Marian Rivera, Heart Evangelista and others join in relief efforts for Typhoon Carina victims | Image: Instagram/@marianrivera, @iamhearte, @sparklegmaartistcenter
Filipino celebrities, including Marian Rivera, Dingdong Dantes, Heart Evangelista and Rocco Nacino, among others, participated in relief efforts for Filipino families affected by the onslaught of Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon, or habagat.
Rivera and Dantes, along with their two kids, Zia and Sixto, personally wrapped more than 700 relief goods to turn over to the GMA Kapuso Foundation for Operation Bayanihan for the affected individuals of Typhoon Carina.
On Instagram, the Kapuso primetime queen shared some of her photos and videos preparing the relief goods. She asked her followers for their respective locations to be able to extend help to those in need.
Marian Rivera and her kids Zia and Sixto packing relief goods | Image: Instagram/@marianrivera
Meanwhile, Dantes, alongside co-Navy reservists Nacino and beauty queen Beatrice Gomez, led the distribution of relief goods in a school in Marikina.
On the other hand, as the president of the Senate Spouses Foundation, Evangelista spearheaded the packing and distribution of relief goods in Marikina.
Image: Instagram/@iamhearte
Image: Instagram/@iamhearte
Celebrity couple Jennylyn Mercado and Dennis Trillo took to Instagram to ask for donations for individuals and pets affected by the typhoon.
“Muli naming ibinabalik ang @startruck.ph para maging daan sa pagpapaabot ng inyong mga tulong. We are now opening our lines for cash donations. Lahat po ng malilikom ay gagamitin para matulungan ang communities na nasalanta ng super typhoon Carina. Magtulong-tulong po tayong muli para sa ating mga kababayan,” wrote Mercado in her caption.
Other celebrities who volunteered for the packing and distribution of relief goods were Enzo Pineda, Ashley Ortega, Faith Da Silva, and “Unang Hirit” hosts Shaira Diaz and Suzi Entrata-Abrera, among others.
Meanwhile, Gerald Anderson and actor-singer Ronnie Liang participated in rescue operations for a stranded family and other residents of Quezon City, respectively.
“Joining the rescue operations for the victims of the flood caused by Typhoon Carina at Barangay Roxas, Quezon City. Reporting for duty as a reservist of the Philippine Army together with the other troops of the 1302 Ready Reserve Battalion, Reserve Command, Philippine Army,” Liang wrote on his Instagram update on Thursday, July 25.