As of July 28, there have been 5 fatalities brought by the earthquake (2 in Benguet, 1 in Mt. Province, 1 in Kalinga, 1 in Abra, and 1 in Cagayan), 64 injured, and hundreds of individuals displaced or evacuated. At least 133 houses and buildings were damaged and a number of main highways to and from communities are closed to traffic due to landslides.

The STPB – Cordillera is humbly calling on all families, friends, allies, and concerned citizens in the Philippines and abroad for support in this time of emergency and disaster. STPB will be conducting relief missions and rehabilitation support. Any kind of help extended will go a long way in supporting victims of the earthquake in the region.

More updates and information on the current situation of communities affected by the earthquake will be posted.

For relief goods and material donations, we solicit the following:

• drinking water

• food supplies (rice, canned goods, noodles, biscuits, cooking oil, etc.)

• toiletries

• clothing

• blankets and sleeping mats

• medicine

• flashlight with batteries

• tents (or materials for temporary shelter)

• materials for the house and farm repairs

You may drop off your donations at #16 Loro St., Dizon Subdivision, and look for Ms. Virgie Dammay or Ms. Audrey Corce.

Financial donations may be channeled through bank or GCash:

Name of Bank: Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC)

Bank Address: RCBC Building, #20 Session Road, Baguio City

Account Name: Cordillera Peoples Alliance, Inc.

Account Number: 0013 26723548

Swift Code: RCBCPHMM

Routing Code: 120280014

Name of GCash: Casselle Jannica T.

GCash Number: 09978191460

Donations will also be used for food-for-work for relief missions and other community mobilizations support for house repairs and support for repair and rehabilitation of rice

fields.

We also call for volunteers for the donation drive and relief missions. You may also lend your vehicles for the relief and rehabilitation missions. Further schedules and details will follow. Keep posted for updates.

For more information and inquiries, please contact Mr. Santi Mero, Serve the People Brigade Spokesperson, at +63 939 326 8164 or reach us through email at cpa@cpaphils.org. You may also visit our Facebook page for more updates.

Thank you very much and we look forward to your positive response to this urgent appeal. ###