Online petitions for Yolanda victims launched
arious online petitions orld ide have been launched for the benefit of the victims of uper yphoon olanda, ith thousands of neti ens supporting re uests for aid or calls for changes in disaster response.
n the nited ingdom, the ig ot tery und pledged as much as million pounds roughly million to help typhoon victims after more than , people signed a petition urging the national lottery firm to donate to the hilippines the uro illion pri e amounting to million pounds.
n its statement, the organi ation said it ould ma e the funds available to based charities, or ing ith communities in the hilippines, to help the long term process of rebuilding lives and livelihoods.”
he statement as issued after achel iddall, in a petition posted in change.org, urged the national lottery firm to donate the million pound pri e that nobody on in the dra last ov. .
t ould be so fantastic if this money as donated to the disaster relief fund to alleviate the pain and suffering ta ing place right no ,” said iddall in her original petition.
t could do so much good and no one ould miss it, because no one has on it,” she added.
omeone on the pri e in the ov. dra , but the appeal already got the attention of the authorities. his is fantastic ne s for the people of the hilippines,” said iddall after the released its statement. am so pleased that the ig ottery und has responded to this massive need ith compassion and tangible action for those that desperately need our help.”
he petition, one of do ens launched follo ing the onslaught of the typhoon, is no closed, ith the ord ic tory”” ritten on top of the page.
n an intervie ith The STAR, nday arona, campaigns director for change.org in the hilippines, said online petitions give the public an opportunity to air their re uests or give sug gestions to those in charge.
anada based relative of typhoon survivors started a petition that urged ma or anadian telecommunications com panies to aive fees for overseas calls to the hilippines to enable ilipinos to get in touch ith their relatives in the storm ravaged areas.
o help our community, m as ing ma or anadian phone companies ogers, ell and elus to please be com passionate and aive long distance fees to the hilippines temporarily, so that once the phone lines are bac up, e can locate our friends and fam ily ithout orrying about massive phone bills,” said austino in a petition, hich has more than , supporters as of yesterday.
he said that elus has already started free long distance calls from landlines in lberta and ritish olum bia to the hilippines.
he petitioners re uested the com pany to aive fees for mobile subscrib ers for the entire country.
he three telecommunications com panies have already donated financial support for the typhoon survivors, and allo subscribers to donate to the ed ross.