Rain Love on Manila distribution phase I

Volunteer Deb Flores opening first of five care packages

sent to DZC plant, and presenting the items to

DZC Management volunteer C.P.Flores.

Manila, Philippines. Rain Love on Manila NY volunteer Deb Flores comes home to Manila to personally follow through with the distribution plans of the care packages sent December last year.

A total of 650 goods were collected to be shared with the victims from Dairy Zest Corporation, and the Philippine National Red Cross.

Over 200 factory workers in Dairy Zest Corporation, a food condiment manufacturing plant in Pasig City, and about 20 JWT employees and their families were grossly affected by the supertyphoon Ketsana/Ondoy that hit the Philippines last September 26.

It is already July, and the country is again being doused by typhoons. Let's hope that we continue to find ways to reach out to those under the weather.

Rain Love on Manila Cheers Pacquiao in Fight Vs Clottey

New York, NY. Rain Love on Manila will be cheering Manny Pacquiao in his fight against Joshua Clottey airing live on pay-per-view at 6PM tonight in Cafe 81 on the East Side.

Join us for a knock-out buffet dinner alongside the telecast for just $35. A portion of the proceeds of this special viewing will go to the Little Candles Foundation, and Rain Love on Manila will be there to sell the last remaining limited edition shirts for the Ondoy victims in the Philippines and the Philippine National Red Cross.

Philippine Advertising Industry Recognizes Rain Love on Manila

Manila, Philippines. The Philippines' premier advertising trade publication, Adobo Magazine, recognizes the efforts of Rain Love on Manila in its issue for November-December 2009, with advertising godfather Neil French on the cover (pictured above).

Rain Love on Manila is listed among the venues whereby you can extend your help. The relief work continues for us - Manila, Canada, New York. We thank you for not forgetting the tragedy, and for persisting with your generosity.

Above: Photo collage spread, "Typhoon Ondoy: A Flood of Compassion"

Last September 26, Typhoon Ondoy (international name: Ketsana) brought the island of
Luzon a record of 13 inches of rain in eight hours, and with it, death and destruction.

On Twitter and Facebook - where over 5,000 of adobo's community congregate - there was
a non-stop barrage of reports, please and most importantly, offers for help. Within 24 hours,
several advertising and media groups mobilized to help fill the gaps in the government's
relief efforts. TV networks raised millions with telethons. Graphic designers churned out
posters for benefit events and volunteer centers. Agencies and production houses produced
viral calls for donations. Countless individuals organized rescue missions, packed relief goods,
cooked and served food to victims.

To this day, the work continues. If you want to help, here are a few places to start:
www.redcross.org.ph
www.unicef.org/philippines
www.akomismo.org
www.sagipkapamilya.com
www.kapusofoundation.com
teammanila.multiply.com
rainloveonmanila.blogspot.com

Cafe 81 supports Rain Love on Manila

(Above, L-R) Medical Headhunter Randy Libiran, Alroy Teves R.N.,

Chef and Cafe 81 co-owner Aris Tuazon, and Little Goliath's Louie Cale love Rain Love on Manila.

(Below) Cafe 81 is at 81 East 7th Street, between 1st and 2nd Avenues, New York.

New York, NY. Friends from the newest Filipino bar and restaurant on the East Side, Cafe 81, show their support for Rain Love on Manila by wearing the Rain Love on Manila shirt at the birthday bash of chef and restaurateur Aris Tuazon last Saturday, March 6.

Cafe 81 opened midway through February to give people a fresher alternative to Filipino cuisine. There are less than 5 restaurants in the city offering a taste of homegrown Filipino goodness, and with Cafe 81's great rapport with Manhattanites, it's no surprise to hear Cafe 81 is moving steadily up on that list as the go-to place to satiate those nostalgic appetites.

Next Saturday, March 13, Cafe 81 hosts a Manny Pacquiao fight night viewing, and once again Rain Love on Manila cheers with them. Join us at Cafe 81, on 7th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues.

Shoutouts to Chef Aris Tuazon, Randy Libiran, Louie Cale, Alroy Teves, and all those who showed interest and support for Rain Love on Manila.

Rain Love on Manila at Maru

New York, NY. Rain Love on Manila came to the NYC-Tristate Young Professionals for Ondoy Relief mixer at Maru in Koreatown at the invitation of Ted Martinez, event organizer, who found out about the initiative last year and has since supported the cause.

Thank you to all those who came to the Rain Love on Manila table (right where the DJ is), inquired about the Rain Love on Manila mission, and made their generous donations.

Special thanks go out to Ted Martinez for inviting Rain Love on Manila and Donna Reyes for being my pitch partner for the night!

Photo above: Donna Reyes of NBA and Deb Flores representing Rain Love on Manila.

Rain Love on Manila hits Korea(town)!

New York, NY. Thanks to Ted Martinez of NYC Tri-State Young Professionals for Ondoy Relief,

Rain Love on Manila gets a chance to show and sell the Rain Love on Manila shirts at their mixer this week at Koreatown.

	February 25, this Thursday 6:00pm - 8:00pm
	Maru Bar and Lounge
	11 West 32nd Street bet 5th/6th Ave
	New York, NY

Philippine National Red Cross and Rain Love on Manila

Manila, Philippines. At the start of the year, Rain Love on Manila met the amiable people of the Philippine National Red Cross - Rizal Chapter, Pasig City, to introduce the intent of the initiative as well as to leave samples of the Rain Love on Manila shirt. Joining Deb is Myla Arzaderota and Von Gustilo who are the representatives of the organization that will facilitate the distribution of the relief once all material and financial donations have been collected.

Quietly but Steadily Raining Love

New York, NY. The year 2010 marks a quiet but steady response to the super-typhoon disaster relief of Rain Love on Manila, mainly in Manila and in New York.

According to the Managing Director of Dairy Zest Corporation, and the authorized recipient of the care packages for distribution, Nellie Flores, the boxes containing clothes and food items assembled in New York by generous people from school, the Filipino community, friends in PR, design, and the like have started to arrive in Manila. It is agreed that all of the boxes must have arrived before they begin to distribute them to the victims.

Meanwhile, we have collected the sales made from the online venues Etsy and Zazzle and are in the process of wiring all proceeds to the Rain Love on Manila - Manila contingent before devising a plan for awarding the financial assistance.