CLAVERIA, Misamis Oriental (PIA)--The 58th Infantry Dimalulupig Battalion together with its partner stakeholders, and family members took part in the Bangon VisMin Typhoon Odette donation drive at Sitio Puyawon, Barangay Mahanob, Gigaquit, Surigao Del Norte, December 26.
Spearheaded by the Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC)-10 in partnership with the 4th Infantry “Diamond” Division (4ID) and the people of Northern Mindanao, which aims to help the victims, and some targeted Indigenous Communities in the affected areas such as the Mamanoa Tribe of Sitio Puyawon, who were victims of Typhoon Odette.
Joy amid Dire Times. The donation drive opted to reach out to the victims and share bundles of joy by distributing food packs, gallons of water, personal hygiene kits, and slightly used clothing. (58th IB)
The donation drive opted to reach out to the victims and share bundles of joy by distributing food packs, gallons of water, personal hygiene kits, and slightly used clothing.
Donors from private companies and clubs from Cagayan de Oro City and Manila such as GIG Security Agency, Ford Ranger Club Philippines, MUD CRABS, and Mumbaki Trucking Services, among others took part in the distribution of food packs to 67 households and handed over other items to Mabalao Gerry Kalinawan, the Chieftain of the Mamanoa Tribe.
“Through the spirit of giving, we are able to bring hope and happiness to the IP community of the Mamanoa Tribe despite the calamity they have been through; and my deepest gratitude to the private individuals, family members, and club members who voluntarily contributed to make this activity possible may you be rewarded with blessings, may this simple act mean something to them and inspire them to keep going and persevering. ‘There’s always a rainbow after the rain,'” said 58th IB Commanding Officer Ricky L Canatoy. (58IB/PIA-10/Misamis Oriental)
