No media, no fanfare.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines as always the first to
respond on the calamity stricken places in the country.
The super typhoon Odette has left a Yolanda-size damages and problems and the AFP has been helping coordinate all disaster and relief efforts for the areas affected.
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Our Philippine Navy (PN) through the Philippine Fleet, is now assembling
a "19-ship humanitarian aid-focused flotilla" that will be deployed
in areas severely devastated by Typhoon Odette.
"This
relief flotilla consists of seven sealift vessels for the transport of relief
goods and locally stranded individuals, two patrol ships for command and
control, eight other watercraft as general support vessels. Meanwhile, the
Presidential Yacht, BRP Ang Pangulo (AC-S25) has been repurposed as a hospital
ship," the Philippine Fleet said in a Facebook post.
It
added that BRP Tarlac (LD-601), BRP Bacolod City (LS-550), BRP Antonio Luna
(FF-151), BRP Andres Bonifacio (PS-17), BRP Iwak (LC-289), BRP Agta (LC-290)
and BRP Ivatan LC-298) are to be deployed to augment ongoing humanitarian
assistance and disaster response efforts (HADR) in Cebu, Palawan, and Northern
Mindanao specially Surigao, Dinagat and Siargao Islands.
"Already
in Cebu are BRP Tausug (LC-295), BRP Enrique Jurado (PC-371), BRP Abraham Campo
(PC-396), and ACS-700," it said.
On
the other hand, BRP Gregorio Velasquez (AGR-702), BRP Hilario Ruiz (PC-378) and
BRP Rafael Pargas (PC-379) are already in Northern Mindanao and have completed
several relief sorties already.
"ACS-25
will join these ships in the Siargao/Dinagat area. While prepositioned in
Palawan already are BRP Mangyan (AC-71), BRP Jose Andrad (PC-370), BRP Carlos
Albert (PC-375), and BRP DIoscoro Papa (PC-381)," the post read.
"Aid
and other carepacks are presently being loaded aboard AC-S25, LC-289, and
LC-290. AC-S25 is scheduled to depart tonight, 19 December 2021, while LC-289
and LC-290 will depart tomorrow (Monday) morning," it said.
PN
relief operations in Northern Mindanao, Cebu, and Palawan shall be directed by
the current naval operating forces commanders in the area -- Commodore Carlos
Sabarre in Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao (Northern Mindanao), Captain Raul
Regis PN in Naval Forces Central (Cebu), and Commodore Donn Miraflor in Naval
Forces West (Palawan).
Aside
from the ships, the PN also placed four naval aircraft on alert status to
provide aerial survey, immediate rescue, and limited transport capabilities of
the flotilla.
The
naval air component consists of two BN Islander aircraft (NV-312 and NV-314),
one Beechcraft King Air (C-90) aircraft (NV-394), and one ship-based
AgustaWestland (AW-109) helicopter (NH-430).
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