- 90s actress Antoinette Taus is encouraging eco-friendly donations for Taal relief
- On Instagram, Antoinette, the founder of non-profit organization CORA and now a UN Environment Programme goodwill ambassador, announced that they are now accepting donations for Taal vict
ims - One may donate hygiene kits, N95 face masks, sleeping items, cleaning tools, food, and water
Popular 90s actress Antoinette Taus, now a UN Environment Programme goodwill ambassador, is extending assistance to victims of Taal Volcano’s eruption through her non-profit organization, CORA.
On Instagram, Antoinette, the founder of CORA, announced that they are now accepting donations for those affected by Taal; encouraging everyone to avoid the use of plastic bags and give eco-friendly items.
“Reaching out to all our wonderful volunteers and kababayans for immediate aid for the calamity-stricken communities of the recent Taal volcanic eruption. We are accepting donations in cash and kind,” she wrote. “Please help us also save the planet at the same time by avoiding purchases or donations in single-use plastics or sachets. This is a climate emergency, we need to act swiftly and responsibly. Please help spread the word!”
According to CORA’s donation page, one may donate hygiene kits, N95 face masks, sleeping items, cleaning tools, food, and water, among others. One may also donate cash which will be used for food containers, tumblers, cutlery to lessen single-use plastic waste, and transportation of people and goods.
CORA is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating sustainable programs to help solve global issues centered on hunger, poverty, inequality, climate change and the mission to #BeatPlasticPollution.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) earlier raised the alert status of Taal from Alert Level 3 (magmatic unrest) to Alert Level 4 (hazardous eruption imminent). Taal has erupted more than 30 times in the past five centuries. The most recent of which took place in 1977.
As of posting, the Phivolcs has yet to give updates on its alert status but a lot of people in Batangas and nearby areas have been greatly affected.
