The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said it continues to provide aid in various communities affected by Severe Tropical Storm Paeng in Mindanao.
In a statement, PRC said that it “responded by deploying its water tankers and food trucks to meet the immediate needs of people severely affected by the storm in Cotabato City and Maguindanao.”
“Ang Red Cross at mga barangay, sa pamamagitan ng Red Cross 143 volunteer system, ay nagtutulungan para madalhan ng pangunahing pangangailangan ang ating mga kababayan na lubhang naapektuhan ng Severe Tropical Storm Paeng (The Red Cross and the barangays, through the Red Cross 143 volunteer system, are working together to bring basic needs to our countrymen who were severely affected by Severe Tropical Storm Paeng),” said PRC Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (CEO) Richard Gordon.
PRC said that its water tankers have distributed 21,000 liters of water in Barangay Rosary Heights 2, Barangay Rosary Heights 10, and Barangay Rosary Heights 1 in Cotabato City and 15,000 liters in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao.
It also served hot meals to 1,971 persons stranded or taking shelter at Mindanao Star Bus Terminal, Immaculate Concepcion Cathedral, Barangay Badak, and Barangay Rosary Heights 10 in Cotabato City and in Dinaig Elementary School and Barangay Semba in Datu Odin Sinsuat.
“PRC continues to provide water through its water tankers and other immediate needs of the people displaced by Paeng in Cotabato City and Maguindanao,” it said.
The PRC team also provided first aid to 13 patients in Datu Odin Sinsuat, while 51 people in Cotabato City and Datu Odin Sinsuat “availed themselves of psychosocial first aid.”
“Residents of Barangay Mother Rosary Heights, Cotabato City were assisted by the PRC Emergency Response Unit to evacuate to the local government’s evacuation center,” the PRC said.