RELIEF MISSION. Philippine Navy personnel haul boxes of relief goods from the BRP Tarlac upon its arrival in Cebu for another relief mission on Tuesday (Jan. 18, 2022). The Navy said Wednesday (Jan. 19, 2022) these relief items would be distributed to typhoon-affected families in Cebu, Bohol, Surigao provinces, and Leyte. (Photo courtesy of Naval Forces Central) MANILA - The landing dock BRP Tarlac (LD-601), one of the largest ships of the Philippine Navy (PN), arrived in Cebu on January 18 for its fourth relief sortie for communities affected by Typhoon Odette last month. In a statement Wednesday night, the PN said the ship successfully docked at Pier 4, Cebu City, carrying 450 tons of relief goods and essential items from various government agencies, PN units, and stakeholders to be distributed to families affected by the typhoon in Cebu, Bohol, Surigao provinces, and Leyte. The assorted relief goods and cargoes will be sorted out by personnel of the central office of the Civil-Milit
RELIEF MISSION. Philippine Navy personnel haul boxes of relief goods from the BRP Tarlac upon its arrival in Cebu for another relief mission on Tuesday (Jan. 18, 2022). The Navy said Wednesday (Jan. 19, 2022) these relief items would be distributed to typhoon-affected families in Cebu, Bohol, Surigao provinces, and Leyte. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Navy) MANILA - The landing dock BRP Tarlac (LD-601), one of the largest ships of the Philippine Navy (PN), arrived in Cebu on January 18 for its fourth relief sortie for communities affected by Typhoon Odette last month. In a statement Wednesday night, the PN said the ship successfully docked at Pier 4, Cebu City, carrying 450 tons of relief goods and essential items from various government agencies, PN units, and stakeholders to be distributed to families affected by the typhoon in Cebu, Bohol, Surigao provinces, and Leyte. The assorted relief goods and cargoes will be sorted out by personnel of the central office of the Civil-Military O
(Photo courtesy of BRP Ang Pangulo Facebook page) MANILA - The BRP Ang Pangulo (ACS-25), the presidential yacht converted into a floating hospital following the onslaught of Typhoon Odette last month, has provided medical aid to 820 residents of two barangays in the Dinagat Islands during its mission in the area from January 14 to 15. "After serving Siargao for the past week, the floating hospital returns to Dinagat Islands to continue delivering medical services and humanitarian assistance to the people of the province. This time, the Presidential Ship anchored off the coasts of Barangays Cab-ilan and Gomez in the Municipality of Dinagat. A total of 368 and 452 patients, respectively, were served the past two days," theBRP Ang Pangulosaid in its Facebook post on Sunday night. The same post added that the 820 patients served for both barangays are the highest since BRP Ang Pangulo started its humanitarian mission last December. "To date, a total of 1,614 residents from S