Relief operations centers are still overflowing with donations from various donors, whether coming from within the Philippines or from our kababayans abroad.
Some TV networks brag about their collection to have reached millions and millions of pesos, not failing to mention the big names of the donors. I actually wonder why there is the need to publicize how much have been gathered by the networks.
If they indeed have these huge sums, why can't they just use it for building houses or classrooms, or for putting up livelihood training centers which can better help the victims of the calamities?
I'm beginning to believe my friend who said that foundations indeed make money out of the donations they collect. Tsk tsk.
In some organizations, they use such reports to provide accountability and transparency. However, in the cases of private organizations, I do sometimes doubt their purpose of showing their list of "who donated and what." It's also obviously, a ploy to brag that their better than their rival network. True, they were able to help, but to brag about it... it's really crass.
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