VeeWise Fundraiser for Flood Victims Surpasses P60k
On July 24, at the height of the flooding in Luzon, Royal Duo OhMyV33nus and Wise announced a “stream for a cause,” in which donations through the stream will be used to support victims of the enhanced southwest monsoon by Typhoon Carina. They used GCash to facilitate the donations. The stream was around 2 hours long, but at the end of their stream, they collected P66,426 from their fans.
“Dodoblehin namin ni Ohmyv33nus para mas madami pa tayong matulungan! Maraming salamat sa mga nag-abot at mag-aabot pa lang ng tulong,” Wise wrote on his Facebook page.
(“OhmyV33nuis and I will double that amount so we can help more people! Thank you very much to everyone who sent help.”)
Meanwhile, the Royal Duo assembled a team of volunteers, composed mostly of their family and friends, to pack relief goods for victims of Typhoon Carina.
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“Maraming-maraming salamat sa lahat ng nagbigay ng tulong, VeeWise Fam! Sobrang laki ng maitutulong nito para sa mga nasalanta ng bagyo,” wrote Wise.
“Thank you sa mga nagdonate! Malaking bagay ‘to para sa mga kababayan natin na nasalanta ng bagyo,” added Vee.
“Nakabili na rin kami agad-agad ng mga iddonate at napack na rin with the help of our volunteers. Bibili pa kami ng mga idadagdag sa ating donation drive every time may mabuting loob pang mag-aabot ng donation. Stay safe, everyone!” Wise added.
Meanwhile, there were other esports personalities who also helped during the onslaught of the enhanced monsoon.
John Paul Salonga, aka H2WO, drove around the city to distribute relief goods to homeless people.
“We decided to roam around and give the relief goods to homeless people. They are also part of this calamity situation whom we need to prioritize,” H2WO posted on Facebook.
Bien Chumacera, aka Boyet, a former player of Minana EVOS, offered to send cellphone load to people who need to text or call for emergency purposes.
“Alam ko lang ang feeling na walang malapitan,” Bien told ALL-STAR.
Nasser Mollahezi or Dogie, an esports legend and occasional jester and provocateur, took time off his jokes and decided to donate all of his winnings or the equivalent amount of losses from playing an online game to people affected by the typhoon.
Elyson Caranza, aka Ghost Wrecker, went the extra mile and actually braved the floods with his team to rescue people. Like Dogie, Wrecker was instrumental in popularizing Mobile Legends: Bang Bang and cementing its place in Philippine esports as the country’s most popular and widely played mobile game.
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