Posted to Kalinaw News (Dec 18, 2021): EastMinCom Commander Visits Typhoon-Battered Areas, Calls for Unity Amid Adversity this Christmas Season
NSFA, Panacan, Davao City – Eastern Mindanao Command (EastMinCom) Commander LtGen. Greg T. Almerol visited some areas in Eastern Mindanao that were slammed by Typhoon Odette and called for unity amid adversity as thousands of Filipinos were forced to leave their homes for safety during this Christmas season.
LtGen. Almerol joined soldiers yesterday, December 17, who were conducting aerial inspections over the areas of Surigao del Sur and Surigao del Norte to conduct an assessment on the damage caused by Typhoon Odette’s rampage.
According to the EastMinCom Commander, their assessment revealed that a total of 94,104 individuals were affected by the typhoon in 328 barangays and 49 municipalities across Surigao del Sur, Surigao del Norte, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Dinagat Island, Bukidnon, and Misamis Oriental.
EastMinCom troops, Local Government Units (LGUs), the Philippine National Police (PNP), and other responding government agencies also continue to work together in setting up and securing a total of 259 evacuation areas across the said provinces.
EastMinCom’s new air assets, the four S-70i Blackhawk helicopters, and naval boats were also deployed in Dinagat Island and Siargao for the continuous conduct of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations including the transport of relief goods.
Several typhoon-hit areas also lost their electricity, communication signal, and some roads were not passable when LtGen. Almerol’s team first arrived at the scene but these were soon cleared as soldiers on the ground along with the LGUs and PNP worked together to clear the debris blocking the roads.
LtGen. Almerol said that the roads from Butuan City going to Surigao City were already cleared by the troops and other government agencies but they remain aggressive in conducting relief operations in the affected areas.
“This situation calls for a whole-of-nation approach in order to help our fellow Filipinos who are fighting for their survival during this calamitous event. During this season of giving, let us all come together to help Filipinos who are affected by Typhoon Odette in our little way,” LtGen. Almerol said.
“I saw firsthand the extent of the damage brought by the typhoon especially in Surigao del Sur and Surigao del Norte and the people who are residing there really need our help through provision of relief goods and other forms of assistance,” LtGen Almerol expressed.
“Once again, let us rise above this challenge by doing what we know best, that is, by unleashing our spirit of Bayanihan. We have already shown this as we navigated the surge of Covid-19 cases when we established community pantries all over the country. Let us show it once again for the benefit of the thousands of Filipinos affected by the Typhoon,” LtGen Almerol urged other Filipinos.
EastMinCom has activated its HADR operations all over Eastern Mindanao even before Typhoon Odette struck the country to facilitate preemptive evacuation.
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