Filipinos overseas are urged to participate in relief operations drive for families affected by tropical storm “Ondoy” in the Philippines.

Migrante International Middle East News Bureau on Saturday appealed to the Filipino community in the Middle East to mobilize their members and officers and start collecting donations and relief goods for typhoon victims.

“We will mobilize our Migrante chapters and member-organizations into coordinating bodies in their respective countries that will spearhead gathering of donations, goods, and clothes for the relief operations of our allied non-government organizations in Metro Manila,” said John Leonard Monterona, Migrante-ME regional coordinator and Migrante Sectoral Party Vice Chairperson.

Monterona said they will tap different Filipino communities and organizations as well as Philippine officials abroad to gather goods, clothing and donations.

Overseas Filipinos willing to donate may contact any of the following Migrante chapters in Saudi Arabia:

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: KGS-Migrante Chairperson Eric Jocson
Phone No. 0531822766

KGS-Migrante Sec. Gen Mike Garlan
Phone No. 0505629 89930

Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia: Migrante-Khobar Chairperson Choie De Leon
Phone No. 0569117563

Migrante-Khobar Sec.Gen Gerry De Guzman,
Phone No. 0507373906

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: Migrante-Jeddah Chairperson Bob Fajarito,
Phone No. 050502745340

OFWs based in other countries in the Middle East are urged to get in touch with Monterona at mobile No. 00966 564978012 or email migranteme@gmail.com.
 
“Wala namang ibang magtutulungan kundi tayong mga magkababayan kahit milya-milya man ang layo natin sa ating Bayang sinilangan,” Monterona said.