The Cagayan De Oro-based 4th Infantry Division on Tuesday announced its donation of P459,590 and other relief items to victims of super typhoon "Yolanda" which badly battered a large part of the Visayas Region on Friday.
The money came from the troopers' subsistence allowance.
Enlisted personnel donated a day's worth while officers gave two days worth of subsistence allowance.
Capt. Christian Uy, 4th Infantry Division spokesperson, participated in this donation drive with the support of 4,520 enlisted personnel.
The money will be used to buy assorted goods to be distributed to the different areas of
The 4th Infantry Division also deployed a company-sized unit, around 100 troopers, to help in the ongoing relief work in the Visayas.
The troops are now consolidated at 4th Infantry Division headquarters in Cagayan De Oro waiting for the C-130 cargo plane that will transport them to the devastated areas in the Visayas Region.
Uy added that the 4th Infantry Division through its Civil Military Operations Battalion is also accepting donations from the locals who wish to donate goods.
This will be consolidated and hauled by the 4th Infantry Division to the affected communities in the Visayas.
“With the vast devastation left by typhoon 'Yolanda' in our country particularly in the Visayas, there are so many Filipinos who need our urgent help. This time, let us forget our differences. Instead, let the spirit of 'Bayanihan' be a beacon of hope for fast recovery work. I encourage everybody even the rebels who are hiding in the mountains to come down and help their love ones. They need not fear arrest. The Army is compassionate and always ready to extend help to all even to the enemies of the state. After the storm, let us join together in bringing back the sunshine to our countrymen,” 4th Infantry Division commander Brig. Gen. Ricardo R. Visaya stressed.
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