Volunteers of presidential aspirant, Vice President Leni Robredo continued to carry out relief operations for families displaced by typhoon “Odette” (international name: Rai) during the Christmas weekend.

“Give love on Christmas Day,” the Robredo People’s Council (RPC) said on its Facebook page where volunteers shared photos of their various humanitarian efforts in areas devastated by Odette, the strongest storm to hit the county this 2021.

In the municipality of Taft in Eastern Samar, volunteers held a “lugawone” activity in several barangays, including one held after the "Simbang Gabi" or evening mass on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24 at the St. James the Greater Parish Church.

The group Dapat Si Leni – Guimaras, with Hatagi.ph, brought "noche buena" packages for 150 families, toys for children, and provided solar lights, masks, hygiene kits, and first aid kits to Unisan Island in Guimaras.

Volunteers also shared 300 relief packs in an evacuation center in barangay Palaslan in Tayasan town and nearby coastal areas in Negros Oriental where most of the evacuees were staying in temporary shelters.

On Christmas Day, Dec. 25, volunteers distributed relief packs in Manjuyod and Bindoy in Negros Oriental. “Wala talagang pinipiling araw ang pagpapakita ng nagkakaisang #HusayAtTibay ng mga Pilipino (Filipinos' united skill and resilience is displayed no matter what day it is)," the Dapat si Leni chapter in Negros Oriental said.

The next day, Dec. 26, Raffy Magno, officer-in-charge of Angat Buhay under the Office of the Vice President (OVP), said that some 65 tons of relief goods were re-packed for distribution at Team Robredo's relief operations center in Katipunan, Quezon City.

On Sunday night, 30 tons of drinking water were sent to Cebu and Bohol for the benefit of families affected by the typhoon.

There were also 2,000 food packs, 2,000 sacks of rice, and 10 tons of drinking water loaded to a Philippine Navy ship in Sangley Point. The relief assistance was bound for Palawan.

Relief operations at the Oppra Elementary School Evacuation Center in Cebu, where 18 families were seeking temporary shelter, were also carried out.

“Sa masamang palad, lahat sila ay nawalan ng tahanan; layunin nating makatulong man lang na mabawasan ang kanilang mga isipin lalo na’t malapit na ring mag-bagong taon. Sa mga volunteers na bumisita sa kanila, maraming salamat po (Unfortunately, all of them lost their homes; it is our intention to at the very least lessen the burden on their minds especially with the upcoming new year. To the volunteers who visited them, thank you very much)!” RPC said.

Also during the Christmas weekend, volunteers conducted relief assistance and palugaw (porridge-giving) in Talisay City in Cebu; in Sipalay City, Negros Occidental, Dapat si Leni volunteers set up free charging stations in five different locations with the help of generator owners; and the Team Leni Robredo- Kabankalan Chapter and volunteers in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental distributed relief food packs and shared lugaw with the affected families.

Robredo has been visiting provinces battered by Odette since the previous weekend. She brought with her relief packs and coordinated the conduct of relief and rehabilitation operations with local officials.