RELIEF OPS. Soldiers unload assorted relief goods from the BRP Tausug, a landing craft of the Philippine Navy, at the Baybay City Port in Leyte in this undated photo. The Naval Forces Central on Tuesday (April 26, 2022) said the landing craft transported 34 tons of relief goods for the victims of Typhoon Agaton in Baybay City and Abuyog town. (Photo courtesy of NFC) CEBU CITY - The Naval Forces Central (NFC) on Tuesday said the Philippine Navy's landing craft "BRP Tausug" transported 34 tons of relief goods for distribution to the victims of the recent Typhoon Agaton in the city of Baybay and the town of Abuyog in Leyte. In a statement, Lt. Junior Grade Frances Maye Macapinig, NFC's public affairs officer, said BRP Tausug unloaded the relief items from the Naval Reserve-Eastern Visayas headquarters here, the Tanging Yaman Foundation, and the Fraternal Order of Eagles, at the Baybay Port. Macapinig said Commander Allan Roy Canilang skippered the LC-295 in transporting
RELIEF MISSION. Personnel from the Philippine Navy unload relief goods and construction materials from Landing Craft 295 BRP Tausug at the Surigao City Port in this undated photo. The Naval Forces Central on Wednesday (March 23, 2022) said naval vessels continue to send assistance to areas more than three months since the onslaught of Typhoon Odette in December last year. (Photo courtesy of Naval Forces Central PAO) CEBU CITY - More than three months since the onslaught of Typhoon Odette, vessels from the Naval Forces Central (NFC) continue to transport relief goods to the affected areas in the Visayas and Mindanao, a Navy official said on Wednesday. Lt. Junior Grade Frances Maye Macapinig, NFC's public affairs officer, said in a statement the Philippine Navy in the Visayas remains committed to helping towns and cities that are still reeling from the effects of the typhoon in December last year. Macapinig said the latest transport of relief goods was recently done by the Landing Cr
RELIEF MISSION. Soldiers help unload relief goods from landing platform dock BRP Tarlac in this undated photo. The Naval Forces Central on Thursday (Feb. 3, 2022) said the BRP Tarlac has completed its fifth relief operation in the Visayas which stands to benefit thousands of Typhoon Odette victims. (Photo courtesy of the Navforcen PAO) CEBU CITY - The Philippine Navy's landing platform dock BRP Tarlac has completed its fifth relief operation in the Visayas, helping thousands of victims of Typhoon Odette that battered parts of the Visayas and Mindanao in December last year. In a statement on Thursday, the Naval Forces Central (Navforcen) said BRP Tarlac (LD601), skippered by Commander Emerson Oxales, successfully transported and delivered approximately 370 tons of relief cargoes for the relief sortie operation on Chinese New Year. "LD601 arrived and docked at Pier 4, Cebu City last January 30, 2022 wherein she carried consolidated relief goods and essential items from different
Humanitarian group Oxfam Pilipinas is calling on the government and the private sector to prioritize the distribution of shelter repair materials in areas devastated by Typhoon “Odette” (international code name Rai), warning that those living in congested evacuation centers are still in danger of contracting Covid-19. “Typhoon survivors already spent…
TESTFIRE. Two sailors from the Philippine Navy man a machine gun in a test-firing activity onboard the Patrol Craft 396 BRP Abraham Campo in the seawater off Camotes Islands in Cebu province on Wednesday (Nov. 24, 2021). A notice to all mariners was issued prior to the live-fire exercise by the Naval Task Force 50. (Photo courtesy of Naval Forces Central's Public Affairs Office) CEBU CITY - The Philippine Navy in the Visayas successfully test-fired naval armaments off the coast of Camotes Island in Cebu province on Wednesday. In a statement, the Naval Forces Central (NFC) said the Naval Task Force 50 test-fired its naval guns aboard the patrol craft BRP Abraham Campo (PC396) in the seawater near the group of islands. "A notice to all mariners (NOTAM) was issued prior to the test-fire date to advise transiting vessels of the danger in the exercise area," Lt. Junior Grade Frances Maye Macapinig, NFC's public affairs officer, said in a statement. The Naval Task Force 50