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==[[Southern Leyte News]]==
==[[Southern Leyte News]]==
'''OWWA honors OFWs, holds OFW Family Day'''
'''Red Cross–SoLeyte willing to assist blood transfusion needs to Typhoon Sendong victims'''
*Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=69083
*Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=69289
*Wednesday, December 21, 2011
*Friday, December 23, 2011
:by R.G. Cadavos
:by   ES Gorne




SOUTHERN LEYTE, Dec. 21 (PIA) –- The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Regional Office 8 gathered at least 739 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs)throughout Eastern Visayas Region to participate in the annual OFW Family Day, December 17.
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, December 23 (PIA) -- The Philippine Red Cross – Southern Leyte is ready to donate bags of blood should there be a need for blood transfusions among the victims of Typhoon Sendong.
OWWA RWO 8 officer-in-charge director Ma. Evangelina V.Filamor in her report, Tuesday said that the gathering was attended by OFWs from as far as the uppermost part of Northern Samar to the municipality of Pintuyan in Southern Leyte.
According to Noli Casas, chapter administrator of the local Red Cross, they are ready for at least two batches of blood bags should there be a need among the Typhoon Sendong victims in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan City. Each batch of blood bags contains from 60- 70 bags of blood, he added.
“The joy and value of togetherness of the said celebration and a chance to take home major and consolation prizes were enough reasons for them to push through despite the distance and the bad weather,“ Fillamor said.
Earlier, the local Red Cross counterparts in said calamity-stricken areas together with the Red Cross based in Davao City were able to cover the needs of the typhoon victims, so far, Casas was informed.
“We were expecting as many as 1,500 OFWs and their beneficiaries as evidenced by the number of pre-registrants who confirmed their attendance to the said activity. But the bad weather prevented them to do that. Nevertheless, we are confident to say that even if Sendong swept Eastern Visayas, the 2011 OFW Family Day was a success,” Filamor said.
However, he made it clear to the mentioned local Red Cross chapters that the blood bags are ready to be transported anytime these are needed to further attend the medical needs of the calamity victims.
The occasion was a salutation to the achievements of the OFWs to the country’s economy, she said. This year’s OFW Family Day highlighted fun, games, and raffle.
He also reported that their chapter has initiated to facilitate donations from the community and further encouraged for cash donations, which will be acknowledged with receipts to be issued by the SoLeyte Red Cross.
Prizes were given to lucky winners such as one Samsung Netbook computer; one Sanyo refrigerator; one Panasonic washing machine; three rice cookers; two oven toasters; six Cherry Mobile cellular phones; two Nokia cellular phones; 10 USB flash drives; 15 Globe call cards; 15 Globe tipid cards; 125 t-shirts; and eight bags of Noche Buena packs. (RGC/PIA-SoLeyte)
That all the cash donations, which he finds it easier and economical to facilitate due to distance, gathered will be sent to the local Red Cross counterparts in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan City and the later are required to liquidate the cash donations with receipts and pictures of goods bought, Casas said.
Casas further disclosed that on going negotiations with the provincial government of Southern Leyte were being undertaken to prepare the donated items such as canned goods, used clothings, among others. ### (PIA SoLeyte/esg)


==Photo Gallery of Southern Leyte, Philippines==
==Photo Gallery of Southern Leyte, Philippines==
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