How to donate:

Department of Social Welfare and Development
DSWD welcomes volunteers. Inquire at the following DSWD offices:

DSWD National Resource Operation Center
NAIA Chapel Road, Pasay City (beside Airport Police Department and back of Air Transportation Office)
Tel. Nos.: (02) 852-8081, (02) 851-2681
Mobile No.: (0918) 930-2356

DSWD Field Office 10
Masterson Avenue, Upper Carmen
Cagayan de Oro City
Tel. Nos. (088) 858-8134, (088) 858-6333
Mobile No. (0906) 615-0095 c/o Manny Borres

DSWD also accepts cash donations at these bank accounts:

Land Bank of the Philippines
Peso: DSWD Donation – 3122-1011-84
Dollar: DSWD Donation – 3124-0055-81

Donations may also be sent via GCash. Text DONATEAMOUNTMPINDSWD and send to 2882. Example: DONATE 1000 1234 DSWD

Philippine Red Cross
Bonifacio Drive, Port Area,
PO Box 280, Manila 2803
Tel. No: 527-0000
Email: prc@redcross.org.ph

Philippine Red Cross accepts cash donations at these bank accounts:

Banco De Oro (BDO)
Peso: 00-453-0018647
Dollar: 10-453-0039482
Swift Code: BNORPHMM

Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI)
Peso: 4991-0036-52
Dollar: 004994-0103-15
Swift Code: BOPIPHMM

Metrobank
Peso: 151-3-041631228
Dollar: 151-2-15100218-2
Swift Code: MBTCPHMM

Philippine National Bank (PNB)
Peso: 3752 8350 0034
Dollar: 3752 8350 0042
Swift Code: PNBMPHMM

Unionbank of the Philippines
Peso: 1015 4000 0201
Dollar: 1315 4000 0090
Swift Code: UNPHPHMM

To donate via SMS, text REDAMOUNT to 2899 (Globe) or 4143 (Smart). For G-Cash, text DONATEAMOUNT4-digit M-PINREDCROSS to 2882.

You can donate the following denominations:
Globe: 5, 25, 100, 300, 500 or 1000
Smart: 10, 25, 50, 100, 300, 500 or 1000

Red Cross also accepts cash donations at any of the 1,500 Cebuana Lhuillier pawnshops nationwide.

For more info, visit Red Cross’ Donate Now page.

GMA Kapuso Foundation
Kapuso Foundation’s Operation Bayanihan in Cagayan de Oro accepts rice, instant noodles, canned goods, bottled water, clothing, and medicines:

GMA Kapuso Foundation Operation Bayanihan Command Post
Capitol University Gym, Corrales Ext., Cagayan de Oro City.
Mobile No.: (0919) 574-9835 c/o Armi Sobremisana

For those in Metro Manila and other areas, you may send cash donations to:

GMA Kapuso Foundation
2nd Floor Kapuso Center
GMA Network Center
EDSA, Diliman, Quezon City
Tel. Nos.: (02) 928-4299, (02) 928-9351

The foundation also accepts donations via its bank accounts under the name GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc.:

Metrobank
Peso: 3-098-51034-7
Dollar: 2-098-00244-2
Swift Code: MBTC PH MM

United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB)
Peso: 115-184777-2 or 160-111277-7
Dollar: 01-115-301177-9 or 01-160-300427-6

BDO
Peso Savings: 469-0022189
Dollar Savings: 469-0072135
Swift Code: BNORPHMM
Note: Bank collects service fee

PNB
Peso: 121-003200017
Dollar: 121-003200025
Swift Code: PNB MPH MM

Note: Bank collects service fee

ABS-CBN Foundation
ABS-CBN Foundation’s Sagip Kapamilya accepts in-kind donations at:

ABS-CBN Foundation Inc.,
Mother Ignacia cor. Eugenio Lopez St.,
Diliman, Quezon City.

Cash donations may be deposited to the following accounts under the name ABS-CBN Foundation Inc.-Sagip Kapamilya:

BDO
Peso: 39301-14199
Dollar: 39300-81622
Swift Code: BNORPHMM

PNB
Peso: 419-539-5000-13
Swift Code: PNBMPHMM

Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI)
Peso: 3051-1127-75
Dollar: 3054-0270-35
Branch: West Triangle, Quezon City
Swift Code: BOPIPHMM

Alagang Kapatid Foundation
TV5′s Alagang Kapatid Foundation Inc. accepts cash donations through its bank accounts:

BDO
Peso: 005310-410164

BPI
Peso: 1443-05333-2

Donations in kind may be sent to News5 Aksyon Center, TV5 office in San Bartlolome, Novaliches, Quezon City.

For more info, please call (02) 938-6393.

RockEd Philippines
Donations to Rock Ed Philippines’ potable water fund for Cagayan de Oro may be deposited to the following bank account:

BPI
Peso: 3080-0073-44
Branch: Loyola Heights

Tulong Kabataan
The volunteer and relief network of the National Union of Students of the Philippines and other youth organizations accepts relief goods:

No. 89 K-7 Street, Kamias, Quezon City
Mobile No.: (0926) 170-3655 c/o Vanessa; (0947) 316-8407 c/o Rainier; and (0932) 401-5588 c/o Athena

Cash donations may also be deposited to following bank account under the National Union of Students of the Philippines – Head Office, Inc.:

Chinabank
Peso: 107-248551-3
Branch: Quezon Avenue

More info at the NUSP website.

