At least 2,300 people died and tens of thousands were made homeless after the country was battered by Typhoon Haiyan – one of the worst storms in history – on Friday.
Now Jersey’s Filipino community is encouraging Islanders to support the relief effort by joining them at a fundraising day from 9 am to 7 pm at St Thomas’ Church Hall on Sunday.
Meanwhile, an Islander with close family in the Philippines believes they are safe and well despite not speaking to them since Typhoon Haiyan devastated their town on Friday.
Edith Spence is hoping that a report that no one was killed in Dulag, a coastal municipality of around 50,000 people which is 36 km south of Tacloban, is accurate.
On Tuesday the JEP reported that Mrs Spence feared for the lives of her brothers and sisters, who had refused to leave the family home despite their sister, who has lived in Jersey since 2007, urging them to do so.
But the 45-year-old data administrator at Kleinwort Benson has since heard from a friend that her family are probably safe.
How to donate to the Jersey Disaster Appeal
By cash, cheque or credit/debit card or bank transfer:
Bank: HSBC
Sort Code: 40-25-34
Account Number: 91663933
IBAN: GB80MIDL40253491663933
Donations can also be made over the counter at the States Treasury Cashiers counter at Cyril Le Marquand House
Donations can also be made at any of the Island’s parish halls. Cheques should be made payable to ‘Jersey Disaster Appeal’
All individual donations (as opposed to collections) of £100 or over will qualify under the lump sum donations scheme and will be worth more to the charities bringing aid to the Philippines
Visit www.gov.je/TaxesMoney/ IncomeTax/Charities/Pages/index.aspx for more information
