Nokia donates phones and charging stations
October 3, 2009 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under Accessories
The Philippines has been hit by the recent Typhoon Ondoy, twice the amount of rainfall than hurricane Katrina. Over 80% of the Metro Manila had been submerged in water. Since Sunday, numerous companies and NGO’s and volunteers have been helping with relief goods. Nokia has been active in the relief efforts by sending out over 150 phones to the affected areas and rescue centers so that victims and volunteers can use them to communicate with loved ones. Nokia Philippines has also released charging stations usually found in malls to help keep the juice flowing in affected areas that have lost …read more
How to send relief donations through SMS
September 27, 2009 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under Special Features
In less than 9 hours, more than 80% of city of Metro Manila was covered in flood. The average rainfall in one month covered Metro Manila in 6 hours. As I write this entry, telco networks are slowly coming back to normalcy but a great part of the city is still flooded. There are actually systems that allow you to send cash donations via SMS and the link can be found here.
TXTPower urges its members, supporters and friends abroad to make donations via Paypal. You may also donate via SmartMoney (5577-5144-1866-7103) or GCash 0917-9751092. All donations coursed through TXTPower …read more
