@Rockford
The Philippine National Red Cross is also identified with Dick Gordon who is a very active politician. I'm not saying that he is a corrupt politician, I'm just saying that a politician who has political ambitions of being the president is the head of PNRC.
I would rather choose non-aligned TV network foundations instead of PNRC, if you despise the yellow leaning network then choose Kapuso or MVP's foundation or foreign groups like ShelterBox.
Residents rush to a military helicopter to get food packs during relief distribution efforts in typhoon-devastated Iloilo on Monday, November 11. Survivors of super typhoon Yolanda in the Central Visayas begged for help and scavenged for food, water, and medicine as conditions deteriorated. Reuters/Leo Solinap
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/photo/48288/afp-choppers-bring-relief-supplies-to-iloilo-typhoon-victimsTo be fair with the government, hindi lang naman si Duterte yung tumutulong.
The military has been there before Davao's team made it to the area.
Sana nga lang mas bilisan at mas magdagdag pa sila ng boots on the ground.
Sinasabayan pa kasi ng NPA yung relief efforts kaya nagkakaproblema.
AFP sends more troops to Tacloban
More troops of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are now headed to Tacloban City as the military ordered the deployment of five helicopters coming from the Central Command (Centcom) to augment the six helicopters that are already performing Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) operations in the area.
AFP public affairs office (PAO) chief Lt. Col. Ramon P. Zagala said the use of choppers in Tacloban to deliver relief goods will serve as a stop-gap solution until such time the additional transportation assets arrive.Around 11 M35 trucks will leave tomorrow (November 13) at 4:00 a.m. from the Philippine Army Headquarters in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City en route to Tacloban City via Bicol to assist in the delivery of relief goods to remote areas in Eastern Visayas.
Meanwhile, the second batch of the Philippine Army’s 525th Engineering Combat Battalion together with the 1st Special Forces Battalion have already left Villamor Airbase earlier to augment the first batch of troops who left Manila together with their equipment yesterday via a Philippine Air Force C-130 aircraft.
As of Tuesday, there are 300 military engineers and Special Forces troops conducting road clearing operations in Tacloban. AFP is also allocating another 700 to augment the said troops.
The 523rd Engineer Construction Battalion from Northern Luzon Command is also en route to Centcom to aid existing troops in their HADR operations and to provide assistance in road clearing operations, support on-going evacuations, and assist efforts to restore peace and order in the area.
On the other hand, two Navy boats, DF341 and DF 352, delivered goods to the islands and coastal towns of Aklan and Northern Iloilo.
Two logistical hubs in Panay were also established last Saturday- one based in Ilo-Ilo City and the other in Roxas City conducting an average of three to four sorties by five helicopters in the areas of Capiz and Northern Ilo-Ilo.Moreover, troops from the 82ndIB and 61stIB with M35 trucks are continuously conducting relief and rescue operations in Antique Province, Northern Ilo-Ilo and Aklan since Saturday.
http://www.mb.com.ph/afp-sends-more-troops-to-tacloban/
