Super Typhoon Yolanda ravaged through the Visayas region over the weekend. Among those that were severely hit is the island of Leyte, which is the home province of the senior men's national team manager Dan Palami and senior women's national team head coach Ernie Nierras.
Relief efforts are being conducted by the different sectors and society, including the Philippine football community.
The United Football League announced on Tuesday that they have earmarked proceeds from ticket sales off the UFL Cup matches from the Round of 16 onwards until the UFL Cup Final in December to the relief effort. Tickets for the games cost PhP 50 for the bleachers and PhP 100 for the grandstand.
This is in addition to having the Emperador Stadium act as a drop-off point for donations whenever the UFL Cup matches are ongoing.
Meanwhile, football fans are enjoined to bring donations of either in cash or kind to the Mercato Centrale at the Bonifacio Global City on November 15, starting at 4pm until 3am the next day. Priority for donations in kind are water, ready-to-eat food, mats, blankets, and first aid items.
Organized by some of the Azkals supporters, this is in conjunction with a previously planned Thanksgiving day for the national team, to be highlighted by a live airing for the FIFA International friendly involving the Philippines and India at 9pm.
Other football institutions overseas have joined in the clamor for assistance with regards to relief operations.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter revealed in a couple of tweets that he wrote a letter to Philippine Football Federation. On that letter, he expressed his "sadness and sympathy," as well as reassuring the federation that FIFA is on hand to provide "special assistance" if need be.
Football clubs like Juventus have tweeted out means to donate for relief operations, while Liverpool posted a letter from one of its Filipino fans.
Relief efforts are being conducted by the different sectors and society, including the Philippine football community.
The United Football League announced on Tuesday that they have earmarked proceeds from ticket sales off the UFL Cup matches from the Round of 16 onwards until the UFL Cup Final in December to the relief effort. Tickets for the games cost PhP 50 for the bleachers and PhP 100 for the grandstand.
This is in addition to having the Emperador Stadium act as a drop-off point for donations whenever the UFL Cup matches are ongoing.
Meanwhile, football fans are enjoined to bring donations of either in cash or kind to the Mercato Centrale at the Bonifacio Global City on November 15, starting at 4pm until 3am the next day. Priority for donations in kind are water, ready-to-eat food, mats, blankets, and first aid items.
Organized by some of the Azkals supporters, this is in conjunction with a previously planned Thanksgiving day for the national team, to be highlighted by a live airing for the FIFA International friendly involving the Philippines and India at 9pm.
Other football institutions overseas have joined in the clamor for assistance with regards to relief operations.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter revealed in a couple of tweets that he wrote a letter to Philippine Football Federation. On that letter, he expressed his "sadness and sympathy," as well as reassuring the federation that FIFA is on hand to provide "special assistance" if need be.
Football clubs like Juventus have tweeted out means to donate for relief operations, while Liverpool posted a letter from one of its Filipino fans.
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