{"id":275659,"date":"2020-11-17T01:50:36","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T06:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=275659"},"modified":"2020-11-17T01:50:36","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T06:50:36","slug":"caritas-manila-warns-public-vs-fake-donation-drives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/11\/17\/caritas-manila-warns-public-vs-fake-donation-drives\/","title":{"rendered":"Caritas Manila warns public vs. fake donation drives"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_273925\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-273925\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Church-groups-appeal-for-donations-to-help-Rolly-victims.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-273925\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Church-groups-appeal-for-donations-to-help-Rolly-victims.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Church-groups-appeal-for-donations-to-help-Rolly-victims.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Church-groups-appeal-for-donations-to-help-Rolly-victims-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Church-groups-appeal-for-donations-to-help-Rolly-victims-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Church-groups-appeal-for-donations-to-help-Rolly-victims-1024x575.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-273925\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The social action arm of the Archdiocese of Manila warned the faithful against bogus donation drives. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/philippinenavy\/photos\/pcb.10157954415842956\/10157954391432956\/\">File Photo: NISG-SL\/PAO-SLABD NAVY ISLANDER 312(NV312) via Philippine Navy\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The social action arm of the Archdiocese of Manila warned the faithful against bogus donation drives.<\/p>\n<p>Caritas Manila urged the public to always double-check so that they would not fall victim to spurious people who are taking advantage of the situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeware of fake donation drives!\u201d it said in a Facebook post.<\/p>\n<p>The people are asked to only donate to Caritas Manila&#8217;s official bank accounts and donation portals posted on bit.ly\/CMxUlyssesPH.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur official fundraising partners also use the same details in their donation drives, and not their personal accounts,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor those who would like to help to raise funds for those affected by the recent typhoons, you may send an email to partnerships_events@caritasmanila.org.ph,\u201d the Caritas Manila added.<\/p>\n<p>It also appealed to the faithful to continue helping those affected by Typhoon Ulysses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet&#8217;s help our fellow Filipinos and not take advantage of the calamity. Keep spreading the charity virus!\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p>At least 67 people died and thousands were affected by the storm that hit Luzon leaving several areas flooded including Metro Manila, Cagayan, and Isabela.<\/p>\n<p>The typhoon destroyed infrastructure amounting to over PHP8 billion and left some PHP1 billion agricultural damage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0\u2013 The social action arm of the Archdiocese of Manila warned the faithful against bogus donation drives. 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