VEGGIES FOR SIARGAO. Seven tons of various kinds of vegetables from the Cordillera Region are unloaded from a C-130 military plane at the Sayak Airport in Del Carmen, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte on Wednesday (Feb. 23, 2022). The vegetables were distributed to the affected residents in the towns of Dapa, Del Carmen, Pilar, Burgos, and the two community kitchens each in the towns of San Isidro on the island. (Photo contributed by Ivy Marie Mangadlao) BUTUAN CITY - At least seven tons of highland vegetables were sent by groups of Cordillera farmers and various non-government organizations to aid the food needs of residents in Siargao Island who were badly affected by Typhoon Odette in December last year. The donation activity dubbed "Operation Siargao" is a collaboration among the Cordillera farmers, Upland Linkages, and Bangads Philippines groups, among others. Chelo Roces, the logistics planner of Operation Siargao, told reporters Thursday that the tons of vegetables inc