Social media tapped to rouse people to give aid

AS the government grapples with the immense problem of moving local and foreign aid to the victims of Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), netizens took to social media to mobilize support and call on people to donate whatever they can to the victims.

Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn were the favorite sites to launch appeals and give instructions where donations can be dropped off. Some posted photos of victims being washed away by huge waves and communities that were turned into wastelands after the typhoon passed.