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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
TOOLS FOR TYPHOON VICTIMS. Officers and members of the Junior Chamber International - Surigao Nickel launch their "Toolong Project: Building Homes, Building Lives" for the victims of Typhoon Odette in Barangay Union, Dapa, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte on Tuesday (Feb. 22, 2022). Residents, whose houses were destroyed and damaged during the typhoon, may borrow tools from the project people for free. (Contributed photo by Ivy Marie Mangadlao) BUTUAN CITY - The Junior Chamber International (JCI) - Surigao Nickel, a non-government organization, launched on Tuesday a project that will allow victims of Typhoon Odette in Barangay Union, Dapa, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte to borrow basic carpentry and masonry tools to repair their damaged houses. "This project is our intervention to help 'Odette's' victims by providing them the necessary tools to rebuild their houses and lives. We aim to go to village after village to optimize the use of tools," JCI Su
After the economic woe of Covid-19 travel curbs, Siargao in the Philippines has been left devastated by Typhoon Rai. With power and water out and many homeless, the island needs months to recover.