These Sweet Kids And Other Thoughtful Haiyan Donors That Restore Our Faith In Humanity

A six-year-old Japanese preschooler became one of the youngest donors to Philippine efforts to raise funds for victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan). The Philippine Embassy in Japan reported Thursday that Shoichi Kondoh donated his childhood savings after seeing the extent of Yolanda's fury on TV.

"Accompanied by his mother, Miho Kondoh, Shoichi visited the Philippine Embassy today to personally hand over his donation of Y5,000 (P2,179.56) taken from his piggybank savings," it said. The embassy statement added that Shoichi "did not think twice about giving away his childhood savings" after he saw the devastation on television. Philippine embassy Second Secretary and Consul Bryan Dexter Lao received the envelope from Shoichi.

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Artist-activist Mae Paner on Thursday shared a letter she received from Anton, her friend’s nine-year-old son, asking her to hand almost P1,000 to victims of typhoon Yolanda.

“I am sharing my allowance saving to the victims of typhoon Yolanda. Please hand my money to them so they do not need to suffer in evacuation centers,” Anton said.

“I want them to stop stealing and be peaceful again,” the boy said further, alluding to reports that some of the survivors have resorted to looting after days without food.

Amid the seemingly slow pace of relief operations in areas hit by typhoon Yolanda, an Air Force pilot decided to fly some goods without orders and drop them off at Tanauan. Photographer John Chua on Thursday posted images of a Philippine Air Force helicopter delivering rice to areas that have yet to be reached by coordinated government efforts.

“With no one in charge, one pilot decided ‘I want bring these relief goods and just drop them…’ Chua said. “We went to Tanauan and he saw an open space. The helicopter landed and I got off to take picture of the crew unloading the relief goods. All of a sudden hundreds of people just appeared and came rushing toward us,” he added.

Soon a “maddening crowd” came rushing to the landing area in an attempt to get hold of the relief goods. “The crowd just came in fast. We were emotionally wreck watching a hundred people would be fighting over 10 sacks of relief goods; only the fittest will win,” Chua said. “We need to help our brothers and sisters during times like this.”

While many Filipinos are expressing how sorry they are or that they would pray for their kababayans devastated by super typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) in Tacloban City, one student from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines did something peculiar – she laid down in the middle of PUP Freedom Plaza in an effort to solicit donations for the storm victims.

PUP Facebook fan page reported the event and uploaded an image that shows a student lying on the ground. Beside the lady is a box with the message “WAG KA LANG MANOOD” (Don’t just watch) written on it, possibly referring to people who just watch and take pity on the news but do nothing concrete to help the victims, theorized one witness.

Facebook user Oj Trance Atilano narrated how his very old and poor neighbor who works as a laundrywoman and charcoal packer still managed to give something to the victims of Yolanda. The old lady told him that the half-full pack of powered milk is everything she have. The lady is around 60-70 years old, Atilano told TalkPH.