DAVAO CITY, Nov. 26 – The soldier-carpenters of the EASTMINCOM’s Joint task Force “Tambayayong II” (JTFT II) continue to do their humanitarian and reconstruction works in typhoon Yolanda stricken-areas in Leyte.
The people in Javier, San Isidro, Albuera, Ormoc, Baybay and Abuyog of the same province praised the soldiers who assisted in the repair and reconstruction of their houses.
The same soldiers provided transportation assistance, distribution of relief goods, medical assistance, including the repair of a hospital in Abuyog General Hospital in partnership with the Rescue South African contingent.
Medical volunteers from the Kiwanis International Philippine-South District Division 7 & 8 and the Davao Medical School Foundation Inc. also joined the soldiers in providing medical assistance in the said areas.
The rehabilitation efforts by the EASTMINCOM also facilitated the delivery of 70,426 family food packs donated by the people of Davao to Tacloban and Ormoc cities as the relief operations hubs. Used clothing from different donors were also delivered.
To sustain the reconstruction efforts of JTFT II in Leyte, EASTMINCOM is accepting donations of construction materials that will be used to repair houses devastated by typhoon Yolanda.
It can be recalled that EASTMINCOM also organized JTFT I after the onslaught of typhoon Pablo where more than 700 houses were repaired in a span of two months in Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley Province.
EASTMINCOM Commander Lt. Gen. Ricardo Rainier G. Cruz III lauded the soldier-carpenters of JTFT II under Col. Arnold Fernandez for their initial accomplishments.
“Even a kilo of nails or a piece of corrugated GI sheet would go a long way in helping homeless families in the typhoon affected areas,” Lt. Gen. Cruz said. (Eastmincom)
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