By
Gideon . Corgue
LABANGAN,
Zamboanga del Sur – The “Oplan Tabang Visayas,” a relief effort
initiative of the Philippine Army’s (PA) 1st Infantry Tabak Division
based in this town has been able to collect some 50,793 kilos of relief goods
for super typhoon “Yolanda” (international name Haiyan) survivors.
Brigadier
General Felicito Virgilio Trinidad Jr., newly installed Tabak commanding
officer, said during the assumption of command ceremony held here on Tuesday at
Camp Major Cesar Sang-an in Barangay Pulcanan that the relief goods were
comprised of 722 sacks of rice weighing 15,925 kilos, 147 cartons of
sardines-2,205.5 kilos, 33 carton of noodles - 129.87 kilos, 293
cartons of bottled water - 4,219.2 kilos, 153 sacks of assorted food packs –
7,110 kilos, 21,204 kilos of assorted clothes, and 16 boxes of assorted
medicines.
Trinidad stressed that
“Oplan Tabang Visayas” was an offshoot of the request made by individuals and
groups for the 1st Infantry division to bring the relief goods to
typhoon-devastated areas.
When super typhoon
“Yolanda” hit the Central Visayas region, many kind-hearted individuals and
groups have donated relief goods for the survivors.
Trinidad said “the huge
volume of donations was coming from our generous donors who wholeheartedly gave
their donations for the typhoon survivors.”
The Tabak commander
thanked the generous donors for actively supporting the 1st infantry
division’s relief efforts saying that “the collection of the enormous volume of
relief goods will not be realized sans people’s help.”
The goods are now ready to
be shipped to the Visayas region.