National Union of Journalists of the Philippines
Tel. No.: (02) 376-7330
Mobile No: (0910) 495-0095
Email: nujphil@gmail.com

The NUJP is also collecting donations for media workers in areas hit hard by Sendong:

Metrobank
Peso: 229-722-9507-458

LBC Foundation
LBC will ship donations to Sendong victims for free. Just drop it off at any LBC branch in the Philippines, as well as in KSA, UAE, Singapore, HK, Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan, UK, Spain, and Italy.

Smart Communications
Smart subscribers all over the country may donate to Smart’s Baha Fund by transferring funds to Smart Money account number 5577 5130 6822 1104. Donors may also deposit cash to the same Smart Money account number in any BDO branch nationwide or through Hapinoy and Cebuana Lhuillier outlets.

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Milo’s pencil artworks are intricately hand-tied together with nylon string,
creating geometric patterns that dazzle the eye and raises the question of how
the structural stability of the designs synthesized with the aesthetic form. The
main piece is a collection of 10 leaf-shaped sofas, one atop the other and made
of green pencils called Synthesis. It is in the main lobby of the Hotel as its
Christmas tree, which stands 4 meters tall and is composed of more than 10,000
pencils. The other Christmas pencil installations are at the Hotel’s restaurants
Market Cafe, Li Li and The Fireplace, as well as The Lounge and the Regency Club
Lounge.

“It is not your traditional Christmas decoration. Hyatt Hotel and Casino
Manila has been known for its artistic and creative approach in providing a
designer Christmas. It is any artist’s dream to work with a company who has such
passion and open mindedness for the arts and its different interpretations. But
what inspired me to work with them is their tradition of dedicating each show to
charities both the artist and the Hotel support,” shares Milo.

Milo Naval established Evolve Designs, a company that designs contemporary
furniture and accessories with the use of indigenous materials. His works have
been featured in Paris, New York and Milan and other international furniture
shows.

The beneficiary of the proceeds of the sale of the “Tinsels and Pencils of
Christmas” is a local charity in Sorsogon, the hometown of Katherine, Milo’s
wife. The unsold pieces will be dismantled and the pencils will be donated by
the hotel to the students of the Divine Healer Academy, a school run by the
Healing Servants Foundation, Inc.

Hyatt Hotel and Casino Manila advocacy for children is evident in its
continuing relationship with its partner foundations, Make-A-Wish and Kythe.
“Tinsels and Pencils of Christmas” can be viewed throughout the Hotel until Jan.
6, 2012. For more information, call 245-1234.

For enquiries on the Hotel’s Christmas activities and New Year festivities,
call the Food and Beverage Reservations Centre on 247-8666. Alternatively,
e-mail cath.mn@hyatt.com. — Reggie Rullan, Contributor

Edsa Shang and Tony Rodriguez

Children’s Nutcracker fantasies come to life as Edsa Shangri-La Hotel
celebrates the holiday season with gingerbread toy soldiers, ballerinas and
sugar plum fairies, Mandarin teacups and Maryoshka dolls around its Christmas
tree, designed by Tony Rodriguez.

The 20-foot tree was lit by Mandaluyong Mayor Benjamin Abalos with, his wife
Munchies and Edsa Shangri-La Hotel general manager Henry Lee together with over
100 children from Isla de Cocomo Day Care Center from Barangay Mauway,
Mandaluyong City.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s children’s choir performed
a medley of Christmas during the tree lighting. The children’s choir was founded
in December 2005 for musically gifted children from scavengers and indigent
families, under the instruction of conductor Joseph Padlan. The Bakeshop is
transformed by executive pastry chef Tony Wang into a giant gingerbread house
filled with German stollen, British mince pie, Milanese panettone and European
Yule log along with Edsa Shangri-La’s signature chocolates, marzipans and
pralines.

The chief toymaker, Santa, will be at his workshop crafting toys airplanes,
boats and houses to give away to children who dine with their parents during
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at the HEAT restaurant in the ground floor of
the Edsa Shangri-La Hotel.

The Isla de Cocomo Day Care Center from the barangay of Mauway, Mandaluyong
City is the adopted community of the Hotel. To participate in the charity
activity, contact Lesley Tan, communications director, at 633-3888 or e-mail
lesly.tan@shnagri-la.com.

For more information about the Edsa Shangri-La’s holiday room, dining and spa
packages, call 633-8888, e-mail esl@shangri-la.com or visit www.shangri-la.com.

— Reggie Rullan, Contributor

Trader’s Hotel’s Sharing Christmas wishes

Nov. 14 marked the start of the season of hope at Traders Hotel, Manila with
“Christmas Wishes.” For P50, selected school youths and the Maytubig community
will benefit from the generosity of guests. A white Christmas twig tree is
placed at the lobby for guests to hang their Christmas Wishes, which serves as
the tree’s ornaments. Christmas Wishes will give three out-of-school youths the
privilege to sustain their education with a vocational degree. The children of
Maytubig Day Care Center will also benefit from the proceeds for their school
supplies for 2012. The local community of Maytubig has 250 less privileged
families that the hotel has been supporting since 2008.

