The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) in support of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) are working together for its operations in Dinagat Islands, Siargao, and Surigao Del Norte which were severely affected by Typhoon Odette, the organization said Friday, Feb. 11.
PRC said that the ICRC provided urgent relief with food kits, essential household items, kitchen sets, and drinking water to affected communities.
At the same time, PRC also received satellite phones, generators, and multipurpose tents for the volunteers deployed to provide immediate medical assistance and for re-establishing contact with the families separated by the recent typhoon.
According to the PRC Disaster Management Services, more aid will arrive from the ICRC Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland in the coming weeks.
The PRC said that through the leadership of its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sen. Dick Gordon, it will continue to work hand in hand with the ICRC to reach out to those most in need.
Meanwhile, PRC said that it also traveled to Pinamungahan, Cebu, to distribute full kitchen sets to 826 beneficiaries affected by the typhoon. Gordon said that the beneficiaries of the kitchen sets are families from the Municipality of Pinamungahan, one of the hardest-hitareas after the storm’s landfall, having totally lost their houses to the typhoon.
PRC said that Gordon mobilized the PRC Cebu Chapter to assess and conduct the relief distribution in four barangays in Pinamungahan, Cebu. PRC provided kitchen sets to 153 families in Brgy. Tupas, 203 families in Brgy. Tangub, 328 families in Brgy. Busay, and 142 families in Brgy. Opao.
Continuous service by PRC water tankers were also conducted and distributed 2,000 liters of clean drinking water in Brgy. Obo, Argao, 2,000 liters in Brgy. Upper Obo, Argao, 10,000 liters in Brgy. Obo, Dalaguete, 12,000 liters in Brgy. Arbor, Boljoon, and 12,000 liters in Brgy. Gawi, Oslob.
Gordon said that PRC is always there to support and alleviate the suffering of our fellow Filipinos until they can get back on their feet.
PRC Continues its Typhoon Odette operations and has distributed 1,157 food items, P3,500 multipurpose cash grants to 928 individuals, hygiene kits, sleeping kits, jerry cans, blankets, mosquito nets, and tarpaulins to 988 families. They have also provided hot meals to 17,297 individuals, and distributed 1,906,695 liters of clean and potable water.