Ed’s Notes: This was a message posted in our Message Board and is re-posted here in our Public Service Announcement section.

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August 14th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
Notre Dame of Midsayap College
Quezon Avenue, 9410 Midsayap
Cotabato, Philippines

Email ; info [at] ndmc [dot]edu [dot]ph Website : http ://www.ndmc.edu.ph
Tel. No. : (064) 229 8455 Fax No. : (064) 229 8024

August 11, 2008

THE PRESIDENT
FILIPINO ASSOCIATION FOR PERTH, VICTORIA & NSW

Greetings!

The armed encounters between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in the different places/barrios in the PALMA Alliance in Cotabato (Pigcawayan, Alamada, Libungan, Midsayap, Aleosan including the municipality of Pikit) are still going on, even escalating, despite the repeated calls of the government and institutions as well as the various non-government agencies for peace.

The news over the radios and on television is mainly focused on the on-going fight between the two forces; however, they fail to show the sad plight of the internal displaced people (IDPs) in the different evacuation centers in PALMA. To date there are more than 30 evacuation centers (excluding those that sought shelter with their relatives) all over the PALMA alliance with more than 150,000 IDPs.

The IDPs are already running short of food because of their big number and the contributions/donations that we ask from our students and the community are just limited because most of the people here are affected by the fighting.

We are, therefore, appealing to you to help us support the IDPs through your donations especially canned goods, noodles, rice or any amount you can spare to supplement what ever they have for the moment. You can deposit your financial donations to:

METROBANK MIDSAYAP
ACCOUNT NAME: NOTRE DAME OF MIDSAYAP COLLEGE
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 334-3-33450317-9

Please fax the deposit slip to our school’s Fax number – (064) 229 8024. Your help will surely go a long way towards helping the IDPs in our place.

We also request you to include in your prayers the peaceful resolution of our problem in North Cotabato.

We do appreciate any assistance you can extend to us. God bless and More Power!

Sincerely yours,
nsjorolan
NELISA S. JOROLAN
Director, Peace Center

Noted by:

FR. ROMEO S. SANIEL, OMI
President, NDMC

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