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BRP Tarlac transports Marine HADR unit, 350K kilos of relief goods to typhoon-hit areas

Published Dec 22, 2021 01:18 pm

Landing dock vessel BRP Tarlac (LD601) sailed to Visayas and Mindanao on Wednesday morning, Dec. 22, for a humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) and sealift operations in the wake of typhoon “Odette’s” destruction, the Philippine Navy (PN) announced.

The Philippine Navy deploys BRP Tarlac (LD601), one of its largest landing dock vessels, to areas severely hit by typhoon Odette in Visayas and Mindanao on Dec. 22, 2021. (Courtesy of Philippine Navy)

BRP Tarlac, one of the largest vessels of PN, departed from South Harbor, Manila while carrying 350,000 kilograms of relief goods and a 200-man contingent from the Marine Amphibious Ready Unit (MARU) of the 9th Marine Battalion which was configured as a disaster ready response unit.

The ship also transported 150 tons of rolling cargoes from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Mobile Kitchen, military vehicles with water tanks, trucks from private corporations such as Meralco and Maynilad, and Bank on Wheels for the easy distribution of food and potable drinking water.

Also onboard to assist in the relief operations were personnel from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Health (DOH), and other non-government organizations and private entities such Rotary Club of Manila, Globe Telecom, The Bellevue Manila, New World Makati Hotel, and Operations Blessing.

“Because of its ability to transport a large number of personnel, logistics, and supplies, it is a critical asset for civil military operations and HADR. Our country being an archipelagic nation brings out the relevance of this capability,” said PN spokesperson Commander Benjo Negranza.

The Philippine Navy deploys BRP Tarlac (LD601), one of its largest landing dock vessels, to areas severely hit by typhoon Odette in Visayas and Mindanao on Dec. 22, 2021. (Courtesy of Philippine Navy)

Meanwhile, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana told President Duterte on Tuesday night that 10 aircraft from the Philippine Air Force, six naval assets from the Philippine Navy, and 86 search and rescue teams from the Philippine Army were involved in post-Odette relief and rehabilitation missions, and search and rescue operations.

“As for international donations, I was contacted by at least three ambassadors on afternoon. These are the ambassadors from China, France, and Taiwan. What the Taiwanese ambassador wants is they will bring relief goods but they will use their own plane. So they are asking permission if they can bring their airplane here,” Lorenzana said during the “Talk to the People” public address.

Meanwhile, Israel also committed to bring their donations in Cebu and Bohol on Wednesday, and in Surigao on Thursday, Lorenzana added.

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