Marikina City, Philippines — Provident Village is unfortunately now becoming famous for being one of the hardest-hit areas in Metro Manila by Typhoon Ondoy.
Here are some pictures of tropical storm Ondoy battering the village and its impact on the residents.
(Pics) Bagyong Ondoy lashes the Philippines
You’ve probably seen that moving video of a woman on the roof of her car during the flood in UERM, Sta. Mesa Manila.
Less-talked about, however, is the man on the same video hanging onto a coconut tree while the cars around him swirl and get drowned.
And there’s one gripping photo of what seems to be a dead body of a woman in Marikina still lying on the street a day after the typhoon hit their area.
These are just some of the unfortunate stories brought by Typhoon Ondoy which devastated parts of Metro Manila, particularly, Marikina, Pasig, and Rizal.
Some more photos of the Ondoy (international name: Ketsana) in the link below.
Typhoon Ondoy: Pictures, videos
Manila, Philippines — Tropical storm Ondoy (International Name: Ketsana) hit Luzon and parts of Metro Manila on Saturday, September 26 and brought flood, jammed traffic, landslides, and deaths.
Waist-deep flood waters caused cars to stall in the middle of highways. People walked due to lack of public transport and impassable traffic. Residents were forced to stay on the rooftops of their houses due to submerged first- or second-floors. The National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) reported 240 deaths as of Tuesday, September 29. Many more are missing.
Here are some pics and videos we gathered online showing the impact of typhoon Ondoy in the Philippines.
See also: Bagyong Ondoy lashes the Philippines (PICTURES)
Closed by the BSP: Philippine Farmer’s Bank
Following recent closures of rural banks in the Philippines particularly that of the Legacy Group, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) again placed one rural bank under receivership.
Effective September 18, the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) will take over The Philippine Farmer’s Bank.
How to get Paypal referral link
We’ve written several articles before explaining how one can earn from Paypal. Since we started using it, we’ve already earned more than $500 referral bonuses.
Last week, we got another $33 bonus from Paypal as seen in this screesnhot.
Free Seminar: Accounting in the Stock Market
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) is inviting everyone to its quarterly industry briefing on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m at the PSE Ortigas Trading Floor, 2nd Floor PSE Centre, Exchange Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig City.
The free event, entitled “Accounting in the Stock Market: An Industry Look at the Role and Importance of Accounting Information in the Stock Market” will feature presentations by the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA).
Reverse PIN: An ATM security measure?
Have you received this one before?
There’s an email currently circulating claiming that BPI ATMs have the capability to call the police — that is, if you were being held up, forced to withdraw money from your ATM account, and you punched in your Personal Identification Number (PIN) in reverse.
Reverse PINÂ to call police automatically?
BPI Trade problem: Stocks missing in portfolio
Here I go ranting about BPI (Bank of the Philippine Islands) again.
In October 2007, I wrote about the problems of some clients regarding an ATM that supposedly did not dispense cash and a branch manager who allegedly stole someone’s remittance money.
In October 2008, I ranted about not getting connected to BPI’s Phone Banking hotline after several tries in my attempt to solve my BPI Trade password problem. I wondered then if BPI’s call center was terribly undermanned or simply manned by lazy employees.
Now, I’m beginning to have these thoughts again since no one from BPI has solved my new BPI Trade account problem for more than a month now.