Oplan Kapit Bisig

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Lagi po sana tayong maging handa.

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Oplan Kapit Bisig is at Makacanang to attend an assessment of

OKB is aiming to serve 20,000 of the most underserved families in Norther Samar. Stay tuned for further announcements on how you can help .

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Baka po meron tayo puwede maitulong. Paki-share na rin po para makita ng iba. Baka sila rin ay meron puwedeng maiambag para matulungan natin ang ating mga kababayan sa Northern Samar na talagang ginulpi ng bagyong Ruby. Maraming salamat po. God bless you!

A NEW MISSION FOR OKB

Good morning mga Kapatid. OKB sent two volunteers on motorcycles from MacArthur town in Eastern Samar to survey the towns further north of Dolores which was the first town hit by typhoon Ruby. They were able to reach Northern Samar.

And these is what they reported:

Lapinig town -- 480 house totally washed out by the floods and strong wind

Gamay town -- 690 houses totally damaged, 80% of them washed out to the sea

Mapanas town -- 119 houses washed out. Bgy. Silaghon, an upland barangay, 76 houses washed out due to landslides and strong wind.

Passable na raw po ang mga towns na ito. Power is still down pero may mga ilang generators na gumagana. Cellphone signal is very poor. At WALA pa raw pong relief na nakakarating sa mga lugar na iyon.

Our mission now is to coordinate relief efforts for this town. Kung meron po kayo puwedeng maitulong in any way, please post a comment or PM us.

Maraming maraming salamat po. May God guide us all.

OKB's baby steps. Slowly but surely, let's make this group grow. Thank you GMANETWORK.COM.

Typhoon Ruby brings out the spirit of bayanihan through Oplan Kapit Bisig Oplan Kapit Bisig is a coordinating body for private volunteer groups doing disaster response. It focuses on reaching out to underserved areas and maximizing their resources.

Here are some photos taken in Pinabacdao, Western Samar sent by R Yan GC. He said people there also need immediate assistance.