Holland TFC subscribers spare ‘coins’ for Sagip Kapamilya

By Loui Galicia, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
10/24/2009 11:23 AM

Subscribers of The Filipino Channel (TFC) in The Netherlands held a fundraising activity for ABS-CBN Foundation’s Sagip Kapamilya.

A small silver box became a symbol of the Dutch Pinoys’ unity with the victims of typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng that hit the Philippines recently.

TFC subscribers that receive regular updates on the relief efforts of Sagip Kapamilya thought that a fundraising activity would be a big help to typhoon-affected Filipinos back home.

The fundraising activity called “Patak Patak Para sa Sagip Kapamilya” was held during the Aegis concert in The Hague.

Even the Philippine envoy to the Netherlands who attended the concert with some of his staff was impressed by the Filipinos’ gesture.

“Gusto kong pasalamatan in the name of all the Filipinos here in the Netherlands ang mga organizers at promoters nitong activity na ito lalung-lalo na ang Aegis band na sa pamamagitan ng kanilang talento ay magfa-fund raising sila upang makalikom ng pondo at matulungan ang ating mga kababayan na nasalanta ng bagyo,” said Ambassador Cardozo Luna.

At the Aegis concert, a silver box was passed around to all Pinoys and Dutch who came from the different parts of Holland.

“Nakakalumo talaga. Nakita ko yung nangyari. I have part of my family as well na nasalanta. Nakakaawa yung mga taong nagmamakaawa na bigyan sila ng konting panahon na mag-stay sa evacuation center dahil wala naman silang mapupuntahan,” Mary Perez, a student said.

One euro, which is equivalent to around P70, can already buy one or two kilos of rice in the Philippines.

“What is three euros, five euros, 10 euros? Parang barya na sa atin yun di ba? Pag lalabas tayo 10 euros parang barya lang. Five euros eh pambili ng sigarilyo. Yung five euros na yon pwede nating ibigay sa Pilipinas. Pambili ng bigas, pambili ng delata,” TFC subscriber Maribeth Saturno said.

From the coins, the “Patak Patak Para Sa Sagip Kapamilya” raised 1,200 euros (P80,000).

as of 10/24/2009 11:23 AM

SOURCE: WWW.ABS-CBNNEWS.COM

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