This year, the hotel provided books, school supplies, hygiene materials and
undertook classroom repairs and maintained the orderliness of the day care
center. The children were also the stars of the night during the Christmas tree
lighting on as they serenaded the guests with Christmas carols.

As a thank you to the generosity of patrons, the hotel is giving away five
overnight stays in a Traders Club Room with complimentary breakfast, afternoon
tea, sunset cocktails and all-day non-alcoholic refreshment for two at the
TLounge in a raffle draw to be held on Jan. 6, 2012.

For inquiries on the “Christmas Wishes,” call 523-7011.

The Peninsula and Make-a-Wish

Make-a-Wish Foundation Philippines’ “Wish Kids” witnessed the lighting of the
45-foot tall Christmas tree at The Lobby of The Peninsula Manila as guest of
honor Makati City Councilor Tosca Puno, The Peninsula Manila hotel manager
Oliver Dudler and The Peninsula Manila’s very own Peter Bear turned the lights
on, signaling the start of festive activities including the Trees of Hope
campaign.

Make a child’s wish come true this Christmas with The Peninsula Trees of
Hope. Purchase a red or gold tree ornament to hang on The Peninsula Trees of
Hope and you will help Make-A-Wish Foundation Philippines fulfill their mission
of granting the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses.

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Peddling beauty products is not something new to Josephine Pestejo, who has been in the cosmetics business since graduating from college. Her knowledge of soap-making first came from the chemist of the local cosmetics firm where she worked. Before the chemist, whom she befriended, left for a more lucrative job abroad, he taught the other employees, including Pestejo how to make soap.

The problem was, both of them were working in Manila . At first, they tried to commute. But given the traffic conditions, they eventually decided to give up their jobs to try their hand at a business.

It was then that Pestejo recalled the knowledge she acquired from her chemist friend and decided to put it into practice. “At least, our work would be located right in our own home,” Pestejo points out.

The backyard business kicked off with the production of powder detergent, which they sold, albeit haphazardly, to friends, relatives, neighbors, and even acquaintances who knew market vendors.

“I saw the potential of making beauty bars. Besides being able to source the raw materials locally, the beauty bars also give a higher return on investment.”

They were at this stage in their operations when Pestejo saw an advertisement in a national daily regarding training courses offered by the Technology and Livelihood Resource Center. She decided to enroll in the short training course in soap-making. “I took it as an opportunity to formalize my knowledge on the production side. At the same time, I had hoped to learn more about the possibilities of the business,” she explains.

Learn more was what she did. “I saw the potential of making beauty bars. Besides being able to source the raw materials locally, the beauty bars also give a higher return on investment, especially since at that time there was really a huge demand for papaya soap and an emerging market for soaps that could whiten the skin of an increasingly vain market.”

Pestejo labeled her soaps “Dagta” the Filipino word for the sticky substance or sap that comes from plant-trees, fruit trees, even flowers.

To distribute the product, she then called up her former subordinates and colleagues in the cosmetics firm where she worked for. They then sold the soap directly to the beauty products companies, multilevel marketing members, and even to individual consumers.

Today, many companies buy soap from Pestejo, although they do not use the “Dagta” label but replace it with their own brand. “Dagta” even reached up to Iloilo and certain parts of Mindanao .

Production, however, remains seasonal, meaning the quantity depends upon the demand. But usually, a single order would require the production of at least 5,000 bars of papaya soap.

Encouraged by the warm reception given her product by institutional buyers, Pestejo attempted to introduce it in supermarket and other commercial outlets. Unfortunately, they were discouraged when they found out that since most of the products sold in groceries are on consignment they would have to wait an average of 90 days before they can get paid. “In the meantime, your money is frozen, along with the goods that have not yet been sold,” said Pestejo’s husband, who now also actively participates in the business.” This is not a viable proposition for a small business like ours since we constantly need to roll our capital in order to cope with the increasing demand in production.

The couple instead decided to focus on expanding the institutional market base of the soap by introducing variations of the original papaya soap- such as tawas, papaya-tawas, and squalene. They also decided to give the powder detergent aspect of their business a bit more push by increasing the production of powder detergent, which now stands at 500 kilos a week.

“In the meantime, we will just stick to our market base. Later on, maybe we can compete in the commercial market, but maybe not now,” Ricardo says.

Both of them appear happy with the way the business has grown-from a sort of experiment to a bona fide business capable of churning out thousands of bars of soap that are sold (though not actually by them) in the market and actually reach the consumers.

“Imagine, we were able to buy two vehicles, which are also used for delivering products. Before, we would just hire a jeep to take us to our destination,” adds Ricardo.

“What’s more,” the wife intervenes, “we can afford to send our three children to school from the profit we make.” “For these, we have a lot to thank TLRC for,” they both agree.

Source: pinoybisness